Bullied and Dumped, But She Won in the End (Adriana) novel Chapter 349

Chapter 349 Don’t Get Jealous

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“Adriana, my brother wants to bring a friend over. Is that okay? Would it be too much trouble?” Maya answered a phone call and looked at Adriana apologetically.

Adriana smiled. “It’s fine. We have plenty of rooms. I’ll have someone clean one out ahead of time.”

Little did Adriana know that the friend Marcus was bringing was Matthew, and this guy had the audacity to stay for a whole month.

He claimed that staying elsewhere on a business trip would be inconvenient and expensive, so he wanted to crash at Adriana’s place.

Ha! The CEO of Langford Group was actually worried about some hotel bills? He clearly had ulterior motives.

So news about Matthew and Adriana rekindling their old flame in Pastalia spread rapidly back home.

Curtis, who had been warned by Adriana not to get jealous before he left, exploded the moment he saw the news.

In Haldoria, Curtis had just returned to Ainsworth Group when he saw the news suggesting Adriana and Matthew had gotten back together.

He had been calm before, but now it was very hard to stay calm.

“Mr. Lincoln, you’re not planning to fly back to Pastalia again, are you?” Ronan held Curtis back firmly. “Ainsworth Group has run into some trouble recently. You need to stay here and hold down the fort.”

Curtis’s expression was grim.

The business circle probably figured Lincoln Group had lost its intimidation factor, so they turned their sights on Ainsworth Group.

Although Ainsworth Group had been quietly growing in the margins for a long time, facing the onslaught of those sharks and vultures, Ronan still felt overwhelmed.

Ainsworth Group was Curtis’s final ace in the hole, so Curtis couldn’t leave right now.

“Mr. Lincoln, you need to trust your wife. She would never betray you.” Ronan played his trump card.

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If Curtis ran back now, it would mean he didn’t trust Adriana.

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“Alright, tell me who’s making moves against Ainsworth Group this time.” Curtis looked at Ronan.

“Matthew spent three months completely cleaning house at Langford Group. He kicked out his dad and his half–brother and completely secured his position at Langford Group. So he didn’t participate in this siege, but…” Ronan glanced at Curtis’s expression. “Raymond and his illegitimate son, Rex, along with the Joneses, have jointly invested in a company that’s specifically targeting Ainsworth Group.”

Raymond and the Joneses were both old foxes. Instead of thinking about making a comeback after joining forces, they were specifically targeting the currently thriving Ainsworth Group. Clearly someone behind the scenes had deliberately arranged for them to do this.

“It’s now basically confirmed that the reason the people behind this are targeting the Lincoln, Barton, and Harrison families isn’t just to destroy the three families. They have bigger ambitions and goals–to monopolize the entire business circle and stand at the top of everyone’s food chain.”

The people behind this really had massive ambitions.

Anyone who wasn’t on their side was an outsider who needed to be tripped up and eliminated.

“This circle has always been like this. Without backing, having only ability will just make you fall harder.” Ronan spoke with some bitterness.

He had also started his own business full of passion back in the day but was nearly swallowed whole by capital with no way to recover. When things were at their worst, almost driven to his death, he met Curtis.

Curtis was Ronan’s benefactor and his mentor. Curtis was willing to be the capital backing Ronan, and Curtis also appreciated Ronan’s abilities, so the two hit it off–one stayed behind the scenes, and the other became Ainsworth Group’s executive CEO.

Curtis completely trusted Ronan’s abilities. It was just that this boy who had come from the mountains couldn’t get anywhere starting a business in Haldoria without connections.

“What do you think is the purpose of the people behind this suddenly helping Raymond and the Joneses to target Ainsworth Group?” Curtis asked thoughtfully.

Ronan sat to the side, thinking for a moment before speaking. “Testing the waters.”

The people behind this wanted to see who was really backing Ainsworth Group.

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They were probing and feeling things out.

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“Adriana invested all her assets in Ainsworth Group, and Ainsworth Group also reached out to me earlier. The other side has already sensed the threat.” Curtis nodded.

Ronan smiled. “Ainsworth Group has been able to develop to this level in Haldoria over these years. They’ve been panicking for a while now. Years ago, the capital players used various tricks against us. If you hadn’t been backing us, we wouldn’t be here today. They also want to know who’s really behind Ainsworth Group. Otherwise, they won’t feel secure.”

Curtis leaned back in his chair, thinking for a moment. “Throw out some red herrings. When they come to provoke us again, we’ll engage them and guide them toward Gary.”

Curtis absolutely couldn’t expose his identity right now. He and Gary had already reached an understanding when he was in Pastalia.

Curtis was willing to be the capital backing Ainsworth Group. If someone really traced it back to him, Gary would help Ainsworth Group throw out red herrings.

Moreover, Gary was a retired military man with particularly strong vigilance and commitment to secrecy. No need to worry about him letting anything slip.

So Gary and the Harrison Capital behind him were the perfect shield.

Hearing Curtis’s words, Ronan was shocked. “Mr. Lincoln, you and Mr. Harrison… you’ve made up?”

Then Ronan became excited. If Curtis and his uncle could have joined forces earlier, they probably would have caught the people behind this long ago.