It was as if a rock had been cast into a lake.
Gregory’s heart sank. For some reason, he began to panic. He looked downcast as usual, but there was a mysterious glint in his gaze.
“Vickie, I told you to come over. We’ll discuss this once more.”
“There’s nothing else to discuss.” Vickie sounded distant and her voice was tinged with obvious exhaustion. “Gregory, you’ve lost today. Didn’t you promise that you’d agree to do something for the other party?”
The man was quiet.
She continued, “We’ll focus on this issue then and break off the partnership. From today onwards, if there isn’t a need, we shan’t see each other again. If we do meet again, it will be in death. I’ve said it before. I won’t let my brothers and sisters from the Vermilion Bird Organization die in vain.”
Then, she ignored him and turned around to leave.
Gregory shouted, “Stop her!”
Next, a few burly men leaped out from nowhere and blocked Vickie’s path.
Vickie’s expression turned serious. She turned to look at Gregory and threatened, “Do you want me to get physical?”
Gregory knew that Vickie was no longer the same woman from four years ago. Four years in prison had toughened her up and strengthened her will. Her tactics and martial arts expertise had improved by leaps and bounds as well.
However, she could not use this as a reason to leave.
She might be able to defeat him in a fight, but was she capable of fighting so many men simultaneously?
Assuming she could plow through these men, there were so many people guarding the interior and the exterior of this chateau. Was she able to defeat all of them and escape?
Thus, he was not worried that she would leave.
Still, he had a feeling of uneasiness within him. He could not explain why, but he just sensed that if she did take off today, he would lose her forever.
He took a large step forward, grabbed her hand, and insisted, “Come with me.”
Then, he led her upstairs swiftly.
Surprisingly, Vickie did not struggle.
Firstly, she understood that, under the current circumstances, she would not be able to go away if Gregory used brute force to make her stay.
Secondly, deep down, she was eager to know what else he wanted to tell her.
What was there to say anyway?
Along the way to the study, Vickie felt the pain on her wrist as a result of Gregory’s tight grip. However, she did not yelp but allowed him to lead her to the study. When they reached their destination, he let go of her wrist.
After that, Gregory’s expression hardened as he walked to the back of the desk. He stole a glance at her as she stood there. Despite the scowl on his face, the hostility had vanished.
“Come here!” he shouted.
Vickie kept quiet and headed towards him. He took out a document binder from beneath his desk.
“Read this, then make your decision,” he said and threw the binder towards her.
Vickie was skeptical, but she accepted it and flipped through it.
Her expression shifted drastically when she came to the end of the document. She closed the binder and stared at him in shock. “How come?”
Gregory had calmed down completely. He thought that it was time for her to know what she should know.
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