The Protector (The Return Of The God of War) novel Chapter 602

The Return of the God of War Chapter 601

Meredith pulled Levi away from Zoey.

“Since both of you know the truth, then I will be straightforward. Zoey, from now on, you will treat Levi as nothing more than a stranger. Understand?” Meredith ordered sternly.

Zoey nodded obediently. “Understood.”

Her face was still full of smiles.

Everyone was confused.

Is it so easy to talk Zoey into something?

Or perhaps she’s always wanted to divorce Levi?

“Levi, let me warn you. If you ever harass Zoey again, I’ll skin you alive!” Logan threatened Levi in a menacing tone.

Both Caitlyn and Aaron exclaimed, “Since you’ve accepted the ten million, you must do as we say and leave Zoey alone from now on.”

Levi sneered, “Why must I stay away from Zoey? I have returned the money to you!”

“Bah! Don’t lie to us! Since when have you returned the money to us, huh? What nonsense!”

The Blacks were now boiling in rage, as they have seen clearly with their own eyes that Levi had the check in his hand earlier.

How dare he say he’s returned the money to us?

This kid really is full of lies!

“Okay, why don’t you tell us who have you returned the money to?”

Everyone in the Black family was now glaring at Levi questioningly.

“I’ve thrown it into the trash can on the right side of the manor’s gates.”

With that said, Levi left the place.

Everyone at the scene hurriedly returned to the Black family’s manor.

Once they got off the car, they immediately rushed to the trash can Levi mentioned earlier.

“Someone come and empty the trash can for us!” Logan ordered anxiously.

A few servants showed up at once and poured the contents of the trash can onto the ground.

With his nose pinched, Logan rummaged through the trash scattered on the ground for the ten-million cheque.

After half an hour of digging and poking around, Logan still did not manage to find the cheque.

Quintus and Keane also joined the search, but to no avail.

“That brat must have lied to us!” Logan howled in rage.

Zoey commented in a hurry, “That’s not possible! If Levi said the cheque is in the trash, then it must be in the trash!”

She didn’t believe that Levi would lie just to get his hands on the ten million the Black family had offered him.

“Zoey, you just can’t accept the truth that he lied, right?”

“Let’s search the other trash cans!” Logan sniggered.

With the servants’ help, the Blacks dug into the other trash cans, but they still could not locate it after much hustle.

“It’s not possible! It must be in one of the trash cans around the house! Someone must have gotten ahold of the cheque!”

Zoey was starting to feel panicky.

I can’t let Levi take the blame here!

I won’t allow that to happen!

In the first place, the Black family was the one who bullied Levi.

If the same thing happened again, Zoey would not forgive herself.

“Why don’t you ask around? Perhaps someone picked it up from the trash can!”

Zoey was panicking.

Meredith ordered all the servants to gather in front of her and bellowed at them, “Did anyone see a cheque lying around? The lot of you better be honest! If I catch any of you holding on to the cheque, the punishment will be severe!”

Nonetheless, all of the servants shook their heads. “We didn’t see anything at all!”

“Also, if we find anything valuable, we’ll definitely report it to you!”

However, one of the servants had a streak of fear in his eyes.

He clenched onto the side of his shirt with his sweaty palms, but no one noticed.

Boom!

Zoey’s mind went blank.

Is this how things will turn out?

Levi will be framed for something he hasn’t done again?

Logan snickered, “What do you have to say now, Zoey?”

“How could Levi pass up so much money? Perhaps he already knows the two of you are not fated to be with each other, so why not take the cheque? That way, he could at least gain something out of this whole drama? “

Jennie also jeered at Zoey, “That’s right, Zoey. I think he doesn’t even love you at all! If he really loves you, then he would have torn the cheque right in our faces!”

“How dare that rascal cheat us! No, I can’t let him get away with this!”

Meredith’s blood was boiling.

“I need an explanation from him!”

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Robert shook his head profusely. “It’s alright. We can leave him alone now. He’s nothing to do with our family anymore! Just let him be!”

“Yeah, Grandma! Just don’t mess with him anymore! Who knows, he might have other tricks up his sleeves?”

It took all the Blacks to convince Meredith that it was not worth her time to hound Levi down.

Meredith then exclaimed to Zoey, “Although it costs us ten million, I think it’s all worth it now that you’ve seen his true colors.”

“No, Grandma! Levi’s a good person, believe me!”

Zoey had complete faith in Levi when he said he threw the cheque into the trash can at the Back family’s residence.

There was a high chance that someone had seen it and picked it up.

Right now, Zoey wanted nothing but to prove that Levi was innocent.

Robert added, “My dear, that man has nothing to with us from now on. Whether if he’s a good person or not, we don’t care.”

“Yeah, it doesn’t matter to us anymore whether he lie!”

The rest of the Blacks also chimed in.

Even though everyone in the Black family said they could not care more about Levi, Zoey knew they would bring the incident up from time to time to shame him in the days to come.

Alas, there was nothing she could do.

Now that Zoey was officially out of her marriage, Meredith wanted to set her up with another man right away.

With Zoey’s current achievements and the powerful Black family at her back, she would be a woman sought after by many.

“The two of you just relax. I will definitely find Zoey a husband that stands out from the rest. You two just have to wait and watch her walk down the aisle!”

Having heard Meredith’s words, Caitlyn and Aaron could now picture in their head their daughter’s wedding and how they would be all tearful yet excited for her.

Once again, Meredith called for a meeting with the rest of the family.

“Zoey, you remember how Grandpa and Grandma promised you to invest two billion into your company if you part ways with Levi? Now that you have broken off from him, we will honor our promise!” Meredith proclaimed to the family.

Zoey was surprised. “Really, Grandma? That’s so awesome!”

“You still have any problems on your side? Tell us,” Meredith asked her granddaughter in a caring tone.

Zoey paused to think for a while before replying, “Grandma, I’m afraid I do have a problem.”

“Just tell me, my dear.”

“We’re about to enter the electronics market in the South City, but my company still doesn’t have a suitable place for our office. Also, we still lack production centers and our technical team is underdeveloped,” Zoey hurriedly added.

“That’s simple! I’ll settle it for you.”

Logan let out a hearty laugh.

Zoey’s problem was a piece of cake to Logan.

“Logan, I don’t think things are simple at all. Morris Group has already handed to us all of its e-commerce business. As of this moment, our target is Triple Group before they pulled out of the market. I think it’s a bit too much for us. Our initial target is set at around fifty billion.”

Gasp!

Everyone in the room took a sharp breath.

Their initial target is fifty billion?

How is that even attainable?

It’s true that the two billion Meredith had promised Zoey was already a hefty sum.

But in comparison to Zoey’s current target of fifty billion, it was a speck of dust.

“This is what I’m worried about. Morris Group said that they will provide us with the funding, but we still haven’t settled the logistics and manpower. I really have to own everything that Triple Group had before I could embark on my mission.”

Zoey had a gloomy expression on her face.

This mission is impossible!

The affluent families in South City have already laid their claims on parts of Triple Group’s old playground!

Zoey had no idea on how to reach her target.

Robert queried in an astonished tone, “Zoey, you mean we have to reclaim every property of Triple Group?”

“Yep, that’s right! And let’s not talk about the issues with finding an office. The demand for electronics in South City can only be met if we have Triple Group’s enormous production capacity! Everything they owned was bundled together, which made it cost-effective for them to operate on such a large scale.”

Zoey’s words left everyone in the room speechless.

Everyone knew that in the previous feud between all the great families in South City, Triple Group’s properties were split up into many fragments, each of which was now under a different family.

They also knew that the Black family did not have enough power to reclaim everything.

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Out of puzzlement, Pamela questioned Zoey, “Zoey, Morris Group really have such high hopes for you?”

“Pamela, I have no idea why Morris Group sees me as their superstar too! This task is insurmountable!”

Zoey herself was flummoxed.

She could understand if Iris were trying to help her out.

But there was no reason for the head of Morris Group to have so much faith in her capabilities.

Why? I just can’t find an answer to it!

Pamela now viewed Zoey in a different light.

She was a Rogers, and naturally, she knew that the Rogers family was the most influential family in North Hampton.

However, it was Morris Group that bestowed that much power upon the Rogers family.

Thus, she knew better than anyone in the room that Morris Group was indeed a force not to be reckoned with.

“Mom, Dad, Zoey’s net worth is sure going to boom in the future! Morris Group holds her with so much regard. Mark my words, she can easily become a billionaire in the future!” Pamela uttered matter-of-factly.

“A billionaire? Gasp!”

Even Meredith and Robert both had their jaws dropped to the ground.

If Zoey were really that terrific, the Black family could emerge as one of the noble families in South City.

“Since Zoey is the rising star in Morris Group, we have to help her tackle her problems at all costs!” Meredith declared to everyone.

“With that said, I need all of you to pull whatever strings you can to aid Zoey in her conquest to reclaim Triple Group’s markets,” Robert chimed in.

If Logan and Russell were the guardians of the Black family, then Zoey was the fertilizer of their growth.

Her success was crucial in determining the future of the Black family. If she managed to come through, the Black family would be geared up to climb onto the upper echelons in South City.

As such, Zoey’s mission was also the Black family’s mission.

After a lengthy discussion, they split off to negotiate with the other prominent families in South City about renting their production facilities and offices.

Jennie and Logan came to the house of the Oliver family, one of the four noble families in South City.

The head of the family, Mark Oliver, welcomed the two of them into their manor.

“Sir Oliver, I shall cut to the chase. The Black family would like to rent three of the office buildings originally under Triple Group. We are willing to pay you handsomely for it, so please, just give us a number!” Logan said with a deferential smile.

“Bah! The Black family has no right to make use of our assets! Please leave!” Mark sneered with derision.

Right away, Logan and Jennie were ushered out of the house.

The two of them then visited the Cayman family and the Herman family, but were also turned down by them.

Back at the Black family, the air around the place was heavy and suffocating.

Everyone was down in the dumps.

Literally, all of them were turned down in their attempts to request favors from the prominent families in the South City.

Right now, they had no means to tackle the current issue they had at hand.

Zoey could only sigh when she received the unfortunate news her family members brought home.

“Zoey, I’m afraid you’ll have to take the matters into your own hands. Still, do not let your spirits be dampened, everyone! At least, we have successfully pried Levi away from Zoey. Now that he is not around her anymore, Zoey can soar high without any burden tying her down!” Meredith exclaimed gladly.

At that moment, Levi was contacting the Rogers family of North Hampton on the phone.

“I need you guys to start on the construction of the Royal Villa as soon as possible. It will be my future home. I will send you the blueprints right away!”

Six years ago, Levi designed and built a mansion for his future family, but it was demolished as he did not want anyone to tarnish his home before his family could move in there.

Right now, Levi was trying to have the Royal Villa rebuilt so that Zoey’s wish could be granted.

From now on, he would devote all of himself to the preparations for a wedding of the century.

“You want me to stay away from Zoey? Over my dead body!”

Levi’s lips curled up into a wicked smile.

At the Morris Group’s office in North Hampton.

Iris Isabelle received orders from her boss to send a team to South City to assist the Oriental Star Group in making a head start in the markets over there.

In the name list of the people to be dispatched, Levi was included.

He was responsible for the team’s safety on this mission.

The office, the production factories, as well as the research center of Triple Group were recovered at an earlier date. All of them were ready to start operations anytime now.

The team only had to show up and get the production line moving.

Their current objective was to fill in the gap that Triple Group left behind.

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For the past two days, Zoey was flustered because of two things.

First, she had to settle her divorce papers with Levi.

Second, her work was haunting her in her dreams every night.

The Morris Group handed the mission to her in hopes that she would perform well, but Zoey made little progress.

She was so stressed that her nights were sleepless.

Little did she know, the Black family was aware of the state she was in.

Late in the night, Meredith and Robert were pacing in their house.

They seemed to be more anxious than Zoey herself.

After all, Zoey’s mission would rule the future of the Black family.

“What should we do?”

Even Logan was sighing.

“We have already tried everything we could. The issue at hand is that the Black family does not have the power to request anything from the noble families whatsoever,” Bailey spoke in disappointment.

Zoey also sighed, “If we are already at the end of our wits, how about I just turn in the mission for someone else at Morris Group to take over? It’s indeed a difficult task that I don’t think we can conquer.”

“No!”

Zoey’s decision received the disapproval of everyone in the Black family.

“Where can we ever find such a good opportunity again? How can we just give up?”

“That’s right! Zoey, you must complete the mission at all costs!”

“We’ll help you with any obstacles you face on your way!”

The Black family was in an upheaval.

“We can surely find a way ourselves to secure us an office, but as for the production factories and the research center as well as the equipment required, we will have to beg for it! I volunteer myself!” Robert uttered determinedly.

The research center was the centerpiece of Triple Group’s operations. Now, it was in the possession of Brock Green.

Brock was a smart and insightful person.

Even though he wasn’t producing any electronics himself, he knew to get his hands on Triple Group’s research center ahead of all of his competitors.

He even recruited the original researchers at that particular research center at the first chance he got.

He knew the research center would be most valuable in the future. By then, many would be dying to have it.

His goal was actually very simple. He wanted to sell it at a sky-high price and earn a lot from it.

As of this moment, he had been visited by over twenty prospect buyers of the research center.

He was just waiting for someone to show up with the highest price.

He was dead certain that he could profit at least five billion from the research center.

However, Brock suddenly received an order from the God of War to surrender the research center unconditionally.

Without any hesitation, he transferred both the research center and his priced team of researchers to the God of War right away.

“The Black family has split Zoey and Levi up. How foolish they are!”

Brock’s subordinate informed Brock of Zoey and Levi’s divorce.

“What?”

Brock leaped to his feet.

“Are they crazy? They want Zoey to divorce the God of War?”

Brock was beyond shocked. His eyes were almost flying out of his eye sockets.

“Can you believe it? Mr. Garrison was chased out of their household!”

Even Brock’s subordinate was in disbelief.

Brock growled in rage, “The Black family are fools!”

Coincidentally, Robert and Bailey showed up at Brock’s doorsteps at that instant.

“It’s our utmost pleasure to meet you, Stone Buddha!”

Robert greeted Brock in a careful yet servile tone.

However, he noticed there was something wrong with the latter’s expression.

It was as if Brock was watching two clowns at the biggest circus in town.

“So you’re from the Black family?” Brock replied with a sneer.

Tsk, I really want to see what’s inside your head!

Is it full of garbage?

How foolish the bunch of you are for making Zoey break up with Levi! The fact that you even chased him out of your house is even more embarrassing!

Who in the right mind would do any of this?

“We have a request, Stone Buddha.”

Robert was on pins and needles

“Alright, just tell me what you’re here for.”

Brock was straightforward.

“We are here on behalf of the Black family to request your permission to rent the research center in your possession, which once belonged to Triple Group. I believe my son-in-law, Logan Zachs, has paid you a visit before too,” Robert responded politely.

“Oh, about that…”

Brock answered wryly with a smile. But before he could finish, Robert interrupted in a desperate tone.

“The Black family is willing to pay you an annual fee of one billion!”

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Indeed, Robert Black offered a handsome sum of money.

The Black family was very determined in renting the research center currently under Brock, even if that meant shelling out a large portion of their savings.

The benefit that this transaction would bring them was definitely more than fifty billion.

Brock stroked his chin and laughed. “One billion for a year is indeed quite a lot.”

However, his tone changed in a snap. “But who do you think I am? You think one billion is anything to me?”

“No! That was not what we meant!”

Robert was desperately trying to defend himself.

Flop!

He knelt on the ground.

In all sincerity, Robert pleaded, “I beg you, Stone Buddha! Please let us rent the research center! The Black family will forever be indebted to you!”

Brock scoffed disdainfully when he saw Robert on his knees.

What a fool!

Who asked you to chase away Levi?

Pfft! With him around, you can have every research center in the world!

“My, my, I am touched by your sincerity. However, I have bad news for you. Someone has taken away the research center from me. I advise you to forget about it,” Brock said with a straight face.

“What? Someone else has gotten ahead of us?”

Robert’s mind exploded at the unexpected piece of news from Brock.

Crap! We have no hope now!

“Yep, that’s right! Everything once owned by Triple Group is now under another person’s possession. You guys have to accept your fate.”

“What? Someone has taken away everything?”

Robert was dumbfounded.

“C-Could you tell me who’s that person?” Robert inquired with his voice shaking.

“Fine, I’ll let you in on a small tip. This person is so powerful that not a single soul in Quebec would dare to offend him.”

Robert could feel all embers of hope inside his heart stomped out by Brock’s words.

Now that the Black family could not lay their hands on any of Triple Group’s past properties, Zoey’s mission was basically done for.

With her failure to deliver, Morris Group might give up on her.

It’s a 50-billion project! There’s no way Morris Group will allow this project to fail!

I cannot accept this!

This is so unfair!

But what can we do?

Even Brock said that person is dangerous. Will the Black family dare confront that person?

When Robert told his family about the current state of the research center, everyone in the room fell dead silent.

They were in total despair.

The sole reason why the properties of the Triple Group were able to survive until today was because they were collectively well-established as an effective system for product development and production.

If any part of the system were to be replaced, the efficiency would definitely be lowered.

It’s time.

To call the time of death on this mission.

Zoey let out a long sigh.

Of course, she was disappointed, as it was her long-awaited chance to shine.

She did not think it would turn out like this.

However, Meredith was even more bummed out than her.

To Zoey, this might be only just a challenge she had failed.

Yet to Meredith, it was a big loss, as the Black family had spent several billions to get things going.

The loss was most probably unrecoverable in the near future.

“Do we really have no other solutions?”

Meredith’s breathing was heavy as she spoke.

“I’m afraid in such a short period of time, we might not find any replacements! This project is too much for us to handle!”

Jennie Black also shook her head helplessly.

Meredith gazed forlornly at the night sky. “Perhaps, the Black family was fated to be ordinary.”

“Alright, Grandpa, Grandma. I will let Morris Group know that I will be getting off this project tomorrow.”

Zoey had totally surrendered to her fate.

It was mission impossible.

No matter how much hard work she put into it, she was bound to fail.

“I failed.”

“Zoey, don’t be sad! You’ll definitely get another chance to prove that you’re capable!”

Meredith consoled her granddaughter.

Regardless of everything, Zoey was still the hope of the Black family.

The Morris Group was not the only channel through which the Black family could prosper.

For instance, Zoey could also marry a powerful man to strengthen the Black family’s influence in the South City.

“I can solve this problem if you let me!”

Out of the blue, a familiar voice came from outside.

“Levi Garrison?”

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Zoey Lopez was stunned for a second before she was overcome with joy.

“Levi is here?”

The next moment, Levi appeared in front of the Black family.

Everyone was flummoxed.

What is he here for?

“Levi Garrison, what’s your purpose in showing up at our household? I don’t think our business is any of yours.”

Logan questioned Levi in an unfriendly tone.

“Yeah! From the moment you left the gates of our manor, you have no right to set foot in this place ever again! Get out of our sight now!”

Everyone in the Black family was spitting threats at Levi.

A few of the Blacks’ security personnel stood in the path of Levi to block him from approaching.

They were just waiting for their master’s order to throw him out.

“What’s up with you now? Are you regretting your actions? Oh, I know! You don’t want a divorce!” Logan snickered in mockery.

“Logan, why are you still wasting your time talking to him? Let’s throw him out now!”

The younger ones in the family were about to chase Levi out when Meredith bellowed, “Hold your horses, people!”

She strode forward and asked Levi, “You said you can help us with our problem?”