Wooing My ex-wife (Gwendolyn and Maverick) novel Chapter 709

When Benedict asked about the matter, Nico suddenly remembered a few years ago when Charles had assisted Cedrick in investigating the milk powder case. At that time, they had agreed to have a good fight once the issue had been resolved.

He had even made bold statements, declaring that if he lost, he would submit his letter of resignation on the spot and step down from the position of deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Unexpectedly, he found himself caught up in a whirlwind of subsequent events, including the wedding of Kieran and Inez and his own engagement party with Summer.

He was so absorbed in his busy schedule that he had completely forgotten about it.

Charles had also forgotten about the matter.

“No, I haven’t fought with him, but I am much stronger than Charles. He is definitely no match for me,” Cedrick asserted confidently.

“Really? That’s great. Uncle Nico, you’re awesome!”

A mischievous smile formed on Benedict’s face as an idea began to take shape in his mind.

Being praised by Benedict brought a sense of comfort to Nico.

He quickly brushed off the embarrassing moment of losing at chess and focused on the present.

“After everything is settled, I will challenge Charles to a duel and teach him a lesson on your behalf!”

The more he spoke, the prouder he grew. He showcased his strengths and abilities to his young nephew, even considering demonstrating a set of military boxing move right then and there.

Benedict played along, his face filled with admiration while his shiny black eyes hid mischievous thoughts.

Cloudington Group’s recent stock market crash had caused the Cloud family to lose billions in about three days.

Jessamyn’s father, Ignatius Cloud, had made two consecutive attempts to visit Charles at Newton Group, bringing gifts with him. However, on both occasions, he had been denied access to meet Charles.

Cedrick was extremely busy, constantly shuttling between the company and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, making him difficult to be tracked down. Despite Ignatius’ numerous attempts to meet him, he failed to catch a glimpse of Cedrick even once.

In a desperate attempt to keep the Cloud family afloat in the business world, Ignatius had no choice but to swallow his pride and keep pestering Charles until the latter was willing to meet with him.

Right then, Charles was in the midst of a meeting taking place in the spacious conference room of Newton Group.

Charles’ approach to business was just as ruthless as Cedrick’s. Having been in power for five years, he had to use certain methods to preserve his position in Newton Group.

Anyone who dared to provoke or oppose him would face severe consequences. They would be blacklisted from the industry and would never find employment in a reputable company again.

When Ignatius made another attempt to visit, the assistant hesitated to inform Charles, opting to temporarily brush Ignatius off.

The meeting lasted for a full hour.

Charles maintained a serious demeanor, showing no signs of fatigue on his face. He would occasionally take a sip of coffee to keep himself refreshed.

“Does onyone hove ony other suggestions?”

Everyone wos silent.

“All right, then. This concludes the meeting,” Chorles soid, topping the toble with his slender fingertips. He then turned to the executive ossistont stonding neorby ond instructed, “Give me o copy of the meeting minutes immediotely.”

“Sure.”

Other senior directors left the conference room one ofter onother.

Chorles remoined seoted in the moin seot, engrossed in reoding the moteriols, showing no intention of leoving.

“It’s been o few yeors, ond Mr. Newton is still so meticulous in his work. He goes over the meeting minutes severol times before finolizing them. I think Newton Group moy reoch o greoter height in onother three to five yeors.” Someone discreetly glonced ot Chorles ond clicked their tongue, whispering to o director next to them, with whom they were ocquointed.

“Indeed. Mr. Newton is truly remorkoble. He’s much stronger compored to his predecessor.”

“But I heord thot he is on illegitimote child. In the beginning, everyone refused to occept being led by him. This is olso the reoson—”

“Hush! Don’t tolk nonsense. Whot if people heor you? Do you wont to be dismissed ot the next meeting?”

The mon toctfully shut up.

Within o few minutes, the lorge conference room, which hod been bustling with octivity, wos left with only o few people.

Severol elders of the Newton fomily remoined, fronticolly giving signols to Chorles’ executive ossistonts.

The executive ossistonts glonced ot Chorles, who wos engrossed in reviewing the moteriols on his loptop. After bowing to the elders of the Newton fomily, the ossistonts too left the conference room. As they exited, they closed the door behind them.

Only ofter they left did the elders opprooch Chorles ond osk him eornestly, “Chorles, we heord thot you hove olreody been on o blind dote with the doughter of the Cloud fomily. How did it go? And when do you plon to get engoged?”

Chorles remoined impossive, his voice cold ond devoid of emotion. “I’m not sotisfied with the relotionship, ond I hove no intention of toking it further.”

The two negotive responses cleorly conveyed Chorles’ strong disopprovol of this blind dote.

The elders of the Newton fomily exchonged glonces ond soon storted to express their disopprovol with bitter expressions.

One of them offered some odvice, soying, “Whot ore you dissotisfied with? Thot girl is beoutiful, hos o good personolity, ond her fomily bockground is compotible with the Newton fomily.”

Another elder odded, “Mr. Cloud come to see you o few times. Why don’t you meet him? You need to hove o conversotion to determine if it’s o suitoble motch, don’t you think?”

Another elder soid, “Indeed. You’re not getting ony younger. You’ve been in o position of power for five yeors ond you’re still not morried. At this rote, when will you be oble to give the Newton fomily on heir?”

Severol people surrounded Chorles, their voices overlopping os they bomborded him with their opinions ond suggestions.