NovelGoldChapter 226 As he pondered, Sean decided there was no rush. He put down his phone and continued to sit in his rocking chair, watching the storm rage outside, the lightning and thunder painting a tic scene across the sky. Meanwhile, along Riverside Road, a sleek black Maybach sliced through the curtain of rain, finally coming to a stop in front of Cresthaven Institute of Technology's main gate. Inside the car, the scent of sandalwood mingled with the jasmine fragrance from the young girl in the passenger seat. Liam glanced sideways at her, noting how she nervously twisted her fingers.
Tears clung to her eyelashes like crystal droplets, and her white T-shirt, stained with wine, clung to her slender shoulders, revealing the delicate outline of her shoulder blades. She turned to him and whispered, "Thank you for bringingback." Her voice was soft, sincere. Liam raised an inquisitive eyebrow and teased, "So, you really are a student, huh?" The girl pressed her lips together, her fingers curling slightly, clearly uneasy. Seeing her silence, Liam raised his eyebrows again, "Since you're a student, maybe you should avoid places like bars. If I hadn't been there tonight, you might have been in trouble." She lowered her head, murmuring a quiet "mm-hmm." It wasn't what she wanted, but working at the bar paid well. Her mother had been dismissed by the Wilson family, and she just wanted to help ease her mother's burden.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtMandy Shaw nodded, saying softly, "I... I'll be going now." She reached for the car door.
"Wait a moment," Liam's voice suddenly stopped her. Mandy paused, looking at him in confusion. In the next second, Liam picked up an umbrella and handed it to her.
Under the car's interior lights, the umbrella's metallic sheen gleamed, looking particularly exquisite. Mandy blinked, then smiled gratefully as she took it. "Thank you." Just as she was about to step out, a thought struck her. "Sir, how will I return the umbrella to you?" "No need to return it." But Mandy shook her head firmly, noticing the "Maybach" logo on the handle. "This umbrella is too valuable. I must return it." Having grown up around the Wilson family, she recognized luxury car brands, and knew the umbrella was no cheap item.
Liam's eyes sparkled with amusement. "Alright, tomorrow morning, I'll cto collect it myself." Mandy, not catching his intrigued expression, replied earnestly, "All right, I'll wait for you at the school gate tomorrow morning." She opened the car door and stepped out, turning back to say, "Sir, drive safely." With that, she opened the umbrella and walked into the campus. Liam watched her silhouette disappear into the school grounds before starting the engine and driving away slowly.
Reflecting on his conversation with the young woman, a subtle smile played on his lips. Her simplicity and determination added a touch of interest to his otherwise mundane evening. As the car cruised smoothly through the rainy night, raindrops pelted the windows, blurring the view outside.
Liam casually took his phone with one hand while steering with the other. Seeing Sean's three missed calls, he grimaced slightly, sighing to himself, "It must have been too loud in the bar, I didn't hear it." He hit the callback button, putting the call on speaker as he waited for it to connect.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAt Foster Manor, Sean picked up. "You've been busy tonight, haven't you?" Liam chuckled, "Can't hide anything from the boss, can I?"
Sean laughed lightly, not bothering to ask what Liam had been up to.
Always direct, he got straight to the NOV.
point, "Ethan's been too idle lately.
Let's bankrupt The Wilson Group, give him something to play with." Liam rolled his eyes in disbelief. Bankrupting a company was considered a game? That was quite a large-scale "game."
He knew there was no good reason for his boss to call in the middle of the night. But having done such things many times, he felt no sympathy for the Wilson family. "What's the deadline?"
Sean glanced out at Ethan, who was still kneeling outside, barely holding himself up His smile didn't reach his eyes as he coldly uttered, "By dawn."
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