The inside was very simple, with essentials like a bed, sofa, and
fridge. She looked around but still didn’t see any sign of
Reginald. She did notice that the bathroom light was on, so he
must be in there.
She decided to leave the inner room and wait outside.
And at that moment, the bathroom door swung open.
Adelaide: “..
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This time card is just right.
When Adelaide saw Reginald coming out with only a towel
wrapped around his lower body, she was shocked and
immediately turned away in a panic.
“Mr. Thorton.”
Abs, V–line… it’s like they were branded in Adelaide’s mind, can’t
shake them off for a long time.
Damn, how come he was taking a shower!
Adelaide pretended to be calm and said, “Mr. Thorton, you go
ahead, I’ll wait for you outside.””
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“Just say it here.” Reginald was already sitting on the couch, dressed in a bathrobe. “Turn around, I’m getting dressed.”
Adelaide pursed her lips into a straight line, turned stiffly away.
I did wear clothes, but the bathrobe was still open, and you
could still see what you were supposed to see.
She closed her eyes, actually it’s nothing, just pretend he went
swimming just now.
After this self–hypnosis, she finally regained some composure
and said, “Mr. Thorton, I saw online that the Hicks Group had a
batch of overseas materials tested as unfit at a port under the
Thorton family’s name.”
“Yeah, I did.”
Seeing him being straightforward, Adelaide hesitated for a moment, suddenly realizing something, and immediately
explained, “Mr. Thorton, you misunderstood me.”
Reginald raised his eyebrows and said, “So, tell me what I
misunderstood about you.”
Adelaide: “I just wanted to confirm if the materials from the Hicks Group were really substandard, and if tax evasion was
really happening.”
If not, Reginald deliberately threw dirt. She was afraid it would
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backfire and come back to him, that’s all.
“How else would I have the chance to take advantage of it?”
Adelaide breathed a sigh of relief when he asked like that,
That’s good, it’s substantial evidence.
Reginald was a bit angry at first, but her reaction was so unexpected that his gloomy mood instantly disappeared.
I wasn’t worried about the Pierce family, I was worried about
him.
Reginald said, “Don’t think Finley is some kind of legitimate businessman, Spencer isn’t clean either.”
Adelaide was silent.
Just from the way Finley and Spencer were acting during that time, she knew they weren’t good people.
If they can do such a despicable thing as drugging someone, how clean can their way of making money be?
Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been the concept of enemies in
the first place.
“They won’t have time to deal with you during this period, just
focus on the ancient town design.”
“I got it,” Adelaide added, “Thanks, Mr. Thorton.”
Reginald’s face turned black.
Thanks again….
Reginald complained, “Do you really love saying ‘thank you‘ so
much?”
Adelaide promised, “I would win the first prize in the ancient
town design competition and give Mr. Thorton a chance to
invest.”
Reginald thought she would definitely say something like let
me treat you to a meal or give him a gift, but man, she really
threw him a curveball.
He was convinced…
“Well, starting tonight you’ll be working late at Rosecliff
Manor.”
Adelaide: “???”
Working late at Rosecliff Manor again?
Reginald guessed the meaning of her expression, raised an
eyebrow and looked at her, “Didn’t you just say you were definitely going to win the first prize in the ancient town?”
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“Um.”
But she didn’t say she was going to work overtime at Rosecliff
Manor.
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