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    Trinityughed sinisterly, then said, "I''ll wait and see. Do you still want to take advantage of me?"


    Suddenly, Liora shouted, "You''re ruthless, Ste!"


    "You unloyal bitch!" Ste gritted her teeth.


    I suddenly felt that something interesting was going on here. It seemed Trinity had nted andmine, and Liora and Ste hadpletely fallen out with each other.


    Trinity looked at Liora''s expression with a meaningful smile. "Think about what you''ve done. This is just the beginning. Good luck to you!"


    With that, Trinity put away her audacious smile, looked at As, and said, "Sorry, Mr. As. I''ve interrupted you."


    As nced at her and did not respond. Instead, he lowered his gaze to look at me and said gently, "Are you tired? Let''s go back." "Sure." I smiled calmly, looking at his handsome face.


    "Please wait, Mr. As. Please forgive my daughter for her offense. I''m sure you can, since you''re a great person." Gary pleaded fearfully.


    As nced at Gary, and with a meaningful look at Madison, he coldly said, "Offense? Oh, she''s done more than that. I can tolerate many things, but anyone who offends my lover is dead to me."


    With that, he embraced me and walked away, ignoring Gary''s terrified expression.


    As we passed through the crowd, As''s cold gaze swept across Poppy. With just one look, her face turned deathly pale.


    Our group walked away under the watchful eyes of the crowd.


    After a while, a mournful wail echoed from behind us.


    The next day, the media in Foswood reported the shocking news of Gary''spany being audited by the tax authorities. Subsequently, Gary was taken away, and thepany was shut down.


    Foswood was in an uproar. No one had expected that the Bard family, who was headed by a well-known real estate tycoon, would be involved in a staggeringly massive tax evasion.


    This incident also implicated those who were supporting the Bard family behind the scenes.Material ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Soon, it was confirmed that bribery had taken ce, and that was how they had managed to get the authorities off their backs for so long.


    Because of this, many people were implicated, and the news spread like wildfire. People in Foswood apuded the crimes that had been exposed. They did not expect a real estate tycoon to be so audacious.


    Because of their monopoly of the industry, house prices had skyrocketed. Since their wrongdoings had been exposed, house prices instantly dropped significantly. People spread the news and said that even ordinary citizens could sell their houses at reasonable prices now.


    However, those in the know kept silent, avoiding any discussion that might implicate them. They feared the consequences of speaking out.


    Before noon, I received a call from an unfamiliar number, which turned out to be Poppy.


    "Hello, Ms. Chloe. I hope this isn''t too sudden. This is Poppy."


    As she introduced herself, I already knew why she had called.


    "Hello," I responded distantly.


    "Ms. Chloe, um... I''d like to invite you out for a chat. Do you have some time for that?" She spoke in a ttering tone, her voice extremely pleasant. "I didn''t know much about you before, but after meeting you, I really want to be friends with you."


    "You''re too kind, Ms. Poppy. Unfortunately, that might not be convenient for me. A good friend of mine was injured recently. She''s in the hospital now, and I usually spend all my free time with her. Sorry about that." I truthfully exined why I couldn''t meet her. "I''ll give you a callter if I get a chance."


    "Well... alright. I hope your friend recovers soon." Poppy seemed reluctant, but she couldn''t find a reason to change my mind. She was clearly frightened by what had happened with the Bard family. I was sure she couldn''t help but feel a lingering fear when As gazed at her sternly before we left the party.


    I told As about Poppy''s phone call in the evening. He just snorted and didn''t say much.


    We had both been feeling down, especially because As hadn''t managed to bring my father back.


    The night As returned, he interrogated rk and Jarvis again. The more he dug, the more serious the situation became.


    In the end, As decided to get the Huffman family involved.


    Before going to bed, I asked As, "Are you sure you want to involve the Huffman family?"


    As nodded his head firmly. "I didn''t coborate with them because I wanted to leave ourselves a way out. I thought we might not find the person we were looking for, so I kept the Huffman family as a backup n. Now, it''s their turn to act."