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Chapter 34
With Bruno’s words hitting a nerve in her, Suzette widened her eyes and denied it. “No
way. We don’t have the authority to do that. How could it be us?”
Her eyes welled up in tears. “I understand the urgency of the matter, but it’s no reason for
you to put the blame on us.”
Restless, Bruno kneaded his temples instead of comforting Suzette like he used to.
The butler happened to walk in at this moment and handed over a tiny case. “Sir, a man
dropped this item off for you. He said it contains the much-needed information on the
Shallow Bay development.”
With a scowl, Bruno reached out to grab the case while Suzette jolted to her feet. Her
sudden movement startled Bruno to drop the case, spilling its content to the ground.
There were evidence and records of financial entries.
The paperwork was mere copies and not the original.
By the looks of the copies, the evidence all pointed to his wife and daughter.
Pin-drop silence befell the room.
Suzette was thrown in a fluster. With trembling hands, she stared at the surly man and
withdrew a step back before uttering in a shaky voice, “Angie took it for an emergency.
Don’t be mad. We still have Mr. Quincy to fall back on.”
Bruno let out a menacing scoff while clutching the receipts in hand. The extortionate price
Angie paid for a wedding dress put him in a fouler mood.
Suzette was slowly pulling back to make her escape when a hand grabbed her by the arm
and yanked her to the ground. Losing her footing, Suzette took a bad tumble.
“Wham!” With her knees falling to the ground, the agony drained her face of color.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Bruno!
“I didn’t mean to, but Angie needed the money!”
“I take care of all your needs and pay your bills. Yet, you repay me by taking the seed
money. Suzette, the nerve of you!”
Bruno could hit the roof.
The woman’s agonizing moans and the man’s angry screams started an uproar in the
family home.
Half an hour later.
“There’s no point getting mad over it now, Bruno. The priority now is to make up for the
financial gap.” Wincing in pain, Suzette applied a cold compress to her swollen cheek.
It took less than a minute to undo the servant’s effort to calm Bruno down. Bruno
criticized, “Don’t be mad? We’re talking about six hundred million bucks. Has it ever
crossed your mind to discuss this with me beforehand? And now you want to make up for
the financial gap? I should tell you that word has gotten around that there’s a financial
issue with the Shallow Bay development.”
Bruno worked so hard to get his hands on the project by riding on Noah’s coattails. Now
that the project was on hold, there were many greedy eyes lurking in the dark. Up in arms,
Bruno stared at Suzette in disappointment and anger.
Suzette shied away from his gaze, lowering her head and replying in a muffled tone,
“Can’t we ask Mr. Quincy for help?”
“That’s easy for you to say. Do you think he would give your daughter preferential
treatment after the stunt at the charity dinner? Preposterous!” Bruno did not hold back as
he lashed out at Suzette.
Despite Suzette’s attempt to put up with the snide remarks, she challenged Bruno in the
end. “Angie has been the only one to remain by Mr. Quincy’s side. Although Angie made a
tiny mistake, Mr. Quincy would still marry her if they consummated the marriage.”
The light in Suzette’s eyes tempted Bruno as the former laid out her plan. “You know what
kind of man Mr. Quincy is. He’ll take full responsibility for his actions. Even if he was mad
about being set up, the most he would do is give Angie the cold shoulder for a few days.
Angie could bear him a child, and then we’ll have everything we want.”
Suzette had her eyes set on getting her daughter to birth an heir to the Quincy family.
Noah kicked her out of the house because of the motherless brat!
Angie’s child was bound to receive more love and attention. Once Colton fell out of favor
and into her hands, Suzette would give him something to think about!
Hot with emotions, Suzette looked at Bruno and pressed him on. “What do you think,
Bruno? Our problem will be resolved once Angie marries Mr. Quincy. I’m sure the Shallow
Bay development won’t be the only project you can get from Mr. Quincy.”
Bruno swayed in the face of temptation. Nevertheless, he kept up with his pretentious
appearance as he cleared his throat and turned his head away. “Do whatever you want to.
All I ask is not to get carried away.”
…
The Quincies’ residence.
Having finally eaten Mr. Charles’ egg tarts, Thomas happily returned to his bedroom to
check whether his dearest mother had returned his text message.
To his surprise, he entered the room, only to be carried off his feet.
He was flipped and turned left and right before feeling a pinch in the face.
This went on several times until Thomas broke the silence. “Mom, I might be your son, but
a lady should always keep a distance from a gentleman. You’re getting close for my liking.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmCan you not take off my pants?”
The bedroom light was turned on with the flick of a switch.
Thomas got a good look at the person holding him. It was his mother indeed.
She did not look like she was in a good mood.
“You punk! Keep my distance? Should I remind you that I changed your diapers when you
were a baby?”
“…Oh, yeah. There should be an adequate distance between a lady and a gentleman from
now on then.”
Madeline was speechless. She was ready to overlook the matter since nothing happened
to the punk.
Her child grew up so fast and was no longer a mama’s boy. Sigh. That was the saddest
thing to happen to a mother.
“Mom, did you come because you were worried that the old hag would walk all over me?
“Oh, my god! I’m no longer unloved!”
Ecstatic, Thomas leaned in to give Madeline a smooch. He then whipped out his phone
and took a picture of them together.
It put Madeline’s mind at ease to see her son so joyful.
She was worried about nothing!
It was good enough if the punk did not tyrannize others. Who could push him around?
Madeline let out a sigh of relief. She took a couple of pictures with Thomas before jumping
out of the window.
Only, the Quincies seemed to have reinforced their security system. Madeline had just
jumped onto the roof when the alarm was triggered throughout the residence.
With the siren blaring into the quiet night, Madeline pulled a pair of infrared sunglasses
out of her pocket to put on. It allowed her to detect infrared sensors.
A mass of red laser sensors stood in her way.
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