Chapter 349


    Kendall left with Rick. She was still thinking about what Charlotte had said. After a long while, she


    finally asked in a soft voice, "Rick, did Charlotte mean that if I don''t stay by your side, I would bring


    bad things to you?"


    "That''s not what she meant, but the idea is more or less the same," Rick replied.


    What Charlotte really meant was that he would eventually be enemies with the Stevens


    Family. If Kendall wasn''t determined enough to stand on his side, in the end, Kendall wouldn''t be


    able to keep either the Stevens family or Rick. However, if Charlotte said what she really meant, her


    words would upset Kendall.


    Therefore, Charlotte tried to exin to Kendall in simple words that as long as she didn''t stay


    beside him, he would lose everything. With this influence over her, Kendall would be more


    considerate when she took action.


    "I don''t quite understand, but I''ll try my best to listen to you," Kendall said.


    "All right."


    Rick didn''t say much. His gaze was far away. He, who had always been calm, was very enraged at


    the moment. Kendall followed him closely. She felt like she couldn''t breathe. She kept her head low,


    not daring to speak. She knew very well that it was her brother and father''s fault this time. It had


    nothing to do with Rick and the others. These were all unexpected tragedies.


    But what could she do?


    Just like what Charlotte had said, she could only stay beside Rick and put herself in his shoes.


    As for other things, not to mention that she couldn''t do them, even if she could, how should she


    start? And what right did she have to do them?


    Kendall''s mind was getting more and more chaotic.


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    The next day.


    After Charlotte scheduled the time with Anne, she went over with Shane. However, not long after


    they arrived, Shane left when he received a phone call. Charlotte was not surprised. After all, he


    had always been busy. Most of the time, he didn''t even have time to exin to her before leaving.


    "Aren''t you worried?" Watching Shane leave like that, Anne couldn''t help but ask her best friend,


    "What if it was a woman who called?" "What can I do?" Charlotte responded with a casual attitude,


    "If something''s going on between him and that woman, then there''s already a problem. If there is no


    such woman, what can I do? If there''s no problem, it would be meaningless for me to do anything."


    Anne was speechless. She could only give her a thumbs-up and said, "If most women had such a


    broad mind like yours, the Earth would have been united long ago."


    Charlotte cracked up. "Anne, a lot of men call me too. If I have to develop a rtionship with all of


    them, I won''t even have the energy to call you. I''m already so busy, so can you imagine how busy


    he would be?."


    Anne could ept this exnation. It was well-known that Shane was a busy man.


    But even so, she still pursed her lips and said, "I still think that you can''t let your guard down just


    because you have a child. You see, Shane used to have a lot of women around him, and that


    Tiffany too."


    At the mention of Tiffany, Charlotte was silent for a few seconds. But then she shook her head


    helplessly and replied, "Such a situation like that is unnecessary to discuss. Well, stop talking about


    me now. Let''s continue our tour." "Okay, okay, okay. You won''t listen to what I say anyway."


    "It''s not that I don''t want to listen," Charlotte thought in her head.


    Charlotte knew what she had to do. She couldn''t treat Shane like how other girlfriends treat their


    boyfriends. She didn''t know how to act cute or argue with him. First, it was because Shane''s status


    was not equal to hers. Second, it was because she knew Shane too well.


    Ever since Heidi''s incident, she had understood these two things.


    After Charlotte helped Anne to choose everything she needed, it was already dark. But the most


    important detail had yet to be finalized.


    They might still need a little bit of time.


    The Jane Family and the Collins Family were rtively rich. The wedding was so urgent that they


    didn''t have enough time to buy everything. So, each family could only use the fastest and often


    most expensive way to solve the problem.


    After Charlotte and Anne parted ways, they returned home. At first, Charlotte thought that Shane


    wasn''t home yet. But as soon as she entered the house, she saw his shoes ced in front of the


    door.


    She changed into her home slippers and put down her bag before walking towards the study.


    "Shane?"


    Charlotte pushed open the door of the study. Shane was half-leaning against the door, with a


    Bluetooth headset in his ear. He held a document in one hand and ced his index finger on his


    lips with his other hand, signaling her not to speak.


    Charlotte immediately didn''t dare to speak. She lowered her head and walked away from him,


    jogging toward the bedroom.


    Shane looked at her from behind and smiled softly. Then he went back to the study and closed the


    door.


    Only when the door waspletely closed did his face turn serious. "How could he have something


    to do with those people?"


    "Shane, I can''t imagine it at first either. Christopher had always been under our watch all this time.


    Now..." Braden sighed and said, "And I am very sure that Christopher has already bought goods


    from them and promised to offer NC''s shares."


    "How''s our previous n going now?" Shane set the documents down on the table with a solemn


    look on his face.


    "Lower the stock price to entice Christopher to sell his stocks to somebody else and then buy in


    again. So far, we already own about 60% of the shares from NC, so there are actually not many


    shares in Christopher''s hands. 20% is the maximum he can have," Braden sighed.


    Even under this kind of condition, Christopher still had to fight to his death.


    For such a long time, Braden and Shane had acted like they didn''t have any ns. But in fact, they


    had already taken back their shares. They were waiting to strike thest blow on Braden''s wedding


    andpletely cut ties with Christopher. When that time came, those who had been hesitating


    would eventually make a decision.


    As for their decisions, there was an eighty to ny percent chance that they would give up on


    Christopher.


    "Speed up and stop their trade."


    "Shane, if we can''t stop the trade then..."


    "He will die."


    Shane''s light remark left Braden feeling somber. He knew better than anyone else that Shane cared


    about Christopher. Ignoring the kinship between them, they had been friends for more than ten


    years after all.


    "I understand. I''ll let my men take care of it right away."


    The call was over.


    Braden leaned back. The images of him ying basketball with Christopher kept ying in his


    mind.


    He and Shane had never thought of doing anything to Christopher, and they had even been backing


    away all this time. But why did Christopher have to associate himself with those people?


    How could he have done something illegal?


    At the same time.


    At a bar in Brine City.


    Christopher watched from his booth as the dancers performed on the stage. Beside him, ine was


    wearing a leather jacket wrapped in a fluffy leather coat. Her entire existence gave off an


    indescribable aura.


    Christopher lit a cigarette. The man sitting opposite him immediately said with a smile, "Mr. Gibson''s


    taste is not bad. I could hardly get my hands on this cigar in our country. I didn''t expect that this is


    what you smoke every day."


    "You want some?" Christopher took out a cigar box from his pocket and handed him a cigar.


    The man took it and immediately lit it up to take a huge puff. Heughed satisfyingly and said, "Mr.


    Gibson, honestly speaking, I can''t live without this thing. Just give me a price. I can ask anybody no


    matter what. You see..."


    "Okay."


    Christopher uttered one word, then added, "I want this amount."


    He brought up two fingers. The man looked at Christopher and then the cigar in his hand. He


    gnashed his teeth and said, "That amount will do. When are we trading? I can give you the money


    right away."


    "It depends on how much you want. If you want it in bulks, we can trade today."


    "Then let''s do it today."


    Christopher allowed himself to be enveloped by the smoke. He lowered his gaze, his eyes locked


    on the cigar box in his hand.


    The item inside the box was lucrative indeed. If it was used properly, he could fill in all the holes in


    thepany in less than three days. As long as he filled them in and pushed NC back onto the


    right track, with his ability, he would surpass Shane sooner orter.


    It was only a matter of time.


    An ambitious light was glistening in Christopher''s eyes.