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Chapter 167
At night.
Luna and the director were discussing the best way to shoot the night scenes.
Jadeny in a rocking chair in the second-floor living room, reading a book. The bookshelf beside
him was filled with books, mostly in the fields of literature and art, agriculture and horticulture,
business administration, and legal regtions. There were also a fewics and philosophy
books.
Meanwhile, Athena sat in the guest room, searching online for news about Matthew.
The domestic follow-up reports on the massacre at the Graham Group’s diamond mining site in
Asnaoya were brief.
The general update mentioned that the country embassy in Asnaoya, along withpany
representatives, had met with local government officials. Together, they issued a statement
condemnning the illegal armed robbery ofpany property and the murder of its employees. They
pledged to work together to bring the criminals to justice, support the families of the victims, and
swiftlypletepensation.,
Athena then searched foreig
the country
bsites for
information but found that the case hadn’t drawn much attention outside
Next, she checked reports from Kerotia and Asnaoya-based sources.
She finally found more information.
The government of Asnaoya had officially dered the armed group responsible for the massacre
to be rebels. The authorities called on the public to resist and capture the rebels.
One report mentioned that Matthew, the head of the Graham Group, had brought hundreds of
thousands of dors and traveled across Asnaoya’s capital topensate injured employees and
the families of those killed.
Reportedly, aside from insurance payouts, the Graham Group provided 150 thousand. dors in
I’ll have to fly my ne and sneak into Asnaoya to find him.”
If Matthew knew she was thinking this, his heart would probably soar with joy.
But unfortunately, he didn’t know.
He nced at the shattered phone in his hand, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and tucked it
into the backpack Athena had given him. He then pulled out his spare phone and called Louis.
Half an hour earlier, as he’d raised his phone to his ear, a bullet hade from a distance and
destroyed it.
Fortunately, he had been wearing full-body bulletproof gear, including a bulletproof helmet.
Otherwise, his head would have been blown off.
However, his finger w
red, which might affect his ability to shoot.
After the rebel army failed their sneak attack, they ran away.
For now, he was safe.
After receiving his call, Louis was so excited that he almost cried. “Mr. Graham, I can’t get through
to you. I’m very worried about your safety.”
“I was attacked just now,” Matthew briefly exined the situation, “It’s indeed dangerous here. Don’t
let Athena know about
this.”
Louis sniffled, “You really… you’re going to make me cry.”
“Shut up.” Matthew frowned. “Donovan family’s restaurant has already opened, right? Did it go
smoothly?”
He had originally nned to attend the grand opening of Donovan’s Restaurant in person, but
unfortunately, he couldn’t make it.
“Smooth! Very smooth!” Louis quickly reported, “Yesterday, I took a group of people to eat there,
and everyone was full of praise! I’ve arranged two more tables for dinner today. Before the
restaurant bes famous, I’ll continue sending two tables of people every day.”
He added, “I’ve also arranged for food bloggers, reporters, and inte celebrities to visit the
restaurant starting tomorrow. They’ll promote it through their own media. The people who went toN?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.
dinner today reported that more than half of the private rooms and the public dining area were
upied by guests. The business looks very promising.”
Of course, Louis would cover the expenses for those people who visited the restaurant.
Though just a secretary, Louis’s ie was quite high.
Matthew nodded. “And how is Wesley doing?”
Louis replied, “With you backing him, the big banks feel assured, and Bard Property’s loan
applications are being approved one after another. There shouldn’t be any financial difficulties in the
short term.”
The 100 million dors that Vission Group had invested in Bard Property was nearly gone after
repaying loans, interest, and
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compensation thepany owed over the years.
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Bard Property still needed funds to cap and deliver the second phase of their project, develop the
third phase, and improvemunity amenities, all of which required significant financial resources.
The funds could only be secured through bank loans.
Since Bard Property had Vission Group as its major shareholder some banks were willing to lend.
However, Bard Property’s strength and foundation were too weak, and banks were uncertain about
its future, so they were hesitant to approverge
loans.
Wesley had been running himself ragged trying to secure the loans, but with little sess.
Following Matthew’s instructions, Louis met secretly with some high-ranking bank officials,
discreetly conveying Matthew’s support. Finally, the banks gave Bard Property the green light for
loans.
Matthew nodded again. “And what about the others?”
Louis reported fluently, “A one-million-dor loan has already been transferred to Jaden’spany
ount, and the High Mountain production crew is about to start closed filming.”
He continued, “Mr. Bullock also officially began teaching Maria today. When I asked him, he said
she’s a promising student. Josie has registe r Sunshine Kindergarten today, and her school officially
starts on Monday. Miss Donovan will also
niversity on Monday, and I’ll update you on her enrollment then.”
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Louis felt more and more moved as he spoke.
Matthew seemed more invested in seeing the Donovan family rise to prominence and match the
status of the Graham family than even the Donovan family members themselves.
Matthew listened patiently, then asked, “And what about Arthur and ric? Any ns from them?”
Louis was deeply touched. “Arthur seems content with his current situation and doesn’t appear to
have any grand ambitions. ric is focused on making the West End club and the national team.
That’s something we can’t really assist with.”
While money matters could be handled with just a word from Matthew, sess in sports depended
purely on personal effort and talent.
Matthew looked ahead toward the factory building. “Very good. Keep it up.”
Then he paused for a moment. “There’s likely to be a fierce battle tonight. Don’t call me unless it’s
urgent, and don’t let Athena know what’s happening here.”
Tomorrow morning, he nned to distributepensation at the site of the massacre.
He did all of this to show everyone that the ce where the bloodshed urred was now safe.
The families of the victims were more than willing toe and collect theirpensation, with no
concern about potential danger.
After all, if something did happen to them, they’d receive even morepensation, and it would not
be a loss even if they died.
It sounded tragic, but for the poor in this region, this was seen as a way to improve their fortunes.
Matthew drove into thepany’s main entrance and parked the SUV on the field. He got someone
to bring down more than tenrge boxes from the car and opened them on the spot.
Instantly, stacks of cash came into view, making the eyes of many present light up.
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For many local security guards and employees, it was the most money they had ever seen.
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Matthew casually picked up a stack of cash, fanned it in the air, and tossed it back into the box.
“Move all of this into my
room.”
If there was no insider, the rebels would not have been able to seed so smoothly in the
bloodbath three days ago.
This time, that mole would definitely leak information about the money to the rebels.
Whether it was for the money or to take his head, the rebels had plenty of motivation to mount a
night raid.
At the same time, government forces were likely to dy the rescue, leaving the rebels time to loot
the money.
Matthew nned to use this opportunity to strike hard at the rebels.
Of the boxes he had brought with him, only the topyer was filled with real money. The bottom
layers were filled with weapons like bullets, grenades, AK-47s, tear gas, and more.
Moreover, his mercenaries had already arrived in the region in secret, lying in wait to coordinate
with him.
He would win.
Only then could he return to see Athena.