Chapter 975


    Chapter 975 More Than Meets The Eye


    Dixon answered expressionlessly, “You jest, Ms. Berry. What happened was either a natural disaster or


    an ident. No one could’ve prevented it. Anyway, I hear that you’re a woman of many talents. Not


    only are you a designer but also a film producer. Are you looking for someone to invest in yourtest


    movie, True Magnate? How about counting me in?”


    “Sorry, but my husband and I are the sole investors, and we don’t n on getting anyone else in,”


    Ashlyn responded with a smirk. What a joke! I’ve no wish to have anything to do with him!


    Lucas wrapped an arm around her slender waist in a familiar manner, then said frostily, “Mr. Haddock, I


    believe you’ll be in need of money as rebuilding an office building costs a pretty penny.


    Here’s one million. Take it for any emergencies.”


    He took out a bank card and handed it to Dixon.


    Dixon’s expression turned grim, and there was a tinge of darkness to his fury. His gaze was vicious as


    he red at Lucas’ handsome face. “Mr. Nn, is this your way of sending away a beggar? Do I look


    like someone whocks such money?”


    He’s doing this on purpose. He’s deliberately humiliating me!


    The already livid Dixon felt as though he was about to explode with rage at Lucas’ provocations, but he


    restrained himself.


    Although I fell into his trap this time, I’ll make him pay for his actions with interest next time!


    Just then, Sienna took the bank card with a smile. “Thank you for the kind gesture, Mr. Nn. Mr.


    Haddock isn’t in a good mood, so his reply was somewhat blunt.”


    “Ms. Oates is indeed gracious and broad-minded.” Lucas’ lips curved into a slight smile as he nced


    at Dixon, whose face was as ck as thunder.


    Indeed, I’m just here to add insult to injury. Back then, Ashlyn’s Imperial Hotel got destroyed. Now, I’ve


    burned Haddock Group’s office building. I suppose one can say… things are even between us now.


    Anyway, there were so many people inside Imperial Hotel when that happened. There were so many


    guests. However, Haddock Group was empty except for a few security guards, and they were all


    rescued. Hence, Ashlyn is still the one who suffered a greater loss.


    Over at the Jensen family’s mansion, Sadie was sitting on a couch, bawling her eyes out. She whined


    to Robert, “Dad, what will I do? The whole world is mocking me for tripping over! This can’t be the end


    of my career, can it? But who’ll dare to hire me in the future?”


    Frustrated by her sobbing, Robert replied, “Stop crying, okay? It was just a show, am I right? If things


    don’t work out, switch to a different career! That’s enough now. I’ll find someone to contact Twitter and


    see how we can manage the situation.”


    “Thank you, Dad!” Sadie wiped her tears and was about to go upstairs when the front door opened. A


    familiar figure walked in and began taking off her shoes in the foyer.


    “Shi? What are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be at Richard’s house?”


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    The pregnant Shi looked somewhat upset as she exined, “A fire broke out at Haddock Groupst


    night. At times like these, Richard needs to go and offer his support, so he sent me back.”


    However, she was not beingpletely honest. The truth was that Richard had already nned to


    send her back to stay at the mansion for some time, and it just so happened that the timing coincided


    with the fire at Haddock Group. I can’t seem to understand him as well as before. What on earth is


    going through his mind?


    “What did you say happened to Haddock Group?” Sadie asked. She had been too preupied with


    checking on the negativements about her fall that she had not paid any attention to anything else.


    “There was a fire. Didn’t you see it on Twitter?” Shi answered impatiently. “Anyway, I feel a little


    tired. I’ll be heading upstairs now.”


    “Be careful going up the stairs. Don’t trip,” Robert called out to her, but she did not take any notice of


    him.


    Feeling annoyed, Sadie muttered, “What’s with that attitude? She isn’t officially Mrs. Shaw yet but is


    already treating you like that, never responding when you talk to her. Won’t she be even worse


    once she really does marry into the Shaw family?”


    “What do you know? Your sister is in poor health. It’s not like you’re unaware of that, so why can’t you


    be nicer to her? With her health, it wasn’t advisable for her to have a child. However, for Mr. Shaw’s


    sake, she still got pregnant. Look what happened after that. Mr.


    Shaw was so touched that he got engaged to her immediately.”


    Robert spoke of Shi’s engagement with joy, not knowing that there was more to his daughter’s


    pregnancy than met the eye.