Chapter 388
A branchpany under Trident Group developed a high-end residential area, Chartreuse Garden,
two years ago. Recently, one of the units caught fire, causing the owner''s wife and six-year-old son to
die in the fire.
The arsonist was arrested quickly. It turned out that she was the housekeeper working for the owner of
the unit.
The housekeeper was greedy enough to steal the owner''s wife''s belongings several times. At first, no
one realized her doings until the owner''s wife caught her in the act one day.
The owner''s wife was a hot-tempered woman, and thus threatened to send the housekeeper to the
police station.
As her deed was exposed, the housekeeper was afraid she would be sent to jail. Therefore, she set the
house on fire to burn all evidence, wanting to cover up her crime.
The nasty case quickly caught the attention of the media.
The major online news websites, mainstream media, and state-owned media criticized the culprit and
demanded that she receive severe punishment. Besides, they also pointed fingers at Trident Group.
ording to the news, the fire trucks faced several obstacles before arriving at the fire scene. They
were first obstructed by the irregr shrubbery, then faced the problem of putting out the fire on a high-
rise unit. It was a high-rise building, but there were serious problems with the firefighting facilities and
property management. Thus, the firefighters couldn''t put out the fire in time, causing the death of the
innocent mother and son.
Actually, if the problem was handled ordingly in time, Trident Group was powerful enough to use its
connection to put a lid on the matter.
s, the branchpany didn''t want to get implicated and assumed they could solve the problem
themselves. They acted presumptuously and dyed reporting the matter to the headquarters. It was a
futile effort, for the media outlets reported about the case continuously. In the end, they couldn''t even
put a lid on the matter even if they wanted to.
The case involved many parties, so it quickly escted to the point of no return. No one could control
or tamp it down.
After that, many people andizens who championed justice helped the owner to dere war against
Trident Group.
Anxiety spread across the unit owners of Chartreuse Garden. Everyone was worried about the safety
precautions of the residential area, so news about owners vacating their houses and holding protests to
demand their rights was reported again and again.
Trident Group''s share prices were affected and dropped drastically.
At midnight, Avery stepped out of the bathroom after taking a shower to realize that the lights in the
study were still on.
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Cayden was still busy with work.
She sighed, feeling bad for him.
Avery''s job was merely designing stuff, and that alone took up most of her time. Cayden, on the other
hand, was busy running Trident Group, which was an internationalpany. He was already busy
when the arson case happened, adding more to his te.
She understood how he felt and how much effort he put in to deal with the situation.
Cayden had a low starting point. He was the illegitimate child of the Moore family and led a miserable
life since young.
Despite having parents, he was sent to the orphanage at a young age and even suffered from
depression.
Later, he was brought back to the Moore family. At a young age, he started dealing with the Moore
family''s huge mess. Without any help, he had developed apany that was originally on the brink of
dering bankruptcy into an internationalpany in just a few years. It was hard to imagine how
much effort he spent to achieve this feat.
Avery remembered reading about him in a finance magazine before they met. The magazine
introduced somepanies that were brought back to life miraculously in Chanaea. Trident Group was
ranked first in the list.
As if that wasn''t impressive enough, Cayden was in his twenties when he became one of the richest
men in Aploth.
Avery nced at Cayden before going to the living room. She poured a ss of milk, intending to give
it to Cayden.
Ring, ring!
Suddenly, thendline in the living room rang.
It was an unknown number, so Avery hesitated before answering the call.
“Cayden?” Allie''s voice rang out.
“Mdm. Allie,” Avery greeted her begrudgingly.
Hearing Avery''s voice, Allie tamped down her anger and dered, “Tell Cayden to answer the phone!”
Avery knew Allie didn''t call at this hour to show her concern for Cayden.
Moreover, she didn''t want Cayden to get affected by Allie''s call and couldn''t focus on work due to his
bad mood.
“He''s taking a shower now. He''s tired after dealing with the incident at work, so you can call and talk to
him tomorrow, okay?”
“Who are you to refuse to let my son talk to me? Avery, even if my son adores you, that doesn''t mean
you can be rude to me! Tell him to answer the call now!” Allie yelled in anger.
“Mdm. Allie, if it isn''t important, I will hang up now. You can talk to him tomorrow.” Ignoring Allie''s
insults, Avery cut the line instantly.
Avery knew Allie never liked her, but thetter''s attitude showed no signs of improving even though
Avery had been with Cayden for some time. Therefore, Avery was disappointed to the extent that she
stopped hoping that Allie would change.
Forcing herself to stop thinking about the frustrating matters, Avery went to the study with the ss of
milk.
The door to the study was ajar.
Avery saw Cayden working hard while his phone''s screen shed, signaling an iing call from
someone named “Ms. Nicole.”
Without making a sound, Avery answered the call but didn''t say anything else.
Nicole''s sweet but anxious voice traveled from the other end of the line. “Mr. Moore, are you busy?”
There was no answer save for someone breathing. Assuming it was Cayden, Nicole added gently, “I
read about the entire incident, and it was all the housekeeper''s fault. The public shouldn''t criticize
Trident Group. Do you need my help? If you do, I can ask my dad for help. Things will be easier to
solve with his help.”
Hearing the concern in Nicole''s voice, Avery tightened her grip on the phone.
Nicole was the state secretary''s daughter, so her family was extremely influential. It would be a walk in
the park for them to solve the problem for Cayden.
However, due to personal reasons, Avery didn''t want them to have any interaction with each other.
It was unsettling for any woman when a rich and powerful love rival was targeting her husband.
Plus, things would be moreplicated if William were to interfere in the matter.
Cayden would owe William a huge favor. It was easy to repay a debt involving money, but it wasn''t
easy to repay a debt of gratitude.
Avery was strangely calm.
She called Cayden and handed his phone to him, mouthing that it was a call from Nicole.
Cayden took his phone and dered icily, “What do you want, Ms. Lambert? I''m tired. If it''s nothing
important, I''m going to bed with my wife now.”
Nicole was thoroughly disappointed to hear Cayden''s answer.