Chapter 1697


    Over the years, Cliff had purchased a home and a car for this woman.


    Additional photos revealed that she had borne him a child.


    Cliff flipped through the photos, his face paling. "When did you find out about this?"


    "Darn you, Cliff!" Dorothy fumed, shaking with rage. "I''ve turned a blind eye to your flings, but you''ve


    crossed the line this time. You''ve fathered a child out of wedlock! No wonder you''ve shown no concern


    for Antonia''s situation. You''ve been here for nearly two days and done nothing to rescue her. It''s all part


    of your n, isn''t it?


    You want the Lamont family to kill Antonia so that your illegitimate child can inherit the Crawley family


    fortune!"


    “Listen to me, Cliff, if anything happens to Antonia, you''re finished. You know how much dirt I have on


    you. If you dare betray me and Antonia, I''ll fight you to the end!"


    “Dorothy, let me exin. Don''t you find it odd that you''ve discovered all this now?" Cliff hurriedly tried to


    reason.


    "What does that matter?" Dorothy grabbed the photos off the table and flung them at Cliff''s face. "Are


    you denying any of this?"


    A photo scratched Cliff''s face, drawing blood. "Stop losing your mind!" he growled.


    "You dare yell at me!" Dorothy lunged at him, scratching and hitting. "Have you been fair to me, Cliff?"


    “Calm down, Dorothy!"


    As they were arguing, one of Cliffs subordinates rushed over with his phone. “Mr. Cliff, the Gilders just


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    called."


    “The Gilders?" Cliff pushed Dorothy away and frowned.


    “Yes, Jason himself called. He asked you to stop targeting Estelle."


    Cliff frowned. “How did the Gilders know about Estelle?"


    The subordinate hung his head sheepishly. "I forgot to mention, KING is Old Mr. Quintin''s disciple,


    which makes her Jason''s junior."


    Cliff was speechless.


    His head was buzzing as he spun around, then kicked the subordinate who had delivered the news!


    Before he could kick again, another subordinate rushed over with a phone. "Mr. Clifft"


    Cliff turned sharply, his face twisted in anger. “What now?"


    The man hesitated, then blurted out, "Mr. Cliff, the JQ Department called. They warned you not to harm


    Estelle!"


    Cliff was stunned. "What does the JQ have to do with this?"


    The subordinate looked serious. "I don''t know, but the person on the phone sounded very stern. It


    seems Estelle is very important."


    Cliff slumped in his chair,pletely bewildered. He had thought she was just a designer, but the more


    he dug, the deeper things went, even involving the JQ Department!


    These were all people he couldn''t afford to offend.


    He hade to J City and hadn''t even met Estelle, yet he was already on the ropes.


    No wonder the Lamonts had taken Estelle as a daughter-inw. No one could have imagined the


    forces behind her, forces Cliff could never have anticipated.


    Dorothy demanded to knaw what was happening.


    “Shut up!" Cliff snapped at her. "If you want to save Antonia, stop arguing with me. We can settle the


    score when we get back to B City."


    Dorothy swallowed her anger. "Fine, we''ll focus on rescuing Antonia first. When we get back, we''ll


    settle every score!"


    Cliff gave her a nce, and then told his subordinate, “Call Jonathan now. Tell him we''ll do as he said.


    As soon as we get Antonia, we''re heading back to B City. And after this, Antonia will never set foot in J


    City again."


    The subordinate quickly replied, “Yes, I''ll call him right away."