Chapter 1471


    Greg was thunderous as he yelled, “You’re going to let them off the hook like that?”


    The security guard stepped aside and watched Carmen and Poppy leave before turning his attention to


    Greg with a raised brow. “What would you have me do instead, sir? Kill them?”


    With that, he turned to leave and did not bother to stay for whatever retort that Greg would have.


    An outraged Greg threatened loudly, “I’m going to file aint against all of you!”


    “Have a nice day,” the guard replied nonchntly before he exited, leaving Greg high and dry at the


    entrance.


    “You—”


    Greg wanted to rush after the guard to confront him, but he refrained from doing so when he


    remembered that there were more important matters at hand. With that in mind, he turned to address


    the mogul, who was still sitting in the private booth.


    After all, it was the mogul who deserved every bit of Greg’s attention.


    He was about to sit down so that he could resume his conversation with the mogul when much to his


    surprise, thetter abruptly stood up and started toward the door.


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    “Mr. Adams, where are you going?” Greg asked with widened eyes as he scrambled after him.


    However, the other man did not respond as he left the booth.


    Greg picked up his pace as he tried to catch up to the mogul. He lowered his stature and began to


    exin frantically, “Mr. Adams, what happened just now was an ident! The thesis really was written


    by Flynn. If you don’t believe me, we can go somewhere else and I’ll have him discuss the contents of


    the thesis with you. M-Mr. Adams—”


    The man said nothing despite Greg’s efforts to convince him. He was powerful and untouchable and


    not even the likes of Greg, who was the head of Stafford Group, could ever measure up to his stature.


    At a young age, the mogul had managed to build a business empire that was powerful beyond


    imagination. His aplishments were legendary and the same had been circting for the past


    decade. There would undoubtedly be more stories of him in the next ten years, although he would have


    achieved countless other milestones by then.


    He was once known as the teenager with the highest worth in the world.


    Now, he was one of the youngest to have made it to the top of the millionaires list.


    He had lost his parents and his brothers at the tender age of ten; as a result, he was forced to take


    over the family business as the director of the conglomerate. The rest of the world thought that the


    Adams Group was on its way to its demise, seeing that it was desperate enough to push a child into


    taking over the business, but the same youngster proved to be far more capable than perceived. Time


    and time again, Adams Group had thrived miraculously under the boy’s leadership and achieved


    sess that was far beyond anyone’s expectations.


    Even though he was in his fifties, Greg could not even hope topete against a man as


    aplished as him.


    Greg never thought that he could ever meet a big shot like him—not by his own efforts, at least. In fact,


    they could never have crossed paths in the current lifetime if it had not been for the invitation from


    Adams Group.


    The only reason why the mogul had wanted to see Greg in the first ce was because Flynn’s thesis


    on the future of insurance, which was featured in a journal publication, had caught his eye. Even the


    director of Adams Group—otherwise known as the king of international insurance—was impressed with


    how the thesis provided a fresh perspective and a new insight into the topic.


    The thesis was well-structured and meted out cogent reasonings, thus alluding to the author’s in-depth


    research on the insurance industry. Aside from the obvious fact that the author of the thesis had


    acquired first-hand information for the dissertation, he was also able to sinctly state his findings and


    draw a clear conclusion. The author was strong in his delivery and offered a refreshing outlook through


    his work. The mogul was further convinced of the author’s talent after pursuing his few other theses.


    Furthermore, there was information to show that the author was an honors high school student whose


    remarkable academic performance was bolstered by the many awards he had won.


    Seeing as the mogul happened to be coborating with Stafford Group and upon discovering that they


    kept in touch with the rks, he had asked Greg to arrange a meeting with the author in person. Who


    could have thought that the meeting woulde with a plot twist instead?


    However, he could not say that he waspletely surprised by how things had turned out. It made


    sense that the theses were written by the girl; the possibility of it was neither far-fetched nor


    unexpected. In fact, if she was indeed the one who wrote the thesis, he would think she was rather


    behind on her development.


    After all, she came from a family of exceptional talent.


    Meanwhile, Carmen and Poppy were standing on the pavement outside Audistin while they waited for


    the bus to arrive.


    Carmen extended her arm and revealed the kids watch on her wrist. “It’s already ten. I think it’s toote


    for us to catch a bus,” she said with a frown on her face.


    However, before Poppy could give an answer, an expensive car drove out from the garage and pulled


    up in front of them. The door opened and Flynn angrily alighted from the vehicle before he charged


    toward them like a rabid dog. He then growled, “Do you realize what you’ve done, Carmen? What you


    did back there cost me a huge opportunity—did you know that? Did you know that? Are you trying to


    ruin me because you can’t have me?”


    Flynn was losing his mind. The reason why Greg brought him to Audistin in the first ce was because


    the mogul had taken an interest in his thesis and wanted to meet him in person. Flynn had been


    ecstatic because most people would kill for an opportunity like that, but Carmen showed up and ruined


    everything for him.


    His fists were clenched as he marched over to her.


    Upon seeing this, she instinctively backed away with what appeared to be panic in her eyes and asked,


    “Are you going to hit me? I’m warning you—my mom’s a farmer and my dad used to be a construction


    worker. Strength runs in our family’s blood. I won’t hesitate to kick your *ss if you take one more step


    toward me!”


    However, Flynn was like a beast filled with rage and he paid no heed to her words.


    Kimberly, on the other hand, was watching the show from the sidelines as she stood with the men who


    worked for Stafford Group. This little wench has some nerve, she thought.


    If everything had gone as nned today, Flynn would have piqued the mogul’s interest and it would not


    take long before he could start paving his way to sess, but any chance of that happening was non-


    existent now; the wretched peasant girl even had the audacity to take credit for his work.


    Flynn was a well-known honor student who won countless awards and all his dissertations had


    astounded the academic world. He had a bright future ahead of him that was paved with opportunities.


    The rk Family had almost crumbled away into nothing, but that was before they formed a union with


    the Fletchers, thereafter producing a genius like Flynn. It was only a matter of time before the rks


    reimed their ce in the social hierarchy.


    The opportunity for their gloriouseback had presented itself today, but Carmen came along and


    ruined everything.


    Kimberly fumed. This lowly b*tch doesn’t even know how much trouble she’s caused!


    As of now, Carmen was backing away from Flynn, but just as he swung his fist at her, she whipped out


    her ancestral Taser and swiftly ducked under his arm. She then shoved the Taser against his stomach.


    On the other hand, Poppy leapt into the air and jump-kicked Flynn with such force that it sent him


    flying.


    She had been waiting for that day for a year, one month and ten days.


    The *sshole had taken advantage of the fact that he looked like Taylor Murray—who was Poppy’s


    godfather—and posted videos of himself acting flirtatious online, thereafter bing an influencer. He


    even went to the extent of asking social media marketers to hype up his image as an honor roll student


    who not only looked like Taylor but was also a powerful heir to a huge family fortune.


    Poppy wanted to spit at him because he had neither money nor power. In fact, he was an heir to


    nothing more than a disgraced family name!


    Her godfather could have retired from the entertainment industry for over a decade, but he was still


    known all over the world. His movies still held the highest ratings and they were also the most-watched


    movies of all time. It was his work that still garnered the most discussion among fans and movie buffs


    alike. Anyone could easily gain their fifteen minutes of fame if they were so much as associated with


    Taylor, including Flynn.


    If it had not been for those flirtatious videos over the inte, Carmen would never have known about


    him. She certainly would not have given up on earning her second Bachelor’s degree overseas to


    return and attend high school.


    Finally, after months of waiting, Poppy could finally beat Flynn into a pulp!


    After having been electrocuted with the Taser, he nowy spreadeagled on the ground. The two girls


    then lunged forward and wasted no time in beating him up.


    Carmen had moved on; all the theses she’d written for him, thepetitions she’d entered on his


    behalf and the prize money that was rightfully hers—she no longer cared about any of these.


    So, all that was left for her to do was to punch and kick him to her heart’s content. Goodbye, first love.


    Meanwhile, a couple of luxury cars had driven out of the garage and were pulling up by the pavement.


    One of the cars had its windows rolled down and the person watched the scene from within the


    shadows while his green eyes glinted with amusement.