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    ric could have guessed why Victoria wanted to contact him. He knew she must


    have wanted to return the money he sent in the live stream, so he avoided.


    responding to her. Aside from a single instance five years ago, he had never


    reimed any money he had given to others.


    At that moment, he recalled what had happened five years ago. When he returned


    home, he discovered that she had not taken the checks he had given her or the


    bank card his mother had given her. Whether it was money he gave her or Victoria


    asked for it, she had never once spent a single penny of either source. Instead, she


    returned everything to him, and it seemed she was trying to convey that she owed


    him nothing from that point forward. Although it had been five years since that


    happened, ric was still infuriated whenever he thought about it. What a ruthless.


    woman she is, he thought.


    Since the food had been left cold for a long time, it tasted terrible.


    When Terrance saw that ric had only taken a few bites, he said, “Please eat more,


    Mr. Cadogan. You still have a meeting in the afternoon.”


    However, the response he got was ric mming the door behind him. As


    Terrance stood there and looked at the leftovers, he sighed and called the waitress


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    to take them away.


    After the meeting ended, it was already nighttime. When ric left the meeting


    room, he rubbed his throbbing temple and said deeply, “Is there anything else I need


    to do tonight?”


    Concerned, Terrance shook his head and said, “There is nothing more, Mr. Cadogan.


    You can now go back and rest. However, are you feeling alright?”


    “Why wouldn’t I be?” ric replied with a stoic expression.


    Since Terrance could tell by ric’s pale face that he wasn’t feeling well, he was


    concerned for ric’s health and wondered what kind of food he should order.


    Meanwhile, ric appeared exhausted as they returned, closing his eyes for a nap.


    At that time, Terrance was tidying the papers about today’s meeting. When he felt


    slightly tired, he turned to look at ric. His face looks pale. It was already pale


    during the meeting but is even paler now. Is he having gastric pain? When he


    thought about it, he was anxious. He wanted to ask ric about his condition but


    feared that he would disturb ric. Thus, after a moment of hesitation, he chose to


    keep quiet. He texted the intern, who had already returned to the hotel after


    finishing work, telling her to prepare ric’s medication beforehand.


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    When they were about to arrive at the hotel, Terrance got a call from their business.


    partner, Mr. Welson.


    “Are you guys back at the hotel yet, Mr. Levane?”


    “We are almost there. Is something the matter?”


    After hearing that, Mr. Welsonughed c***ly and said, “It’s nothing important. I


    just want to tell you that I have prepared a surprise for Mr. Cadogan. I hope he likes


    it.”


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    “A surprise?” After spending nearly a day in meetings, how did he have the energy to


    n a surprise? Moreover, I don’t think Mr. Cadogan will enjoy his surprise, seeing


    that he suffers from gastric pain. After Terrance hung up the phone, he nced at


    ric and sighed inwardly.


    When they arrived at the hotel and entered the elevator, he told ric about what


    Mr. Welson had said. After hearing that, ric had a stoic expression and breathed


    unevenly. However, Terrance didn’t notice it and was still in deep thought. What


    surprise will Mr. Welson prepare for Mr. Cadogan? Is it a gift? But… Mr. Cadogan


    doesn’t need anything. After all, he is rich.


    Then, Terrance recalled when many people sent them gifts, including wine, jade,


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    and many others, because they desired to coborate with ric. However, none of


    them knew that ric was only interested in coborating with reputable


    they were so close to finalizing the contract, Terrance had a hard time


    understanding what Mr. Welson’s goal was trying to aplish. As he thought


    about it, they arrived at ric’s room. Terrance immediately swiped the room card


    and opened the door. “After you, Mr. Cadogan.”


    In the meantime, ric pursed his lips and walked into the room, but he stopped


    dead in his tracks as soon as he set foot inside.


    Terrance was curious when he saw ric standing there without being moved. “Is


    something the matter, Mr. Cadogan?” he asked.


    As soon as Terrance finished his sentence, ric stepped back a few paces and


    exited the room immediately afterward.


    Terrance was confused by his action.


    “Something doesn’t smell right,” ric remarked, and the rhythm of his breath was


    off.


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    “Huh? What kind of smell?” Terrance stepped forward to get a whiff, but he detected


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    nothing.


    At this moment, cold sweats began to form on ric’s forehead, and he had a grim


    expression. “Go inside.”


    Nheless, Terrance detected nothing amiss and continued sniffing as he walked


    forward. “Everything’s fine, Mr. Cadogan.”


    After hearing that, ric seemed to be lost for words. He looked at Terrance


    incredulously and insisted, “Walk further inside.”


    “Okay.” However, Terrance did not dare to defy ric’s orders because he was the


    boss, so Terrance walked further inside.


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    Meanwhile, ric stood by the door with a cold expression, seemingly as if he was


    waiting for something. Soon, Terrance became anxious as he took a few more steps


    and turned around to look at ric, but ric only signaled him to keep walking.


    Consequently, Terrance had toply, still unsure of what was happening. Isn’t


    everything fine? What’s wrong with this room? There is no way a burr is inside,


    right? While deep in thought, he noticed a white figure fling itself toward him with a


    strong perfume scent. Before he could react, the figure had snuggled into his


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    embrace, and when he came to, he realized he was hugging a sexy blonde woman.


    Instantaneously, he was rendered speechless by what had just urred.


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    At that moment, the blonde threw her arms around his neck, leaning in so that he


    could see the curve of her body, and called out to him intimately.


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    Terrance became red in the face after he realized the source of Mr. Welson’s


    surprise. It’s this woman! I now understand what Mr. Cadogan means when he says,


    “Something doesn’t smell right.”


    Suddenly, the blonde woman’s perfume overwhelmed him to suffocation.


    “Darling!” The woman called out to him sweetly with a weird Corynthean tone.


    “Let go of me!” He struggled to push the woman away.


    On the other hand, ric saw the unfolding scene and frowned. He took another


    few steps back, keeping his distance from the room. Initially, he was only perspiring


    on his forehead, but he soon began to sweat on the tip of his nose, and his face.


    became noticeably paler.


    With great force, Terrance pushed the woman away, and it was then that he heard


    ric’s icy voice. “Hurry up and take her away!”


    Although Terrance panicked, he could still hear something wrong with ric’s


    voice. As Terrance grabbed the woman’s wrists, he turned around and looked at


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    ric. In that split second, he noticed ric leaning against the wall, clutching his


    stomach with a pale expression. “Mr. Cadogan!”