Chapter 228
Back in his younger days, Nathan was full of vim and vigor, hell-bent on making a fortune for Janice
and the kids. Back then, making money was a piece of cakepared to now. Riding the wave of
the times, he gradually amassed a grand fortune, and now he''s sitting on a mountain of money.
Nathan was certain that those who didn''t want Lucy to return started their shenanigans only in the
recent two or three years, because before that, his wealth wasn''t such a jaw-dropping figure. Even
when he mentioned that his fortune would only be inherited by his kids, nobody batted an eye.
But now that he''s rolling in money and everyone wanted a piece of his wealth, they were starting to
act all high and mighty.
If his wealth was distributed, everyone at Blue Corporation would beughing all the way to the
bank.
Ah, sometimes having too much money can be a real pain in the neck.
Keith asked, "Whose fault is this?"
"You''re trying to pin this on me, right? Yeah, you''re right, it''s my fault; I''m too loaded, and my status
is too alluring. If I hadn''t been so sessful from the get-go, you guys wouldn''t have to deal with all
these issues."
Keith was left speechless.
"Are you nning on staying or going?" Nathan changed the subject.
The strained father-son rtionship was his own doing.
If he continued on that topic, he was afraid he might tick Keith off.
"Since you''ve decided to send them all to get Lucy, I don''t have to worry about thepany. Of
course, I''ll go with Janice and Lucy."
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He wanted to strengthen the bond between the siblings.
Seeing the interaction between Lucinda and Ike, Keith felt that he and Lucy were still too distant. He
envied Ike and hoped that one day Lucy could be asfortable around him.
"Lucy might lose her happiness when she returns; don''t rush over there; let her enjoy a few more
days of bliss. And Janice, you''ve seen it; she''s getting better even though she''s not fully recovered
yet."
Nathan fell silent. After a while, he gently said, "Go have your meal. I''ll handle the matter of bringing
Lucy back. Since you''re heading to Pinehurst, don''t dawdle. Head straight to Pinehurst after your
meal and don''t linger around; especially be careful of the Porter family''s spies."
The person he referred to from the Porter family wasn''t Madeleine but her father, Mr. Porter, the
head of the Porter family.
The Porter family rose to power during the tumultuous times by dubious means. Apart from
umting wealth, their ruthless nature was also well preserved.
Even after several generations, the Porter family, although now legit, hadn''t lost its clout; in fact, it''s
grown stronger. In Skywatch, they''ve swallowed up manypanies, big and small. Anypanies
that crossed paths with them would either be forced to relocate or be bought over.
Despite the Blue family being the most powerful in Skywatch, the Porter family was always hot on
their heels. Madeleine''s close rtionship with Nathan was because Mr. Porter wanted to infiltrate
the Blue family through her and gradually make the Blue family a part of the Porter family.
Nathan thought, It’s about time to deal with the Porter issue.
He was worried that if he couldn''t handle the Porter family, this issue might pose a bigger problem
for his children.
If the Porter family always wanted to meddle with the Blue family, why couldn''t he turn the tables
and meddle with the Porter family with Madeleine''s help?
"Got it," Keith replied, then got up to leave.
"Take good care of Janice." Nathan reminded him.
Keith, who was already a few steps away, turned back to give Nathan a deep look, then nodded in
agreement to Nathan''s request.
Even without the reminder, he would take good care of Janice.
The Scott Garment
Thispany was established by Ruby before she returned to the country. Apart from setting up
thepany, she also owned many chain stores, aiming to make a name for herself in the fashion
world of Pinehurst with her designs.
Ruby''s fashion brand had been showcased in overseas fashion shows and was quite a sensation
both at home and abroad.
Her n was to shift her business back home, let thepany handle other orders, and produce
mid-to-low-end clothes topete with other clothingpanies, while her chain stores would
exclusively sell high-end products from her brand, not linked to Scott Garment.
Her n was foolproof; if it weren’t for Stefan''s meddling, Ruby''s business n could''ve unfolded
as she expected with Owen''s backing.
At this point, apart from a few top executives and security guards on duty at the Scott Garment,
there was no one else, as thepany couldn''t operate normally and there was nothing for the
employees to do.
Lots of orders they had once secured were canceled by the clients, which left Ruby fuming.
Even though thepany couldn''t operate, Ruby still had to pay the employees'' basic sries to
prevent them from leaving. After all, if she managed to get out of this mess, she would need to hire
employees again, which would be a real hassle.
But keeping hundreds of employees like this was like watching money run out of her bank ount
like water every day.
A ck Mercedes slowly pulled up in front of the Scott Garment and came to a halt.
The on-duty security guards were eyeing this car with fingers crossed that it was someoneing
to do business.
Even though they punched in every day, if thepany can''tnd any new deals, they''d all be out
of a job, and thepany would go belly up sooner orter. Once that happened, they''d have to hit
the pavement and look for other jobs.
No one wanted to be job-hopping when the pay was still decent.
The car door swung open, and a man and two women stepped out.
The man must be the driver. He opened the car door for the two women in the backseat with a lot of
respect.
Two women, one in a ck suit and the other in a white long dress, got out of the car.
"You can wait here." The woman in the ck suit told the driver.
The woman in the white dress squinted in the sunlight after getting out of the car. She took a look at
the Scott Garment''s decoration and said, "The Scott Group is pretty big."
Ruby had guts. As soon as she came back to the country, she dared to start such a bigpany
and open many chain stores.
Even though the investment was huge and showed her ambition, she didn''t foresee that she would
face setbacks in her career.
"Ms. Scott and Mr. Martinez are very close. Her current predicament is just temporary." The woman
in ck spoke soothingly.
Madeleine, the one in the white long dress, flew to Pinehurst at her father Mr. Porter''s prompting.
Instead of going straight to see Lucinda, she decided to keep her identity under wraps, and with Mr.
Porter''s introduction, she got in touch with the woman in ck, hoping to get in touch with Ruby
through her.
Of course, Madeleine did bring a few big orders this time.
She hoped to win Ruby''s trust so that Ruby would listen to her advice in the future and be her
assistant. For that to happen, she needed to make Ruby feel indebted to her first.
Mr. Porter suggested that Madeleine stay off the grid for now and let Luna handle all the affairs.