Chapter 201 Trouble


    A group of policemen and members of the Business Association showed up at the nightclub, locking it


    down and putting it under investigation due to a report that was lodged against them for allegedly


    selling illegal liquor. The liquor, costing up to millions, was then discovered in the warehouse of the


    club.


    Not only were the fake goods confiscated, a fine was also imposed upon the nightclub by the Business


    Association, as per ordance to thew. It was not a small number, ranging up from more than 50%


    to less than three times the market price of the authentic goods. Due to the huge amount of the


    confiscated goods, the operating license of nightclub was also suspended.


    It was hell of a day for Tommy. His club was locked down, his cash ran dry and he almost got himself a


    court case. If Deborah had not sought Steven''s help, things would have turned out even worse.


    Compared to Tommy, who had lost all money, Logan and Deborah fared better, but they still lost all of


    their shops that they had worked so hard to build. They only had onest beauty salon under them


    before they would gopletely broke.


    Loraine gave her son a good scolding for not having proper savings for the house, but even she knew


    that it was futile. The money they had lost would nevere back.


    The mother and son were restless for the next few days. Tommy did not even have a ce to stay,


    opting to rent a room for the time being.


    At the same time, Edric closed his eyes as he rested on a sofa of the luxurious lounge of After Dark. He


    delighted at the thought of how things had progressed at a promising pace and how ugly things had


    turned out for Loraine, her son and Deborah.


    He wondered how they felt now that they had lost all of their investments. Did they regret it although it


    was already toote? If he could see their faces at that moment, he would have asked them to be rest


    assured. He had plenty of ns to let them experience a life worse than death.


    At first, Edric''s n only involved Loraine and her son. Edric was the one who had asked Director


    Lewis to ensure Tommy was fired from his job, enabling a jobless Tommy to seek his old friends out for


    somefort. He held nothing back and told them everything about his ns to start a business.


    Edric had then told Tommy''s friends to encourage him to open up a nightclub. He knew that Tommy


    was penniless and that he would ask Loraine to seek help from Deborah. It turned out that Deborah


    alsocked sufficient funds and was hesitant to lend such a huge sum of money to Loraine.


    The nightclub business had always been generating a steady stream of ie and coupled with


    Deborah''s greed, she would never let the opportunity go. Edric would first let those greedy people pay


    the price after they got entangled in his trap.


    Edric owed his thanks to Irene to be able toe up with such a meticulous n against Deborah. The


    shock to him.


    He immediately began his investigation and found out the truth about Logan. The man owned several


    shops and they were doing pretty well. It was clear as day that he had immense support behind him


    and Edric guessed that the supporter had to be Deborah herself.


    He had to admit how cunning and sinister Deborah was. On one hand, she had coaxed Steven, while


    on the other, she had an affair with another man. Edric had been looking for ways to bring her down


    and now he finally possessed one. Dealing with her in the future would be a lot easier with the news of


    her affair.


    However, Edric would sit back and enjoy the show for now. He would watch as those people lost their


    hard-earned cash. Humans would usually lose their rationality once they were tempted. Deborah was


    going to suffer for quite some time.


    Edric also had help from Director Lewis. Had the director not asked him to oversee the change of


    hands of the After Dark nightclub, he would have failed toe up with such a brilliant n.


    Edric was still deep in his thoughts when the door was pushed open. A man came in, "Thank you, Mr.


    Myers! You''ve helped me out of this crisis!"


    "Don''t mention it, Director Lewis. It was just a small matter."


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    "Maybe it''s a small matter to you, Mr. Myers, but to me, it means the world!" Director Lewis did not stop


    thanking Edric for what thetter had done for him. The true owner of the After Dark nightclub was


    none other than Director Lewis. Since he was an officer, it was only wise for him to register the After


    Dark nightclub under another person''s name. Under his supervision, After Dark brought in considerable


    ie, earning millions of dors in the span of just a few years. Just the month prior, he had received


    news about San Fetillo''s intention to audit their officers'' assets.


    He was terrified upon hearing the news and of losing everything when everything was exposed. During


    that time, his new batch of liquor had been reced with fake ones too, which posed another problem.


    The fake liquor did little to worry him as After Dark had brought him more than enough money. He still


    had to think of a way to deal with the problem and that was when Edric, who he had a rtionship with,


    came into y. After thinking for a while, thetter had sessfully found a scapegoat to bear the


    me. All was well in the end.


    When ownership of After Dark was changed to Tommy, authentic liquor was stored in its warehouse. It


    was moved there by none other than the Golden Age Group, apany owned by Jordan. He had


    made sure to switch the liquor with fakes once the transfer deal had been sealed.


    Edric made sure to let Tommy celebrate his so-called sess before he made a certain phone call to


    the authorities. With that, he had thrown Tommy into living hell.


    Director Lewis did not lose a single penny as After Dark had been transferred over to Tommy. In fact,


    he only felt thankful towards Edric," Remember to look for me if you need any help."


    Edric''s face revealed a faint smile, "Thanks. I will do so in the future!"


    And seeked help from Director Lewis he did. Tommy''s father, or Loraine''s man, was currently serving


    his sentence and he was a few months shy from being released. Edric wanted to secure an early


    release for him as he did not want to wait anymore, and had many tasks for that man to carry out. That


    was when Director Lewis came into the picture.


    Naturally, Director Lewis agreed. He even assured Edric to wait for his good news.


    Edric drove to the hospital after meeting up with Director Lewis. Separated by ayer of ss, he


    observed hisatose mother from outside her room. Uneasiness stirred inside him.


    Beside him, a nurse reported, "Dr. Walker visited your mother again today."


    Edric pursed his lips. It dawned upon him that Marie was refusing to give up!


    Deborah had wanted her daughter, Lily, to marry into the Myers family and ended up hurting Edric''s


    mother and Irene. She even took Loraine in as her aplice. What was Marie hoping to achieve by


    treating Edric''s mother like this?


    Edric was in the dark as to what Marie was trying to achieve. Margaret had always treated her like a


    soulmate, not forgetting to share with her everything that she considered good. It was clear that


    Margaret had nothing but good intentions towards Marie, so Edric failed to think of any possible


    reasons as to why Marie would harm his mother.


    Marie was an aplished doctor. She was rich and required no help from Deborah, so why had she


    agreed to help Deborah? Edric made a silent pact to find out the truth in order to devise the perfect


    n to punish her in return.


    For Rowane''s sake, Edric had investigated Marie''s background before. It had been to identify if she


    really was Rowane''s biological mother. However, since Rowane denied it not long after, he had


    stopped looking into the matter.


    His freshly-opened investigation, however, yielded surprising results. He found out that Marie, or Qiana


    and Dave, or currently known to be Thomas, were actually half-siblings from different mothers. Marie


    was also Myra''s half-sister from a different father, making Irene her niece.


    Edric''s deductions told him if Myra was the only sister Marie ever had, then they must have been really


    close to each other. The truth, however, was far from that. Irene had never known she had an aunt to


    begin with.


    Judging from the fact that Irene did not know Marie''s rtionship with her, Myra must have never told


    her daughter about Marie. The question was, why didn''t Myra mention Marie to Irene before?


    Marie must have known Irene''s real identity, but she still helped Deborah with her n to make her


    daughter receive artificial insemination. That fact alone was enough to prove how much Marie hated


    Irene.


    How could there be any hatred among Marie and Irene if they had nevermunicated before? The


    only reasonable answer would be Myra. Marie hated Irene because of Myra.


    Although Marie was Myra''s half-sister, they were still born from the same mother. How could she bear


    such hatred for Myra?


    When Rowane had lied to Edric about her not having any rtions with Marie, Edric


    hadpletely believed her. Now, however, he was sure that Rowane and Marie were indeed mother


    and daughter. That was the only exnation to why she had helped Marie in setting him up.


    No news hade from Rowane after she had left the country. At first, Edric wondered if she did not


    leave, but was just hiding in another ce in the country, but his reliable sources confirmed her


    departure overseas. She was untraceable at the moment.


    Edric wondered what had happened to her. Was she using some kind of invisibility spell? Or had she


    met some kind of unfortunate event?


    Edric''s in-depth investigation yielded even more eye-opening facts. The reason why Marie had fought


    with Myra was because of a man. That man was Ma, Jordan''s father.


    Edric was unable to wrap his head around how the two sisters got involved with Ma, but he was


    sure who the winner was. Myra was dead and Marie was now living under the same roof with Ma.


    The winner of the love triangle was obvious.


    If that was the case, then why did Marie still hate Myra so much? Now that Myra had passed on, why


    did Marie direct her hatred to Irene?


    Edric thought of Rowane. Who was Rowane''s biological father, as Marie had gotten pregnant before


    she was married? Could it be Ma? Edric dismissed the idea. If that was the case, then Marie had


    no need to hide at Cat Alley just to give birth to her child.


    No other man came to Edric''s mind when he tried to think of a man who Marie liked. Since she was


    good-looking, many men fancied her. Even during her university years, while she had been residing in


    Cat Alley, she still managed to attract a huge following. Among them was Deborah''s cousin, who was a


    ssic example.


    The rtionship between Marie and Deborah started in Cat Alley. Deborah''s cousin had liked Marie


    ever since she stayed there and he often went to Deborah''s house. Rumor began circting around


    the alley regarding their rtionship. It was said that Deborah''s cousin had slept with Marie one day


    after he got drunk.


    The rumors were often debunked by some who believed that it was just a story made up by Deborah''s


    cousin. It was a sorry excuse from him for not being able to make her fall for him.


    Deborah''s cousin was not good-natured nor was he well-educated. How could Marie, who was a


    university student at the time, fall for him? It would be impossible for that to happen.


    Not everything about the rumors were false, though. It turned out to be true that Deborah''s cousin had


    immensely liked Marie and he had taken proper care of her in Cat Alley even when she was pregnant,


    and he listened to her every word. Unfortunately, at one point, he had broken thew and was sent to


    serve his sentence behind the bars.


    Did Marie help Deborah and her daughter because Deborah had let her stay at her home? Edric


    frowned upon thinking at the fact that Marie had to hide at Cat Alley just to give birth to her daughter.


    Why didn''t she ask for help like what Dave had done when she needed it the most?


    The real Thomas Nelson had been dead for a very long time. The current one was actually a man


    named Dave Walker. Why would he pretend to be Thomas in the first ce? Were there any secrets


    behind all these events? These questions danced stubbornly in Edric''s mind. He failed to get any


    satisfying answers no matter how hard he tried.


    No, this would not do. He would get nowhere if he kept on thinking. He had to talk to Thomas!