Chapter 444 Fosun Entertainment Group


    "Once James finds out that Norman is his brother from the same parents, he will definitely tolerate


    him and let their feud go. Perhaps the fight between brothers could be avoided entirely."


    However, Gabrie remained unmoved. "Norman''s surname is Shen, not Xi. That should be enough


    proof that he''s Mitchell''s son. I don''t care whether he wants to fight with James or not, but I think


    that my son doesn''t need you pleading on his behalf for such an advantage. He would not let James


    bully him easily. The same goes for James."


    Sebastian tried reasoning with her again, but his voice sounded more anxious. "As long as you


    admit that Norman is my son and James'' younger brother, then maybe the fight doesn''t have to


    happen. Don''t you want our children to live a happy, peaceful life?"


    Gabri finally lost her temper andshed out in a raised voice, "So now you want to avoid


    fighting? Why weren''t you like this back then? If it weren''t for that woman, do you think we would be


    in this kind of situation?"


    At the mention of Judy, Sebastian''s guilt weighed down on his heart even heavier. In a soft voice, he


    reassured Gabri, "She''s in prison now, and I already know what kind of person she is. Gabri, I


    was unfair to you. It was all my fault. Give me a chance to make it up to you, okay?"


    "No!" Gabri firmly refused. "Regardless of the state of my rtionship with Mitchell, I will never


    marry you again."


    "Gabri!"


    After rearranging her features into a semnce of calm, Gabri faced Sebastian squarely and


    finally said, "I admit that Norman is not Mitchell''s child. So what? The fact only makes me feel more


    disgusted by you. Nothing happened between me and Mitchell— not only before I married him but


    also after our marriage. What about you and Judy?"


    Gabri''s revtion rendered Sebastian speechless.


    Without waiting for his response, Gabri stood up and left, leaving Sebastian rooted on his spot in


    stupefaction.


    Maria was still busy with work in her office that night when she received a call from Peggy. "Hello,


    Peggy."


    Without preamble, Peggy asked, "Maria, do you know Mr. Xu?"


    "Yes, I do. What''s wrong?"


    Peggy said helplessly, "I provoked him, so he had me locked up. Maria, he wouldn''t let me go, so I


    had no choice but to call you."


    Maria''s brows furrowed slightly. "I see. Tell him that I want to go shopping with you. If he still refuses


    to let you go, you can call me again." Because of that incident where Mr. Xu identally drugged


    Maria, he had one of his fingers cut off by James. However, it seemed like the man hadn''t learned


    his lesson yet.


    "Okay! Thank you so much!"


    "You''re wee. Call me any time if you need help."


    "Got it!"


    After hanging up the phone, Peggy asked someone to tell ry Maria''s message to Mr. Xu.


    In less than two minutes, the man who had insisted on sleeping with her walked her out of the bar


    with a smile.


    Peggy''s head reeled at the man''s about-face. Here was proof that Maria had be a force to be


    reckoned with in H City. She only had to drop her name and tell people that she was her friend in


    order to be set free.


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    Once again, Peggy was filled with admiration for her friend.


    In HL Group


    James threw a project contract on the desk and said in a cold voice, "Investigate this. Look into


    Fosun Entertainment Group at all costs. Even if you have to use force, you must find out the person


    behind thatpany."


    He would like to meet this person face to face.


    Heaving an inward sigh, Summer answered promptly, "Yes, Mr. Xi."


    At that point, Fosun Entertainment Group was an unstoppablepany in H City. It was a mere


    entertainmentpany in the beginning, but its business had already expanded into the fields of


    clothing, cosmetics, real estate, and other industries. Recently, thepany even dared to harm


    the interests of HL Group and making it suffer a considerable loss.


    Intriguingly, no one outside thepany knew who the CEO was. This seemingly mythical person''s


    identity remained a mystery-a fact that infuriated James.


    "Put the stress of the investigation on Norman. Maybe he''s involved in it somehow," James said.


    "Got it."


    In few days, HL Group and Fosun Entertainment Group reached an agreement. On the day of the


    contract signing, people from HL Group insisted on meeting the CEO of the otherpany. To


    everyone''s surprise, Fosun Entertainment Group backed out of the project because of this


    condition.


    Soon, the news of Fosun Entertainment Group''s n to acquire HM Group started to spread,


    showing how aggressive it was in its ventures.


    HM Group''s stock price had been on a constant downward spiral ever since its CEO, Colby Zheng,


    had been ced under investigation for fraudulent activities. Moreover, many of its branch offices


    had been closed down. Even so, thepany couldn''t be acquired that so easily. By releasing the


    news, Fosun Entertainment Group issued a challenge to all of the big shots in H City''s financial


    circle.


    What made James even angrier was that Fosun Entertainment Group had gotten their hands on


    insider information from HL Group in advance and won the project released by HL Group in the


    competition with its peers.


    Even after James had thoroughly investigated the matter, he did not find a traitor within his


    company. It was extremely confusing.


    Everyone guessed that the person in charge of Fosun Entertainment Group was probably a hacker.


    Maybe that person was skilled enough to hack into HL Group''s database and extract insider


    information.


    While in a business dinner, Maria received a call from Edith, Colby''s secretary. "Hello."


    The woman''s agitated voice assaulted her ears. "Didn''t you say that if I listened to you, Colby would


    divorce Rosa and marry me?"


    Sweeping a nce across the dozen or so people gathered at the dining table, Maria said calmly,


    "Let''s talk about it face to face after my business dinner is finished."


    Edith suppressed her temper and replied, "Okay, but I can''t go out right now since my child is


    asleep. Come and find me!"


    "Okay."


    At about ten o''clock in the evening, Maria drove to a gatedmunity. It was not a high-end


    residentialpound, and the security guards at the gate were sleepy, so she easily entered the


    gate.


    After reaching the correct unit, she rang the doorbell, and Edith opened the door.


    Her bodyguards did not enter and instead waited by the door. When Maria came into the house,


    Edith said, "See? Not only didn''t Colby marry me, but he also made me move from a high-end


    apartment to this dump!"


    Edith was anxious because several parties were investigating Colby. For now, he didn''t allow her to


    go to thepany, so she couldn''t help but overthink at home all day long.


    Maria looked at the sparse furnishings of the shabby apartment. She declined to sit down when


    asked. She didn''t intend to stay for long. "As far as I know, he is divorcing Rosa. I think they''re in the


    process of finalizing the divorce procedures. Besides, Rosa has be a wanted criminal. Her


    days as Mrs. Zheng are numbered."


    "A wanted criminal?" Edith was not aware of this information.


    "Yes." Maria exhaled and slipped her hands into her pockets. "Colby must have given you a lot of


    money, right? If you don''t want to be implicated in his crimes, just break up with him and leave this


    city!"


    The offer was a sincere one. After all, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Colby would be


    arrested any time soon. If Edith continued to stay here, she would still be involved even if she was


    staying in an old, shabbymunity instead of avish apartment.


    Edith vaguely knew these things. "Maria, I beg you. For the sake of my child, please don''t let them


    put Colby behind bars."


    Maria chuckled without humor. "He broke thew. It''s not up to me whether he would be thrown to


    prison or not."


    "But if he is in prison, how can I have my child registered without a father? Maria, you broke your


    promise!" Edith didn''t expect Colby''s crimes to be so serious.


    Maybe it was because Maria used her real name when she reported it. If anybody else had been


    the whistleblower, the matter would have been swept under the rug eventually.


    Maria looked her in the eye and said, "Edith, we agreed that as long as you cooperated with me, I


    would let Colby divorce Rosa and make it possible to have your child registered. I didn''t promise


    you anything else. Besides, Colby hasn''t been thrown into prison yet, so there''s still hope. Why are


    you so agitated?"