Chapter 13


    Thump! The second the words were out of Emrys’ mouth, Benedict went onto his knees. Even though


    he was not there when the media were attacking Cordelia, he was still afraid. The wrath of Empyrean


    Lord was not something the Sheldon family could withstand. He had to do everything he could to gain


    Empyrean Lord’s forgiveness. Thump! Thump! Thump! Seeing that the head of the Sheldon family had


    already gone on his knees, the rest of the reporters dared not continue to stand and went on their


    knees as well. It was a grand sight to behold. Emrys walked over to Gavin and asked icily, “Don’t you


    have anything to say?” “I-I’ll confess it all. Everything I said earlier was a lie. Kane said he was going to


    help me pay back my debt,” Gavin rified everything with a shaky voice. He was quaking, both


    physically and mentally. Another person who was trembling with him was Benedict. Every time Gavin


    mentioned Kane’s name, Benedict would give himself a harsh p as he desperately wished to skin


    Kane alive. Right then, Tobias crawled over to Cordelia and sobbed, “Ms. Youngblood, I’m sorry!


    Please give me a chance! I have a family to provide for…” “Aren’t you supposed to be as stubborn as a


    mule?” Cordelia scoffed. “I…” Tobias was filled with nothing but regret. Cordelia turned to Angelina and


    Henry and said, “Since you’re determined to leave Cordelia Group, I won’t ask you to stay. Good luck


    with your future endeavors.” The two people’s breaths hitched. Crossing Cordelia was akin to crossing


    South River King. Whatpany in the South River District would dare to employ them after this


    incident? Cordelia’s blessing was indeed a sarcastic remark. After many twists and turns, the product


    any articles about what had happened that day. As for the promotion of Cordelia Group’s new product,


    was there really a need to promote Cordelia Group’s products when their orders made by South River


    King and various wealthy families totaled close to ten billion? Meanwhile, on the top floor of Cordelia


    Group’s office, Osmond was humbly speaking to the young man before him. “Empyrean Lord, were my


    arrangements to your satisfaction?” Emrys nodded. “Not bad. It was grand enough.” When Osmond


    heard that, a smile appeared on his face. He looked nothing like South River King at that moment.


    Instead, he seemed more like a child who had been praised by his teacher for receiving full marks on


    his test. Osmond reveled in Emrys’ praise for a while before rposing himself. “Empyrean Lord,


    about Allure Group…” “There’s no need for it to exist anymore.” If Allure Group had been sticking to the


    rules andpeting against Cordelia Group normally, Emrys would not have intervened. However,


    Allure Group had resorted to lowly tricks, and for that, Emrys would not let them off. Allure Group had


    to go. It was not that Emrys was not merciful but that Allure Group was the one who had crossed the


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    line first. Emrys truly did not know what would have happened to Cordelia if he had not been around


    that day. In a somber tone, Osmond said, “I understand. I’ll inform the heads of the families to cklist


    Allure Group.” After that, Osmond handed Emrys a ck card. “Empyrean Lord, this is the obsidian


    card by the Chanaea Chamber of Commerce. This is avable for use across the country, so please


    have this.” “Thank you.” Emrys was not short of money, but seeing it was a gift from Osmond, he


    epted the ck card in the end. After a beat, Emrys recalled something important and asked, “Any


    news about the fire at Sunshine Children’s Home fifteen years ago?” He had asked Osmond to look


    into the matter the day before. It had only been a day since then, so he was not expecting any positive


    answers from Osmond. To his surprise, Osmond nodded. “I do, Empyrean Lord.” As expected of the


    first person who realized who Emrys truly was—Osmond was efficient. “I looked into Prime Realty and


    found the contractor who was in charge of the process back then. ording to him, they were indeed


    the ones behind that fire.” Osmond had to use the stick-and-carrot approach to get that contractor to


    spill the beans and give him the answer he wanted. Nevertheless, Emrys did not care about how


    Osmond had received the information. He only cared about the results. Once he heard that Prime


    Realty really had something to do with the fire, a frigid look appeared in his eyes. “Prime Realty must


    have a death wish. Who is the mastermind behind this?” “Gerald Chalker,” Osmond replied. “He’s a


    member of the Chalker family from the North River District. His main business is in real estate, and


    over ny percent of the real estate resources are under his control in the North River District. But…”


    “But what?” “My main influence is in the South River District. I won’t be able to help out in North River


    District,” Osmond said with a wry chuckle. Jadeborough was located in a unique spot. It was


    surrounded by water, and there was a river that flowed in between thend from the west to the east,


    splitting Jadeborough into two parts—a northern region and a southern region. To the south of the river


    was South River King’s territory, and the most influential family to the north of the river was the Chalker


    family. After a moment of contemtion, Emrys said, “It’s fine. I have a way around this. Where is


    Gerald Chalker right now?” “ording to my information, he should be in the state, Nuthana, now.”


    “Nuthana?” “Yes. The mid of next month—the fifteenth of August—will be Old Mr. Chalker’s sixtieth


    birthday. Gerald has taken a trip to Nuthana to prepare a gift for him.” “He’s devoted to his family, huh?”


    Emrys sneered. The fire had nearly killed him and thedies back then. It even tormented Walter for so


    many years. This was a score Emrys was going to settle no matter what. Still, since Gerald was in


    Nuthana, Emrys would let him have one more month of freedom. “I’ll be giving you a luxurious gift on


    the fifteenth of August, Chalkers. Do you dare to take it?” Emrys uttered dangerously, his hands behind


    his back and his eyes narrowed. Osmond’s heart lurched. Something massive was certainly going to


    happen in the North River District on the fifteenth of August. Angelina was in a crestfallen daze after


    leaving the Cordelia Group building. When she saw a stray dog barking maniacally at her on the street,


    she gave in to her urges and threw a stone at it. “How dare youugh at me too, you stupid dog?”


    “Awoo!” The stray dog let out an anguished cry before fleeing. The action did not bring anyfort to


    Angelina, nevertheless. With the current situation she was in, she was just like that stray dog. Great


    sorrow bubbled in her chest. “Darn this! Cordelia Youngblood, all you did was get into South River


    King’s good books! Your pretentious character disgusts me!” Angelina assumed that South River King


    had only helped Cordelia out because he was in some kind of secretive rtionship with Cordelia.


    Furthermore, Emrys was Cordelia’s toy boy. The trio’s rtionship, to Angelina, was an immoral one.


    Angelina resented her defeat. She gritted her teeth and made a call. “Dad, I’ll marry into the Chalker


    family right away!”