Chapter 34 Curtis Wanted to Be a Good Citizen


    Chapter 34 Curtis Wanted to Be A Good Citizen


    In the hospital room...


    When Mr. Baker saw Curtis, he instinctively moved back towards the window and pointed at him,


    saying, "You-you stay right there, don''te any closer."


    Curtis sat in the wheelchair, his well-defined joints resting on the bridge of his nose with his gold-


    rimmed sses. He smirked darkly and said, "Weren''t you the one who wanted to see me?"


    "You don''t need to get too close," Mr. Baker swallowed nervously, trembling. "You... you... don''t think


    I''m afraid of you! Jacob told me about how Mr. Doyle kicked you. He said you''re nothing special,


    just a bodyguard who knows how to fight and has a reputation to bluff people."


    "No need to waste words. Tell me, what do you want?"


    "I want to make a deal with you!" Mr. Baker shrunk his neck in fear and continued, "I don''t mean any


    harm. I just want to protect myself."


    "Protect yourself? By tarnishing my wife''s reputation? I thought you wanted to die more quickly."


    Curtis''s voice was chilling, making Mr. Baker feel as if a sharp knife was gently grazing his neck. It


    frightened him, and he shivered uncontrobly.


    "I... I know you''re investigating my ounts! Anyway, I can go out and issue a statement, saying


    that it''s all a misunderstanding. Adeline is innocent. But the condition is... you have to let me go.


    You can''t report me!"


    "Oh? Is that what you call a deal?" Curtis sneered with a hint of contempt in his eyes.


    "Yes!" Mr. Baker responded hastily. His bulky body moved slightly as he instinctively picked up the


    tablemp beside the bed for self-defense, "Let me tell you, no matter how you try to clear her


    name, it won''t work!"


    "Once this woman is stained by bad words, no amount of rification will change that!"


    "Don''t underestimate these rumors. In ancient times, there were so many women who couldn''t bear


    it and just jumped into the river."


    Curtis''s expression turned extremely cold upon hearing this, and his voice squeezed out hardly


    through his clenched teeth.


    "That''s others! My wife is not that kind of person! You people just manipte women''s emotions to


    set up this trap, don''t you?"


    "Mr. Baker didn''t directly admit it, "Believe it or not, it''s up to you! The person involved needs to


    come out and exin for it to make any difference."


    "As long as I''m willing to step forward, and that maid admits she deliberately said those things for


    attention, this whole thing will blow over."


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    "Right now, that maid was at my disposal, and you won''t be able to find her! Only if you make a deal


    with me can you find her."


    "Well, go ahead and give it a try. There''s no one under the sun that I, Curtis, can''t find."


    With that, Curtis raised his hand, signaling Steffen to push him away.


    His patience had run out, and he didn''t want to continue the conversation with an idiot.


    Mr. Baker panicked when he saw Curtis about to leave.


    "Hey, don''t go! We can still negotiate! Here''s the deal, I''ll help clear Adeline''s name and give you


    one million dor. Just spare me."


    Curtis didn''t respond, his expression indifferent as if the one million in Mr. Baker''s mouth was as


    insignificant as ten bucks.


    "Two million! That''s the highest I can go! As long as you don''t make me go to prison, I''ll give you all


    my wealth!"


    Mr. Baker became anxious and jumped off the bed, blocking Curtis''s path.


    Curtis stared at Mr. Baker as if he were looking at a dead man, "I don''t need the money. I''m easy to


    talk to as long as you don''t cross my bottom line. But my wife is my bottom line. Even if you gave


    me a billion, it would be useless."


    Mr. Baker was terrified, and dropped to his knees.


    Even though Jacob said that Curtis didn''t have the power to dominate, this person''s natural aura


    was enough to make him shiver.


    Mr. Baker swallowed nervously and quickly begged for mercy, "Mr. Riley, I was ignorant and foolish.


    It was my messed-up mind that made me believe that woman''s words."


    "A woman?"


    Mr. Baker hurriedly exined the whole phone call incident.


    After hearing the whole story and considering the timing of the phone call, Curtis couldn''t help but


    understand everything.


    It was indeed a tactic that Victoria woulde up with!


    Curtis ignored Mr. Baker kneeling on the ground and had Steffen push him away directly.


    Along the way, with a deep gaze, Curtis spoke up, "Steffen, it seems like my sister-inw has


    around two million deposited outside, lending money at high interest."


    "Yeah."


    "Shut down that private lendingpany." Curtis''s lips curled into a harmless smile.


    "Got it." Steffen responded and went to handle it.


    Within half hour, Steffen reported that the lendingpany had been shut down after calling the


    police.


    Curtis nodded in satisfaction and made a phone call to Victoria.


    When Victoria received the call, she was taken aback. "Well, well, Curtis, what wind blew you here


    to call your sister-inw? Are you begging for mercy, hoping I''ll spare Adeline?"


    Victoria paused and let out a coldugh, "Only you cherish Adeline so much. Neither the Burton


    family nor I want her. Now you''re picking up my unwanted daughter-inw and using her..."


    Before she could finish her words, Curtis interrupted her.


    "Victoria, you know about Bold Axe, right?"


    The smile on Victoria''s face froze instantly.


    Thatpany was owned by her distant rtive and had exorbitant interest rates.


    She wouldn''t dare to invest in a regrpany, but because it belonged to a rtive, she secretly


    put her money there.


    Now, why would Curtis suddenly bring up thispany?


    "Curtis, what do you want to do?"


    "I want to be a good citizen."


    "A good citizen?" Victoria was utterly confused.


    Curtis smiled, "I heard that this Bold Axe is engaging in high-interest loans. As a good citizen, I


    reported it. The people in thepany have been arrested, and their assets are frozen. I guess


    your investment has gone down the drain."


    "Curtis, you-" Victoria was too furious to find the right words!


    The thought of that two million dor made her heart bleed!


    "This two million dor is just me giving my sister-inw a little lesson. Don''t think you can bully my


    people. If it happens again, it won''t be as simple as two million dor."


    With that, Curtis ended the call decisively.


    At the right moment, Adeline just woke up and saw Curtis''s faint smile, not understanding what was


    going on.


    "What''s going on? Do you have good news?"


    Curtis nodded with a warm smile, "Yeah, they''ve already tracked down the whereabouts of the maid


    who framed you. The police should find her soon."


    "Really?" Adeline rarely showed a relieved smile.


    It wouldn''t matter much if Aunt Sarah was found by them!


    People on the inte might im that they coerced a confession. But if the police found her and


    announced the results after the investigation, the effect would be different!


    At that moment, Melissa also sent a message to Adeline, "Adeline, someone posted about your


    incident at the café on the inte. The attitude ofizens towards you is starting to change!


    Adeline quickly clicked on the link sent by Melissa and found that thements below were mostly


    fair.


    "This teacher doesn''t look guilty at all. It doesn''t feel like what was rumored before!"


    "Yeah! Regardless of anything, we really shouldn''t let these kind of people off lightly! They easily


    resort to online harassment, and it even escted to offline attacks! No matter how minor the


    situation, we should make these people face the consequences!"


    "Let more people see this. Adults should be ountable for their actions!"


    "I think this teacher probably didn''t seduce that Mr. Baker, otherwise, would she dare to report it to


    the police?"


    "From what I know, she even filed a police report requesting an investigation into the people


    defaming her online."


    "Currently, the Teacher Competition Committee has also stated that the incident is still under


    investigation, and they won''t cancel the teacher''s qualification for now. Let''s all watch the situation


    calmly!"


    "Ha, did you all receive benefits from that woman? Coming here to help whitewash her! She''s


    driven the son of that director to run away from home and even contemte suicide!"


    "Suicide? No way? This has blown up so much!"


    When Adeline saw these twoments, her pupils suddenly contracted.


    Was it Billy?


    Did Billy run away from home?


    The next second, Leah called.


    As soon as the call connected, she started yelling.


    "Adeline Burton-if something happens to Billy, it won''t be over between us! I want you to pay with


    your life!"