After Divorce I Married a Tycoon-Chapter 94: He Wants to Elevate Claire to a Height Unreachable by the Mercer Family
"I knew you were planning something like this," Silas Rowan said with a laugh. "It’s a vicious move, though."
"The Rowan and Sinclair families are hosting events on the same day. Most people will choose to come to the Rowan family’s party."
"And if the Sinclairs had found out ahead of time that the Rowan banquet was on the same day as their wedding..."
"...and realized most guests would likely choose to attend our event..."
"...they would have naturally changed the date to avoid an embarrassing turnout at the wedding."
"But by sending out the invitations just one day before, you’ve completely caught them off guard."
"You’re basically grinding the Sinclair Family’s reputation into the dirt."
Adrian Sutton asked with a cold smile, "Does the Sinclair Family even have any reputation left to lose?"
"True," Silas said. "The Sinclair Family has certainly been in the spotlight lately, just for all the wrong reasons."
"I have to say, you really don’t show any mercy. After what you’ve done, the Sinclairs have lost everything—both reputation and substance."
"It would have been better to give them a quick, decisive end rather than this ’death by a thousand cuts’ approach."
"What’s the rush?" Adrian Sutton said.
He wanted the Sinclairs to think that the recent wave of negative online press hadn’t caused them any substantial damage.
"I’m planning to leak a rumor that CZ Group is going to partner with the Sinclair Group."
Silas thought for a moment and immediately understood his plan.
"You’re just toying with them."
"I have plenty of time. What’s the harm in playing with them for a little while first?"
"First, give them hope, then strike them down, sending them plummeting from the clouds into the abyss..."
"Isn’t that much more interesting than finishing them off with a single blow?"
"It’s like with ancient punishments. A quick beheading is actually a mercy."
"A slow slicing is far more... entertaining."
’The Sinclair Family is so detestable. Making them go bankrupt right away would be letting them off too easy.’
’I’m going to toy with them first, lift them up to the clouds, and let them bask in their success for a bit.’
’Then, I’ll hurl them into a bottomless abyss from which they can never climb out.’
’The sheer contrast between the high and the low will be enough to shatter them mentally.’
"So what are you going to do about the Mercer Group?"
"Buy it," Adrian Sutton said. "And establish a new company."
"Then I’ll use CZ Group’s supposed interest in collaborating as a pretext to attract investors."
"With the CZ Group name attached, finding partners won’t be a problem."
Silas said, "With a business world titan like you at the helm, it’s only a matter of time before the little Mercer Group takes off."
"This is a gift I’m preparing for Claire," Adrian Sutton said.
’I’ll acquire the nearly bankrupt Mercer Group for the lowest possible price.’
’After I’ve completely transformed it and brought it back from the dead, I’ll give it to Claire.’
’The Mercer family treated her so poorly all these years, only knowing how to bleed her dry.’
’For the sake of the Mercer Group, they were even willing to sell Claire to that Mr. Bower...’
’Now, I’ll make them understand the consequences of mistreating Claire.’
’From now on, I will place Claire at a height the Mercer family can only gaze up at in despair.’
*
「The next day.」
Claire Mercer moved into Adrian Sutton’s house.
"Moved" was a strong word; she barely had any luggage.
A single suitcase held all of her belongings.
When she arrived at the door, Claire Mercer felt a little awkward and hesitated to knock.
It was Roxanne Peyton who decisively rang the doorbell for her.
Adrian Sutton opened the door, his heart pounding with excitement.
"Welcome, Claire. Happy to be roommates."
Claire Mercer smiled and nodded. "Happy to be roommates."
The group entered the house together.
The house was still spotlessly clean.
It was so neat and tidy it didn’t seem like a place where a single man lived.
Claire Mercer was very pleased.
’Because I’m a neat person too.’
’If my roommate turned out to be a slob, I wouldn’t be able to stand it.’
Then, Adrian Sutton led her to the master bedroom.
"Why did you bring me here?" Claire Mercer asked, a little confused.
Adrian Sutton said, "The master bedroom is for you."
"The sheets and duvet cover are brand new, and all the furniture in the bedroom has been disinfected."
"I hope you don’t mind that I used to live in here."
’How could I possibly mind?’
On the contrary, she was surprised that he would actually vacate the master bedroom for her.
The master bedroom was very spacious, with the best light and the best view.
"The guest room is fine for me. You should keep the master bedroom," Claire Mercer demurred.
’After all, I’m the one moving in. How could I just take the best room in every respect right from the start?’
"Girls have a lot of clothes, bags, and makeup. The guest room won’t have enough space."
"As a guy, all I need is a closet. The guest room is more than enough for me."
Roxanne Peyton pushed her into the master bedroom, saying, "Oh, Claire, just stop refusing."
"He was so considerate, he even cleaned out the master bedroom for you. Just take it."
"At worst, you can just work a little harder and cook him a few extra meals to thank him."
Claire Mercer thought for a moment and nodded.
"Alright. Thank you, then."
Adrian Sutton smiled. "You’re welcome."
Thinking he would be able to see Claire every day, he was overcome with an excitement he could barely contain.
No one knew how much effort it took for him to suppress his inner ecstasy and keep his expression neutral.
’As long as I can see her every day, I’d be happy even if I had to sleep on the sofa or the floor.’
And so, Claire Mercer moved into the master bedroom with her suitcase.
Adrian Sutton took up residence in the guest room next to hers.
After unpacking and arranging her things, Claire Mercer went to the kitchen.
She took out the ingredients that Roxanne Peyton and Stella Thorne had bought.
"To celebrate me finding a place to stay, Roxanne and Stella said we should have a small celebration today."
Adrian Sutton quickly came forward. "Let me help."
"No, it’s fine," Claire Mercer said. "I can handle it. You should go rest."
How could Adrian Sutton bear to let her toil away in the kitchen alone?
Besides, he was desperate for any excuse to spend more time with Claire, so of course he was going to stay in the kitchen.
"Two people can cook faster than one, and I’m starting to get a little hungry."
"Fine, then. You can wash those vegetables."
"Okay."
「In the living room.」
Roxanne Peyton and Stella Thorne watched the two busy figures in the kitchen.
They exchanged meaningful glances.
Roxanne Peyton sighed. "Say what you will, but they look really good together."
Stella Thorne nodded in agreement and sighed.
"It’s just a shame that Adrian Sutton is great in every way, except his financial situation is a bit lacking."
Roxanne Peyton disagreed. "Gavin Sinclair’s financial situation was great. He was the eldest young master of Rhonia’s wealthiest family."
"And look how that turned out."
"His whole family tricked Claire so horribly, and he was still cheating on her with a mistress on the side."
"Instead of finding someone who’s rich but is also a scumbag and a hypocrite..."
"...it’s better to find someone who treats you well with sincerity and devotion."
Stella Thorne nodded. "I guess that makes sense."
"As long as they’re both able-bodied, they can always make a life for themselves."
"Besides, Claire said she doesn’t want to get involved with any wealthy families again."
"The scheming and backstabbing in those rich families, all the convoluted plots... it’s better to find someone from a simple, ordinary family."
"Otherwise, I would have tried to set her up with my brother. You know he used to really like Claire."
Thinking of her brother, Roxanne Peyton let out a heavy sigh.
After Claire ’married’ Gavin Sinclair, he was heartbroken and went abroad. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
For the past two years, he’s been overseas handling the Peyton Group’s international business.
He only comes back for a couple of days during the New Year.
But the whole affair between Claire and the Sinclair Family has been all over the internet lately.
’If my brother finds out that Claire has nothing to do with Gavin Sinclair anymore, I wonder if he’ll come back to the country.’
