Destined Entwining: Capturing My Devoted Beau-Chapter 421 - 226: Unintentional Words, Intentional Ears (First Update)
"When my parents passed away, my sister had already graduated from university, and I was less than a year old. Tell me, where could I seek justice?"
Spring Spencer was filled with emotion.
She knew about Ride Wind Commercial Properties Ltd. in C city, the renowned real estate mogul couple. She never expected there to be such a disgraceful history.
She looked at Blake Leaf and advised, "Who knows what will happen in the future? Since they planned to take the family assets, they’ve probably thought through everything."
Blake Leaf nodded dispiritedly, "Hmm, I’ve already accepted it. But sometimes when I think about it, I still feel a bit unsettled. You know... every time I think my fate isn’t that bad, how could it be..."
Spring Spencer didn’t know what to say, so she just patted Blake Leaf’s hand as a gesture of comfort.
Blake Leaf was upset for a while but then let it go.
Having accepted his fate long ago, his sadness came quickly and faded just as fast.
After finishing their tea, they found it was already ten o’clock in the evening.
Blake Leaf hurriedly said, "It’s so late. Let me take you back?"
"No problem, the place I live in is very safe," Spring Spencer said with a grin, "Plus, I drive a Benz. No one dares to mess with me."
"Yeah, everyone keeps their distance when they see that kind of car, afraid to bump into it. Only I..." Blake Leaf laughed and made a joke.
As they were leaving, Blake Leaf’s phone rang.
He glanced at it and saw it was Three Billion Sister’s call, so he didn’t pick up.
Spring Spencer asked curiously, "Whose call? Why didn’t you answer?"
"It’s the insurance broker, always calling to ask me to buy her insurance," Blake Leaf said calmly, "I sometimes humor her when I have time, but today I’m too tired. I just want to go home and sleep, without engaging in mental gymnastics."
"That’s true. Those insurance brokers are quite persistent," Spring Spencer laughed.
They exchanged phone numbers and got into their cars one after the other, heading onto the highway.
Soon after, they both unexpectedly exited the highway at the same time and entered the same community.
Fortunately, they didn’t live in the same building.
But once they entered the community, they still exchanged a text message with each other, both saying in unison: Fate.
Spring Spencer returned to her three-bedroom apartment she had purchased and first called her mother, "Mom, can you help me find someone in C city to investigate an incident from over twenty years ago?"
Ava Harlow was about to go to sleep but was awakened by her daughter’s call. However, she didn’t get angry and smiled, saying, "C city? I may not be able to check into current events, but over twenty years ago, your mom still knew a few capable people there. What’s the matter?"
Spring Spencer said, "Investigate how the owner of Ride Wind Commercial Properties Ltd., Su Changfeng, and her husband Nathan, acquired their entire family fortune back then."
Ava Harlow paused in surprise, "Ride Wind Commercial Properties? I think we’ve met them before."
"Yes, one year when the Spencer Group held an annual dinner, they attended."
At that time, the Spencer Group was building a flagship store for a well-known brand in C city and had dealings with Ride Wind Commercial Properties Ltd.
"What’s wrong with them? Is there a problem?" Ava Harlow became interested.
Spring Spencer recounted the story she’d heard from Blake Leaf and added, "This is just one side of the story, and I’m not very convinced. But I’m quite interested in what really happened back then."
Ava Harlow chuckled knowingly, "Ride Wind Commercial Properties, they caused us quite a few troubles at the time."
Spring Spencer smiled and put down the phone.
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After Blake Leaf returned to his rented one-bedroom apartment, he then called Three Billion Sister.
Three Billion Sister seemed to be drunk and lazily asked, "Blake Leaf, what are you doing?"
"I just got home. Overtime, you know, it’s not as easy as the work you, missy, have," Blake Leaf laughed and took clothes to the bathroom, saying, "I won’t chat with you. I’m going to take a shower. Bye."
He cleanly hung up the phone and went to the bathroom to shower.
Three Billion Sister stared at her phone, her expression dimmed.
She wondered if she was too sensitive. She could feel Blake Leaf’s perfunctory and indifference.
She dropped the phone and fell asleep on the sofa.
Today was another day of indecision.
...
Another month passed, and Capital City entered the last month of the year.
Kenneth Osborne’s AI Vision Promise recruited more than twenty people, and the research and development were in full swing.
Meanwhile, Blake Leaf’s self-developed app and website were operating well. He even accompanied Spring Spencer to their investment circle for coffee.
That day, Kenneth Osborne got out of the car and headed towards the elevator in the office building.
He arrived relatively early, and generally, at this time, there wasn’t anyone in the elevator.
But today, when he entered, there was already someone inside.
Wearing a coat made of material like sequined rainwear, the collar was upright, covering half of the face.
The hat was also worn, and there was a mask on the face.
Seemed to be thoroughly concealed.
Kenneth Osborne hesitated slightly, nodded at the person inside as a greeting, and walked in slowly.
The elevator door closed gradually, and he pressed the button for his company’s floor.
Just then, in the glossy mirror-like surface of the elevator door, he saw the person behind him raise a hand.
A flash of cold light on that hand, it seemed to be a dagger.
Without thinking, Kenneth Osborne immediately ducked sideways while sweeping his long leg backward, with a bang, kicked the person onto the ground!
But the person didn’t lessen the attack, and the dagger in his hand fiercely stabbed down, aiming for Kenneth Osborne’s thigh artery.
Kenneth Osborne adapted swiftly, kneeling quickly on one leg, dodging the edge of the opponent’s dagger while pushing one hand on the ground, flipping into the air, and then kicked hard at the opponent’s wrist!
The dagger was knocked away, and the opponent, relentless, pulled out from the chest a bone-like device, wore it on the hand, and scraped at Kenneth Osborne’s calf again!
This time, although Kenneth Osborne quickly withdrew his leg, the confined space of the elevator still restricted his movement, and with his long legs, even retracting them, he was still grazed on the calf muscle by the opponent’s bone device.
Blood immediately gushed out, staining the elevator floor bright red.
Kenneth Osborne was furious, swung back his elbow swiftly, hitting the opponent to fly, crashing into the elevator wall, tilting his head and fainting.
Only then did Kenneth Osborne, enduring the intense pain, calmly pick up his phone to call the police.
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