Book 2 : She Becomes Glamorous After the Engagement

Chapter 47

Chapter 749: Hacker Q?

When Justin heard this, he narrowed his eyes.

He sat down on the sofa calmly and crossed his legs. Then, he said, “Mr. Coleman, what do you mean?”

“Heh, I thought that you and your fiancée were at least in love. I didn’t expect you to only be a couple on the surface… I must have misjudged you. I thought that, even if you’re a couple on the surface, you chose to tolerate her for the time being because you were worried that something would happen to the company. However, there must be some grudge in your heart. You don’t believe in love anymore, do you?”

Justin said, “I believe her.”

“Are you still trying to puff yourself up at your own cost? I’ve seen too many PR tactics like yours. Many couples in the entertainment industry have their scandals clarified by hired people. Heh! However, I never expected this to happen to you. I thought you would be more arrogant than others.” Philip’s voice was very cold. He no longer had the attitude he had on the phone last time. “You disappoint me!”

“However, you’re indeed mother and son. You two are really good at using marriage as a bargaining chip!”

After Philip said that, he seemed a little stubborn and crazy. He smiled sarcastically. “You’re the same as your mother. You’re always like this. Heh, you’ve disappointed me! Justin, I’ll make you pay for making me your enemy!”

Justin frowned.

He had sensed Philip’s coldness on the phone earlier.

However, when Philip called him last time, he had vaguely wanted to give him some pointers. Furthermore, up until now, Herman had been the one making a fuss and scaring them. Philip had not really done anything yet!

At most, he had bought 5% of the shares from the Imperial League’s King and supported Herman.

However, this method was child’s play to him.

He had suddenly said that he wanted them to pay the price… This gave Justin a bad feeling.

He looked at Lawrence suddenly. “Go, investigate. I suspect that… Philip is in New York!”

When Lawrence heard this, he instantly straightened his back. “Yes!”

In a villa in the suburbs.

A tall and slender figure stood there. The man was wearing a black suit. Although he was almost fifty, he was still good-looking. One could tell from his strong eyes that he was American.

If Iris was there, she would have noticed that Philip had gotten old.

After all, after 20 years of hardships, their best times were gone forever. At that moment, Philip’s face was cold. He smoked a cigarette hatefully and stubbed it out in the ashtray.

The man was shrouded in smoke. He turned back, his eyes red as he smiled sarcastically. “I thought too highly of them. Hehe, I thought that her son could really let me see what love was, but they disappointed me too much! I’m so disappointed!”

Philip strode forward and paced back and forth. He murmured, “Jason, you saw it. I gave them a chance. Over the past twenty years, I’ve given them countless chances! But what happened in the end? She didn’t withstand my test. Even her son has her blood and genes in his bones. He treated love as a marriage deal!”

Behind him stood his secretary, Jason. “President Coleman, maybe it really was Justin in that villa? After all, his comeback at the board of directors meeting today was very unexpected. The so-called overseas fundraising was just a gimmick, a smokescreen.”

Philip sneered when he heard that. “How is that possible? Do you think I don’t know who Nora is cheating with?”

Jason immediately asked, “Who is it?”

Philip lowered his eyes and sneered. “In order to figure out who she was cheating with, I got someone to hack into the villa’s system when she entered that villa. I wanted to see who that pretty boy was.”

Jason asked, “Did you hack into it?”

“No,” Philip said slowly.

Jason was stunned when he heard Philip say, “You know Old K? His hacking skills are first-rate. I asked him to do this, but after he hacked into the system, he encountered an obstacle. In this world, there are only two hackers who can defeat Old K.”

Jason subconsciously replied, “Q and Y? Then, is it Q or Y?” “0.”

Philip said slowly, “Old K said that Q must have blocked his attack in that villa.”

When Jason heard this, he instantly understood something. He said, “You mean… the man who has an affair with Nora is Q?!”

Q was a hacker god. It was even more impossible for him to be Nora’s bodyguard.

Therefore, after eliminating all kinds of possibilities, there was only one possibility left-Nora’s pretty boy was Q!

Philip nodded. “That’s right. Besides, I asked around about Q later. Smith Corporation had never been able to convince Q to work for them, but after Nora returned to the family, Q joined them as well. I don’t believe that these two people don’t have any feelings for each other!”

Jason nodded. “There must have been some private relationship between Nora and Q! No wonder Q had been hiding his identity all along. It turns out that he was being kept in a golden house!”

Philip’s eyes were filled with disappointment. “Even I realized it. With Justin’s temperament, do you think he wouldn’t notice it?”

Jason shook his head. “He must have.”

They had to admit that Justin was talented.

Philip clenched his fists. “Therefore, I’ve been waiting to see what Justin would do when he’s in the same situation I was back then. However, I never expected that he would be willing to be cheated on for the marriage between the Hunt and the Smith Corporation! Business is important, but is it that important? He really disappoints me!”

Jason lowered his head and sighed silently.

He had been with his boss for so many years, how could he not understand his thoughts?

The boss had always liked Iris so much that he wanted her to apologize. As long as she lowered her head, the boss would definitely give in.

Otherwise, how could his boss still be single after 20 years?

Furthermore, even after Iris and Justin violated the agreement from back then, the boss did not plan to kill them all. He had always adopted a loud and simple method.

Even during this fight for the position of chairman, the boss had given them a way out.

He had even said to himself that if Justin could withstand his test, he could consider letting them go.

After all… he had never seen such a smile on Iris’s face when she was with her granddaughter and grandsons.

However, he did not expect Justin to disappoint him so much.

Jason did not know how to persuade his boss to let go.

At that moment, he heard Philip’s order. “Let them… do it!”

Philip had originally thought that he and Iris had been punished for 20 years for holding back. He actually did not want this to continue. He wanted to let go. If Justin had given him an answer and told him that he should not have probed too much, then this matter might have ended.

However, he did not expect that they would still end up fighting.

Chapter 750: Brenda “Compromise”

When Nora woke up, it was already the next day.

She stretched and sat up slowly. She realized that Brenda and the three little heads were staring at her. When they saw her, Brenda heaved a sigh of relief. She held her chin with both hands and said slowly, “Nora, you’re finally awake.”

Nora: “?”

She raised her eyebrows and continued to stretch before asking, “What’s wrong?”

“You really kept a pretty boy outside. Nora, you’re really too much!”

Nora: “?”

Then, she heard Brenda’s next sentence. “How can you not tell me about your pretty boy? No matter what, let me help you choose! Also…”

Brenda was very nosy. Her eyes were very bright as she asked, “Is that person handsome? Compared to my brother?”

Nora: “…”

The corners of her mouth twitched. She ignored Brenda and looked at the three children. When the three children saw that she was awake, they automatically walked to the sofa and sat there to play.

Nora lifted the blanket and got out of bed in her pajamas. She yawned and entered the bathroom.

She was about to enter when her hand was grabbed by Brenda.

She turned around and saw Brenda, who was usually playful, sigh. “Nora, um… why don’t you give up that pretty boy of yours?!”

She lowered her eyes. “Actually, I can tell that you and my brother are in love. Why do you need someone to interfere between the two of you? Go apologize to my brother. He has already helped you suppress the matter. He shouldn’t mind, right?”

It was the first time Nora had seen Brenda acting so serious. She was about to explain when she saw Brenda change her attitude from before. “But if that’s the case, won’t that handsome man you have outside be left helpless? He’s so pitiful. I think you should give him to me?”

Nora: “?”

The corners of her mouth twitched. She decided to ignore Brenda.

This woman was never reliable!

After entering the bathroom, she washed up and walked out. She played with the three children for a few hours before leaving in the afternoon and continuing to the suburban villa.

She was at her wits’ end.

She had just read the message when Solo said that he wanted to come to look for her and ask her to find a place to stay.

Fortunately, there were two villas.

Otherwise…

According to Justin’s petty character, the villa they lived in would definitely not be lent to Solo.

After her car drove into the villa, she saw a tall, thin, and fair boy standing there in a daze with messy hair.

When he saw her, Solo instantly rushed over and tried to grab her hand. “Anti, I’m here to tour New York. Are you okay with me staying for a while longer?!”

Nora avoided his enthusiastic hand and said, “No objections.”

Then, she brought Solo to the door of Villa No.

Along the way, Nora made sure that no one was following her. Otherwise, at this critical moment, if she was photographed again, it would really be difficult to explain.

When Nora thought of this, she simply threw the key to Solo. “Go in yourself. Order takeout if you want to eat anything. I’ll leave first.”

Hacker Solo: ??

He was stunned. “Anti, is this how you treat distant guests?”

Nora did not turn back. She waved her hand and got into the driver’s seat coolly. Then, she drove away.

When Solo saw her like this, he could only sigh silently. “You’re really rude to your guest!”

He entered the villa angrily.

A small head suddenly emerged from the grass in the distance.

As an Interpol officer and a professional, Brenda was best at tracking and investigation. For the sake of her brother’s happiness, she had spent a lot of effort today to find this villa where her sister-in-law kept her pretty boy.

She thought about it and walked to the villa’s door. She knocked. “Who is it?”

A wary voice came from inside.

Brenda: “Open the door.”

Solo opened the door.

Without a word, Brenda fell into his arms. “I’m sorry. I have low blood sugar. Can you give me something to eat?”

When Solo saw a woman, he subconsciously held Brenda. When he heard her words, he looked up and realized that the woman in front of him was extremely stunning. Her long eyes were enchanting. She was simply born charming!

How could he reject such a person?

Solo’s face turned red, and he did not even know where to place his hands and feet. The shy man moved aside. “Okay… Okay!”

Brenda took the opportunity to size up Solo.

This man was very thin. At a glance, he was the kind of technical geek who stayed in the room all year round and rarely went out to see people.

However, his facial features were very delicate.

How could a pretty boy supported by his sister-in-law be bad?

As Brenda thought about this, she smiled at Solo and followed him in.

Sigh, in order to let her sister-in-law and brother live happily together, she could only compromise and sacrifice herself to abduct this pretty boy!

–

In the President’s Office.

The tall French windows illuminated the room. The black-and-white color scheme made the room look very majestic.

Justin leaned back in his chair.

Lawrence and Sean stood in front of him as they reported. “Philip Coleman attacked several of our clients within a day and interrupted all our projects from the past quarter. Boss, what’s wrong with Philip Coleman?”

Sean pushed up his glasses in silence and said, “He had been shouting arrogantly previously, but he didn’t do much. He only gave Herman 5% of the shares. But now, he must have provoked Herman somehow and made him start suppressing them wantonly. Fortunately, those are our long-term clients. Now, due to Philip Coleman’s pressure, the clients don’t dare to continue working with us but they haven’t agreed to work with Philip Coleman either. After all, they still trust us a lot.”

Lawrence sneered. “Of course they trust us. How much have they earned from following us all these years? If they leave us immediately after being threatened, then we won’t work with them in the future! Hunt Corporation might still care about their little money. Does Boss care?”

Lawrence was really irritated when something happened.

Sean was silent for a moment before saying, “I don’t think it’s a good thing for us to continue arguing. After all, Philip Coleman is also a member of the Imperial League. He must have misunderstood something to suddenly launch such a huge attack. It’s almost a lose-lose situation. I think the best way is to figure out why. Why is he so sure that Nora has someone outside?”

Lawrence was dissatisfied. “Sean, are you afraid? What are you afraid of? Just attack!”

The corners of Sean’s mouth twitched. “We can’t shrink back to investigate. Personally, I don’t think we need to engage in an indifferent business battle. After all, Hunt Corporation can’t handle his suppression yet. If this continues, Hunt Corporation will either go bankrupt or King would have to invest in it. But this way, it would be too obvious. Boss’s identity might be exposed. Therefore, we should carefully consider the situation now.”

Chapter 751: Q’s Identity Has Been Found!

Sean’s words made sense.

It was to the extent that Lawrence didn’t even know what to say anymore. He lowered his head and muttered to himself, “But if we take the initiative to contact them, then it will look like we have accepted defeat.”

Taking the initiative to contact the enemy made it look as though they were begging for mercy.

Sean looked at him. He really didn’t know what he should be saying about him anymore.

In the end, he looked at Justin and asked, “Boss, what do you think?”

Justin would never decide against investigating what exactly had happened just because he didn’t want to be embarrassed, and end up making enemies for himself everywhere.

The first principle of business was to hold harmony above all else.

Justin’s fingers tapped against the sofa, his expression surprisingly calm. Although he was rather angry at Philip’s insistence that Nora had cheated on him, his rationality was still intact.

He slowly replied, “The question here is, will they tell you even if you ask them about it?”

Sean frowned.

That was also what he was worried about.

Philip had made it clear that they intended to be on opposing sides with them. His attitude was as though he couldn’t be bothered to talk to Justin, and as though he was determined to drive them to their wits’ end. At a time like this, even if he sent Sean to bow down and ask them about it, Philip definitely couldn’t be bothered to say anything.

When Justin saw the big frown on Sean’s face, he finally smiled and said, “What’s the hurry? Tell those clients to persevere for a while longer. Even if we don’t ask him about it, someone will approach him and find out for us just what has happened!”

Lawrence was dumbfounded when he heard him. He asked, “Boss, who’s going to ask them about it for us?”

Sean: 1

Justin: “…”

Justin ignored Lawrence, lowered his head, and continued to read his documents and deal with work matters.

As for Sean, the corners of his lips spasmed and he lowered his head and said, “I know what to do now.”

Lawrence was still confused. “Sean, what have you realized? What are you and the boss talking in riddles about?!”

“You’re better off just continuing being the bootlicker,” replied Sean.

Lawrence’s attention was immediately diverted. “Damn you, Sean! Are you looking for a beating or what? You’re the bootlicker! Everyone in your family is a bootlicker! What I rely on are my education and abilities, okay?”

The two left the Hunt Corporation bickering.

After they stepped out, Sean happened to see Herman walking by in front of him, so he suddenly stopped.

Lawrence bumped into him at once. “What are you doing? Has Philip scared you so badly that your mind isn’t functioning anymore?”

Sean frowned and sighed. “How can that be? No matter how powerful Philip is, this is America! America will protect us. Besides, he isn’t just up against the Hunt Corporation, but both the Hunt Corporation and the Smith Corporation, which are leading companies in the country. If we were overseas, we definitely won’t be his match, but given the current situation, it’s hard to say who the winner will be!”

Lawrence nodded. “You are right!”

Sean spoke again. “No wonder Boss decided to cover up the news about Ms. Smith cheating. Unless we absolutely have no other choice, news of it mustn’t get out.”

Lawrence: “?”

He was dumbfounded. He wanted to reprimand Sean and say that Ms. Smith hadn’t cheated on Justin and that the person in the villa was none other than Justin himself!

Other people might not know any better, but he had delivered food to Justin before!

But when he looked up, he happened to see Herman standing where he was. The elevator had obviously already arrived, yet he didn’t enter. Lawrence got it right away.

The guy was indeed rather smart, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to stay by Justin’s side and help him fend off all of the unwanted advances on him all these years.

He promptly and decisively said, “Yeah, it’s just that Boss has suffered some grievances. Sigh!”

Sean and Lawrence exchanged a look. Then, both walked into the corridor next to them in unison.

After they left, Herman’s face turned green.

Lauren, who was beside him, looked at Herman’s expression and immediately said, “I didn’t expect that Justin would be willing to even be cuckolded just so he could keep his position! Sigh, he may despise you, but at least you were much better than him back then!”

Herman suddenly looked at her. “You talk too much!”

Lauren knew that Herman didn’t want to talk about the shame and humiliation of being forced to give up his wife, so she immediately said, “Don’t take it to heart too much. What happened back then was not your fault, really.”

Herman lowered his head. “If Justin loses the Smiths’ support, I wonder how long he’ll be able to keep his position as president of the company!”

Lauren’s eyes flickered when she heard this.

She said, “I’ll go and ask around.”

The two went downstairs. With their chauffeur driving, Herman took Lauren to the hotel where Philip was staying. He had just set up a meet with Philip, the two were really planning to join forces this time.

In the hotel.

In the study, Herman and Philip discussed how they should go about suppressing the Hunt Corporation. Lauren’s status was not worthy of seeing Philip yet, so she could only chat with Jason, Philip’s assistant, outside the door.

Jason’s hands were placed in front of him, and he stood where he was in a prim and proper manner without moving at all. It was obvious at a glance that he was trained in martial arts. He was not only Philip’s assistant but also his bodyguard.

After a moment’s thought, Lauren leaned over and asked, “Mr. Jason, to be honest, even though Herman and Justin are fighting each other in the company, Iris is still in charge of family affairs. I plan to fight for the housekeeping rights, so I’d like to ask you a favor.”

Jason glanced at her with some disdain, but he nevertheless asked, “What kind of favor?”

Lauren said tentatively, “Originally, the matter about Nora Smith’s cheating was already a sure bet, but who knew that Justin would suddenly pop up out of nowhere and insist that he was in the villa during those few days. In truth, he had actually gone abroad during that time. We all know this very well, but even so, I don’t have any actual evidence, so I can’t cement the fact that Nora cheated either… If the news about her cheating can be cemented and posted onto the Internet, the Hunt's will have to break off the engagement with the Smith's, even if it’s just to avoid embarrassing themselves. When that happens, he won’t have any help from the Smith's anymore.”

Upon hearing this, Jason lowered his eyes and suddenly said, “Nora Smith’s secret lover is Q the hacker.”

“What?” Lauren didn’t expect to sound such important information out of Jason so easily. She said in surprise, “Really?”

“Yeah,” Jason told her about the evidence he’d found.

Lauren instantly understood.

After Herman and Lauren left, Jason finally entered the office and said, “I have told Lauren about Nora Smith keeping Q as a lover.”

“Okay.”

Philip said, “Eagle of the Imperial League is probably a Smith. I don’t want to fall out with the members of the group either.”

After all, King had taken Eagle’s side the last time.

Therefore, when Herman was on the way over earlier that day, Philip had hinted to Jason to give them the true identity of Nora’s secret lover, as well as evidence of it.

—

On the third day.

As soon as Nora woke up, she received a call from a concerned Tanya. In a low and hoarse voice, Nora asked, “What’s the matter?”

Tanya said immediately, “Nora, you are trending on social media again! They are saying that they’ve found out who the pretty boy you’re keeping as a lover is!”