Revenge of the Outcast

Chapter 3: Kurt Brown

The car quickly arrived at the entrance of the Palic Lake Hotel.

This is a well-known five-star hotel in Mordor City, with a towering forty-eight floors and dazzling lights.

Especially tonight, due to a business conference, the area around the hotel was filled with luxury cars.

"Mr. Richmond, please!"

As the car reached the parking lot, Hayley Waters got out of the car, linking arms with Isidore Richmond, walking towards the hotel entrance.

"Hayley, tomorrow I will transfer one billion dollars to the company's account. Our only goal is to retrieve everything we gave to Brown's family before!" Isidore said solemnly as they walked.

"Don't worry, Mr. Richmond. Brown's family has a weak foundation. The development they achieved in these years is all thanks to the support from our Shining Star Company! In fact, there are many in Mordor City eyeing Brown's family. However, because Shining Star Company is too mysterious, they are unsure of the relationship between Brown's family and Shining Star, so they dare not make a move."

Hayley Waters looked relaxed, "Once Shining Star confronts Brown's family, those enemies of Brown's family will soon follow suit! Moreover, over the years, we have many well-connected partners. Some raw material companies, as long as I give a shout, the projects Brown's family is currently working on will immediately come to a halt!"

"Leave these matters to you."

Isidore nodded, "By the way, there's one more thing... investigate my master, Kurt Brown, and find out how he made his first fortune back then."

Finding this out would provide clues about my parents.

Kurt Brown's letter also mentioned that, apart from him, others took away my parents' assets!

None of them should think they can escape!

"Uh, yes!"

Hayley Waters hesitated for a moment but nodded earnestly, making a note of this.

People moved about at the hotel entrance, and tonight's business conference had attracted construction bosses from half of Mordor City.

"Welcome to Palic Lake Hotel!"

After showing the invitation, the doorman respectfully opened the hotel door.

"Isn't this Miss. Waters? It's really a belated welcome! And who is this..."

As they entered the hotel, a middle-aged man in a suit approached. Upon seeing Isidore Richmond beside Hayley Waters, he clearly hesitated, "Who is this..."

"This is Mr. Ri... ..."

Just as Hayley Waters was about to introduce, she heard a slight cough from Isidore. Instantly understanding, she chuckled, "He's my assistant, just started working. I brought him here to broaden his horizons."

"Oh..."

The middle-aged man nodded, glanced at Isidore, and shook his head, "For such an important occasion, the attire is too casual! No wonder Shining Star went bankrupt... Well, Miss. Waters, don't mind my straightforwardness. Although Shining Star has collapsed, talents like you are still needed! If you're willing, you can come to Mossy Company to be my secretary, with an annual salary of three hundred thousand dollars!"

Hayley's smile stiffened for a moment but quickly returned, "Mr. Stewart is really joking. Shining Star Company hasn't collapsed yet."

"That would be a pity."

Mr. Stewart's greedy gaze swept over Hayley for a few rounds, "Later, you won't think so. After all, there are people... cough cough, you'll find out later."

After saying this, he smiled at Hayley, "The secretary position will be kept for you. Give me a call when you've thought it through."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Stewart."

Hayley nodded with a smile, turned away, and a disdainful expression appeared on her face.

What is this guy paying attention to? She couldn't be clearer!

Milan Stewart, the boss of Mossy Company, used to flatter her every day. Now that he sees Shining Star collapsing, he actually dares to have ideas about her. Truly shameless!

"Is someone causing trouble for the company?"

Isidore did catch the implication in Mr. Stewart's words and asked in a low voice.

"There shouldn't be..."

Hayley's expression was no longer relaxed.

Isidore didn't say much more and headed towards the banquet hall.

His intuition told him that this dinner was definitely not simple!

Sure enough, as soon as they entered the banquet hall, Hayley's expression changed. Pointing not far away to an elderly man surrounded by a crowd, she whispered, "That's the head of the Brown family, Kurt Brown!"

"I know, that's my father-in-law."

A few words squeezed out from Isidore's teeth.

During the years with Brown's family, he endured humiliation!

Not only did his wife insult him, but even his parents-in-law never showed him a good face.

It could be said that in Brown's family, Isidore lived worse than a dog!

But they didn't know that Shining Star Company, which lifted the Brown family, was his own business!

Seeing Isidore like this, Hayley gently patted his back and said, "Mr. Richmond, rest assured. Everything in Brown's family is given by us, Shining Star. What we could give before, we can also take back in the future!"

"Oh, Miss. Waters, you're here!"

After Kurt Brown exchanged pleasantries with those around him, he seemed to notice Hayley Waters and approached with a smile, "Tonight's banquet is specially arranged for you!"

"Oh?" Hayley raised her eyebrows, a sly smile playing on her lips, "How so?"

Some other well-dressed bosses also gathered around as if anticipating a good show.

"Shining Star Company is in trouble now, isn't it?" Kurt Brown chuckled, "Let's not beat around the bush. I already know that Shining Star is not far from bankruptcy!"

His voice was loud, causing some uninformed people to be surprised, and whispers spread among the crowd.

"Tell your boss, I'll offer fifty million dollars. Package up all the remaining projects of Shining Star in Mordor City for me." Kurt Brown said triumphantly.

"Fifty million dollars?"

Hayley frowned, displeasure evident on her face, "Master of Brown's family, the ongoing projects and land alone are worth at least two or three hundred million dollars, right? Fifty million dollars, are you treating us like beggars!?"

"Fifty million dollars is already giving plenty of faces!"

Kurt Brown chuckled, "I've invited all the material suppliers in Mordor City. If you don't sell, they won't supply Shining Star any more! Workers' wages, I heard have been delayed for over a month. And the bank loan, though the time hasn't come, I've informed them. The bank says they will audit the accounts immediately! Do you have any extra money in the company account? When the bank forcibly seizes the debt, what will be left?"

Kurt Brown grinned maliciously, "It's better to be sensible, sell Shining Star to me completely, and you can still salvage some money, right?"

"Kurt Brown!"

Hayley's expression turned icy, "Don't forget, if it weren't for Shining Star, Brown's family wouldn't even be on the stage now!"

"Yeah, we are sentimental. That's why we're willing to spend money to acquire." Kurt Brown waved his hand dismissively.

He didn't see Isidore Richmond in the crowd; he just looked at Hayley with a light smile.

Although Shining Star was mysterious and had brought many benefits to Brown's family over the years, Kurt Brown didn't believe that, at this point, Shining Star could save itself!

If there was a way, would it have reached the brink of bankruptcy?

As for the mysterious boss behind Shining Star, Kurt Brown considered them fools, just sending money to their family.

To say they were deeply grateful, he felt it was far from the truth.

Brown's family could make money from Shining Star due to their own capabilities, his own abilities!

Who knows which prodigal son of a family is behind Shining Star? They even managed to bankrupt a company worth tens of billions, truly incompetent!

"Isidore Richmond, why are you hiding here? Aren't you supposed to book a room at Palic Lake with that woman?"

While Isidore was listening to Kurt Brown's conversation with Hayley, a disdainful voice suddenly sounded in his ear, "What are you pretending here for!?"

Isidore was stunned, turned around, and was surprised to find Ariah Brown and Whitley Castro standing behind him!

"Ariah, why are you here!"

Kurt Brown was interrupted, his face displeased. However, upon seeing his daughter, he looked surprised, "Why are you not at home and came to the hotel?"

"Dad!"

Ariah Brown came to Kurt Brown, pointed at Hayley Waters, and said loudly, "That bastard, Isidore, he's here to book a room with this woman! I followed them here!"

"What!?"

Kurt Brown was stunned.

The surrounding onlookers were all stunned, then they watched the drama unfold, their gazes shifting between Isidore Richmond and Hayley Waters.

Isidore Richmond, the son-in-law of the Brown family, they knew about him.

However, no one would have expected that this son-in-law, would have an affair with the general manager of Shining Star Company!

They often said the son-in-law of the Brown family was useless, but his romantic fortune was unexpectedly profound.

In the entire city of Mordor City, who didn't know the name of the beautiful woman, Hayley Waters?

Many wealthy men had pursued her, but all had failed without exception.

Unexpectedly, she was actually involved with the son-in-law of the Brown family!

"Is this true?" Kurt Brown's face darkened.

They say family problems should not be made public, but his daughter actually revealed this in front of so many people!

What a fool!

Little did he know that, for Ariah Brown, this was the perfect opportunity. By publicly exposing this, she could rightfully divorce Isidore Richmond without carrying any stigma!

"I saw it with my own eyes just now!"

Ariah even squeezed out two tears, her eyes red, saying, "I heard it with my own ears, they were going to book a room at the hotel! Otherwise, how could I have caught up to them? In the middle of the night, I left the child behind...sob, sob, Dad, you have to stand up for me!"

"I understand."

Kurt Brown nodded with a darkened face. Now everyone was staring at him. As the head of the Brown family, he had to make a decision!

"Tomorrow, you two will proceed with the divorce!"

He gritted his teeth, "Isidore Richmond, considering that you are my father's disciple, I have treated you with all sorts of kindness. I even let you marry my precious daughter and become part of the Brown family! Over these years, you've enjoyed our food and drinks, and I have never said a word against you! But today, you did such a disgraceful thing. From now on, don't live with my daughter anymore..."

"As for Miss. Waters..."

He turned his head, eyes filled with a cold smile, "Everyone says Miss. Waters is virtuous and self-disciplined, but today it seems not at all. To actually be interested in a useless son-in-law, it truly broadens Wang's horizons! I said before, that the remaining assets of Shining Star for the acquisition by the Brown family is 50 million dollars, but now I take it back. I'll only offer 30 million dollars! If you don't agree, just wait for Shining Star to go bankrupt completely!"

"I want to see who in the entire Mordor City dares to stop the Brown family from bankrupting Shining Star!"

His voice echoed like a bell, filling the silent banquet hall.