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“Mia, I’ve told you that nothing you do will ever cause me any trouble. Yellow Island has indeed sent someone over, but don’t worry. It’s only right of you to kick them out when they made a scene at the research institute. If I were there that day, it wouldn’t have been as simple as sending them to the district.”
Dominic was aware that the research institute was responsible for Sage’s treatment as well. He also saw how the Yellow Islanders could barge in so easily to cause trouble.
Mia stuck out her tongue. “That’s a relief. The Yellow Islanders have been particularly persistent. Also, we haven’t been on good terms with the mayor lately either. If he decides to work with Yellow Island to target our family, we’ll be in deep trouble.”
Ruffling her hair, Dominic said, “Don’t worry about this. Mr. Shelbert is getting ahead of himself lately. He has reached out to the Barretts, but he’s also working with Yellow Island at the same time. I know what he’s up to.”
“But if he really forms an alliance with the Yarrows and the Barretts, he’ll definitely target our family.”
“Are you worried that I’ll be targeted, or are you worried that we’ll have to confront the Barretts?” Dominic asked.
“It doesn’t matter if we confront the Barretts. Just settle it like how we usually do. What I’m worried about is fact that Mr. Shelbert has an limate daughter.”
Dominic arched his brows. “Mr. Shelbert has an illegitimate daughter? Tell me more about it. How did you find out?
“It’s not uncommon to have illegitimate children in families like his, but there must be a reason for you to specifically bring it up.”
Mia began, “His illegitimate daughter is Luna. She was initially serving her time in Bern City, but he secretly brought her to Nord City.” “What? That woman was brought away?”
Dominic’s expression soured. He knew who Luna was since she had secretly swapped the bone marrow and nearly caused Sage to have an accident.
He even personally dispatched a legal team to handle the matter, deliberately causing her to serve a heavier sentence so she’d pay a price in prison.
“Yeah. I only found out about this by chance when I attended a charity banquet last time. I never expected Luna to be Mr. Shelbert’s illegitimate daughter. Moreover, it seems like he intends to have her stay in Nord City. He even wants to make a deal with me.”
“I guess Mr. Shelbert must’ve used me to threaten you.”
Mia nodded. “But I couldn’t care less. I pretended to agree, but I could still work on many things.”
Relieved, Dominic said, “You’re my sister, indeed. You’re all grown up now. But let me handle this matter. A woman who’s been in prison doesn’t deserve your time. S
A hint of murderous intent flickered in his eyes. Anyone who dared to take advantage of Mia was dead meat to him.
Chapter 1009
Sensing the malice in Dominic’s eyes, Mia tugged on his hand in a haste. She urged him not to act impulsively. She knew he adored her, always standing by her side whenever something happened. “Dominic, you don’t have to intervene. I can settle such trivial matters on my own. As for issues related to Yellow Island, I’ll have to ask for your help.”
Seeing how unyielding she was, Dominic sighed. “Mia, I could’ve just gotten rid of these annoying people for you.”
“I know you mean well, but you don’t have to be directly involved in dealing with such trifles.”
Dominic scoffed. “Fine. But tell me if Luna goes overboard. It’s a piece of cake for me to have someone like her dealt with in Nord City.”
“Sure, but letting her disappear so easily is too light of a punishment for her.”
Mia didn’t want to trouble Dominic. He was already swamped with work to begin with, and he had even more on his plate now after the Yellow Island incident. Raymond would likely seize the chance to pressure him by rallying the Yellow Islanders, after all.
Dealing with Luna was something she could handle on her own.
Furrowing his brows, Dominic was reluctant to comply. Mia tugged at his arm and cooed, “Dominic, please just agree with me.”
His features finally softened. Feeling resigned, he began, “If you have time for this, you should’ve gone on a vacation abroad instead. Go see the aurora or surf by the beach.”
“I’m already getting sick of it. I just want to deal with Luna personally.”
“Does it really make a difference if I handle it in your stead?”
“It does. For the past few years, you’ve been worried that Timothy will find me. I kept a low profile instead, but everyone thought I was vulnerable. So, I’ll have to act on this opportunity to prove to these people that the Lanes aren’t to be messed with.”
Finally, Dominic concurred. “Alright, I’ll leave it to you. Just let me know if you need any men or funds.”
“Alright.”
Actually, Mia didn’t lack money at all. Having established companies and projects over the years, she had filled her pockets to the brim.
Both of them returned to the dining room after their discussion was over.
The next day, Mia saw the headlines about Louisa being sent to jail. The news began circulating in the city.
Yellow Island had issued a statement, accusing Nord City of arbitrarily detaining their people. Insinuating that the research institute was being backed by el net prominent figure, they demanded an explanation from the institute.
Turning the tables to their favor was naturally the Yellow Islanders’ forte. With their implication, they meant to portray the research institute as an illegal establishment by alleging that the institute had arbitrarily detained their people.
It was truly in line with the Yellow Islanders’ usual approach-hypocritical and shameless.
Mia immediately called Peyton. “Where’s the video we have? Get the PR department to release it right away. We absolutely cannot let Yellow Island take control of the narrative.” The Yellow Islanders had the gall to make such accusations because they thought Mia didn’t have any evidence.
Or, they figured the institute wouldn’t dare to offend them, so they chose to recede. Well, this might have worked for them in the past, but they’ve messed with the wrong person.
Soon, the video was uploaded to the internet. As Louisa’s audacious speech was spread all over the internet, it caused an instant sensation. The number of views skyrocketed, stirring public outrage.
Chapter 1010
It was already too late when Yellow Island realized that things were spiraling out of control. With the public opinion against Louisa now, everyone was attacking her from all sides. “It’s been centuries since the royal family has existed, yet she’s still acting so high and mighty.”
“Yeah, the Yellow Islanders think they’re better than everyone. I’ve worked with people from Yellow Island before, and even a minor administrative staff member is so arrogant. Let alone this woman here, who is clearly of high status.”
“Exactly. They’re finally being exposed. Claiming themselves as the descendants of the royal family, they’ve always looked down on others. They think that we commoners aren’t even worthy of talking to them. “In ancient times, even kings bear the same punishment as commoners if they committed a crime. In this modern day and age, it’s only right to punish the Yellow Islanders according to the law if they violated the law in Nord City.”
“Hurry up and tag the mayor. Let him handle this matter.”
Soon, Mia noticed the public opinion shifting toward Raymond, with everyone awaiting his response in regard to this incident. After all, he’d just issued some regulations regarding the law lately and they had been blatantly violated by Louisa.
In fact, Mia was also curious about how Raymond would approach this matter. In light of him constantly reaching out to the Yellow Islanders, it implied that there would be further cooperation with them. The Yellow Islanders would definitely seek Raymond’s intervention to deal with this incident. But Raymond had just announced the regulations of the law lately.
If he chose to side with them, he would be contradicting the laws he had previously enacted himself, essentially undermining himself. If he remained neutral, they would surely cease all future cooperation with him given their arrogant nature.
Mia gloated, figuring Raymond must be extremely overwhelmed now. The Yellow Islanders were definitely pressuring him now.
Peyton soon informed her that someone had been trying to diminish the influence of this incident, but to no avail. Louisa’snet brazen remarks had grown.
impactful that it was impossible to remove it from the trending topics.
Mia also specifically instructed Peyton to keep the news trending on social media and not let the heat die down. She wouldn’t let the Yellow Islanders off the hook easily, and she was also determined to teach Raymond a lesson.
Mia was in a good mood. However, she soon received a call from Jasmine. She instantly knew it must be related to Raymond’s Perhaps Jasmine had e
already made up her mind.
“What’s up?”
“Mia, are you free this afternoon? I’d like to invite you out for afternoon tea.”
“Where do you want to meet? I’ll come over in a while.”
After Mia hung up, she figured that Jasmine probably had something urgent to tell her. Even if she had other plans, they would have to wait at times like this.
She arrived at the cafe they had agreed upon earlier. The moment she stepped into the cafe, she spotted Jasmine hurrying over with sunglasses on. She clearly didn’t seem well.
They sat down after finding a secluded area. As Jasmine removed her glasses, Mia noticed how swollen and bloodshot her eyes were from crying.
She poured a glass of water for Jasmine. “What exactly happened?”
Chapter 1011
It seemed that Raymond’s family had been going through a lot lately.
Jasmine said, “I planned to follow your advice and have my family accept Asher as my brother. But I just couldn’t bring myself to do it.
“I can’t believe how much my dad has changed because of him. When I finally talked to my dad, I realized I never really understood him.”
Her voice choked with emotion as she spoke, and Mia handed her a tissue. Jasmine’s vibrant confidence had waned since she had first returned to the country.
Mia empathized with Jasmine. How could Jasmine accept her respected father to bring Luna’s son into the family just to have a male heir because he favored sons over daughters? Jasmine wiped away her tears and asked, “Mia, are you disappointed in me? I thought I could do it, but in the end, I just couldn’t.”
Mia responded, “No. You’ve done well considering the circumstances. Many would have crumbled by now.
“It’s just a matter of time before you come to terms with everything. And there’s still hope. Your father’s preoccupied with the Yellow Island incident and seems lost on how to address it.” “He brought it upon himself,” Jasmine said with a wry smile.
She added, “He’s been dealing with Yellow Island and trying to make deals with the Barrett family. He clearly wanted to distance himself from your family. I’ve tried to talk him out of it, but he is stubborn and won’t listen to me.
“When we collaborated with Mr.
Shelbert in the past, it was out of respect for your mother, not him. You can trust that we won’t turn against your family over this Dominic isn’t the type to do that.”
Mia aimed to establish trust with Jasmine by clarifying her stance while making it clear that her primary concern was with Luna.
“That’s why I find my father’s actions impulsive and illogical. The people from Yellow Island are ambitious and unreliable.
“What does he hope to achieve by collaborating with them? Does he really think he can become king or something?”
Mia paused. “Your father probably has his reasons. Perhaps he feels that the Lane family has overshadowed him for years. So, he wants the Shelberts to become the top elite family in Nord City”
Jasmine remarked sarcastically, “He wants us to become the top elitez family in Nord City. If it hadn’t been for my mother, he wouldn’t have even made it this far. Plus, his family would have gone bankrupt long ago.