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Flossie was completely speechless. She took her phone out and started taking pictures of Halston’s face. “Halston, I think you need therapy. Is this your idea of revenge because I was in the news? I suggest you leave, or I’ll take you to court tomorrow!”
Halston stopped moving and squinted at the phone in her hand. “What are you doing?”
Flossie didn’t answer him. After taking the pictures, she immediately called the police. She pretended to cry while she spoke, “Officer, please help me! I’m at Sunup Residence. A stalker followed me home, and he’s trying to harass me. I can’t get him to leave. Please hurry!”
Halston was speechless. He was about to retort that the police wouldn’t care about a married couple’s quarrel, but he suddenly recalled that they were already divorced.
From a legal perspective, his behavior could definitely be classified as sexual harassment!
Flossie noticed Halston hesitate, and was pleased with herself. “Mr. Guajardo, the nearest police station is less than a mile away. If you don’t leave, the police will soon have you in cuffs and take you to prison.”
She began reciting something she learned from Zack. “According to Article 237 of Criminal Law, offenders who sexually harass women, in serious cases, will be sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment for more than five years. Zack is an expert in this field. Try it, if you dare.”
Halston’s gaze was cold. There was a dangerous emotion brewing inside him. So, Flossie wasn’t playing hard to get… she was actually so annoyed by him that she wanted to put him in prison!
Women were always crazy about him, so this was something totally foreign to him. Suddenly, he felt a sense of defeat and humiliation.
Even if she wasn’t doing it intentionally, Flossie actually did make him feel possessive.
“Sexual harassment, serious cases…” Halston muttered furiously.
He stared at Flossie like a starving wolf, and then grabbed her chin to lift her face to his. “In that case, I’ll show you what a serious offense looks like!”
Before Flossie could protest, he leaned down and kissed her deeply.
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“Mmph!” Caught off guard, Flossie looked up at Halston with wide eyes. She felt like a lamb caught in the claws of a hungry predator. She clenched her fists, and started pushing against his shoulders to make him stop. Unfortunately for Flossie, this only made Halston more excited, and he kissed her even harder.
Halston was certain that he didn’t feel any romantic love toward his ex-wife, and was only possessive of her. However, ever since he had a taste of her feminine allure, he yearned for more. If it wasn’t for his rational mind holding him back, he’d have done this ages ago…
The air was thick with tension, and Flossie found it hard to breathe. ‘What’s wrong with this man?!’
When she was still his wife, he treated her indifferently and was never intimate with her. Now that they were divorced, he was openly flirting with her. Did he really think she was the kind of woman who would succumb to his every whim? Did he think she was that easy to manipulate?
As soon as these thoughts occurred to her, she gathered all her strength and stepped on Halston’s foot roughly.
Halston winced from the pain, and reluctantly let her go.
Flossie’s eyes were blazing and she was bristling like an angry kitten, but that only seemed to make her more attractive. “Halston, you crossed the line! Just you wait… It’s over for you!”. Halston still wasn’t satisfied. He looked at her swollen lips and smirked. “I look forward to it.”
Halston didn’t take Flossie’s warning seriously. He figured that the most she could do was make him jealous by being with other men.
The next day.
Halston arrived at Golden Tea House according to plan. He had a business meeting with Jeremy Sunder, the chairman of Sunder Group.
Sunder Group was one of the four major distributors of electronic products in the country. South Group, which used to have a close business relationship with H Group, was on the same level as Sunder Group. However, now that South Group had been pried away by Flossie, Halston had to quickly find a new partner so that H Group’s electronic products wouldn’t experience a drop in sales.
Jeremy had been waiting for a long time in the VIP room of the tea house. As soon as he saw Halston, he stood up and shook Halston’s hand with a smile on his face. “Halston, it’s been a long time. Do you finally have time to sit down for a cup of tea with your uncle?”
“I’d be delighted, Jeremy.” Halston had an undeniable aura of authority and aloofness. After shaking Jeremy’s hand, he sat down.
“Halston, try this oolong tea from the west. It’s very fragrant; I’m sure you’ll like it.” Jeremy poured a cup of tea for Halston. He was obviously trying to play the good host.
Although Jeremy had a greater negotiating power from a business point of view, H Group was far more established. Halston was at least twenty years younger than Jeremy, but his authoritative manner put him in a superior position. Most importantly, electronic products manufactured by H Group were top-
notch. They had an enormous customer base that was loyal to the brand. Anyone who became their distributor would have direct access to the largest market of electronic products in Aeos.
South Group had reaped all the benefits over the past few years. Now, it was finally Sunder Group’s turn. Naturally, Jeremy didn’t want there to be any mishaps.
“I didn’t expect Jerome to end their partnership with H Group. He said he wanted to work with another company that’s barely known in the industry. Such a stupid move…” Jeremy sighed, sipping his cup of tea.
“Well, it’s his loss, and Sunder Group’s gain. I’m looking forward to our partnership,” he added chirpily.
“Likewise.” Halston nodded indifferently, seeming a little distracted.
Although Jeremy was old, he was still as cunning as ever. He secretly observed Halston for a while, then coughed softly. “Since you and I have made up our minds, why don’t we sign the contract today? For the next three years, H Group will distribute 80 percent of their electronic products to Sunder Group. In return… Apart from the basic purchase price, Sunder Group will also distribute 10% of our profits to H Group every quarter. What do you think?”
Jeremy was being nice, but Halston still showed no expression. To be honest, he was still hesitant about working with Sunder Group.
It wasn’t because he had any particular dislike of Sunder Group, but his grandfather had, for some reason, forbidden the Guajardo family from having any sort of relationship with the Sunder family. Hence, even if Sunder Group had given a much better offer four years ago, H Group had still chosen to work with South Group.
Jeremy began to feel a little anxious when Halston still didn’t respond. “What’s the matter, Halston? Do you have something else on your mind?”
Halston looked at Jeremy with a piercing gaze. “Jeremy, to tell you the truth, Grandpa forbade H Group from cooperating with Sunder Group. Naturally, I’m curious, so I’d like to know… What exactly happened between the two of you?”
When Jeremy heard this, he squinted a little before smiling. “Halston, it has to be a misunderstanding. Your grandfather is a great wartime hero, and I admire him. Why would there be any bad blood between us?”
“Is that so?” Halston asked slowly. He took a sip of his tea, wondering whether Jeremy was telling the truth. In reality, he had already carried out a thorough investigation on Sunder Group before deciding to work with them, and the results hadn’t given him any reason to think that there was any bad blood between the Sunder family and the Guajardo family.
However, Halston also hadn’t had the best relationship with his grandfather. The latter had refused to see him for a long time, so Halston couldn’t ask him about this in person.
“Of course, it’s true,” Jeremy said firmly. However, he seemed a little guilty. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to be frank. “Back then, I used to be a young and energetic man, so I deceased father–in–law.” might have had a bit of conflict with your
“Flossie’s father?” Halston’s eyes turned cold. “What happened between you two?”
“What else could happen between two grown men? It’s either business… or women!” Jeremy replied with a sigh.
“That was a long time ago. At the time, your father–in–law wasn’t in a relationship with your mother–in– law yet. He and I had been business rivals for many years, but we also ended up falling for the same woman, and fought over her big time. In the end, that woman had us both fooled. She ended up not choosing either of us and just disappeared…” Jeremy’s eyes glazed over in disappointment as he talked about his past.
The thing that upset him the most wasn’t what happened between him and Flossie’s father – was the woman who had played both him and Flossie’s father for fools.
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“Halston, you might not know it, but women are good at pretending to be weak and vulnerable. They can drain you dry with their lies if you’re not careful. Don’t ever let a woman control you, otherwise…”
For some reason, Jeremy’s words instantly reminded Halston of Flossie. Flossie was a completely different woman now compared to when they had gotten married.
Halston felt that no truer words had been said… Women were indeed creatures who were good at pretending.
“Don’t worry, Halston. The Sunder family and the Guajardo family don’t have anything against each other. Even if there’s bad blood between your father–in–law and I, that happened many years ago. Your father–in–law has been gone for four years now, so there’s no point in holding a grudge against the Sunder family, is there?” Jeremy sounded rather disappointed.
“Besides, our families have not been in touch for years. You’re being considerate towards your wife, but has your wife ever been considerate towards you? I heard that your wife was the one who pried away South Group and linked them up with the Osborne family. She seems to have a much more complicated relationship with Geronimo’s son than we might think. Why should you care about a traitor like that?” The older man scoffed.
Halston’s expression turned even colder after hearing what Jeremy said, and the atmosphere became tense.
Jeremy raised his brows and decided to go all out. “Halston, don’t be mad. I’m not trying to sow discord between you and your wife because I want the partnership with H Group. It’s just that I think women shouldn’t be given too much respect, or else they might stab you in the back! We don’t have to sign the contract today, but you must take in what I said,” he added.
After that, Jeremy started packing his things to leave.
Halston frowned. He didn’t plan to stay either. He could sense that the bad blood between Jeremy and his father–in–law wasn’t as simple as Jeremy described. He needed to investigate this further before deciding to work with Sunder Group.
Suddenly, Halston received a call from Elijah.
“Mr. Guajardo, something’s happened! Are you in front of the television? Hurry up and switch it on … Has Mrs. Guajardo gone mad?!”
New Book: Disdained Son-in-Law, Destined Riches
When Joe's foster mother required a million dollars for surgery, he turned to the Wilson family for help. They rejected the good-for-nothing son-in-law and planned to marry off his wife to another wealthy man. At his lowest point, a mysterious benefactor deposited ten billion dollars into his account.
Update pls
Is it really his child? I need at least a little hint. It pisses me off that he left Flossie for the baby. It was enough to secure the child in the future. MLs are so stupid.