Chapter 302 Eventual Disgrace


    Rnd was so anxious that he broke into a cold sweat. He quickly


    ushered the Shepherd family out of their seats and snapped, “All of


    you, to the back!”


    “The back?” Charlie was incredulous as he protested, “But I’m supposed to go up on stage for the


    award!”


    Lucas gave Rnd an icy look. “Mr. Lewis, I expected better


    arrangements from you.”


    Blood drained from Rnd’s face. He didn’t bother with civility. anymore as he grabbed Charlie by the


    arm and hauled him away.” Who do you think you are to go up on stage? That award is meant for


    Dr. Genius!”


    Charlie gaped at Rnd in surprise. Nelson, on the other hand, knew better than to argue with Rnd.


    As such, he turned away from


    Charlie and shed Lucas a polite smile.


    Just like that, the Shepherd family was put up in a remote corner.


    Charlie was disgracefully escorted out of the hall as everyone watched in bewilderment. He stared at


    Rnd with wide eyes and


    demanded, “Rnd, we agreed that I was supposed to go up on stage!


    With nobody watching them outside, Rnd let go of Charlie like thetter was a filthy animal and


    snapped, “That’s Mr. Lewis to you!”


    Charlie wanted to step forward to confront Rnd, but the security


    team formed a human blockade and stopped him from going any


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    further.


    Rnd sneered in contempt and wondered how the Shepherds had managed to raise such an ignorant


    son. Charlie hadn’t even


    pretended to understand what Lucas was implying! It was only a


    matter of time before Lucas cracked down on the Shepherd family’s


    crimes.


    In the past, Rnd wouldn’t have balked in front of Lucas.


    After all, it would take a lot of work before Lucas could even get a hint of dirt on the Shepherds, and the


    investigation would have dragged on for months or years on end. At some point, Lucas would probably


    have called off the investigation or even deemed it a failure.


    But things were different now, and Lucas’ forces were formidable Nothing good woulde to Rnd


    from getting on Lucas’ bad side.


    Meanwhile, Charles couldn’t believe that he had worked on his speech for a full day and overnight for


    nothing. It didn’t help that his fellow university ssmates were pelting him with questions in their group


    text.


    “Charlie, how’s the award ceremony? We’re all waiting for your


    interview!”


    “Why are you more anxious about this than Yvette?”


    “That’s because Yvette is busy and I’m asking on her behalf.”


    Yvette participated in the conversation diplomatically. “I’m at the school entrance. Coffee’s on me,


    everyone.”


    “Long live Yvette!”


    “An angel through and through-Yvette should be voted model citizen.


    Charlie was feeling worse about himself as he read the group’s lively messages. He loosened his tie


    and could not shake off the bad feeling that was creeping up on him.


    He was stunned that Rnd and Lucas were speaking up for an imposter like Wynter. Narrowing his


    eyes, Charlie was determined to keep this a secret from his ssmates.


    “Something’se up, guys,” Charlie texted. “An important


    consultation came in and I have to miss the ceremony. Someone else will receive the award on my


    behalf. Sorry for the wait. Dinner’s on me when I get back to Kingbourne.”


    The excitement in the group text died down at once. Some of his ssmates felt bad that he was going


    to miss the ceremony, while others thought it was right of him to prioritize his patients.


    No longer in the mood to read the messages in the group, Charlie


    clicked on Yvette’s name and texted her privately.


    “Do you know if Margaret has any important connections in


    Southdale?”


    Yvette read his message and frowned, replying, “Why do you ask,


    Charlie?”


    “No reason. I heard Margaret got to know a lot of important people during her prime, that’s all,” he lied.


    He added for good measure, “I think you should keep in touch with Margaret every once in a while,


    Yvette. You can’t have that imposter


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    winning your grandmother’s favor. You’re the one who’s rted to Margaret by blood, after all.”


    After that, he told Yvette about Lucasing to Wynter’s defense, though he spared her the details.


    He sounded sure of himself as he dered, “I bet Margaret knows someone in the Keller family.”


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    Yvette grew uneasy as she typed, “How would Margaret know the


    Kellers?”


    In her previous life, the Kellers yed a key role, and she only knew this because of Ewan. Lucas had


    been a decisive leader who didn’t


    hesitate to weed out all the corrupted figures in Southdale, the


    Shepherds included.


    However, Lucas’ days of glory did notst long, for someone


    eventually got ahold of his weakness, Within a year, he was demoted,


    and any hope of him getting back on his feet was dashed.


    Chapter 303 Yvette the Oracle


    Without the Scotts’ support, there was no way Lucas would make any headway in his career, at least


    not in Southdale. Ruling it would be a


    distant dream for the man.


    Yvette couldn’t help the smugness that rushed through her as she contemted Lucas’ fortune. Be it


    good or bad, he was going to end up in shame despite his connections.


    “Don’t worry, Charlie,” she texted back. “There’s no need for a family as reputable as yours to be on


    friendly terms with Mr. Keller, not when he has such poor judgment.”


    Charlie was surprised by the boldness of her message. He gripped his phone tighter as he replied,


    “That’s quite a statement, Yvette.”


    “What harm coulde from making it? You should know that I’m faring well in Kingbourne now,


    Charlie. Lucas might be at the top of his game now, but that won’t always be the case,” came Yvette’s


    response.


    Sheughed as she followed up with another text. “Besides, it’s only a matter of time before the Scotts


    and the Shepherds are allied through marriage. You needn’t worry about Lucas anymore after that.”


    Charlie considered her point and felt better about himself. “You make


    a lot of sense, Yvette.”


    He meant it. He found her stone-cold analysis to be quite impressive, and for a moment, he felt like he


    had won the lottery with her. “I


    should talk to my mom about us getting married.”


    “No rush.” Yvette lowered her gaze as she typed, “Your mom still


    hasn’t gotten around to liking me yet, but that’s understandable after my family’s downfall.


    “With the loss of ourpany and my mother serving time in jail, I


    can see wh


    your mom’s hesitant about me.”


    Charlie sounded stubborn in his reply. “What happened to your mom had nothing to do with you!


    Besides, your father’s wellnesspany is doing well in Kingbourne. With a medical prodigy like you, it


    won’t take long for your family to make a strongeback.”


    “How did I get so lucky with you, Charlie?” Yvette mused.


    At this point, Charlie was besotted with Yvette, and her praise only


    served to stroke his ego.


    He wasn’t bothered with Wynter’s aplishments now. As far as


    he was concerned, she would never make it to the ranks of high.


    society.


    Although Charlie was unaffected by what had happened


    the


    hall, his family, who were still in the audience, were humili


    press would have a field day.


    The Shepherds were always the focus of award ceremonies like


    one, and they were used to having people fawn all over them.


    They never expected Charlie to be so publicly thrown out of the event


    hall, or for Rnd to force them into a remote corner of the audience.


    “Whose tail did Charlie step on?” one of them asked Nelson.


    With the weight of keeping up the family’s reputation on his


    shoulders, Nelson ground out, “I don’t know, but it seems that wench is behind this humiliation.”


    The Shepherds had intended to use this rescue operation to showcase their altruism and prove


    themselves as saints. They never thought Wynter would be involved and steal their spotlight.


    “We’ll talk about thister,” Nelson hissed as he texted Rnd.


    However, Rnd did not so much as read his texts, let alone reply to


    them.


    Nelson understood Lucas’ implication earlier. This time, the


    Shepherds were going to have the Secretary-General breathing down their necks, especially after he


    discovered that they had been getting


    up to no good.


    Loud apuse filled the event hall, especially when the leader of the Special Affairs Unit and his men


    appeared on stage.


    The operation this time was led by the Special Unit, but no one expected the Top Unit to beat them to


    rescue the victims. By the ti they got to Havenlight County, they were surprised to find that the


    perpetrators had already been arrested.


    As an award recipient, Wynter seemed out of ce with her mask on as she walked up on stage.


    However, Lucas had explicitly given her permission to do so, and she was confident there would be no


    objection from anybody.


    The person who was giving the speech of gratitude was none other than Yarra, who was overwhelmed


    at the sight of Wynter.


    Having wrapped up her speech, she paid no mind to the cameras