Chapter 1605
The two briefly separated, with Damon pecking at her, his low and enticing voice gently echoing into
the air.
*So tell me, what was all that ruckus about yesterday?”
Chloe, clinging to Damon, tried to steady her erratic breathing.
“I… I just set a trap for him.”
“What?“c2
“Well, he’s been after me anyway, so I can’t just stand there and let him hit me head–on. I think he’s
been struggling to find a way to deal with me, so I thought I’d help him out.”
Damon raised an eyebrow, “So, you purposely confronted Addie at the Harper Mansion and
disclosed your ns to the press in public? All part of your scheme?”
Chloe nodded affirmatively. Damon, noting her difort, held her and led her to the living room
couch.
Upon sinking into the soft couch. Chloe found afortable position and continued. “Robin, he
wants to uphold loyalty and righteousness. He clearly wants to target you and me, but he hesitates,
all in an attempt to maintain a virtuous image in public. I’m just giving him the opportunity he’s been
looking for. Otherwise, knowing that there are people out there waiting to pounce, it’s nerve–
racking…”
Chloe sighed, her expression twisted with frustration, “Robin is too cautious, always hesitating, and
it’s driving me crazy…”
At this, Damon chuckled, “Is that all?”
Chloe grinned, “Just the beginning.”
“However, at yesterday’s press conference, Robin didn’t mention anything you expected him to.”
“I guess he’s thinking of catching me red–handed?”
Damon fell silent for a moment. “You are repeatedly challenging my grandfather and Robin publicly.
You’re determined to drag yourself into this. huh?”
The smile on Chloe’s face gradually faded, reced by a serious expression. “I want to help you.
There are things that you can’t do, but I can.”
After a moment of thought, she added, “You’ve poured so much time and effort into the Harper
family. We can’t just abandon it. If you want to fight, Robin won’t outdo you…”
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“It’s toote.” Damon cut her off with an indifferent tone.
Chloe was taken aback. “What’s toote?”
Damon chuckled before leaning in to peck her lips. “It’s no loss if the Harper family falls. As he
spoke, a cold glint shed in his eyes.
Chloe fell silent. Indeed, the current situation of the Harper family was far from optimistic. Apart from
the minor market turbulence caused by Addie’s press conference yesterday, the Harper Group’s
business in Asia and the EU had been repeatedly hindered since a few days ago.
Projects under development were halted,pleted projects could not open as scheduled, and
even ongoing projects were being snatched up bypetitors The Harper family’s business scope
was extensive, and these incidents, though minor, were distressing for them.
Robin initially didn’t pay much attention. After all, he had just taken over the Harper family, and there
were countless issues within thepany. He simply assumed these incidents were par for the
course. No one could achieve perfection, and business was no different. No one could guarantee a
100% sess rate
Moreover, these were minor business branches, and while managing such argepany, he
didn’t have the time to worry about these inconsequential issues However, if they kept urring, he
had no choice but to pay attention.
Such problems arose just after he assumed control, and if word got out, it would certainly affect his
reputation. So he kept these issues under
wraps
He had estimated that just the losses incurred by these minor projects getting halted and targeted,
amounted to 3% of the Harper Group’s total
assets
What did 3% represent? it might have sounded insignificant, but when calcted against the Harper
Group’s total assets, it was not a figure to be
scoffed at
So he had been investigating the matter, but whoever was pressuring the Harper family’s projects
was very discreet. They knew someone was targeting them, but couldn’t identify who After much
thought and considering the timeline of when the projects started having issues, he could only point
the finger at Damon. And with Damon now detached from the Harper family, the only person who
could help him was the currently high–profile Chloe
The Global Economic Summit was looming, and in theing months, he couldn’t allow Chloe to
overshadow him, nor could he afford to see the Harper family’s total assets decrease during his
short tenurepared to Damon’s
If we were talking about pressure, indeed. Robin was under a lot of it. Hence, dealing with Chloe
was inevitable for him. For now, he wouldn’t let the media expose the issues with the overseas
projects
Presley was still hoping for his nephew to return and take over, and although Robin held most of the
shares, Damon’s shares hadn’t been officially reimed, and Royce’s shares were idle.
He was now a director of the Harper family, but what if Damon changed his mind and used his
brother’s shares to oppose him.
The Board of Directors wouldn’t just follow the one with the most shares. His position was far from
stable. If another hup ured during the Global Economic Summit, his position as Chairman
could be hanging by a thread.
He simply could not tolerate Chloe’s presence, given the sum of all issues at hand. He just couldn’t
find the right reason or loophole in the past.
Now, however…
When Damon had said, “It’s toote,” Chloe hadn’t understood. But her n had already been set
in motion, and there was no reason to stop
Elizabeth was now in the deep south, where mostly men went off to work to earn their living, leaving
behind women and children. The economic conditions were poor, and life was simple and primitive
The reason she came here was because of a favor Chloe had asked her. Even thinking about the
ne crash that urredter still gave her chills. If Chloe hadn’t rushed over to stop them,
informing her about her pregnancy in the midst of the rage sparked by her grandfather, would she
still be alive and well, eagerly awaiting the birth of her beloved grandson?
And there was no chance she couldplete the mission entrusted to her by her parents.