Chapter 734


    Billy didn’t offer any further exnation. After finishing his tea, he sent Matthew off. Brittany then saw


    Matthew off at the door. Blushing, she asked, “Matthew, c-can I hang out with you when I am bored?”


    The girl didn’t have a lot of friends. Knowing that Matthew saved her, she had been both grateful and a


    little clingy toward him. When Matthew recalled Billy’s request, he chuckled. “Sure. I have a sister. I think


    you two will be good friends when you meet her.”


    Brittany was overjoyed. “That’s great! I will go to you once I can leave the house!”


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    After giving Brittany a nod, Matthew left Billy’s mansion with her gaze fixed on him. At the same time,


    Billy was watching him walk away from where he stood on the balcony. A few momentster, he


    muttered, “Yulia, I finally found someone who can protect Brittany. I can finally rest in the same ce as


    you.” Nobody knew the secrets he harbored; not even Stanley and Brittany.


    Meanwhile, Stanley was already waiting for Matthew when he arrived at Carlson Group. Owen and


    Gordon’s assets were taken over by Billy, and almost a third of it would subsequently be handed to


    Matthew.


    Stanley made all the arrangements in person. The assets had to do with construction, so they were able


    to work perfectly in tandem with Matthew’spany. Julian and Tiger had arrived when Matthew got


    there. Their presence was necessary because they were both familiar with the workings of thepany,


    whereas Matthew didn’t want to interfere with the management of these assets.


    Soon, theypleted all of the administrative processes, so the assets now officially belonged to


    Matthew. The way Stanley handled it was by restructuring all assets to form a newpany where he


    dumped everything into. In essence, thepany would be a subsidiary that was wholly owned by


    Matthew.


    With everything settled, Matthew started giving his subordinates instructions. “Julian, put the matter at


    hand aside for now. Instead,e work on hiring as well as setting up the management structure of the


    new real estatepany. In the meantime, Tiger will continue working in the constructionpany, but


    he wille to assist you as soon as the project on the vis is finished.”


    Both Julian and Tiger nodded, looking excited. With the expansion of Matthew’s assets, they would also


    rise in status. Tiger was especially proud of having made a wise choice. If he had chosen to work against


    Matthew, he would have been long since dead, whereas working under Matthew earned him various


    assets and quick promotions.


    When he showed up alongside Billy at the conference with the head of the Ten Familiesst night, it


    would count as having made an appearance before them. From then on, even members of the Ten


    Families would have to treat him with respect.


    Meanwhile, Matthew started working on his n to take over the Ten Families. In fact, he would sooner


    orter do that even if Billy didn’t suggest it, because he needed to gain enough power in order to seek


    revenge.


    Before that, he was still hesitating to go after the reigning position in Eastcliff. After all, the city belonged


    to Billy, so he didn’t want to snatch it away. However, now that Billy explicitly told him to do just that since


    he would be leaving, Matthew immediately began nning.


    Although taking over the Ten Families might sound easy, it was anything but that. Not only must Matthew


    handle everything on his own, but Billy isn’t allowed to assist him, or else the Ten Families would


    definitely throw a coup as soon as Billy was gone.


    With Matthew’s current power and influence, it would be hard for him to take over the Ten Families within


    a year. Nheless, he had to at least try. It wasn’t only because it was Billy’s final request, but also


    because he was seeking blood vengeance.


    ……


    Ever since the incident with the Whites, Sasha’s family finally stopped wreaking havoc. Both James and


    Helen now treated Matthew with respect, no longer ordering him around in a condescending manner.


    Liam and Demi became totally docile after that. Matthew’s presence alone was enough to silence the


    both of them. After all, they felt guilty for nearly killing him. Other than that, Liam also had both ears


    reattached, but the surgery left a permanent scar on his face.


    One afternoon, Matthew went to fetch Sasha after work. Natalie had almost recovered after a few days,


    so he was nning to bring Sasha along to Lakeside Garden. Just when the two of them got into the car,


    Sasha received a call from her mother. “Sasha, have you gotten off work? We’re at The Court Parlour.


    Chloe and her family came to visit, and we decided to have dinner together.”


    Sasha was surprised. “Aunt Chloe? Didn’t she go abroad with her family?”


    Upon hearing that, Helen chuckled. “Yeah. They literally just arrived from abroad. Jonah’spany


    assigned him the role as a general manager at the local branchpany, so he came back with his


    family. You need toe home as soon as possible. It has been a while since we saw them, so we


    should have a gathering.”


    Sasha was d to hear that, for she hadn’t seen Chloe and her family for years. When they left for


    abroad, Sasha was still a teenager. It had been almost ten years since then. Thus, Matthew and her


    drove to The Court Parlour, which was a luxurious restaurant.


    Other than the Cunninghams, there were three other people seated in the private room when they


    entered the room. The proud woman who was adorned with jewelry was none other than Sasha’s aunt,


    Chloe Freeman. Sitting beside her were two youths, who were Sasha’s cousins.


    Upon noticing Sasha, Chloe cried, “You… You must be Sasha! Oh, you have grown into such a beautiful


    girl after all these years! Come over here! Let me take a good look at you!”


    Sasha obeyed with a smile, and then greeted her aunt sweetly. Meanwhile, Chloe was holding her hand


    while chuckling. “Oh, you only reached my shoulder when I left. You’re now a lot taller than me after all


    these years! Girls sure do transform with age. You’re growing ever more beautiful with each day! Come,


    Sasha. Allow me to introduce you to your cousins. He is Tate Campbell, and she is Minerva Campbell.”


    Without even sparing her a nce, her male cousin continued to scroll on his phone when he made a


    casual introduction. “You can call me Tate.”


    On the other hand, Minerva was taken aback when she firstid eyes on Sasha, but she was then


    quickly filled with envy. Upon ncing at her, Minerva started making sarcastic remarks. “I see, so she is


    my cousin. Tsk, you don’t know anything about fashion. Women won’t wear the clothes you wear. Don’t


    you think they’re outdated? Not a single woman living abroad would dress like theye from the


    countryside. Only people like you who stayed here would dress in such ame fashion. Oh, but I


    suppose there’s nothing you can do about it. After all, you live in a poor country, so of course you won’t


    be up to date with thetest fashion.”