Chapter 1847
That night, Shawn received a phone call from his family and endured a torrent of scolding for half an
hour.
Coralie also wore a grim expression as she knew Shawn''s failure to manage thepany well would
mean she had to return to the north and face those decrepit old folks again.
The northern climate was too dry and had deleterious effects on her skin.
Nevertheless, her mood remained upbeat because she had sessfully invited Jonathan for a meetup.
Coralie had asked him out by using the excuse of wanting to reimburse him for the car damage, but he
had rejected her tly. Then, after a bit of coaxing, he finally agreed to let her treat him to a meal as an
expression of her apology.
Through constant inquiries with Frieda, Coralie finally understood Jonathan''s personality better. He was
a rtively rigid person.
Regardless, she found his cool character to be attractive.
When Shawn exited his room, Frieda hurriedly served him a ss of coffee, not daring to say much as
she worried that any attempt tofort him might only upset him further.
“Shawn, it''s just a few hundred million. There''s no need for them to be so mad. I don''t know what those
old folks at home are thinking, fussing over this insignificant amount of money. Competing with Farwell
Group is bound to involve losses. Didn''t you also cause Lucian to lose money recently? This just
proves that he''s a worthy opponent.”
Coralie''s constion struck a chord and immediately calmed Shawn down.
Even his tense expression somewhat rxed.
“You''re right! Still, we can confirm Lucian is targeting us now. In that case, there''s no need for us to be
furtive anymore. We shall face him head-on. But I''m curious why those Epean clients are so hard to
sway. Are they really that loyal to Lucian, or does he possess some dirt on them?”
This time, Shawn suffered a loss without fully grasping the reason behind his defeat.
Coralie contemted for a few moments but couldn''t provide him with an answer either.
Frieda hesitated to speak. Noticing that, Shawn shed a faint smile and said, “If you have something
to share, go ahead. You probably know more than we do.”
Only then did Frieda begin to exin in a soft tone, “I heard from my brother that Lucian personally
nurtured these Epean clients from scratch, so they likely reported to him right after we contacted them.
I even suspect Mr. Paolo''s visit was specifically to locate us.”
Coralie narrowed her eyes and chimed in, “So, Mr. Paolo deliberately pretended to be a lecher to lower
our guard. At the same time, Lucian arranged for the other two people to cooperate with Mr. Paolo to
swindle our goods. A group of three clients was just right—not too many to raise suspicion, yet not too
few to make us feel unmotivated.”
After listening to her analysis, Shawn mulled over his erroneous judgment. In the end, he gritted his
teeth and said, “Ultimately, we underestimated Lucian.”
“Indeed. Lucian''s working style is veryplicated, sometimes sincere, sometimes domineering, and
sometimes cunning, making him hard to predict,” Frieda said objectively after she noticed Shawn had
regained his rationality.
Coralie curled the corner of her lips into a sneer. “Shawn, he really is your biggest rival in this lifetime.
You must try harder to avoid suffering overly humiliating defeats.”
Shawn shot a cold nce at his sister, warning her, “That goes without saying. I''ll bear my own
responsibilities. As for you, I suggest you practice more caution when interacting with Jonathan to
avoid revealing anything to him. Frieda mentioned her brother has little interest in women, so you
shouldn''t be too confident either.”
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The siblings jibed at one another in a lighthearted manner.
Frieda figured she would need more time to adapt to that kind of atmosphere. To the best of her
recollection, her arguments with her own brother would always escte quickly.