Chapter 239 Know Your Place
Jimmy was shocked to hear that. “You know the customer?” They actually told me to keep their identity a secret from her.
Jean shook her head and placed the picture on the table. “I’ve seen this bracelet before – it belonged to my late mother, but it was sold off,” she explained calmly. After all, she was still very little when her mother passed.
Regardless, her mother’s belongings were still placed on the dressing table, and the maids would clean them regularly. Hence, she looked at them occasionally.
Back then, they lived a comfortable life. Never in her imagination would they go bankrupt, and never had she thought that her mother’s belongings would be auctioned away, making it available to the market.
Jimmy still had not recovered from the shock. After a while, he shook his head. “The customer probably saw the picture somewhere and liked the design. It’s likely to be a coincidence.”
This was quite a common occurrence among the upper-class society. “Probably,” she agreed, drooping her head to hide her sadness.
“So… do you still want to take this order?” he asked softly. If she rejected, he would just let the customer know – it wasn’t difficult at all. “Of course,” she replied firmly, lifting her head to look at him. She knew very well that she was in no position to hesitate.
“But I have a request – if the customer is happy with my design, I’d like to meet them.” She clenched her fist tightly. Though she was nervous, she wanted to know who the person was, and if they were related to the downfall of her family.
Jimmy looked troubled upon hearing that. “I’ll talk to them first. You know very well that privacy is the most important thing in this industry.”
“I know. Thanks.” She heaved a sigh of relief. At the very least, things have been going well until now. All I have to do is to wait.
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On the other hand, Gigi was stranded at the police station for the entire day after she had been brought away by the police. In the end, Edgar and his lawyer managed to bail her out.
“Edgar, it’s so dark inside. I was scared to death!” She held his arm closely as she recalled her experience. He frowned at her. “If you had stayed at home and rested, you wouldn’t have gotten into trouble.”
Upon sensing his impatience, she felt even more hurt. “It’s all Jean’s fault. I was just asking her about the way she treated my dad yesterday, yet she called the police,” she complained in annoyance.
Seeing how she chattered away, Edgar asked in a low voice, “Did you not understand what I told you?”
“I-I-I didn’t mean it that way,” she quickly explained. “I can’t let her humiliate my dad like that. What if her business goes well? Our pride and image will be impacted!” Gigi whined tearfully. “My dad isn’t young anymore, you know.”
The more Edgar listened to her rambles, the more annoyed he became, so he entered the car.
Nevertheless, she quickly followed suit and made her way in as well.
“Jean’s company isn’t going to be successful, is it?” she asked tentatively to gauge if Edgar cared about her.
“Head to the office.”
Her question was completely ignored, but she refused to give up.
“Since she got out of jail, my life has been completely messed up. People like her should be jailed forever.”
Edgar shot a glance at her with a frown on his face, and the coldness in his face became more intense. Putting aside other concerns, the fact that she was going to be a mother, yet still said such cruel words was a red flag.
He turned around to look at the scenery outside the windows.
Soon, Gigi tugged on his sleeves. “Edgar, what’s that? Did I see the right thing – Eyer Group?”
Edgar looked in the direction she was pointing, and saw several construction workers putting up a sign.
Sitting in the front passenger’s seat, Miles also turned around. Before Edgar could give any instructions, he had already started looking into the matter. In no time, he had some findings.
“Mr. Royden, it really is the new address of Eyer Group. We have already received the news from Ms. Eyer – she said she will fully cooperate with our partnership.”
“How dare she!” Gigi flared up upon hearing that. “Why don’t you let my dad work with you on this project, Edgar? Are you going to see her every day?”
“We’re just working,” he replied icily.
She snorted angrily. “Fine! Let’s see how capable she is! I don’t believe that she is able to rebuild Eyer Group, seeing how much debt she has! It’s impossible!”
A deep look flitted across Edgar’s eyes when he heard that.
The car slowly drove into the basement parking lot of Royden Group. After Edgar got out of the car, Gigi tried to follow him, but he looked at her sharply.
“Go back to Reece Residence.”
She refused. “Just let me stay with you, Edgar. I promise to be quiet, and I won’t loiter around.”
However, her credibility was already worthless to him at this point.
With a wave of his hand, a security guard walked to them to block Gigi’s advance.
“Please get into the car, Ms. Reece.”
As he walked away from her, she stomped her foot on the ground. “It’s all because of that b*tch!”
Then, she called her father to tell him about Eyer Group.
Sam was meeting with clients when he picked up the call, and he was stunned upon hearing that. “What? Sh*t’s going down with her,” he blurted out without a second thought.
Sitting right opposite him was Zenith’s assistant, Will.
After realizing his faux pas, he cleared his throat. “Alright. We’ll speak about it when I get back.”
With that, he put down the phone and poured a cup of tea for Will. “I’m so sorry, Mr. Summers. It’s just a minor matter from my daughter.”
Will looked at him calmly and smiled. “I heard that she is going to be Mr. Royden’s wife?”
“That’s right!” Sam replied firmly with a wide smile.
“But, it seems like he has some unfinished business with his ex-wife–”
“That woman is a mad woman who just can’t leave us alone. She will go back to jail sooner or later.”
To show off his connection with Edgar so that he would get to work with Zenith, he made a lot of empty promises.
Half an hour later, Will walked out of Reece Group and called Zenith. “Mr. Rocher, Sam said that Jean is a madwoman.”
As soon as Zenith heard that, his temper immediately flared up.
“Who does he think he is?”
“Regarding the collaboration–”
“Put it off!”
With that, he hung up angrily. He had never seen a man with such thick skin. Back then, it was Gary who brought him into this industry, and introduced lots of connections that were beneficial to him.
Since it was a long time ago, the young people of their families were unaware of it.
He could be apathetic, but how could he be so ungrateful?
“Our name will be ruined if we work with people like him.” He snorted furiously and looked at the chess board in front of him, but he had lost all interest in the game.
At this moment, Nathan walked up the stairs and heard his voice.
“Is Uncle Zenith here?” he asked the butler.
“Yes, and he’s playing chess with Old Mr. Knox in the study,” the butler replied respectfully.
“Oh, no!” He patted his head and turned around to leave.
Nonetheless, he was too slow for that. “Why are you leaving before even entering the house?” A deep voice boomed behind him.
