Female Novel
Chapter 60
Olivia spoke with a sincere tone as she thanked Thomas from the bottom of her heart. “In that case, I’mgoing to talk to my father about how we can promote more business collaborations with the Morton andthe Peralta Family.” In fact, the Pearson Group had been struggling for the past two years, as ifsomeone was messing with them in the shadows. After all, there were way too many times that theywere left empty-handed when their business prospects changed their minds and pulled out all of asudden, even though they were just a few signatures away from closing the deal. Because of that, thePearson Group was devastated and severely hit. Nevertheless, Olivia was counting on the influence ofthe Morton and the Peralta Family in Irieson as she was hoping that their collaboration would helpimprove her company’s performance.
Thomas was stunned when he heard Olivia’s words. Although he considered the Pearson Family a partof the upper-class society, he could tell that they were far from being on good terms with the Peraltasand Mortons. Therefore, he couldn’t help but wonder if it was better for them not to put themselves in aposition that could compromise their interests. This is strange.
“I’m going to toast you during my birthday, although I must admit that I’m not really a good drinker.”Olivia smiled just like an angel who descended from heaven.
After seeing Olivia enter her apartment, Thomas left the area and called John because the latter kepttelling him to call him before he left the Morton Residence. Call me whenever you need anything.John’s words reverberated in Thomas’ mind. Well, now is the time that I should call him.
“Impressive work back there, you b*stard!” As soon as the call connected, John’s mischievous voicewas heard. “You weren’t even close to feeling tipsy at all after so many of us toasted you. You have myrespect, young man!” Sean and John were chatting with each other before calling it a day as soon asthey were done cleaning the house.
Thomas smiled and replied, “Old Mr. Morton, could you do me this favor? Would it be possible to workmore with the Pearson Group in the future?”
So, that’s what Thomas called me for. John could also tell that Olivia wanted to bring her family and theMorton Family closer together. Besides, he would be more than happy to accept Thomas’ favor as hisfriend. Therefore, even without Thomas’ call, John was also planning to work with the Pearson Group.“Don’t worry. Not only will we work with the Pearson Group, but the Peralta Family will also join us aswell. During good times, we rejoice together; but when we find ourselves at odds with each other, we’regoing to show each other forgiveness and tolerance because of you.”
“Great! Thank you, Old Mr. Morton! If you need anything, all you have to do is just say the word.”Thomas was aware that there was no free lunch in the world and was ready to return the favor. Afterall, he believed the Peralta and the Morton Family wouldn’t have taken any interest in gaining his favorif he only knew how to take advantage of them. In reality, while the two families truly appreciated himas their friend, his extraordinary combat skills were a huge factor in why he was wanted as an ally.Upon hanging up the call, Thomas returned to his residence, finding it lit up with bright lights whileChloe was watching television on the couch.
“Thomas!” Chloe scampered around happily as soon as she saw Thomas.
“What are you doing staying up so late? Didn’t I tell you not to wait on me if I ever come back late? Youneed to rest early. Don’t you know that?”
“Oh, it’s nothing.” Chloe shook her head. “I have something I want to tell you.”
“What’s the matter?”
“Do you still remember Twilight Bar?”
Thomas paused and contemplated, trying to recall whether Twilight Bar was the one where Chloe wasworking. “Oh yeah. Of course, I remember. You worked there previously, didn’t you? What’s thematter?”
“Our boss would like to meet you, so when would you be free to meet up with him?” In fact, Chloe got acall from Mr. Kennedy earlier that day as the latter would like to meet up with Thomas. Thus, he askedher to find out when Thomas would be free. Considering Mr. Kennedy’s usual caring attitude towardher, Chloe decided to do him a favor, which was why she asked Thomas when he would be free.
“Meet up with me?” Thomas was curious, wondering whether it was because of the damage he hadcaused during the fight at Twilight Bar the other day. Is he trying to demand compensation from me?Because I can’t think of any other reason. Considering himself and Mr. Kennedy barely evenacquaintances, Thomas was sure that his suspicion was correct. Fine, I’ll meet him then. Let’s seewhat he wants.
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“Mr. Kennedy says as soon as possible.”
Thomas took a moment and contemplated. “Hmm. Tomorrow night at 9.00PM then.” Since Olivia’sbirthday was in two days, he decided to meet up with Mr. Kennedy the following night. Well, I don’tknow when else is a perfect time, but since he said the sooner, the better, I might as well meet up withhim tomorrow night.
“Alright then, I’ll pass on the word to Mr. Kennedy first thing in the morning. Good night, Thomas.”Chloe yawned while walking toward her bedroom.
The next morning, Thomas woke up from bed early and started preparing some tonic for Olivia. WhenChloe saw what he was doing, she asked about it, only to be brushed off with a perfunctory reply. After
that, he took the tonic to Olivia, who immediately handed over a thermal flask. “You’re going to have tofinish the whole bottle.”
“I heard you.” Olivia obediently nodded.
When it was almost noon, Chloe, who rarely visited Thomas’ office, showed up. “Thomas, I’m going tothe pub with you tonight.” Chloe gazed at Thomas, who was sitting in the chair, asking to tag along withhim when she didn’t see Molly around. However, Thomas looked up and met Chloe’s eyes with a frownbecause he didn’t like going to places like the pub. He then recalled an earlier incident in which heappeared at the bar just in time to save Chloe, or she would have ended up with a worse fate.
“Thomas.” Chloe didn’t want to give up despite Thomas’ silence.
“I can go there myself. You should go back home and get some rest once you’re done looking afteryour uncle. Stay away from places like Twilight Bar.” Not knowing why Mr. Kennedy wanted to meethim, Thomas was worried that he would inevitably put Chloe in danger if she was with him. Meanwhile,Chloe was disappointed upon hearing Thomas’ response as she only nodded and walked away.
“Hey, Thomas, why didn’t you tell Chloe to stick around longer?” Molly showed up as soon as Chloeleft.
“She has some other business to attend to.”
“Oh!” Molly rolled her eyes and added, “Thomas, since you said Chloe is your younger sister, why isyour last name Clifford while hers is Hahn?”
Thomas was stunned when she heard Molly’s question, which reminded him of the familiar face.Caught up in his train of thought, he became so preoccupied that he forgot to reply. In the meantime,Molly, who noticed the man’s stern reaction, didn’t dare to press on with her question as she returned
to her desk and continued her work. However, she couldn’t stop peeking at Thomas while askingherself what was wrong. Did I say something wrong? Why does Thomas appear to be so unhappy?