Chapter 1277: Unless I Die!
"...This is not bad! What you did may not exactly be gentlemanly, but it’s really clever!"
Indeed, there’s a reason why Leonel could win over Young Master Floyd more than he could, this fox’s mind turns quickly!
"We’re not gentlemen, in the eyes of outsiders, we’re just thugs from the Restricted District. What kind of gentlemanly act would a thug pull off? A real thug boss needs to have the style of a thug!"
"You win, Leonel..." Henry conceded.
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Nicole drove her car, suddenly hearing a loud bang, immediately pressed the brake.
She opened the car door and stepped out, looking at the three deflated tires, stomping her feet in frustration!
What a day, everything’s going wrong! Three tires blew out at once! And she’s rushing back for her engagement!
Nicole spotted a taxi driving up from behind, quickly waving it down.
The taxi driver slowed down gradually, pulling up next to Nicole’s car.
Nicole sighed in relief, lucky enough to catch a taxi and rush back!
The taxi driver approached and upon seeing the license plate of the woman who flagged him down, sped away as if he’d seen a ghost.
"...Did you see a ghost? Stop! Take me back to the city center!"
All she got in response was the disappearing silhouette of the car.
Nicole stood by the roadside, looking at her car’s tires, waving down several passing vehicles but none stopped, angrily she took out her phone and dialed her brother Arlo Seys’ number.
"Brother, help me! My car broke down, I can’t move, and no passing vehicle will pick me up!"
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Nicole waited by the roadside for more than an hour before her brother’s assistant, Callan Walkers, raced over to pick her up.
"Miss Seys, get in quickly, all the guests and the Cooper Family are waiting for you to rush back!"
Nicole knew she was delayed for too long, and now it was already deep into the night. She swiftly got into the car.
Callan’s car sped away.
"Callan, have things been awkward at the engagement party since I’ve been gone so long?" Nicole asked, pursing her lips.
"President Seys went on stage to explain that you were accompanying the police on duty for a mission, so all the family and friends as well as the Cooper Family understood and praised Miss Seys for her dedication to work. And to keep the guests from getting too bored, President Seys arranged for celebrities from the company to send their blessings for the engagement party, so the event wasn’t awkwardly quiet. Only Young Master Cooper... remained silent all night without speaking."
"Hmm, I understand."
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Meanwhile.
Jorge Saxton learned that Callan was driving to pick up Nicole for her return and immediately went to an empty bathroom to make a phone call to Jose Floyd.
"Jose, where are you? I’ve stalled as long as possible for you; there’s only half an hour before Nicole returns to the engagement party! Jose, I’ve done all I can!"
Jose’s cold tone came through, "I just got off the plane, I’m driving to the venue now!"
"...Jose, forget it, it takes over an hour from the airport, let her get engaged."
"Unless I’m dead!"
Jose coldly spat out four words and hung up on Jorge. Jorge didn’t need to guess; Jose was surely speeding over.
Jorge sighed heavily, and a cold voice sounded behind him.
"I should have guessed it was you and Jose Floyd causing trouble behind the scenes."
Jorge turned around to face the cold, expressionless Arlo Seys emerging from the bathroom.
"...Brother-in-law, is eavesdropping really that good?" Jorge crossed his arms, raising an eyebrow at the person in front of him with a calm face but a guilty heart.