Chapter 351: Hopelessly Stupid
"I think I recognize this guy. He’s not a contracted employee with Stellaris, is he?"
"Of course not. I brought him with me today."
"Call him in. I want to see him."
"Chester Johnson, come in," Rhona Hughes called out.
A man in a floral shirt and black shorts walked in. One look at his face and you could tell he was bad news. Wendy may not have been a beauty, but she at least looked sweet and docile. This man, however, had a menacing aura. It might have been better if he toned it down, but as it was, he just looked like a villain.
Rhona Hughes looked at Chester Johnson and said, "Aren’t you going to greet Wayne?"
"Hello, Wayne."
"From now on, you’ll be with me. What are you good at?"
"My family was poor when I was a kid, so I didn’t get much schooling. I started practicing martial arts and worked as a bodyguard. I also ran with some big shots and hung around in their circles for a while, but then I got into some trouble and had to lay low."
"Mm, I could tell you weren’t just some ordinary guy. Stick with me, and I guarantee you’ll live well!"
"Thank you, Wayne."
"For now, stick with Eileen Scott. If something comes up, I’ll contact you."
"Yes, sir."
Rhona Hughes walked out of the hospital, and Wendy hurried over to her.
"Rhona, I think I just saw my brother! What’s he doing here?"
"He’s with Wayne now. He can earn his own money, so you won’t have to support him anymore. Think of it as me lightening your load!"
Wendy bit her tongue and didn’t argue.
’But she knew Rhona Hughes wouldn’t have called him over at a time like this for anything good.’
"Rhona, don’t listen to Raymond Ford. As it stands, you and Melody Monroe haven’t completely burned your bridges yet. You’ve got the chance to play the female lead now, so why not seize this opportunity to get your big break? Stop trying to pick a fight with Melody Monroe."
"Easy for you to say. Melody Monroe and I were on the same talent show before—we’ve had bad blood for a long time! I’m with Mrs. Sterling now, and she hates Melody Monroe. How can I just sit back and do nothing?"
"You think after she made things so miserable for Raymond Ford, and now that she’s starting to retaliate against Mrs. Sterling... with all the bad blood between us, she’s just going to let me off the hook?"
"Rhona, no matter what, you shouldn’t do anything heinous."
"Heinous? Don’t you forget, you were an accomplice the last time Melody Monroe got hurt. I really don’t understand whose assistant you are or whose money you’re taking."
Wendy was speechless.
"Get in the car! We’re driving back to the set tonight."
...
Christopher Sterling was at a high-end club, discussing a partnership with several people who did business with the Sheffield Family.
Because of Evan Fairchild’s interference, the Sheffield Family was being crushed.
He held the core technology, which was the one thing Evan Fairchild couldn’t touch. All he was missing now was the funding.
Evan Fairchild’s strategy was to cut off their financial lifelines.
For now, these old foxes were all on the fence.
It had taken a great deal of effort for him to get them all together, and today, he planned to win them over in one fell swoop.
"President Sterling, you’re certainly young and promising. But these matters you’ve discussed with us today... they really can’t be decided in an instant."
"Indeed, indeed."
"It puts us in a difficult position. The market isn’t what it was a few years ago, and we have to be very cautious."
Christopher Sterling brought out a case from the side. Inside was a part of the project’s core technology.
The moment they saw what was in front of them, they were all astonished.