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All she needed to do was believe in Curtis firmly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat day, Yolanda analyzed that the people behind everything might be the Gills\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Adriana didn\u2019t know much about them, but she had heard a thing or two. The Gills had made their fortune through foreign trade. Several major ports in Haldoria and Harborton were assets passed down from their ancestors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Many privately owned ports, including those overseas, were operated by the Gills and had well\u2013developed shipping routes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thanks to that, more than 30 years ago, over half of the country\u2019s overseas trade relied on the Gills\u2018 ports. They made enormous profits simply by taking commissions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Later on, Jeremy built the largest port in Harborton\u2019s West Suburb. After Curtis entered the Lincoln Group, he also established multiple trade routes in the East Suburb. That finally broke the Gills\u2018 monopoly over export trade.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If one traced it back, the Gills did have reason to hold a grudge against the Bartons and the Lincolns.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But over the past few years, the Gills had kept a very low profile and had almost no interaction with either family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe situation with the Gills is pretty complicated. It won\u2019t be easy to investigate them,\u201d Curtis. said as he held Adriana and gently comforted her. \u201cDon\u2019t worry. I\u2019ll figure it out as soon as possible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSavannah must know who\u2019s really behind it,\u201d Adriana said softly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The reason she had tolerated Savannah and hadn\u2019t kicked her out was that she wanted to see the true plan and motive of the person behind her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSavannah is just a small pawn. She\u2019s not qualified to come into contact with the mastermind,\u201d Curtis said, caressing Adriana\u2019s hair. \u201cThe person she\u2019s closest to is Danielle. There\u2019s not much value in watching her, but we still need to be careful.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana froze for a moment. Savannah is just a small pawn. So it seemed that the biggest mastermind behind Savannah was Chandler.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Frowning slightly, Adriana realized she didn\u2019t need to entertain Savannah since she wasn\u2019t very useful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She just needed to find a way to deal with her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana snorted and leaned into Curtis\u2019s embrace. \u201cThere\u2019s something seriously wrong with Savannah. She\u2019s acting like she owns this place, and she even wants to scheme for your inheritance\u2026 I feel like strangling her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis laughed. \u201cSince when did you get so rough?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana was angry and didn\u2019t respond. She curled up in his arms, feeling a little wronged. \u201cDon\u2019t let anything happen to you\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her voice was muffled, faintly choked with emotion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t want anything to happen to Curtis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSure,\u201d Curtis replied softly. His heart ached for her, but there were some things he simply couldn\u2019t give her a clear answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That night, Curtis didn\u2019t stay home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana was alone in bed, struggling to fall asleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The baby in her belly was growing. Soon, her bump would start to show, and it wouldn\u2019t be possible to hide her pregnancy much longer. Curtis was speeding things up because he was worried that those people would shift their attention to Adriana once her baby bump showed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis would rather shoulder all the risks himself than let anything happen to his wife or child.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At Dreamnight Lounge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ever since marrying Adriana, Curtis rarely came to places like this for social engagements.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a while, Mr. Lincoln. You\u2019ve been through so much, yet you didn\u2019t tell us anything. We could\u2019ve helped you out.\u201d Matthew had organized the gathering this time. Curtis had long since grown accustomed to both genuine and fake people.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He took the initiative to toast everyone, then stepped outside to answer a phone call.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCan\u2019t you tell? Curtis is really down and out now. Even if he\u2019s holding onto hundreds of billions in inheritance, he\u2019s no longer the high\u2013spirited Lincoln Group CEO he used to be,\u201d someone whispered. \u201cBack then, Curtis wouldn\u2019t have paid us any attention. Forget offering a toast\u2013he probably wouldn\u2019t even spare us a glance.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cWell, Harold gave all the shares to Denton. Of course, he\u2019s miserable. Besides, almost the entire business circle is blacklisting him now. Anyone who gets close to him is asking for trouble.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as those words were spoken, everyone fell silent. No one wanted to invite unnecessary trouble.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf anyone doesn\u2019t want to stay, you can leave now. No hard feelings,\u201d Matthew said in a low voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had organized the gathering mainly to show Raymond that his relationship with Curtis was unchanged. That way, Curtis would surely invest, and Raymond would obediently hand over the shares and management rights.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since these people were afraid, there was no point forcing it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, Mr. Langford, it\u2019s not that we don\u2019t want to show you respect. It\u2019s just that Curtis is right at the center of the storm right now. We don\u2019t dare get involved with him,\u201d someone spoke up. \u201cCoincidentally, I have something going on at home. My wife just had a baby, so I should head\u00a0<\/p>\n
back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once a person took the lead in leaving, the others quickly followed suit. Everyone was afraid of being associated with Curtis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back then, these people had been eager to cling to him. Now, each of them was more realistic than the last.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Matthew scoffed. He had seen through it all. This was how the circle works\u2013there was no such thing as genuine feelings, only constant self\u2013interest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Curtis returned, he found that only Matthew was left in the private room. He wasn\u2019t surprised at all. In fact, he had expected it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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