An hour later, Joanne had finally taken a bath and had changed into a fresh set of
clothes, finally putting her air back on as per usual.
âBenny, what should we do now? Can we get Emma and Anderson released?â she
asked her son.
Bennyâs face was gloomy. âThis Tony, it used to be easy to talk to him. I donât know what
happened this time, but he carried a tough and strict attitude and hadnât in him a single
degree of tolerance.
I sent over a team of lawyers, but it was useless.â
He was annoyed too. âJust now, eight security guards from the company got arrested,
and it caused a huge scene. It so happened that some of the customers witnessed it,
and it caused an impact on them.â
âClaire is sticking to her statement that the glassy emerald worth hundreds of millions
has been stolen.â
âThe main point here is that idiot Emma actually stole that pearl necklace. Itâs solid
evidence that canât be gotten rid of. Surveillance cameras even recorded it, so if Alex
and the others really donât want to endure mediation, then Emma and Anderson will
have to sit in jail for at least thirty years!â
âNo, that canât happen. Emma would have reached her peak after sitting in jail for thirty
years, and sheâll just be old when she comes out.
Whatâs the use of her then? You have
to get them out! Iâm the one who made them cause trouble at the house,â Joanne said.
âThen⦠We can only lose money! Itâs clear that Claire is extorting us, but thereâs
nothing we can do. And youâre also aware of the situation the company is in right now.
Itâs not looking good. WIthdrawing one billion would mean weâll have no cash flow. Weâd
be unable to pay wages, and itâll end up causing major problems,â Benny anxiously
replied.
Joanne finally made a decision and said in a sour tone, âLetâs just get them out first. As
for the one billion, hmph! Iâll let her use her life to take it, but none to spend it! If their
family falls seriously ill all of a sudden, no one would be in charge of Dorothy-Alex
Constructions. What would happen then?â
Bennyâs eyes lit up. âIn the end, Dorothyâs Dorothy-Alex Constructions belongs to the
Assex family.
And if that really happened, then we could claim it back, obviously⦠But,
how will we make them seriously ill, ill the point that they canât even get out of bed?â
Joanne smiled. âSon, have you forgotten where your mother is from? I have an older
sister specializing in making parasites and poisons.â
When Benny heard that, he smiled.
***
With the Assex villa in ruins, almost nothing was left intact inside.
This was convenient for Alex and the others, as they only needed some clothes and
essential items before driving straight to the villa in Senna Port.
Claireâs mood lifted up again once they moved into the new villa.
She called for the swimming pool to be filled, stating that she needed a swim to wash
away bad luck.
Alex watch ed her pull out a sexy bikini from th e bag she had brought, and he was
almost blinded. There was a little anticipation in his heart, though.
âHubby, the villa is large and has many rooms. Why donât you pick a room and live
here!â Dorothy said to Alex. After going through so much, she hoped that Alex would be
able to stay.
Beatrice objected immediately. âNo, itâs not convenient for him to stay here.â
âHeâs your brother-in-law. What inconvenience is there? Donât forget that heâs the one
who bought this villa. Otherwise, youâd be sleeping in a hole under the bridge,â replied
Dorothy in anger.
Alex really didnât want to stay here.
He would become depressed if he had to face Claire and Beatrice all day. If he really
stayed here, Claire would definitely get him to do all the housework and maintenance
every day.
How would he find time to train? Or find traces of the real cause of his fatherâs death?
While he was struggling to find an excuse, Claire muscled herself into the conversation.
âThe money for buying the villa was originally mine, so he canât be considered as the
one who bought it⦠If he stays here, who knows when youâll end up sleeping with each
other? I object as well. The vote is two to one, so he goes back to Maple Villa.â
Alex commented helplessly, âMy wife, itâs fine. I can endure it! Weâll live separately, but
itâll just motivate me to make you Californiaâs richest woman as soon as possible. At that
time, weâll have the blessing of your mother and sister to enter the bridal chamber. Now,
wouldnât that be perfect?â
Dorothy rolled her eyes at him. In her heart, she thought, âAre you nuts? Not wanting to
sleep with such a beautiful wife, are you waiting for mold to grow on her?!