Chapter 1326: Chapter 1331

In any case, it was obvious that Joel did not come from an ordinary background. However, Christine vaguely understood why Maddie concealed it from her family after experiencing everything over the last two days. If our family back home learned about this… the consequences would be disastrous…

Soon, Maddie came back downstairs after changing her clothes. She was prepared to explain everything to Christine. Unexpectedly, Christine covered her ears and shook her head while saying, “I don’t want to know! I don’t want to know! I don’t know anything! I’ve never met Joel before! Don’t tell me anything!”

Maddie replied, “O-Okay…” It’s better if she doesn’t know anything.

Therefore, Maddie never brought the topic up again. Similarly, Christine refused to ask about it. She tried her best not to say anything, vowing in her heart that she would never reveal anything. Our relatives back home are already bad enough right now!

For a long time after that incident, the relatives back home continued to discuss how the Bishop siblings could win over the ‘Linus siblings’. Once the Bishop siblings obtained their household registry in Bayside City, they planned to bring all their relatives over to Bayside City. And that wasn’t all; they were determined to sink their claws into the ‘Linus siblings’. They claimed that if the Bishop siblings failed to woo them, they would send another two over to court the ‘Linus siblings’. If they knew that Joel’s family was so prestigious, they would certainly try to reach for the skies!

Soon, dinner was served. It was quite late, so everybody ate it as supper instead. It was the first time Joel invited Stanley over for dinner, so Stanley was elated to be there. While eating, he said, “Don’t be such a stranger, Aunt Maddie. Your sister is my sister. In the future, Christine and I will be a family. Just tell me if you need anything!”

Christine still felt as if she was dreaming. It felt like she was walking on clouds—it didn’t feel real. Not knowing what to say, she lowered her head and ate quietly. Then, Maddie replied, “I’ll definitely let you know if anything comes up in the future!”

Joel said nothing as he observed Christine secretly. After all, Stanley was still his nephew. Stanley had left the army, and his marriage no longer needed to be reviewed by the government. Even so, as his uncle, Joel felt the need to perform preliminary background checks on Stanley’s potential partners.

When news of Christine coming to the military compound to ‘visit the parents’ went around, the Fletcher Family became very excited. As a result, many people soon came to crowd around for a glimpse of the future ‘Stan’s wife’.

It was quite late by the time they finished dinner. Stanley went home while picking his teeth. It wasn’t easy for him to come back for a visit, and he did not imagine he would be invited to Joel’s house for dinner. That was enough for him to brag about within the Fletcher Family for quite some time. After all, not everybody got a chance to eat at Joel’s house.

On the other hand, Maddie arranged for Christine to be placed in a guest room.

Joel said to Stanley, who was walking out the door, “Stan, you’ll be in charge of sending Christine to work tomorrow morning.”

Upon hearing that, Stanley turned around and saluted Joel. “I will complete my duty without fail!”

However, Joel’s expression became cold after everybody left the house. He made a phone call and said, “Monitor Christine Bishop’s communications around the clock.”

Although governmental approval was no longer needed, he was still very cautious.

On the night Christine slept over at Maddie’s house, the calls from her relatives back home rang incessantly. Every call that came in was another demand for her to teach Maddie a lesson. They wanted Maddie to quit her job, bring her husband back home, and beg for forgiveness. Therefore, Christine waged war with her relatives from back home over the phone. “The ‘Linus siblings’ are major clients of Maddie’s company. Uncle Byron’s actions nearly caused her distinguished clients to walk out on her in anger! Maddie is just an ordinary worker. She doesn’t have the influence you’re talking about!

Besides, one needs to make an appointment in advance just to meet the company’s major clients. Do you really think Maddie can ask them out just because she wanted to? You’re causing so much trouble for her! She nearly lost her job! What?! Incompetent?! You caused so much trouble that she nearly lost her job, yet you call her incompetent?! Joel may be a paratrooper, but he is a paratrooper in Bayside City! I won’t allow you to insult Maddie and her husband like that!”

Unfortunately, their hometown was in a remote area. It was a closed-off society with outdated cultures.

Ever since the earthquake several years back, the entire country town had been remodeled. Many large enterprises came to assist with the re-construction, including building houses and factories, relocating families, constructing highways and high-speed train stations, and developing the tourism industry. As a result, many became rich and started to think highly of themselves. In their opinion, Bayside City was just a slightly larger country town. In other words, people like them, who were worth millions, were part of the ‘wealthy’ that had the final say over everything else.

How much richer can those ‘Linus siblings’ be? They are probably worth several tens of millions at most. In extreme cases, they may be worth hundreds of millions. Still, we are the Evans Family and the Bishop Family! Who among us are not part of the ‘wealthy’ with several settlements under our names?

How do we not match up to the ‘Linus siblings’?! The only reason we are inferior to them is that they have a household registry in Bayside City! Christine definitely knows who they are too. She better invite them out for a meeting soon! How can she not introduce such a great resource to her own family?!

How outrageous!

Christine tried to convince them for a long time. She talked so much that her voice became hoarse. The more she talked, the angrier she got. In the end, she decided to hang up and go to bed.

The next day, Stanley came to send Christine to work as he was ordered. Recently, he had ordered a super cool car from the car production factory owned by Sophia that was personally customized for him. The custom-made car had Judge’s face embossed on the car doors. It looked very imposing as he flashily drove his car to Joel’s house.

“Thank you for your hospitality, Maddie, Joel. I’m going to work now.” Christine said her goodbyes to Maddie and Joel. Joel was already dressed in his military uniform. His shoulders were decorated with many stars and stripes—Christine found it hard to breathe just looking at them. Therefore, she wanted to leave as soon as possible.

Joel said, “My identity limits what I can do. I know it’s not easy for you to work in Bayside City alone.

So, look for Stan if you need anything. He has a wide network. Besides, it’s easier for him to do things.”

She nodded. “Okay.”

Now that Maddie was liberated from her constraints, she wanted Stanley and Christine to get together too. Thus, she said to Stanley, “You better send Christine to work properly!”

Stanley said, “Okay! Your sister is my sister! Don’t worry!”

Afterward, Christine carried her bag and got into the passenger seat. To her surprise, Judge’s head popped out of the passenger seat suddenly. At the same time, Stanley said, “The passenger seat is for the dog. You can sit in the back!”

In response, Joel and Maddie rolled their eyes at Stanley in unison…

At one of the private hospitals under the Edwards Group, Ian was visiting his newly-married wife, Isla Wallace, who was recuperating in the hospital after being raped.

“Dear, will you find me disgusting and abandon me?” Isla asked with tears in her eyes as she sat on the hospital bed.

He patted her on the shoulder and said, “How is that possible? Silly girl!”

His newly-married wife hailed from another prominent family from Bayside City—the Wallace Family.

Although her family background was not as prominent as the Yard Family, she was still quite rich. Back then, he was miserably deceived by the fake Lucile and lost everything. Then, he was later ridiculed by the real Lucile for having phimosis. After that, he suffered a setback as the spokesperson in the competition for Dragon Eye. As a result, the Edwards Group was severely suppressed by Lucy, and things became very sluggish for a while. In the end, he married the young lady of the Wallace Company in a flash marriage through his family’s introduction. They were a beautiful couple and could be considered a great match for each other.

Following their marriage, Isla brought her luxurious dowry into the Edwards Group, solidifying her position as the young mistress. Moreover, she was very smart and capable. Working with Ian, they intervened in the management of the Edwards Group together. Hence, both husband and wife began to have more and more influence within the Edwards Group. I can’t believe something like this happened…

Bang! All of a sudden, a loud noise broke through his reverie. The door was kicked open, and Lucy walked in with a group of people.

“Lucy, why are you here?!” When Ian saw the people that just came in through the doors, he subconsciously felt that something was wrong. Thus, he hurriedly stood up.

Lucy’s expression was cold and indifferent. Her large-rimmed glasses concealed the emotion in her eyes, making her seem like an emotionless robot. Without saying anything, she threw a bunch of documents on Isla’s bed. “The Wallace company has long been acquired by Ryan and Henry. Isla Wallace, you were sent by the Yard Family.”

It was not a question; it was a statement.