Adina raised her head slightly and looked up.
She could see the unreadable emotions hovering in Earlâs dark eyes.
It seemed that this trick was somewhat working.
She could bring out the host personality in him if she persisted.
âDuke, get on with what you are doing. Iâm accompanying the kids back home. I hope youâll be home early tonight.â
Adina carried the thermos box and stepped out of the office.
As soon as she went out, Earl lit a cigarette.
Amid the smoke, his expression darkened, and he grew visibly furious.
His brows were furrowed as he paused. He had not touched a woman in almost a month since he became Earl.
Adina must have somehow tempted him and brought out long repressed desires, since he had been abstinent for so long.
He raised his hand and was about to ask the assistant outside to arrange a woman for him.
This was his newly arranged assistant, who was also his henchman.
Jake Wilson, the previous assistant, had already been transferred to the regional corporate by him earlier.
âMr. Winters!â
Before Earl called him in the blackâclad assistant rushed in.
âSomethingâs wrong!â
Earl stubbed out his cigarette and instructed him to close the office door. Then he said coldly, âWhat happened? Speak slowly.â
âDidnât Auguste die more than half a month ago?â The black clad assistant lowered his voice and said, âThat day, Black Party changed its leader. He previously served as Augusteâs primary striker. That striker was assassinated early this morning as a result, and the leader of the Black Party has now changed again.â
Earl sneered . âThey are just some noisy rabble. The chaos is estimated to be persisted after Augusteâs death for at least a few more years.â
âThe new leader officially took over Black Party at eight oâclock this morning, and his first order directive was to forbid Black Party from engaging in underground trading,â the assistant said with a glum expression. âAll of our transactions are done in the gray area. Iâm worried that we will lose our livelihood if the Black Party outlaws underground trading.â
âThatâs interesting.â Earl lit another cigarette. âThey rely on illegal business dealings to generate enormous profits. What will the Black Party do to feed its people after outlawing underground trading?
The newly appointed leader of the party has set himself against the entire Black Party. Just wait. This new leader is going to be slain by his people in less than three days.â
âThen how about our business? Should we put it aside first?â
âJust put a stop to it.â Earl said lightly, âI donât need to continue to sink in the darkness anymore. You ask our guys to return and prepare for formal work.â
The assistance found it unbelievable. âThese guys are uneducated people. They wonât be wanted by any employers.â
âAsk them to come to Winters Corporation,â Earl responded after spitting out a mouthful of smoke rings.
âThey could work as my assistants , security personnel, or even as subordinate managers.â
The important positions in Winters Corporation were all held by Dukeâs close associates, so he had to gradually replace all of them with his people.
He could only return to himself until he was completely stable in this position.
Adina had just arrived at the Winters familyâs mansion. She noticed a broadcast of international news in the living room.
âThe gray area has been embroiled in a chaotic civil war for the past twenty years, with neighboring countries suffering from it, yet too afraid to declare it an enemy. Here, evil thrives, and every day, all kinds of horrible things happen that you would not expect to see. Several parties here have been fighting for power and strife with one another for months. The most notorious leader of the party has changed three times in a row.â
âThis morning, the new leader took over the role without much incident, but he issued a highâprofile ban on all illegal transactions in the region. This is undoubtedly a good thing for world peace and security, and perhaps, under the new leaderâs guidance, the label of the previous sinful region will be erased.â
The news highlighted the human geography of that area, as well as the momentous occasion of the new leaderâs inauguration.
A man in all black stood on a high platform. His shadow flashed across in front of Adinaâs eyes.
Her eyes abruptly sharpened. Why did this person look so familiar?