Chapter 918:
âI told the person that Keith was Eileenâs biological father, and he gave me a million dollars without any conditions. He just said he would be in touch again soon,â Conroy explained.
Gianna was confused. âDid Eileen offend someone before?â
Conroy shook his head. âIâd rather not know the details. Iâll just take the million and focus on planning my comeback. I have connections. It wonât be easy to revive my career, but given time, Iâm confident Iâll succeed.â
âWhatâs wrong with you?â Gianna interjected. âOne million is nothing! Why arenât you planning to regain control of VQ Group? Itâs great that Jessica and I can have enough food to eat now! But if you still want to do business with that money, what about us?â
Jessica, engrossed in her phone, retorted, âIâll listen to my father. You can be a conceited woman yourself; just leave me out of it.â
Gianna was stunned at Jessicaâs reply. âYouâ¦â
âGianna, if we use the million for living expenses, itâll be gone soon. Letâs be realistic; regaining control of VQ Group wonât be easy, especially with Bryan and Eileen in the picture. Theyâve already shown us leniency by sparing our lives, so donât assume we can simply take back VQ Group!â Conroy said. It wasnât that he wanted to admit defeat, but he realized that doing so was better than losing everything.
Gianna thought for a moment before saying, âGive me the contact information for that mysterious man. Iâll talk to him and see if I can get more money.â
The person had handed over a million dollars for just a single piece of information, which meant he must be very wealthy.
âOkay,â Conroy said, sending the phone number. Gianna swiftly got up to make the call.
Latest stories on â¤com The call was answered promptly. Gianna introduced herself before saying, âTo be frank, weâre struggling financially, but we wonât compromise our values or break the law. Who exactly are you?â
âLet me introduce myself. My surname is Dawson,â the voice on the other end of the line said. It was deep and raspy, but Gianna could detect a youthful tone in it.
âDawson?â Gianna guessed that this mysterious man might be from Bryanâs family. âI understand. I resent the tradition of inheriting family assets, so it seems weâre in a similar predicament. Can you tell me what you want? Let me see what I can do for you!â
âDonât think you can manipulate me. Stay put and wait for my notice,â the voice warned in a cold tone.
Giannaâs eyes widened in alarm, and she felt a chill run down her spine. When the call ended, she quickly put the phone aside and turned to Conroy.
âWhy is this person so strange?â she asked.
Conroy remained silent. He felt the same. Anyone who spent a million dollars for a piece of information seemed a bit crazy.
His initial intention had been to sever all ties with this individual after receiving the payment. However, Gianna had insisted on contacting him. Since the person had just instructed them to wait for further notice, it seemed they were destined to have more dealings with him now.
âQuickly! Block his number. You two figure out a way to get back to VQ Group!â Gianna commanded as she blocked the number. She then forced Conroy to do the same.
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