Chapter 687: 687: This Money-Wasting Gadget

After all, it had just begun today. It was still unknown whether Adrian Zhekova had any more moves up his sleeve.

If there was a storm on the first day that crippled their company, Richard Lopez wouldn’t have to do anything, and the family would go bankrupt directly.

How could he have the mood to call Mrs. Lopez and tell her about this matter, let alone rush to the entrance of the Zhekova Family Mansion to kneel and beg.

“Let’s not talk about this now,” Richard said, “I have to deal with the company’s affairs first.”

After hanging up the phone, although Edward Lopez couldn’t hear what Richard was saying, he did hear Mrs. Lopez’s cry, “Adrian Zhekova.”

Anxiously, he asked, “Mom, what’s wrong?”

As soon as he heard the three words ‘Adrian Zhekova,’ he became nervous, as if an alarm had been set off.

“It was Dad on the phone; what happened? How come I heard about Adrian Zhekova?”

“Your dad didn’t say clearly. He couldn’t explain things on the phone. Maybe our family somehow offended Adrian Zhekova. Your dad said Adrian Zhekova made a move against the three companies. We don’t know how he made a move or what happened.”

Mrs. Lopez sighed and paced anxiously in place.

“Where could our family have offended Adrian Zhekova? Whether it’s in social interactions or business, our family can’t catch up with the Zhekova Family. Many occasions don’t intersect, and our businesses have no overlap. We don’t even meet in the business world, let alone collide unhappily. The parties and gatherings I attend are all within our circle, and they have nothing to do with the Zhekovas. I’ve never seen anyone from the Zhekova family.”

Mrs. Lopez then looked at Edward: “You’ve just come back recently, and you’ve been running out to play every day, but I guess your activities had nothing to do with Adrian Zhekova.”

The other members of the Zhekova family weren’t known, but Adrian Zhekova himself was famous for his cleanliness.

The places Edward frequented were not to Adrian Zhekova’s taste.

Adrian Zhekova and Edward were on two completely different paths, so there was no possibility of intersection.

Moreover, Edward, being a bit of a playboy, wouldn’t dare to provoke Adrian Zhekova.

Mrs. Lopez was quite confident about this aspect of Edward.

However, Mrs. Lopez still checked with Edward, “Did you provoke Adrian Zhekova?”

Edward stuttered, not daring to look at Mrs. Lopez, avoiding her eyes.

Mrs. Lopez’s heart sank, and she immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Usually, her son loves to play and is good at making excuses. He can even argue out of unreasonable situations.

Moreover, if he were wronged, Edward would raise his voice and stare, immediately defending himself.

Why would he be so hesitant right now, unable to speak and not daring to look at her?

Mrs. Lopez rushed over and grabbed Edward’s arm, “What’s going on? Did you provoke Adrian Zhekova?”

Edward looked like it was hard for him to speak, and an anxious Mrs. Lopez asked, “Say it! What happened? Tell us so we can solve the problem. Do you want to watch our family be destroyed by Adrian Zhekova while you keep this secret?”

Only then did Edward stutter quietly, “I-I-I… offended Adrian Zhekova’s wife.”

After saying that, Edward’s face turned pale, and he didn’t dare to look at Mrs. Lopez.

“Adrian Zhekova’s wife!” Mrs. Lopez’s voice suddenly rose, “When did Adrian Zhekova get married? He has a wife?”

Edward hurriedly defended himself, “Yes, see, even you don’t know he got married. How could I know? I never heard about Adrian Zhekova’s marriage. I didn’t know that woman was Adrian Zhekova’s wife. You say she’s Adrian Zhekova’s wife but don’t tell anyone. Isn’t that setting a trap for me?”

But Mrs. Lopez wouldn’t listen to his defense. She knew her son well.

Normally, he was not serious about having a girlfriend or female companion, constantly changing partners. It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that he changed partners every three or four days.

Because of his family background, he was always successful.

This time, he must have seen a beautiful girl and tried to hook up with her, only to run into a wall and provoke Adrian Zhekova’s wife.

Mrs. Lopez angrily slapped Edward’s arm, “Did you lust after her again?”

“No, no, I just thought she was pretty and wanted to be friends with her. If she didn’t want to, I should’ve let it go. Who knew she wouldn’t reveal her identity? Isn’t that setting me up deliberately? I have a lot of women. I wouldn’t cling to just one. It’s all consensual. If she didn’t like it, I wouldn’t force her.”

“Enough!” Mrs. Lopez knew him too well. “I still don’t know you? You’re just used to success, surrounded by women who throw themselves at you, so you think everyone is like that. The more unwilling someone is, the more you can’t accept it, right?”

“I don’t care how you play in your usual life, but I thought you were grown up and had some sense of what you can and can’t do. Can’t you tell the difference between those who are with you for the money and those who have no interest in your money? Can’t you tell the difference in their gazes? Can you tell who is actually willing and who is genuinely unwilling?”

Mrs. Lopez knew very well, didn’t she?

Edward must have insisted on someone who was unwilling and felt insulted. He clung to the person and provoked their anger.

Even if it wasn’t Adrian Zhekova’s wife, just an ordinary single woman, he shouldn’t have clung to her like this if she didn’t want to be with him, right?

“You’re going to ruin our family!” Mrs. Lopez slapped Edward’s arm one after the other, “All you know is to play. There’s no need to drag the family down!”

“You’re playing the family to death, you good-for-nothing!”

“Mom, stop hitting me.” Edward didn’t dare dodge Mrs. Lopez’s hits. “What do we do now?”

“Go to the company and tell your dad! Tell him about this!” Mrs. Lopez said.

If Edward had dared to say anything, he would have already. He didn’t dare tell Richard about this, or else he wouldn’t have dragged it on for so long.

Mrs. Lopez glared, “When do you plan to tell him if you don’t now? Wait until our family is bankrupted by Adrian Zhekova? Your dad is trying to contact Adrian Zhekova and figure out where we offended him. Now go and tell him, at least let him know where to start.”<