Chapter 548: Broadening Horizons_1

After everything was taken care of, Aron Jackson walked ahead with his hands in his pockets, followed by employees bearing armfuls of fresh flowers, arriving at the entrance of the Five-state International Building.

“The president of Gonzalez City’s Bronze Sparrow Platform Entertainment Company extends congratulations to Miss Huntington for the successful exhibition at Five-state International and presents these flowers as a special tribute.”

Following the loud announcement from an employee behind him, dozens of people holding flowers arranged them at the entrance of Five-state International.

“So they’re here to deliver flower baskets, but why such a big fuss?”

“Where are those few people? Why can’t we see them?”

“I guess they left. Surely they’d leave after cleaning up.”

Everyone felt a sense of regret and loss for missing out on seeing Jake Carmichael and Mr. Flower taking care of Julius Reed.

Soon after the employees of Aron Jackson had set down the flowers, they turned and orderly left the scene.

In just five minutes, nearly a thousand people had disappeared from the entrance of the Five-state International Building.

“Went out for a chat. They felt they were in the wrong, apologized, and left.”

After Julius Reed entered the exhibition hall, he saw three women staring straight at him.

But his explanation seemed to have no effect at all.

The three of them showed no reaction.

Not a ripple on their faces.

“I gave them a beating and then drove them away,” Julius Reed explained once more.

Still, there was no reaction from the three women.

“We saw everything from upstairs.”

Quella Radcliffe spoke up.

From the second floor, they had a clear view of everything.

Deep down, each of them was profoundly shocked.

It wasn’t their first encounter.

But to see Beckett Carmichael, the chairman of Marthew Abernathy Group, kneeling in front of Julius Reed with everyone watching—that was what truly stunned everyone.

Sophia Leocadia, from the Leocadia family, which was on par with the Carmichael family, knew all too well what it meant for Beckett Carmichael to kneel down.

“Ah, Sophia, you were saying… didn’t you say you got tickets to that special crystal exhibition inside? Is that true? The other two sisters probably want to see it, too!”

Julius Reed was rather embarrassed.

It seemed he had underestimated the intelligence of the three women before him!

But since he had already killed, he couldn’t very well regret it now, as all three had witnessed him commit murder.

“Purchased it, I almost forgot if you hadn’t mentioned it!”

Sophia Leocadia nodded her head in agreement, “But you’re going to have to reimburse me for it!”

“No way…”

Upon hearing this, Anna Harris first felt a surge of excitement and then disbelief, asking, “Julius Reed, you’re bluffing, right? I heard that you need an invitation from the Leocadia family to get in.”

She had already done her research on the crystal exhibit online.

It was filled with treasured items, even including exhibits specially ordered from foreign luxury brands.

Just looking at the pictures on the website made her drool.

Every girl has a dream of crystals, and Anna Harris was no exception.

But the criteria to enter the crystal exhibition were very high.

Since it featured luxury goods worth tens if not hundreds of millions, it wasn’t accessible to just anyone.

Only those with an invitation from the Leocadia family were eligible to enter.

Selling tickets for such an exhibition seemed like a joke, right?

“It’s true! If you don’t believe it, why not follow us in and see for yourself?”

Julius Reed shrugged his shoulders. Why was it always Anna Harris who jumped out to make trouble?

He was beginning to regret it; it seemed in the future, he should not bring this walking trouble with him when going out.

Otherwise, everything would be problematic.

“Julius Reed! Are you questioning this young lady?”

Anna Harris put her hands on her hips, completely forgetting the events that occurred just minutes before in front of this man.

“That…”

Julius Reed’s eyes darted about, since Quella Radcliffe hadn’t spoken, it definitely meant that she shared the same doubts as Anna Harris.

He sneaked a peek.

As expected, there was anticipation in his wife’s eyes.

Women, oh so real.

In front of crystals, their resistance is simply nonexistent.

“That… actually, there’s no need to buy tickets, but…”

Julius Reed hesitated.

“But what!”

Anna Harris narrowed her eyes and asked with a sneer, “But you’re tricking us, toying with us, is that it!”

Hearing that they could enter the crystal exhibition, she was so happy she could have died.

But now, if Julius Reed were to say that he was just kidding, she just might kill someone…

When women go crazy, even he is afraid.

“That’s not it.”

Julius Reed cleared his throat, his gaze flickering uncertainly as he said, “It’s… It’s because Itai Huntington, she’s the big boss of Five-state International, and the Leocadia Family’s exhibition this time is also a collaboration with the Gonzalez City Business Alliance, naturally, there will be internal quotas.”

He saw Quella Radcliffe’s gaze change slightly and quickly waved his hands, “Don’t get me wrong! My wife is after all the general manager of the business alliance, and naturally she has this authority. When I heard about this in the morning, I called Dempsey Davenport to ask, and she said the general manager indeed has five spots.”

“Really?”

Anna Harris’s eyes were filled with surprise.

If that was really the case, then she would have no more regrets in life.

This morning, when she saw the photos of the crystal exhibition hall and then thought about how she couldn’t enter, she nearly had a breakdown.

But now, opportunity seemed to favor her once again!

Moreover, Julius Reed’s reasoning made sense. The Leocadia Family was collaborating with the Gonzalez City Business Alliance represented by Itai Huntington, so they ought to give their partners some quotas, right?

Plus, Quella Radcliffe had fully secured her position as the general manager, so having a few spots seemed perfectly normal.

“Why didn’t you say that earlier! You had me feeling dejected all morning!”

Although Anna Harris complained with her mouth, her heart was blossoming with joy.

She didn’t expect the surprise to come so suddenly.

“After all, there was that… misunderstanding with Itai Huntington yesterday, and I was worried you might have an opinion about it,” Julius Reed said with a cheeky smile.

Itai Huntington had no damned face to lose. The Leocadia Family gave face, and she had to accept it obediently.

If anyone had face, it would definitely be Sophia Leocadia.

But Sophia Leocadia clearly did not want everyone to know her identity.

Otherwise, it would create pressure in their interactions.

And Julius Reed also did not want Quella Radcliffe to feel like he was hooking up with a super-rich second generation. Treating Sophia Leocadia as a normal little girl, as they were now, was better.

“Hmph! Rest assured! If you weren’t guilty, you wouldn’t have hidden it until now!”

Anna Harris’s face was full of happiness.

“How come I didn’t know about it?”

At this time, it was Quella Radcliffe who remained rational.

She did want to go in and take a look.

But as the general manager, she knew nothing about it, while Julius Reed knew first?

“At that time, you were sleeping, and Dempsey Davenport just happened to call my phone.”

Julius Reed shook his phone: “I must say, your assistant is quite attentive. Seeing you hadn’t gotten up, she called me instead. Now compare that to a certain someone who seems to live in fear of a peaceful day!”

“You, you, you!”

Anna Harris huffed, and then fixed her gaze on Julius Reed: “What does it matter who she calls when you two are together? Come clean, are you and Dempsey Davenport…”

“Anna!”

Quella Radcliffe gave a soft reprimand, “What on earth are you thinking about? Have you been watching too many soap operas? If you don’t want to go, we can just go in first.”

“Don’t!”

Anna Harris clasped her hands together: “Your ladyship, I was wrong, isn’t that enough?”

She glanced at Sophia Leocadia, “Loli, consider yourself lucky today, your sister will take you to broaden your horizons!”

“Thank you, sister.”

Sophia Leocadia smiled sweetly.

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