Chapter 137

Chapter 137

Eric?

The name sounded familiar.

“What is his relationship with Tim?” Grace asked.

Edgar had no intention of hiding it from her. “They are both my subordinates.”

Grace rested her chin on her hand, her elbow on her knee, tilting her head as she observed him. Her appearance was particularly enchanting, with her delicate features displayed up close in front of Edgar.

Edgar’s heart ski pped a beat. This woman… Does she not realize that her expression is captivating?

Lost in his thoughts, Grace spoke up: “I never expected that, despite your current situation, you still have loyal followers. You probably still have personal assets, right?”

His personal assets were insignificant compared to the many secrets he actually possessed, but he couldn’t disclose them to her at the moment.

Edgar felt a bit pleased. “Are you trying to take control of my private assets? I don’t care about money.

If you want it, I can hand it all over to you.”

Grace rolled her eyes at him.

“I’m not interested in your money. I’m just curious why you don’t use the money to redeem the old house, at least to make your mother and sister’s lives more comfortable,” Grace said.

He lowered his head. “My mother has a harsh personality, and my sister is spoiled. They both bully you, so this is my way of punishing them.”

Grace was slightly surprised. “I’m just your ex-wife, and they are your family. How can you be so harsh on them?”

Edgar has always had his principles.

“If something is wrong, it’s wrong. I won’t show favoritism. This is just an opportunity to toughen their characters a bit.”

Although there is nothing wrong with this statement, Grace couldn’t help but feel something strange about it.

“Let it be with Mia, but what about Yvonne? She’s your biological mother. Aren’t you afraid of being scolded for being unfilial?” Grace’s gaze couldn’t capture his expression as Edgar lowered his head.

He remained silent for a moment before saying, “She can bear it. If there’s something she can’t bear, I’ll bear it for her.”

In handling this matter, Grace somewhat admired his approach.

“I’m going to the office now; you can continue with your work,” Grace said.

“Alright,” Edgar replied.

As Grace stood up and walked towards the door, she noticed him still squatting. She chuckled and asked, “You’re still not getting up even though I’m leaving?”

Edgar’s face turned pale. “My leg… it’s numb.”

Grace burst into laughter and ignored him, opening the door and walking out.

Before leaving, Grace informed Belinda about his request to have an assistant. Belinda was efficient

in handling tasks, and that same afternoon, Eric eagerly arrived at Edgar’s office.

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“Boss, you’re incredible! Now we don’t have to meet in secret anymore, and the Miss hasn’t, suspected anything. Impressive!” Eric exclaimed.

Edgar, who was busy working on his computer, was suddenly intrigued by his remark and looked at him suspicious/

“What do you mean by meeting in secret? I’m only handling official matters!” he retorted.

He angrily picked up a ballpoint pen from the desk and threw it at Belinda.

Eric didn’t dodge it, and it hit his forehead, causing him to rub it in pain.

“Boss, you’re really ruthless! I have a concussion now. You owe me workers’ compensation,” Eric complained.

“You still dare to talk back?” Edgar’s gaze turned icy as he picked up another pen.

Eric became timid. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry! I won’t dare next time!”

Although there was a commotion, they still needed to discuss business matters.

Eric first checked the entire office to confirm that there were no listening or surveillance devices before handing over the information he pried out of Tim’s mouth to Edgar.

Edgar carefully examined the evidence and the timeline of events compiled in the information.

“Boss, with this evidence from Tim, you can prove your innocence to Miss Grace,” Eric said.

Edgar remained silent, his deep black eyes slightly narrowed.

After some thought, in front of Eric, he tore the information from the middle, tearing it into pieces. until it was completely destroyed.

Eric was shocked.

“Boss! What are you doing?! This is the evidence that proves you didn’t harm Miss Grace!”

Edgar showed no expression. “If I show her this evidence, the tiny bit of trust I’ve managed to establish with her will be completely shattered.”

Eric didn’t understand and looked at the pile of shredded paper with heartache. It took him a lot of effort to gather it during this period.

Edgar didn’t even glance at the pile of paper. “When you gave me this evidence just now, I realized that with Grace’s abilities and the capabilities of her brothers, there’s no way they couldn’t have found out.

She didn’t investigate at all; she has already convinced herself that I’m the culprit.”

He sighed. It seemed that Grace truly didn’t trust him at all.

Rebuilding her trust, even a little bit, was not an easy task.

“Moreover, if I were to give her this evidence, she would find out about all the secret investigations I’ve been conducting and my meetings with Liu Nian. She will be even more guarded against me in the future.

Eric understood and felt sorry for him. “In that case, boss, you can only shoulder the blame yourself.

Tim, that scoundrel, a hundred lashes are not enough! He deserves another two hundred lashes!”

Half a month later.

During this period, the Fallen Family experienced a low point but gradually recovered through various projects.

When Belinda presented the data and information to Grace, she was satisfied. “Based on the current

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situation, the Fallen Family’s business is relatively stable. We can slowly move forward with demanding the Evans Group settle their debts.”

Belinda nodded. “Boss, how do you plan to handle it?”

Grace smirked.

“From now on, as long as it’s a business that the Evans want and falls within the capacity of the Fallen Family, we’ll intercept it all!”

Just as she finished speaking, the assistant at the door knocked and entered. “Miss Grace, Mr.

Grammer is here.”

“I know,” Grace replied.

Belinda tactfully left the office, exchanged greetings with Adrain, who had just arrived, and they politely acknowledged each other. Once Belinda was completely gone, Adrain walked over and sat on the chair opposite Grace’s workspace.

Grace didn’t even look up. “What are you here for today?”

Adrain had a smile on his face, and his ears turned slightly red. “Grace, did you forget? It’s my birthday in three days.”

Grace did indeed completely forget.

“Am I supposed to wish you a happy birthday in advance? I remember that your uncle and aunt used to hold a banquet for you on your birthday. How long do you plan to stay in City S?” she asked. Adrain blushed a bit. “Those were things from when we were kids. My parents said that unless I bring a partner with me, there’s no need for me to come back.”

In an instant, Grace understood his intention for coming today.

“But you’re the pride of the Grammer family. How could your uncle and aunt not let you come back?

Don’t try to deceive me with these tricks,” she said, seeing through him.

Caught in the act, Adrain didn’t lose heart. “I know you won’t be coming back to City S for the time being, but can you come out and have dinner with me alone in three days? Consider it my birthday gift from you. That shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

As friends, his reason wasn’t unreasonable, and Grace had no reason to refuse, so she agreed.

Meanwhile, on the 23rd floor of the Fallen Building.

Eric sneaked into Edgar’s office.

“Boss, I heard that Mr. Grammer came again and is currently speaking privately with Miss Grace on the top floor.”

“Privately?” Edgar furrowed his brows, his face stern.

Whenever Adrain came, it was never a good sign! He stood up abruptly, pushed open the office door, and took the elevator to the top floor.

Adrain had just left Grace’s office and was waiting for the elevator to go downstairs. As the elevator arrived and the doors opened, they came face-to-face.

Adrain smiled and spoke first: “President Fallen, what a coincidence.”

Edgar had a cold expression and a frosty tone. “No coincidence. I came here to find you.”

(Author’s note: There will be a heartbreaking and torturous development later on, which is

necessary for the story. This is an early warning for all the dog lovers out there. Please don’t blame me for the heartache. *cries*)

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The two of them went to the quiet and secure passage in the building.

Both Edgar and Adrain’s assistants guarded the two ends of the passage.

Adrain leaned leisurely against the railing and asked, “What do you want to say?”

Edgar stared at him with cold eyes, his face icy,

“If your sister and Grace can’t get along in the future, who would you choose?”

Adrain pondered for a moment: “That won’t happen. Sarah already knows Grace’s identity, and as long as Sarah still cares about Patric, she won’t argue with Grace again.”

“Are you sure?” Edgar sneered and said, “From what I know, Patric and Sarah’s engagement had been arranged for two years, but they haven’t officially tied the knot yet. Patric recently asked for a breakup, but the family head of your family persuaded him to continue with the engagement.”

“So what?” Adrain replied cun ningly.

“You know Grace’s personality, Sarah has harmed her before, and her methods were very malicious.

She will never get along with Sarah in this lifetime. Sarah is not someone who will take a loss, so you can only choose one between your sister and Grace.”

Adrain became somewhat annoyed.

“What’s wrong with you? Can’t I have both? I will try to mediate between them regarding their issues.”

Edgar laughed as he listened: “You don’t truly like Grace. You’re just foaling yourself. Your sister will eventually get married to someone else, and you’re hesitating in a situation like this. You’re simply not worthy of Grace.”

“Heh, it’s you who’s not worthy of her. Since the day you signed the agreement with her, you were destined never to remarry her.”

Edgar smiled indifferently. “If there’s no remarriage, then so be it. At least I can protect her in a different way. Before she completely rejects me, I have to find a tuan who truly loves and cares for her. And that man is definitely not you.”

Upon hearing this, Adrain’s expression softened and he stated, “You don’t know yet, do you? She has agreed to have dinner with me alone in three days. I will give her a grand surprise that day, and she will definitely accept my proposal. As for you, you will never have a chance!”

Adrain, with his elegant peach blossom eyes, gave a rare provocative smile.

Edgar’s tyrannical side started to rise, and he grabbed Adrain’s collar, his voice low as he warned. him.

“You’ve been pretending for quite a while; I’m afraid you had an ulterior motive from the beginning of your friendship with her, right? Stay away from her from now on!”

Adrain shrugged off his hand dismissively and asked, “Do you really think you can stop me?”

It was true that Patric and Sarah’s engagement might not reach its conclusion.

However, the union between the Grammer and Smith families was an inevitable trend, and besides, Adrain genuinely liked Grace. Getting married would be a win-win situation.

But Adrain wouldn’t tell Edgar these thoughts.

Their cyes warned each other back and forth in the air for a while until their respective assistants