Therefore, after leaving Merchant City, he vowed never to return to this miserable place again.
Samuel sighed and turned to look at Mrs.Flores.
"Don't worry.When the time has come for my passing, I'll be sure to send someone to notify you of the
news so we can say goodbye one last time."
Then, he smiled at Mrs.Flores, took a step back, and waved at her before turning and walking away.
Mrs.Flores remained motionless for a long time, watching him leave, before finally letting out a sigh.
When Samuel's figure finally disappeared from view, she sighed and dialed Yannie's number as she
strode away from the bridge.
"Yannie...
Father Samuel came to say goodbye to me just now because he's leaving Merchant City very soon.
"He wants me to tell you that you should stay away from the Landry and Lynch families.Not only that,
but he wants us to steer clear of someone with the name Howard...Do you know who this is? I had no
idea who he was talking about at all."
Yannie froze in shock upon hearing this.
A split second later, she bit her lip and let out an awkward chuckle.
"Perhaps...he was talking about Thomas Howard?"
"Thomas Howard?"
Mrs.Flores furrowed her brows and glanced at the billboard on the building across from her.
The billboard showed a newscaster reporting about Thomas's arrival in Merchant City.
"International superstar Thomas Howard's arrival in Merchant City had stirred up waves of excitement
among fans and citizens alike.Upon receiving this news, throngs of fans stormed the roads, causing
serious traffic jams all over the city center..."
Mrs.Flores' hand stiffened.
"Are you referring to that celebrity, Thomas Howard? How can that be?"
"Maybe..."
Yannie sighed.
"Maybe Father Samuel just wanted to warn me so that I won't become a mindless fan like the ones on
TV.
"Mrs.Flores heaved a sigh of relief.She glanced at the billboard once more and could not help agreeing
with her daughter's speculation.
"You're probably right.Yannie, you shouldn't lose your mind like those girls have..."
Joshua's house.Sitting in his office chair, Joshua narrowed his eyes as he watched Mrs.Flores slowly
walked away from the camera.He did not like letting his men eavesdrop on other people's
conversations, which was why Lucas had not recorded Mrs.Flores Samuel's conversation at all.
Not only that, but Lucas had even interfered with the other party's signal so that they would not be able
to eavesdrop, either.
However, he still managed to overhear the phone call Mrs.Flores made to Yannie.
He narrowed his eyes and picked up the stack of folders from his desk, one about Mrs.Flores and
Yannie and the other about Thomas Howard.
What did Yannie have to do with Thomas Howard? Not only that, but why had Samuel warned
Mrs.Flores and Yannie to stay away from Thomas, as well as the Lynch and Landry families? All of a
sudden, a servant knocked on his study door.
Luna and the children were waiting for him to start dinner.
When Joshua arrived downstairs, Luna was in the midst of discussing Yannie's employment with Nellie.
"Why doesn't Daddy like Aunt Yannie?" Nellie asked, blinking innocently.
Luna paused for a moment and replied, "Perhaps your Daddy doesn't think Aunt Yannie will be a
suitable match for my company."
Joshua curled his lips into a smile upon hearing this.
"That wasn't what I meant at all."
He sat down next to Luna and explained, "I agree to let you hire Yannie to work for you.Not only that,
but I refuse to let you hire anyone else for that position."
He wanted to know what would happen next.
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