The Woman Who Was Valuable To Him
In the riverside villa.
After dressing the wound on Maurice’s back, the doctor reminded him, "Make sure that you don’t let the
wound come in contact with water…"
Maurice replied with a nod, put on his coat, and stood up.His face was pale, but he still looked very
handsome.
When he looked out of the French window, he noticed the gates in the front yard opening, and a black
car driving in slowly.
Just by a glance, he could tell that it was Gerald’s car.He narrowed his eyes coldly, looking at it.
Not long after, Gerald walked up to him, led by the butler.
The butler gave Maurice a curt nod and walked out of the room.
"Maurice, are you feeling uncomfortable now?"
Gerald sat down on the sofa, facing Maurice, with a hint of hypocritical concern in his eyes.
"I’m fine."
Maurice remained calm as he added, "Thank you for your concern."
Gerald turned to him with a smile and said, "I just saw the family doctor leaving."
Maurice looked up at him uncomfortably and said, "Well, the doctor was actually called in for you,
Uncle Gerald."
"Maurice! What do you mean by that?"
Gerald’s expression changed at once.Was Maurice cursing him to fall ill? Standing by the window,
Maurice smiled casually.
"You’re growing older, Uncle.And I just thought that you should get checked up regularly.If you have
any undiagnosed diseases, and you don’t find out about it in time, then it will be very difficult for you in
the future."
Gerald’s lips twitched when he heard those words.
‘What an arrogant b*****d! he thought to himself.
If only his father did not favor him, he would have killed his nephew already.
Gerald closed his eyes, trying to calm down.
And a moment later, he regained his composure and opened his eyes again.
Maurice was really not interested in making small talk with him, so he asked, "Uncle Gerald, since you
came all the way to my place, I don’t think that you’re here to see the doctor, are you?"
"Of course, I came here because I had something important to discuss with you!"
With an amiable smile, Gerald narrowed his eyes.
"I heard that you disposed of my shops in the black market.Is there some kind of misunderstanding?"
"Absolutely not."
Maurice walked to him and looked down at him with a gloomy expression.He looked very intimidating.
"I did it."
Gerald’s smile faded away as he asked, "Why?"
"The owner of your shop hurt my people."
Maurice sat on the sofa opposite Gerald, leaned back, and looked at his uncle disdainfully.
"Maurice, if you didn’t already know, the black market is a complicated place.They don’t just work for
me.They work for the money, you know? I don’t think that you should have gotten all those shops
involved for personal reasons," Gerald hissed, gritting his teeth.
That afternoon, Maurice had sent his men to clear out all of Gerard’s shops in the black market, and in
addition to the antique shop, they had also cleared out a hundred other shops that Gerald owned,
which made him suffer a huge loss.
"That has nothing to do with me, but if you want someone to take the blame, then feel free to go and
find those who did it."
However, whether Gerald would be able to find those men or not would be a completely different story.
"Did you do it just for that woman?" Gerald asked in disbelief.
He had not taken Eliana seriously when Maurice had brought her to their family dinner party as his
date.
And he clearly was not expecting Maurice to make such a big move for her sake.
Maurice sneered and said in a disdainful tone, "Why should I explain my actions to you?"
There was a solemn look in his eyes, and his indifference made Gerald swallow his saliva.
Gerald’s expression darkened as he clasped the sofa armrest until his veins on the back of his hand
stood out.He could not help but feel that Maurice was getting increasingly arrogant by the day.
Although he felt the urge to kill him right there, he had no choice but to control himself.
"You… I hope you can answer your grandfather in the same way when he asks you about it!"
Gerald stood up furiously, turned around, and left the villa.But the moment he got in the car, he burst
into laughter.
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