"Elaine Xavier, our feelings for each other can be cultivated.At least, what I just said was said with a
sincere heart, and it has nothing to do with making up to you."
The evening breeze brushed against his collar, and the emotions that were overflowing from his eyes
were blazing.
"If all I want is to make up to you, there are plenty more ways to make it happen.I don’t have to go with
this."
Elaine was stunned.
After a long time, she pursed her lips.
"Do you like me? Even if it’s only a little." Ian looked down at her.
"At least I don’t repel the feelings I have for you, nor do J hate them."
Her gaze shifted away from him, and she did not even utter a single word.
Ian lifted his hand and stroked her cheek while Elaine froze in place.Her heartbeat was getting more
and more intense as her heart beat along.She lowered her gaze and did not dare to move a muscle.
His thick and rough palms brushed across her cheeks and rubbed against the corner of her lips.He
approached her slowly, and Elaine’s hands that were resting on both sides could not help but be tightly
clenched.
Her eyelashes dropped and covered her eyes, and her labored breaths and undulating chest froze in
time for a moment.
The moment he got close to her lips, he stopped abruptly and gave her a light peck on her forehead as
i f he cherished her more than anyone.
Elaine’s heart skipped a beat.She opened her eyes and stared at him.
Ian pursed his lips and gave off a faint smile.
"You should go back and rest earlier."
Her ears were flushed, and she hurried past him and left the scene immediately.
Ian witnessed as she escaped him and laughed softly.
The next day, at Blackgold...
Quincy held onto a stack of documents, stood in front of the desk, and reported, "Mr.Goldmann,
Mr.Saldana’s trial is over, and his sentencing has been published.He'll at least be imprisoned for 20
years, so he will be an old geezer who’s in his 80s by the time he’s released.He won’t have the spirit to
cause any more trouble."
Nolan narrowed his eyes.
"Isn’t that rather quick for the sentencing to be fixed?"
"How can it not be quick? His ex-wife has completely fallen out with him because of Marco.She’s been
getting all her connections to facilitate and accelerate the procedures as much as they can."
Quincy sighed and continued after saying that.
"Now that I’ve mentioned the ex-wife, she’s not someone t o be trifled with.She’d do anything in her
power to bring us down if she were to fall out with us."
Juan had transferred all his illicit money into his son’s account behind his ex-wife’s back, trying to use
him as his cover-up.
After all, Marco had a mental illness, so who would track the money back to him? Juan had extended
his arms toward his mentally ill son and got him implicated in his filthy business.
He had truly crossed the line this time around.
No wonder the ex-wife would retaliate against him so harshly after finding out about it.
Someone knocked on the door at this moment, and Nolan lifted his gaze.
"Come in."
Kevin walked into the office, nodded at Nolan, and smiled.
"Mr.Goldmann."
Nolan’s tapped on the desk rhythmically.
"It seems that the project of the delta of Hewston’s Hydra Lake has been successfully secured."
"Thanks to you, Mr.Goldmann, we’ve taken over half of the projects in Hewston’s Hydra Lake.."
Nolan got up, walked to the couch, and sat down with him.
"Have you met Young Master Saldana?" Kevin was startled.
"Which Young Master Saldana are you talking about?"
Quincy answered, "He’s Mr.Edward Xavier’s son-in- law, Ian Saldana."
Kevin was surprised.
"So, that’s the legendary Young Master Saldana?"
He had met Ian before this, but he did not know that Ian was Juan's son.
"I thought Mr.Juan Saldana’s son i s mentally ill?"
Nolan responded lightly, "He’s Mr.Saldana’s illegitimate child."
Kevin understood something.
"I see."
Kevin had met with Ian before.
Using his title as Mr.Xavier’s son-in-law, Ian had gotten connected with the people in Hewston and had
been inquiring about and investigating Juan everywhere.
Kevin was quite puzzled.
"That Mr.Saldana is quite capable.I wonder how he managed to convince the senior management of
Cloud Capital Inc.."
Nolan chuckled.
"He works for the ministry, so he’s able to obtain information that others can’t get their hands
on.Moreover, Cloud Capital Inc.has a history with the Synergy Group, but Cloud Capital didn’t dare to
go against Synergy all this while.It’s not surprising that he persuaded them into cooperating with him."
Business and politics might have nothing to do with each other.
Still, if lan had information unfavorable t o Cloud Capital, the company's top management could only
cooperate with him.
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