Chapter 228

“Once you’ve got something, I want to know immediately.”

“Sure, Mr. Chadwick.” Quentin hesitated, “Anything else you need?”

Howard raised his gaze, his eyes deep and unreadable, as he locked onto Quentin and said icily, “You know how I deal with betrayal, Quentin. You came highly recommended by Nathan, and the position of my executive assistant is crucial.”

It was a clear warming.

Quentin feit a chill run down his spine.

His tenure with Howard was brief. He had been up to some minor mischief behind the scenes, but nothing consequential, just petty stuff that wouldn’t dent the company’s interests.

“Mr. Chadwick, you can count on me. I won’t let you down, whatever you need.”

“Good.”

Despite his cold and distant demeanor, there were people Howard genuinely cared for.

He commanded, “Book the best catering from the nearest diner. I’m entrusting today’s meals for the volunteer medical team to you.” Quentin groaned internally. The nearest diner was a good two to three–hour round trip. The slippery roads in the rain could be treacherous.

But it was a test from Howard to vent his frustration with the Stellar Crescent Foundation reporters.

choice but to

Quentin said, though

ཙ༴ ཞ རྨ ༈ གཽ ཐཱ འ༴ བཏྶ ཥ

be more careful out there,” Howard said casually. “And remember, the company’s

thunder rumbled ominously, turning the

awnings. Howard stepped outside, searching for a particular presence. Not finding Gwendolyn, he grabbed a passerby in haste. “Where’s Dr. Quigley?”

an emergency call!“. The town mayor was visibly

hold me back! I need to get everyone back safely!”

poncho from inside and followed

several small landslides. After a grueling half–hour, they finally spotted a

Howard’s pupils contracted.

the ground beneath the group’s

mayor shouted, “Run! It’s going

ensued, and they scrambled to escape, but how could they outrum nature’s fury? They were quickly caught in the mudslide, desperately clinging to roots and

down with the earth, pain shooting through her body.

Without hesitation, Howard gripped her

could barely

he painstakingly

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