Chapter 195

The once splendid office was now marred with a gaping hole in the wall. The grand golden wooden desk worth 600 thousand dollars lay shattered on the floor.

Fabian was utterly at a loss for words. He had just managed to get the desk replaced, and now another hole needed fixing.

He contemplated asking Oliver about it but found the latter, along with Wayne and Simon, surprisingly content. Since the trio seemed unperturbed, he decided not to inquire further.

Oliver wasn’t short of money. The office walls were smashed, the desk wrecked, and it wasn’t like these damages happened when Oliver was away. was obvious that he had done it all himself. Thus, there was no need to mention it.

As Oliver was about to suggest going out for dinner, his phone rang. It was his mother. While answering, he wondered if she had cooked and wanted him to return home.

But considering the number of people in the company, it probably wouldn’t be enough to feed them all.

“Oliver, come back quickly. Your… Your Uncle Frederick is here.” Calista’s voice came through the phone.

Hearing Frederick’s arrival, Oliver hesitated for a moment before thinking of refusing.

“Back when Dad was ill and in the hospital, needing money to save his life, did any of these relatives, including Uncle Frederick, offer a helping hand?” he thought.

They only appeared when they heard he had become wealthy, expecting a share of his fortune. “Now they are showing up again? I don’t care about such relatives,” he thought.

However, before he could say anything, Calista continued urgently, “Oliver, Uncle Frederick isn’t here to borrow money. It’s about Yancy! She’s in trouble!”

“Yancy?”

Oliver was dumbfounded and then remembered Yancy was Frederick’s daughter, a nine-year-old girl.

Although he detested Frederick, Yancy, his young cousin, was still

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cute. “What could have happened to her?” he wondered.

scared. “Oliver, Y-Yancy… Just come back quickly. I can’t explain over the phone.

follow. As they left, he instructed Fabian, “Fabian, take

Wayne sprinted ahead to drive

Wayne in the car. He was lost in his thoughts. “Could Uncle Frederick be trying to pull off some kind of scheme to

easy target, his parents might not be as firm, especially Calista, who had a strong

hard times, but even then, Calista had spent a significant amount of money on this brother. That had made Frederick complacent and used to free handouts.

make money, that was fine too. Even if he enjoyed spending Calista’s money, Oliver didn’t particularly mind. However, when Jason, Frederick’s own brother-in-law, fell seriously ill and was hospitalized, needing money to

was about willingness and commitment, which were qualities Frederick

behavior. So, no matter what, Oliver didn’t

have? This has to be

the yard. Oliver stepped out of the car and glanced at the mansion’s entrance. Calista hurried out upon hearing the

Lillian followed her, but there was no sign of Yancy.

Oliver, she came

up…

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matter, Mom? Where’s Yancy?” Oliver asked, his

Calista didn’t pull him inside the house but instead urged him

Calista dragged Oliver to the

drive another car and pulled Oliver into the same car they came back

cars were necessary to accommodate

his curiosity any longer. “Mom, what’s really happening? Is Uncle Frederick just using this as an excuse

“Your Uncle Frederick has his issues, but today, they came for Yancy’s matter. Don’t give me that stern face. I am not blind or stupid. I can see

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