"Why?" Benjamin couldn't help but ask after a long while. "You were at the scene that day."

"This is my business. I don't need to explain anything to you."

Benjamin frowned, and Shawn continued, "Besides you, no one will know that I used to be Alexander. Hawkins Group is all yours. No one is competing with you." Hearing that, Benjamin didn't feel assured at all. His eyes were filled with suspicion.

"No one? What about Grace?"

Shawn put down the teacup. "She didn't recognize me."

The teahouse was peaceful. Closing the door to the private room seemed to isolate them from the outside world.

Grace slept in Xander's lap for a while and woke up two hours later. The two of them walked out side by side.

Suddenly, Xander received a call from Hazel. Grace understood that it must be an internal matter of the Fulton Group.

"I'll wait for you outside."

"Okay, I'll go to the restroom."

It was surely a call to urge him to return to Frenda as soon as possible. Hazel was anxious.

"Mr. Fulton Senior stayed at Silas' place for two consecutive nights. Jake has fallen out of power.

"He'll definitely take this opportunity to make a comeback. Fulton Group cannot be without a leader now."

his hands. "I'll be back

breath, "I received information that Jake admitted all of his doings on Aether's projects. "Although he was punished, he also stated that he could go

this, Xander instinctively tightened his grip on the phone and

of the men's room. As he passed the corner, he

anymore. He's no longer

out a

to be on the phone. The other end said something, and his tone turned

tell Grace about this. I

of Pamore, but you

saying this, he hung up and walked away quickly. Xander tilted slightly to

waited at the teahouse's entrance

door, she said to the receptionist, "Your boss is a

to us, just not very

with one hand, watching for a

Shawn's figure was somewhat familiar,

she saw Benjamin come

made Grace

from the side profile and back, the two people seemed to have a

"Gracie."

hand, appearing next to her at some

and held his hand. "Why is your hand

out

were you

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