Zuko was at a loss for words and breathing heavily. Would this ever come to an end with Lina?

“I’m telling you!” He rarely showed a tough side. “Let’s be done with this or…”

“What?”

“Or never mind!” Zuko said firmly.

Back in the day, Nicholas knelt on the washboard with the same resolute attitude, didn’t he? Now that the washboard had been passed on to Zuko, he wouldn’t be as helpless. He couldn’t kneel directly on it—he must add a cushion!

Lina was stunned for a moment before bursting into laughter, covering her face.

“Alright, back to the main topic,” Zuko said, playfully tapping her nose. “I think the next step should be to hand over this data to the police. Embezzlement in charity work is not just a moral issue, it’s also a legal one.

“However, these data only provide evidence of the Harpers’ activities in Centrolis. We may need to investigate further to see if they’ve done similar things in Chaiseland.”

“Hand it directly to the police?” Lina asked.

“What else?”

“The Bakers and Harpers have a long-standing relationship,” Lina expressed her concerns. “The interests of both families are deeply intertwined and inseparable. If we mishandle this matter, the Harpers might retaliate.”

Zuko immediately understood and chuckled with a squint. “If we hand the evidence to the police, the Harpers will hold a grudge against us. But if the police are the ones to investigate first, the situation will be different.”

Lina nodded with a smile.

After a few seconds of silence, Zuko messaged Desiree, asking her to visit the welfare home next week. He specifically mentioned they would go to the one her family sponsored so that she wouldn’t get the wrong one.

After sending the message, Lina looked at Zuko with a long gaze.

message just a

Still, she looked at Zuko with

you work

He held her tightly in his arms, and she struggled for a moment, but he

kiss was overwhelming, and Lina seemed to melt in

this

“Um…”

do it again

Zuko met with Desiree at the welfare home in

had told her that there’s no such thing as

Zuko’s message, she couldn’t believe it. She wanted to refuse, but her vanity got the better

arrived at the welfare home 15 minutes late today, as she had

over, trying to act

style and simple

at her and greeted

you think of inviting me here?”

glanced at the sign of the welfare home—Soastal Mercy

Harpers were doing there was far

suddenly felt that the sign was somewhat ironic. He turned to tell Desiree, “I just thought about it all of a sudden. Your family also has charity work in Centrolis, so I wanted to take

and led Zuko inside. “My father’s always treated it

they had to manage it properly. This was much better than any legitimate business. Conventional investments had various constraints and required guarding against scheming and deceitful rivals in the business world. The biggest advantage of charity

could raise significant funds from the public, and the charity foundation would become the Harpers’ hidden treasure trove. Taking this money and engaging in high-interest

said softly, “Actually, there’s also an area designated for a welfare institution in the land planning of the Thompson Group’s film studio. I came here today to seek your advice on

charity too?”

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