Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss

Chapter 434

Chapter 434:

He had fallen for her instantly. Unfortunately, he hadn’t known it was Khloe at the time, or he would never have let her engagement to Eric happen.

Without even realizing it, Khloe instinctively leaned back, putting some distance between herself and Clinton. Her brow furrowed, and her expression grew more serious. “I didn’t just save you that day. There were others too. By your logic, does that mean fate brought everyone I’ve helped into my life? If you want to focus on the conference, then let’s stick to that. But if this conversation is going to stray from the topic, then I think it’s best I leave.”

Clinton, seeing her firm rejection, showed a brief flicker of disappointment in his eyes. He sat back slowly and took a deep breath. “Alright, I respect your decision. Let’s get back to the conference. As I said, the key issue is the Mayor’s political gains for his promotion. From what I’ve gathered, Conroy has made a deal with Richard to introduce his team’s new cancer cure, which can suppress all types of cancer and even treat some mild cases. If this goes through, Conroy’s promotion is practically guaranteed.”

The news made Khloe sit up, startled by the implications.

If Clinton’s information was accurate, and Conroy had indeed struck such a deal with Richard, it would seriously jeopardize her efforts to undo the new regulatory controls and undermine Henrik’s plan to position his people in Congress.

this when even Henrik’s network had yet to catch wind of

know, Ouiswell only developed this drug recently, less than a month ago, and production is limited, not even enough for the city’s elite. How could Richard afford to give any

admiration for Khloe’s quick understanding of the situation. “You’re correct. At first, there was no way Richard could spare any, but Conroy has something Richard needs badly, so Richard agreed. As

a brief nod of appreciation for his help but kept her distance. She stood up and said, “I appreciate

she turned and walked away, not bothering to

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caused Clinton’s handsome face to harden and his eyes to darken as he muttered,

raised voices and the unmistakable sound of mocking laughter. A young woman, dressed in extravagant clothes, was holding onto Charlotte’s arm

Charlotte seemed frozen in place, unable to respond to

recognized the signs of a

continued, her eyes full of disdain. “Speak up, Charlotte! You miserable thief, dreaming of making it big? Don’t forget, you were a petty thief in high school.

slap echoed through

and forcefully slapped the woman across