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Chapter 240 Troy’s Surprise Move

Chad’s intense gaze remained locked onto her, refusing to let go.

Charlie averted her eyes. She passed by Chad and carried on as though nothing had happened.

Chad suddenly gripped her wrist as they crossed paths. His expression was as dark as coal. He whispered, “Charlie.”

Liam’s presence stung Chad again.

Watching her converse and giggle with Liam brought an indescribable unease, like drowning in the ocean and leaving behind a lasting bitterness.

There was no longer a place for him in her heart.

Charlie paused. Her expression was calm as she said, “Let’s talk later. I’m busy with work right

now.”

Chad watched her for a while before finally letting go and said, “You go on. I’ll let you get back to

work.”

Chad returned backstage to find her when the awards ceremony officially began, but Charlie had already vanished without a trace.

He clenched his fists and returned to his seat in silence.

The man beside him nodded toward Liam, who was singing on stage. “Is that him?”

Chad’s expression grew even darker as he nodded subtly.

The man scanned at Liam and stroked his chin as he commented, “He does bear some resemblance to you.”

He wasn’t talking about appearance. Instead, it was the aura he projected. He had a polished and sophisticated demeanor, like a well–read classic gentleman.

Chad stared intensely at Liam on stage. His eyes grew even more ominous.

Meanwhile, Blake, as the victim, appeared at the mediation session with Erik and Robert.

Imogen chose not to attend and instructed Erik not to mention her, fearing a confrontation with Blake.

She was in the youth center with Grace to work on some artwork when she received Erik’s message about the failed mediation.

compensation terms proposed by

would either be a second round of conciliation or proceeding with a lawsuit, awaiting a judge’s decision.

proposed a compensation package, which included a refund of all material costs and a tenfold reimbursement. Additionally, there were

Facebook: [Blake refuses to budge, and the supplier is equally adamant. They claimed that Blake was aware of the material issues and was only willing to

about Blake’s proposed compensation

he hasn’t. It’s been Blake doing all the talking. To put it bluntly, he

His attitude is quite arrogant. He frequently resorts to

compass.

to have a good moral However, Erik’s actions caught her off guard. She had assumed he would intervene. After all, it seemed like an attempt to take advantage to demand ten times the material cost plus an

and settle privately. Nonetheless, this frustrated the supplier and led to a lawsuit. The Hale family might not receive such significant compensation in

most sensible if they were to pursue this legally and pay a hefty sum. With Robert on their

it. I trust you to handle it and

on the Hale family’s approach. Suddenly, Erik

are you suddenly asking

compensation we propose, they won’t agree. They’re pushing us to file a lawsuit, go through multiple court hearings, and do everything to drag it out. Even if we win, they’ll keep dragging it out until the court

wouldn’t have

response surprised

her, Erik sent a recording. It only captured

Erik hadn’t stopped Blake. It turned out he had known in advance that the mediation. wouldn’t succeed.

distinguish who the person in charge on the

vaguely familiar, as if she had

still

[That’s strange. Do you want to investigate the identity

man, too. It seems like everything is a result of that man targeting us! We can’t just sit and wait, allowing them to drag us for several years. I want to see if we can find something

it be that Blake genuinely didn’t know about the issues with

[I don’t know any private investigators. Let me ask some friends. I’ll

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Erik: (Alright, thanks.J

explained the situation. She then asked him to

replied

paint her face, hands, and clothes in

awaited Noah’s response, and decided to scroll

were many updates on Instagram.

liked and commented as appropriate.

that Yann had posted a video with

expect someone as tough as Yann to

video, and Yann’s voice immediately filled her ears. “Meow,

smile instantly stiffened

That voice…

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