Chapter 33

At the Lambert ancestral home in Linefort City.

Jasper’s hired muscle flew in by chopper and, while still several feet from the ground, yanked Vincent out and dumped him right at the doorstep of the Lambert ancestral horne,

Vincent, well into his fifties, nearly broke every bone in his old body!

“Dammit… Do you even know the law? This is assault, pure and simple!”

The bodyguard, sporting dark shades, Just gave a lopsided grin and sneered. “Our boss said we’re doing you a solid, dropping you home. You know exactly how you treated Ms. Noella–don’t play innocent!”

Vincent was speechless.

This was completely different!

Noella was just a heartless country bumpkin while he was the high and mighty CEO of the Lambert family!

After making the delivery, the bodyguard hopped back on the chopper and took off.

Blown around by the helicopter’s downdraft, Vincent’s hair was a mess, his suit was wrinkled, and his face was caked with dust and dirt, making him look like a beggar.

The actual beggars at the Lambert ancestral home’s gate nearly mistook him for one of their

own.

Vincent was fuming. He whipped out his phone to call the cops, but, of course, there was no signal!

Maddox, who was in charge of guarding the old homestead, spotted Vincent and hurried over to greet him.

“Mr. Lambert, why didn’t you give us a heads–up? Here to donate?”

Vincent was speechless again.

He was too proud to come back home without fanfare, always making a big show of donating like 30 to 50 grand, turning it into a spectacle the whole village knew about.

Vincent changed the subject. “How come there’s not even a proper road in this place?”

“Ah, Mr. Lambert, you’re here to fund road construction? That’s fantastic! I’ll go tell the mayor right now!”

Vincent quickly grabbed him.

“No, no, get me out of here first. My phone’s got no signal; I can’t make any donations to the village!”

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“What? Mr. Lambert, you’re also gonna build us a cell tower? That’s amazing!”

that Maddox! Playing dumb because of his selective

and he really didn’t want to shell out cash for

a big deal to negotiate. Get me out of here.

to ear. “Sure do. Let me pull it here for you!”

kind

to get the “vehicle,” Vincent looked

tears to make something of himself in Tranquility City, to become a known and respected tycoon. He never wanted to come

house seemed to have been refurbished?

even planted Old Mrs. Lambert’s favorite osmanthus tree by the door–a mature tree of this variety could easily fetch 200

would he spend money on

that Milford Rosenberg, out of respect for Briony, secretly spruced up the place to

it, the more

an amazing son–in–law!

Rosenberg family had hit a rough patch, it was still not to be underestimated,

close to Milford, unlike

Briony’s engagement with the Rosenbergs–can’t let a catch like that get away!

in his happy thoughts, Vincent’s daydream was shattered when Maddox showed up with

actual ox cart!

had seen better days, stopping

got. Hop on, and we’ll make it

trembling. “There’s

hop on a bus, and you’ll be in

Vincent remembered.

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was because it was such a hassle to leave! Linefort City had no airport; he

ago, when the village asked him to donate for road construction, he thought it wasn’t worth it since he couldn’t brag about it, so he donated to Tranquility City’s

called out cheerfully. “Mr. Lambert, come on up. Once it gets light, the old

pinched his nose and climbed atop the ox cart, dodging cow dung

a beggar, “Take Mr.

shaking so violently that Vincent’s sandwich lunch threatened to make

he watched Vincent’s retreating figure. He pulled out a smartphone equipped with satellite GPS and dialed Noella.

for roads and a cell tower on video. Sending it

“Appreciate it.”

wrinkled face split

help, our village would’ve been toast a long time ago, not to mention the renovations you funded for

the

peeped at the video Maddox sent her and then locked

Linefort City mountains, where Old Mrs. Lambert had weathered her whole

later, at Tranquility City Police Station.

door and let the Lambert

and looking all kinds of wiped,

was gobsmacked at the sight

look like you’ve been through the wringer more than I did, and

Linefort City, burning rubber to pull every string the Lambert family

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