Chapter 162 The Name on the Gate
“Go to Verdant Villa first.”
Ethan’s voice was ice.
Jason didn’t dare argue. He nodded quickly. “Understood.”
At the next intersection, Jason tlipped on the turn signal and made a clean U–turn
But as he did, he couldn’t help but remind Ethan, “They’re reviewing the contract with Louis tomorrow.”
If there were no issues, the deal could be signed on the spot.
At that point, there would be no turning back.
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And with the long–standing animosity between Louis and Balan, if Louis secured the mineral rights, Ethan would be completely shut out.
Ethan didn’t respond.
Clearly, after hearing Judson had posted a dozen guards outside Lillian’s hospital room, his mind had completely derailed.
Bzzz, bzzz-
His phone buzzed again.
Lillian.
He answered. “Lillian.”
His voice was softer this time.
“Ethan your uncle, he…” Her voice trembled, breaking slightly. Even through the phone, her fear and helplessness were palpable.
A dozen guards suddenly stationed at her hospital door–what kind of message was that supposed to send?
“Don’t worry. I’ll take care of it.”
“Ethan, I want to leave the hospital. I can’t stay here another minute. Please, just let me go home.”
She pleaded, desperation thick in her voice.
Especially after seeing how the Keene family was treating her, panic had fully set in.
“Okay. You can be discharged.”
Ethan couldn’t say no–not when she sounded like that,
“Can I leave tomorrow?”
was originally planned for the day after.
He’d promised her everything before, but now she was getting anxious.
Maybe it was the illness, or just her gut–but she was scared she wouldn’t live long enough to make it out of that hospital.
Ethan’s headache worsened. He pinched his brow. “Okay Tomorrow.”
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No sooner had he ended the call than Judson’s name popped up on his screen.
He stared at it and silently declined.
He didn’t need to hear it to know what Judson would say.
Verdant Villa appeared before them not long after.
As expected, the car was stopped at the gates.
Jason looked toward Ethan, hesitant.
“I want a meeting with the owner. Now”
Ethan’s tone left no room for discussion.
It was clear he wouldn’t leave until he got one.
Jason nodded grimly and prepared to exit the car.
But just then, a car cruised past them–and rolled straight through the gate without question.
That car… looks familiar.
Wait.
“Sir, wasn’t that the same car Ms. Stella got into outside the Oriental Grand Tower earlier today?”
They’d seen it just hours ago.
Ethan’s expression twisted.
He looked up quickly, but only caught the tail end of the vehicle.
And yet, that was enough.
It was the same car Stella had gotten into with that man.
“He lives here too?”
Jason stayed quiet.
That man…..
Jason paused, then finally said, “Almost certainly”
With security this tight, someone without authorization.couldn’t get in like that
Ethan’s breath caught, his jaw clenched.
“Don’t tell me that man is the owner r of Verdant Villa”
Jason didn’t answer immediately
He didn’t know for sure.
But judging by how the guards treated that car like royalty, he finally said, “Most likely.”
The temperature in the car dropped to freezing.
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Furious, Ethan snatched his phone and called Stella.
But all he got was the automated message–this number has fucked you.
She’d blacklisted him long ago.
Ethan’s anger had nowhere to go. His entire body was shaking with rage,
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Meanwhile
A major event had just shaken Rivermount.
At 3:00 pm, several keywords simultaneously exploded to the top of trending searches across every platform.
