At the mention of the name, the pupils of the assistant, Rike Anderson, constricted slightly. Like Frankie, he worked in the Burton Group for many years. If Julian hadn’t taken over the company, he would still be Frankie’s assistant now, and he knew a lot about Hans’s affairs back then.
Intuition told him that the arrival of this girl would complicate things. “Let go of her.” The two security guards let the girl go..
Rike stepped forward. “What’s your name?”
“Jessica Egerton.” The girl’s face was full of youthful vigor and stubbornness. Then, she growled out her name. in anger and asked, “Can you tell your president to see me now?”
“Why do you want to see him?”
“He’s a murderer.” “If he really is a murderer and hasn’t been subdued so far, what do you think he will think. of you if you go to him and question a murderer face to face?”
Jessica said, unconvinced, “What am I afraid of? In broad daylight, can he kill me?”
“It’s impossible in broad daylight, but your brother Hans didn’t die in the daytime either. Jessica suddenly shuddered. Rike took out his mobile phone and handed it to Jessica. “Give me your contact information, and I will give you a call when today’s charitable donation ceremony is over.”
Jessica was suspicious. “Really?” “You have the option of being taken away by security, or you can trust me and walk free. You choose.” After only half a second of hesitation, Jessica took Rike’s phone and entered her own phone number. At this time, the charity donation ceremony in the banquet hall was in full swing.
All the major companies in Riverdale were present, and they took this opportunity to show their public awareness in front of the public. They were all very generous with their donations. “Mr. Howard, long time no see.”
“Mr. Peters, you are here too. How much did the Burton Group donate this time?” They continued to exchange formal and polite conversations. Julian greeted his business partners. Rachel accompanied him politely for a while at first. Later, she became disinterested, so she went to the snack table on the side to grab a drink and occasionally say hello to people she knew.
“President Hudson?” A familiar voice came from behind her. Rachel turned around with a surprised look. “Frankie? Long time no see. Where have you been recently?” ‘The headquarters sent me to other places, so I was not in Riverdale for a while. I just came back yesterday, and I happened to be here to do some errands.”
“Did you come here to work?” “In addition to the donation in the company’s name, this charity fundraising also includes donations in the name of individuals. For example, I’m representing President Burton, and he donated 20 medical vehicles.”
“He’s not here?” Rachel looked around but didn’t see Justin. “He is now locked in the summer villa. He no longer cares about Riverdale’s affairs. So how can he be here?”
When Rachel thought of him alone in the summer villa, she twitched the corners of her lips. “Being hidden in a golden house with a fair lady, seclusion must also be a pleasant experience.”
“What do you mean?” “Don’t hide it from me. I already know. Isn’t President Burton’s fiancée back?” Rachel took a sip of her drink and pretended to be calm.
Frankie gave her a surprised look, then he said, “Do you mean Miss Tuscan? That’s a misunderstanding. The summer villa is co- owned by the Tuscan Family. So, naturally, you don’t know about this.” “Co-owned?” Rachel was taken aback and shook her head in astonishmegt.
Frankie continued, “The villa was bought by the old masters of the two families together. As for the engagement, it did happen, but the Tuscan Family immigrated abroad early, and President Burton and Miss Tuscan were not familiar with each other, so I can’t, in good conscience, say they were childhood sweethearts. But they do own half of the property rights, and no one can stop them if they want to live there.”
Oh, is that so?
“Then he isn’t planning to go abroad with Ginny?” “How could he? The roots of the Burton Family are here. Even if President Burton is no longer the president of the Burton Group, he will not leave Riverdale easily. Besides, do you think he is someone who can live off a woman?”
Frankie sighed after saying that. “To be honest, I rather hope that he will stop being so stubborn and give in. Those senior executives who have left the Burton Group have come to the door several times, and he had not seen any of them. Even at this point, he doesn’t care how Dr. Peters has messed up the company.”
“What happened to the Burton Group?”
“Don’t you know? As soon as Dr. Peters took over the company, he dismissed many of the Burton Group’s executives one after another. He used various means to acquire the shares of many veteran shareholders and acted arbitrarily. Now the entire company is panicking.” “Julian isn’t that kind of person. Could it be that these people disobey him and leave on their own?”
“The situation you’re talking about exists, but it’s definitely in the minority. Everyone is out here to work, so who would deliberately want to make things difficult at their jobs for no reason? They must have known what to do. when the situation has come down to it, right? What’s more, if you insist that these people are all on President Burton’s side, it’s even more unreasonable. He doesn’t care about anything now, and he only knows how to practice calligraphy at home. I don’t even want to see him at the rate he’s going.”
Before that, Frankie had been angry with Justin for several days. “He practices calligraphy at home every day?” “Yes. He is practicing calligraphy, fishing, and gardening as if he has retired.”
Rachel had mixed feelings in her heart as she heard about Justin. “What are you guys chatting about here?” Julian’s voice came from behind Frankie. Frankie immediately closed his mouth and greeted him respectfully, ‘Dr. Peters.”
Julian frowned and glanced at him. Frankie changed his words. “Sorry, President Peters. I’m used to calling you Dr. Peters.” “It’s okay,” Julian said calmly, “What are you talking about that has both of you so worked up?”
Frankie gave her a glance. Rachel said, “It’s nothing. I just saw Frankie here and asked him what he was doing. You came right after he answered me.” Julian smiled slightly. “Really? Then my timing is rather poor.”
“It’s nothing. I’m just here to make a personal donation from President Burton, and I’ll leave once I’m done.” Frankie looked at Julian and said goodbye, “Well, I shall take my leave first, President Peters.”
“Right. Go back and tell my cousin that he shouldn’t always stay in the summer villa, and he should come to the city to hang out with us.” “If you have such good intentions, you might as well invite him yourself.”
Although Frankie smiled, there was a hidden barb in his words, as if he was insinuating something. Julian’s eyes darkened at that. Then, as Frank SUCCESS Rachel’s hand. “Do you not quite like this in of occasion? If you don’t, I’ll accompany you back to dinner earlier.”
Rachel shook her head. “It’s okay. I often attend such events. You can do your own thing, don’t worry about me.”
Julian glanced at the watch on his wrist. “It’s almost over. We’ll go to dinner together later, so why don’t you accompany me to meet some friends first? I want to introduce you to them.”
“Okay.” Rachel followed Julian to see his friends, but she was a little uneasy. Many of Julian and Frankie’s words didn’t line up, and she told herself that she should trust Julian, but the current situation of the Burton Group was indeed contrary to what Julian had told her.
Julian seemed to have constantly been. implying to her that Justin was behind the resignation of the executives.
