Chapter 141

No matter how you looked at it, Ashley felt something was strange, even though it had nothing to do with Megan. It was true they were from completely different worlds, so why did Megan look toward room 316? Or was it that Megan had already discovered Jake and was deliberately guiding them to investigate room 316? That shouldn’t be the case.

Jake was clean, and Megan didn’t seem like someone with so many hidden thoughts.

Megan was probably just doing her job.

“Let’s keep an eye on it.”

Hurricane Media was an international company with many cross-border businesses.

To compete with them, the entertainment department couldn’t be shabby, and since they were cooperating with FN, the celebrities they had contact with were all top-tier.

Chris went straight to the conference room at the Wilder Group.

The meeting had ended an hour earlier, but a few core members remained.

“Today, Michael came to sign the contract. He heard we were starting an entertainment department, and his expression was terribly unpleasant. He waited for you outside for a long time, wanting to talk to you,”

Chris pushed the door open and just happened to hear Maggie say this.

Maggie instinctively fell silent, but Chris and Jessica didn’t care.

Jessica’s eyes brightened when she saw him and waved.

Shannon moved to make space for Chris.

“Not finished yet?”

“There are still some details we need to discuss, and Nina too. I scheduled dinner tonight with Nina and Collin. Since we’re cooperating, everyone should get to know each other.”

Chris had no objections.

Seeing that the two showed no reaction, Maggie dared to continue, “I think Michael was so eager for you he lost patience. Didn’t expect you to just take a call and leave.”

Shannon smiled and said, “Guess whose call it was?”

“His daughter?”

“Not at all. Jordan had a car accident before, has been quiet recently, and was sent to school. It was the Hall family’s butler. Apparently, Luke was recently cheated in a collaboration and lost millions. Michael’s parents have been scolding him and called Michael back to watch the show.”

Indya, who had been dozing off, perked up and straightened.

“Is that so?”

“It’s no secret anymore. The project Luke thought was good was actually a trap set by Michael. Michael’s just using a shell company registered overseas. Michael needed money, so those 10 million ended up in his account. His parents don’t even know yet.”

It seemed the conflicts in the Hall family weren’t recent; family ties were unreliable.

+15 BCNUS

Michael didn’t fully trust his parents, let alone his cousin, Luke.

“Michael isn’t very smart, but Luke is truly foolish. How could any capable person in the Hall family let things get this bad?” In Indya’s view, Michael’s parents lacked business spirit and weren’t genuine businessmen.

“Because Michael’s grandfather left a very rich inheritance, and…although Michael wasn’t smart, the Hall family had a smart person.”

Michael had a younger uncle, the youngest son of his grandfather, who was born when the grandfather was already over 70 and had been pampered outside the family.

He was also the favorite son of the grandfather’s last lover before he died.

Originally, everything in the Hall family belonged to Michael’s parents, but after this child was born, the will was changed. “You mean, someone else is competing with Michael for the inheritance?”

“I don’t know much about him. I heard it from Roy. He’s quite mysterious, rarely appearing in the country, but he has a private residence in Impelia near the Golden Mansion.”

Others couldn’t tell, but Chris immediately saw the cunning look hidden in Jessica’s eyes.

All talk about “not knowing much” was just a lie.

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