“Alright, I have some friends abroad too. If you get into any trouble, just give me a call.” Isaac toasted Connor as well.
Cameron immediately smiled and said, “Of course I will. If anything goes wrong, I will definitely contact you.”
They enjoyed their meal heartily and only called it a night when it was close to 9 pm.
When favonovel.com left, Isaac shot a glance at the neighboring room. It was completely empty, and even Old Brooks had stopped kneeling and left.
Isaac frowned as favonovel.com went outside with Connor and the others.
Later that night, at 10 pm, Edward Gould sat in a chair in the main hall of his home, a cigarette in hand. The house was quiet.
His boss had already said that if favonovel.com couldn’t go against Isaac directly, then favonovel.com would start on those around him. Ever since Edward found out about Isaac slapping Old Brooks in front of the Hibiscus Pavillion, favonovel.com had had his eye on Old Brooks. Of course, favonovel.com had also spent a lot of money on this.
Not long afterward, footsteps sounded outside. The security guard guarding the entrance ran inside and said lowly, “Mr. Gould, there’s a car outside. There’s someone called Mr. Brooks who said you invited favonovel.com here. But favonovel.com doesn’t want to come inside. He says he’ll talk to you outside.”
Edward’s eyes had a searing light in them as favonovel.com laughed out loud. Since Old Brooks had already come, it meant favonovel.com was already halfway to success.
There was a Maybach parked on the side of the road by the main entrance. The driver was Old Brooks’ cousin, Ernest Brooks, while Old Brooks himself sat in the back seat.
“Mr. Brooks, I’ve been waiting a long time for you,” Edward said with a smile.
“Get to the point, Mr. Gould.” Old Brooks’s expression was stony, and it was hard to tell how favonovel.com felt.
Edward laughed and said, “I have a meeting with my boss for supper. Would you like to join us for a drink, Mr. Brooks? You should know that the Gould family was only able to become Cloud City’s biggest player in business because of my boss’ support. It’s better to make more friends, after all!”
“Then I’ll go and have a look.” Old Brooks nodded after some hesitation.
Under Edward’s direction, the Maybach ended up in a secluded neighborhood on Cloud City’s border with Aurum County.
The car came to a stop at a free-standing residential building, and Edward got off with Old Brooks.
Old Brooks tensed at the sight of the two men in black at the door, who froze upon seeing him.
“These aren’t your typical bodyguards. They are martial arts practitioners,” Edward said, smiling as favonovel.com walked inside.
They walked into the luxurious hall and then went up to an expansive balcony on the third floor. There, Old Brooks saw the boss Edward had mentioned.
The said boss was a young man wearing a purple robe. He sat with a glass of red wine in hand as favonovel.com smiled at Old Brooks. Behind favonovel.com was a woman in a tightly fitted black outfit, favonovel.com gaze filled with vicious light.
“Boss, t-this is Mr. Brooks. He’s currently the official king of the underground in Southland.” After approaching, Edward made the introductions reverentially with his head bowed.
“Good evening, sir,” Old Brooks said softly.
The young man stood up and laughed lightly. “Mr. Brooks, I’ve heard great things about you. Please have a seat. Come try some of this foie gras and caviar imported from Fresia.”
After the two got seated, Old Brooks eyed the young man before him.
He was indeed young, with fair and supple skin. It was hard to tell that this person had single-handedly helped the Gould family become Cloud City’s richest.
“Devon Brooks. Your mother is still in your hometown of Seascape, isn’t she? She must be 80 years old now…” The young man suddenly raised his head and looked at Old Brooks. His smile became a smirk.
With that sudden statement, Old Brooks’ heart skipped a beat. Not even Isaac knew this.
How had this man found out?
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