Chapter 16
After saying that, he turned around and left, leaving Dakota squatting on the ground, howling.
Someone recorded this scene and posted it online, which attracted ridicule from netizens.
‘Are you saying the violent man in the video is Damien? Just a while ago, I saw him on TV receiving an award for outstanding young entrepreneurs in a suit and tie.”
“His wife left him before the scumbag realized, who is left to witness his abusive behavior?”
“The Harvick Group was found to be unworthy of trust, and many shareholders voted to kick the Harvick Group out of the game!”
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That evening, a large number of investors sold their stocks, and several major clients called to cancel their cooperation.
The assistant relayed this message to Damien, but he didn’t take it seriously.
“I was able to build my fortune from nothing to billions in assets, so what is this little setback?”
The assistant finally revealed to him the secret that allowed him to dominate the industry in just a few years.
The first few large sums of money that the Harvick Group rose with were all from the Xander family’s parents.
“Mrs. Harvick was unaware, the investors have never revealed their names, I found out by chance.”
Damien looked incredulous.
He always thought that he could grow the Harvick Group from a small company with five employees to a large corporation with hundreds of people.
It relied on his abilities and personal charm.
The investment that saved the Harvick Group from the brink of collapse was actually made by Norah’s parents.
“Mr. Harvick, you drove Mrs. Harvick away, and the Xander Group. withdrew their investment as well. If we don’t come up with a solution. soon, the Harvick Group is finished.”
Damien was thunderstruck.
At that moment, his phone rang.
The person on the phone said he had information about Norah and demanded five million right off the bat.
The assistant lowered his voice, “Mr. Harvick, we have run out of money.”
Damien couldn’t listen at all; his mind was only filled with Norah..
“Pledged the company.”
The assistant also wanted to advise, “What if the other party is a scammer…”
But Damien was determined, “The company doesn’t matter anymore. As long as Norah is willing to come back, I am willing to sacrifice
everything.”
The money was quickly transferred to the other party’s account.
Five minutes later, a clear photo was sent to Damien’s phone.
It was a photo of Norah dining with a man.
Damien clenched his fists, consumed with jealousy.
“Immediately find out who the man was with Mrs. Harvick!”
The assistant made a few phone calls and then turned to Damien, saying, “Mr. Harvick, I found out that Mrs. Harvick was with her ex–fiancé,
Stephen.”
Damien was taken aback.
Stephen? The Zorlock family with the red background?
It is said that his ancestors had been in the military for several generations, but he was the first in his family to go into business.
Wikipedia only has a few sentences about Stephen and the Zorlock family, which is very mysterious.
Damien had long known that Norah and Stephen had been engaged since childhood, if it weren’t for him suddenly appearing, their children might have already grown up.
“But Norah had already called off the engagement before leaving Chicago, how could they have dinner together?”
“Are you kidding me?”
The assistant confirmed repeatedly, “It was indeed Mr. Zorlock, several people have identified him.”
Damien began to feel restless.
If the other party was an unknown person, he still had a chance to win back Norah.
He was not sure about dealing with the Zorlock family, who were feared. by both sides.
No matter what, he had to give it a try.
Before long, the assistant brought some exciting news: Stephen got married! The wedding was scheduled for three days later.
Damien heard the news and burst out laughing.
“Stephen is already married, yet he still comes to provoke other people’s wives. The Zorlock family is not as strict as a traditional family.”
“If Stephen was exposed for cheating on his fiancée before the wedding. I don’t see how he can still have the face to cling to Norah!”
“Find out what his wife’s name was.
But this time, the assistant made more than a dozen calls and still couldn’t find out the bride’s full name.
Damien rubbed his chin, “It doesn’t matter if we can’t find it. Find a way to get an invitation to Stephen’s wedding. I want to congratulate the new Chicago prince in person.”
“Is Mrs. Harvick still looking for it?”
Damien spread his hands, “Don’t worry, once I expose Stephen’s scandal to the public, Norah will naturally remember my kindness and will definitely come back to me obediently.”
Damien thought he had everything under control, but in reality, it was all
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part of Stephen’s plan.
He had his secretary pretend to be an insider and gave Damien a harsh beating.
He sent another photo of him and Norah to her.
Damien was led to believe that he had found out Norah’s whereabouts, and then “accidentally” revealed the fact that he was married.
Stephen had already gotten involved, he wanted to make Damien pay for hurting Norah.
Of course, he also had his own selfish motives.
Although Stephen knew that Norah was a person who dared to love and hate, after all, Damien had been by her side for the past five years.
The always proud Stephen, when facing Norah, actually had a hint inferiority.
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Only by completely cutting off any possibility of Damien and Norah getting back together could he truly have Norah without any worries.
Stephen stood in front of the French window overlooking the entire Chicago, with the smoke on his lips flickering in the darkness.
Five years ago, he had lost her once before. This time, even if it meant risking the reputation of the Zorlock family, he would never let go again.
“Norah. I used to think that I didn’t love you that much, but it wasn’t until the day I lost you that I realized my feelings for you.”
