Chapter 69 Confession to Mary
Mary was utterly bewildered, seemingly out of sorts.
How could he be addressed as William?
Wait a minute!
This man was the boss of Alinea restaurant, Eugene!
At her father's birthday banquet last time, he had personally come over to deliver fine wine and had given a platinum membership card!
Moreover, Mary clearly remembered that Eugene also referred to William.
Back then, everyone was mocking William, naturally, they wouldn't think it was him, but Mary had a suspicion, which she quickly forgot.
But now, at this moment.
Eugene came over again, and very respectfully called her husband William!
Even if Mary didn't fully understand, she should have some clarity about some things now.
That evening, was Eugene delivering gifts on behalf of William to her father?
Seeing Mary's daze, William naturally took notice.
This was bad, Mary must have guessed something.
Thus, he gave Eugene a cold stare, a look that scared Eugene into stuttering speechlessness.
‘Damn, did I offend William?’ He pondered.
Eugene was afraid, his legs trembling.
Ignoring the clamoring Matthew, William approached the shell-shocked Mary, who even took a few steps back in alarm.
"Mary, whatever it is, I'll explain it to you later, but can you please wait outside for me for now?"
Mary's beautiful brows furrowed slightly, her face full of confusion as she looked at William. After glancing at Matthew and Eugene, she nodded affirmatively and then somewhat dazedly left the lobby.
Before leaving, she looked back at William, who still had that familiar gentle smile.
This gave Mary some semblance of security.
He was still William.
Watching Mary walk out, William finally exhaled, his mind racing with thoughts on how to explain this to Mary and smooth things over.
If it really came down to it, should he come clean to Mary?
Perhaps, he could reveal a bit of his identity and see how Mary would react.
Having made up his mind, William stopped agonizing and turned to look at Matthew.
The latter, upon seeing Eugene leading people over, was somewhat panicked, especially since the boss's attitude towards good-for-nothing William confused him.
William?
What kind of international joke was this!
A nobody, a delivery guy, also deserves to be addressed as sir?
Had Eugene lost his mind?
"What do you mean by this, Mr. Baker?" Matthew didn't dare to make light of Eugene.
Despite Eugene just being a restaurant owner, the forces behind him were quite complicated.
Many rumors said that Eugene had connections with some big shot in the province.
Therefore, his restaurant was able to chain across the Stellaria Continent, even leading the pack!
Just this background and strength were enough for Matthew to take him seriously.
So, Matthew's attitude was still polite.
Seeing William frown, Eugene immediately straightened up, stood in front, and said coldly to Matthew."Matthew, this is my place. Bringing people here to cause trouble might not be a good idea, don't you think?"
Eugene did not want to fall out with Matthew; he had a rich and influential father, not someone easy to provoke.
Matthew sneered and said, "Mr. Baker, are you trying to protect that idiot behind you?"
Idiot?
Eugene went up and delivered a slap.
This slap was so sudden that even Matthew was stunned, his nose bleeding profusely!
"Damn! Eugene, have you gone crazy!" Matthew roared, quickly covering his nose.
This was undoubtedly the first time Matthew had ever been hit like this in his life.
Did they all have a vendetta against his nose?
"Shut up! Matthew, I warn you, do not disrespect William, otherwise, even if your dad comes, he would have to respectfully apologize to William!" Eugene commanded, his eyes shooting coldness.
Matthew was horrified on the spot, shouting. "Eugene, fine, I want to see today, if I want to deal with William, who dares to stop me!"
With a roar, Marlon and his brothers confronted Eugene's men.
The atmosphere was too tense, like a balloon filled to the brim, waiting for an external force to burst it.
At that moment, William calmly stepped forward and dialed a number. The voice on the other end was George's familiar and respectful tone. "William, what can I do for you?"
"Within ten minutes, take down Fly Education Group, and also, Matthew's Star Dream Media." William said calmly.
George on the other end immediately responded, "Understood, William, I'll take care of it right away."
After hanging up, Matthew's entire face was red with restraint, and then he and Marlon laughed wildly, pointing at William and taunting. "Damn! William, are you kidding me? In ten minutes, take down my father's and my companies? Do you have the capital for that?"
Matthew was truly laughed at by anger.
Had William gone mad?
However, William just smiled faintly. "You'll see in a while."
At the same time, George began to take action.
Taking down a Fly Education Group and Star Dream Media was a piece of cake, too easy for George.
Digging up dirt?
It was simple.
Soon, under George's operation, all the dirt on Fly Education Group and Star Dream Media was delivered.
George only glanced at it before handing it over to his subordinates to handle.
Then, he picked up his phone and called the William. "William, it's all set. Now you just need to turn on the TV to see it."
Simultaneously, William had Eugene tune the restaurant's large projection screen TV to the news broadcast.
Matthew watched this scene perplexedly.
But he had sensed the impending crisis.
Quickly, the voice of a female anchor came from inside. "Breaking news, our city's Fly Education Group's Blue Red Star Kindergarten has been involved in a child molestation case. Currently, the kindergarten has been sealed off, the principal and other related persons in charge have been taken into custody, and the police are investigating."
When this news was broadcast, Matthew's entire face turned sour!
How could this happen?
Wasn't this matter suppressed a week ago?
Why was it suddenly broadcast!
And on the biggest news channel in Lindwood City!
Who? Who the hell wass targeting his family's company?
Following that.
"This station's latest news, Fly Education Group Chairman Herman Simmons, has been involved in multiple instances of improper benefit transfer. The police have now established a special investigation team to enter Fly Education Group for a thorough investigation!"
Matthew's legs went weak, he didn't stand firmly, his eyes wide open, watching the broadcast on the TV.
Impossible!
The news about his father's benefit transfer had also been exposed!
This was definitely going to ruin them!
Matthew was scared, immediately pulling out his phone to call his father. "Dad, what should we do? It's all on TV, you need to figure out a way to solve this, I don't want to go to jail."
On the phone, Herman Simmons roared angrily. "Matthew! Who the hell did you provoke? You've ruined our whole family! Do you understand?"
Matthew was stunned, his head buzzing.
He immediately looked up at William, who remained calm, with a faint smile on his lips.
This couldn't be.
How could it be William's doing? He was a nobody, how could he have such great power.
"Dad, I don't know." Matthew was clearly terrified, already incoherent.
At this moment.
"This station's latest report, Fly Education Group Chairman's son, Matthew's founded Star Dream Media, is involved in hidden rules and power-for-sex deals. The joint law enforcement team has already taken the company's involved personnel into custody, and are now urgently pursuing the company's general manager, Matthew."
Matthew's phone fell to the ground, hearing this broadcast, he was completely broken, collapsing to the ground, his gaze vacant, his body trembling.
It was all over, everything was over.
Marlon and his crew, observing the situation deteriorating, had already fled.
William coldly watched Matthew on the ground, saying, "I told you that I would make you regret it, this punishment for you, is not excessive, spend the rest of your life atoning in prison."
Matthew was terrified, immediately lunging forward, grabbing William's leg, pleading tearfully. "William! Please spare me, I know I am wrong, I really do! I won't dare again! Please let me go! I don't want to be caught, I don't want to go to jail, I'll do anything for you if you spare me!"
Saying this, Matthew banged his head on the ground, thumping his forehead until it bled!
Faced with Matthew's desperate pleas, William was quite indifferent and simply walked past him.
Eugene then called the police, and within ten minutes, Matthew was escorted onto a police car and taken away through the back door.
Watching Matthew being taken away, William didn't feel the slightest bit of pity.
He got what he deserved.
Outside the restaurant's main entrance, Mary had been waiting in the cold wind for more than ten minutes, worried about William, her heart inexplicably fluttering with anxiety.
When she saw William walk out of the restaurant unharmed, Mary immediately rushed over and Hugged him tightly, saying, "You're alright, thank goodness."
William was taken aback, a smile forming on his lips, patting Mary's back. "I'm fine."
Mary released William, giving him an annoyed glare, and asked. "Where's Matthew? How do you resolve it? And why do that Mr. Baker call you William? The one who sent my dad fine wine and a membership card last time, that William, is it you?"
Suddenly, Mary asked several questions in a row, her eyes filled with intense expectation.
Was it him?
William pondered for a moment, gently touched Mary's head, and said with a tender smile. "Mary, haven't you always wanted to know what my parents do, what my family used to do? I'll tell you now."
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