Chapter 403 Why Are You Playing Dumb
Chloe had been gone for three years.
Logan sent Donovan a message: [Pearl Peak City is boosting its financial sector. Donovan, check it out. See if there are any good projects. You're better at this than me. You always know what to do.]
Donovan already knew. He was from Pearl Peak City and went to school there until high school. Many old classmates had messaged him.
He had plans to invest in Pearl Peak City. It wasn't as big as Maple Valley, but its potential was huge.
He was looking for companies to partner with for investments.
Once he had the idea, he got a lot of info about investment and financial companies.
Donovan was evaluating them.
He recently met with Charles and Mario in a small conference room to discuss potential partners.
"Donovan, after comparing, I think Stellar Corp and Fusion Corp are worth looking into," Charles said.
"I agree," Mario added.
"Me too. We need to do on-site inspections. Many companies just make their data look good," Donovan said.
"Yeah, Pearl Peak City is growing fast. We need to catch this wave. When are we going?" Charles asked.
"Daddy, are we going to Pearl Peak City? Are we going to Grandpa's house? I've never been there," said Francis, who was playing with Lego in the conference room.
Francis had strikingly beautiful eyes, which darted around playfully. With his brown hair and charming demeanor, he was utterly adorable.
Donovan patted Francis's head. "Yes, we'll go with Charles soon."
"Great! Charles, you better not pick on my dad," Francis said to Charles.
"Pick on your dad? Me? How could I even manage that?" Charles retorted.
"See? You're so fierce," Francis said.
"Misunderstood, don't you?" Donovan said to Charles, gloating.
"Donovan, where's the fairness in this? It feels like I've done something terribly wrong to you. Why does Francis think I'm picking on you? Charles asked, feeling helpless.
"Who knows?" Donovan packed up his things, ready to leave.
"Donovan, can you tell Francis the truth?" Mario asked, speechless at Donovan's actions.
"I didn't say anything. It's Francis's conclusion. Maybe he," Donovan glanced at Charles, "brought it on himself."
Donovan took Francis back to his office.
Francis often hung out in Donovan's office.
He had a bias against Charles because he once saw Charles "bullying" Donovan.
One evening last year, Charles went to Donovan's house to discuss business.
After they finished talking, Charles looked around and asked cautiously, "She hasn't come back yet?"
"Who?" Donovan's expression suddenly hardened, his tone sharp.
The sudden change in Donovan's demeanor startled Charles.
"Who else? You know who I'm talking about." Charles saw Donovan was angry and raised his voice.
"Helen? Ever since Francis was taken away last time, she hasn't come back. She wouldn't dare. I don't plan to pursue it either." Donovan casually picked up a magazine and started flipping through it.
"Donovan!" Charles stood up, raising his voice even more. "Why are you playing dumb?"
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