Chapter 668 Deborah Causes Trouble
As the New Year approached, Amelia felt down and had no anticipation for Christmas.
After hesitating barefoot on the floor, she eventually decided to go out shopping.
Recently, Nolan hadn't been coming back often, which made her life relatively easy. After all, living in Nolan's house was quite comfortable and much better than spending money on renting a place.
After calculating in a small notebook, Amelia felt she had saved quite a bit of money.
This money could be used for transportation expenses when she left.
[360 grams of gold, luxury items with 90% depreciation can be exchanged for about $780,000.]
Amelia noted in her small notebook with a pen.
Adding the $3 million Nolan had previously transferred to her, it would be enough to buy a house in a livable small city and sustain her life.
Although she felt it wasn't quite right, Amelia looked down at her feet. She couldn't just ignore the money. Nolan was so bad and didn't lack money. The more she took, the better her future life would be.
Thinking this way, Amelia decided to buy furniture and appliances today and store them first.
Since Nolan hadn't been home much recently, he must have grown tired of her. When he finally kicked her out, she would immediately fly to her desired city to buy a house and then have the manufacturers deliver the goods, saving even more money on furniture and appliances.
Nodding heavily, Amelia felt she was incredibly smart. She put on her clothes, grabbed her notebook, and went out.
"Today's goal is to spend $100,000 of Nolan's money!"
"But I can't spend too much at once; if Nolan gets upset and asks for it back, that wouldn't be good."
Talking to herself, Amelia fed the cat and hurriedly left, forgetting to close the glass door of the cat villa.
In the Cunningham Group President's Office, Nolan leaned back in his chair, watching surveillance footage on his phone.
Amelia had put on her clothes and sneaked out, undoubtedly to go shopping again.
Sure enough, within half an hour, Nolan received text messages on his phone: [$35,000 spent at a furniture counter in a certain mall.]
[$56,000 spent at a home living plaza.]
Nolan was stunned.
Had he been too indulgent with her, letting her even pick out furniture for her escape?
"Sir, the negative publicity against the Douglas Group has been initially suppressed. The PR department says someone deliberately released the negative news to drag Jasmine into it and ruin her completely," Elijah said as he walked into the office.
For now, the Douglas Group's negative publicity was temporarily under control. If the police couldn't solve the case quickly, the longer it dragged on, the worse it would be for the Douglas Group.
Even if they appeased the families, there was no guarantee that someone with ulterior motives wouldn't exploit the situation.
"The Hawthorne Group, along with SHC Group's Henderson Construction, is using publicity to suppress the Douglas family. They've teamed up to seize several major investment projects from the Douglas Group, even aiming to take over the planning and construction of the city's west side."
Nolan leaned back in his chair, knowing the enemy was more complicated than he had imagined.
SHC Group suddenly teaming up with the Hawthorne Group was unexpected for Nolan.
This also sent a signal that Ian had temporarily won in his struggle with Henry.
At least, SHC Group's Henderson was now under Ian's control.
Henry would find it very difficult to win against Ian.
"An Ian from SHC Group and a Deborah from the Hawthorne Group." Nolan mused. "It seems the enemy of my enemy should be made an ally. Contact Henry and Avery."
Elijah nodded and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something. "By the way, Deborah said she wants to meet you. She scheduled a dinner at seven tonight."
Nolan frowned. He had no good feelings towards Deborah. She was bold enough to ask to meet him.
"She said she wants to discuss the development and future prospects of the overseas market with you, specifically mentioning the market and conglomerate families in Kerea," Elijah said, unsure if Deborah's words were a threat.
Nolan paused and looked up at Elijah.
Deborah indeed had her clever and ruthless side.
Kerean project and investment development were important trade areas not only for the Douglas Group but also for the Raymond Group, and even LY highly valued the Kerean market. After all, the development of the coastal economy was currently a top priority.
Deborah mentioned this to Nolan to ensure he would agree to meet her.
What kind of assurance did she have in her hands?
Nolan had to be cautious. "Alright, tell her I'll be there."
It was indeed a time for mutual probing.
At Ethan's residence, Jasmine returned from the hospital and made quesadillas with the two kids.
"I make this one," Joe said excitedly, holding a quesadilla.
"This one is mine," Justin said, showing his quesadilla to his grandmother.
Cordelia smiled and had people bring in all the gifts, including various luxury items, jewelry, and household goods.
"Mom, you didn't have to buy so many things," Jasmine said with a helpless smile.
She didn't really care about these things; she just wanted the family to be together.
"Mom knows you're feeling down. These are things I should have given you a long time ago," Cordelia said softly, trying to comfort her.
Jasmine didn't say anything and continued washing the vegetables.
She had thought this year would be the happiest of her life with Ethan, the two babies, and her mom.
"Mom, I'm fine. I heard from Edgar that William went home to mooch food again. If you don't go back, he'll stay there forever," Jasmine said with a smile, wanting to be alone. "After we finish making the quesadillas, you can take the two little ones with you."
Cordelia knew that Jasmine liked to be quiet when she was in a bad mood.
The two kids were very comforting, but Jasmine didn't want to bring her negative emotions to them.
Children were very sensitive.
Moreover, Jasmine had been hiding the truth from them, saying that their dad was on a business trip.
"This one is for Grandma, this one is for Mom, this one is for Dad, this one is for Joe, and this one is mine," Justin said seriously, placing a strangely shaped quesadilla aside. "This one is for Casey."
Joe snorted, jealous. "I want to eat this one."
Justin quickly tried to appease him. "Okay, I'll make another one for you."
Being an older brother was so hard.
It was still early, and after washing the vegetables, Jasmine leaned on the kitchen island, lost in thought.
Watching the two kids seriously making quesadillas and looking at the empty house.
It had been so long; was Ethan okay?
Her phone rang.
Today, the company was on holiday. Who could be calling her?
"Hello?"
"Happy New Year. This is Deborah. Thank you for your support during this time. Since it's the New Year, I have to send you a gift. Make sure to sign for it," said Deborah on the other end of the line.
She laughed a bit sarcastically, saying she had sent Jasmine a gift.
It was obvious that it wouldn't be anything good.
Jasmine frowned and hung up the phone just as the doorbell rang.
The gift had already arrived at the door.
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