She couldn’t believe that Kevin was so suspicious of her, going as far as installing surveillance to monitor her.
In that instant, Katherine realized that Kevin might have been suspicious of her all along.
“You pretended to be so close to me all these days, using me as a pawn?” she exclaimed.
“Heh, who knew this ‘pawn’ would be so foolish and betray me directly,” Kevin admitted coldly, leaving Katherine unable to fully understand him.
But Katherine, she refused to be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. She was Katherine, the heiress of the Maltz family!
Katherine clenched her fist tightly. She couldn’t accept being used by Kevin like this.
“Heh, just you wait,” she gritted her teeth. This time, she was determined to take a risk.
Meanwhile, Jane was in her office when she received a call from Tristian.
Seeing “Tristian” displayed on her phone screen, Jane felt reluctant but still answered.
“Ms. North,” Tristian’s voice sounded mocking on the other end, which irritated Jane.
“Speak,” Jane replied impatiently, spitting out the word.
“Oh, don’t be so fierce,” Tristian continued with his usual tone. If it weren’t for the concern that Tristian might do something to Star Entertainment and Pansy Group, Jane wouldn’t have wanted to take his call.
“If there’s nothing, I’m hanging up.”
Jane was ready to end the call when she heard Tristian’s urgent voice from the other side.
“Don’t.”
Tristian hurriedly persuaded Jane, “We haven’t seen each other in a long time, let’s go out for dinner. My treat.”
“I’m not interested in having dinner with you,” Jane frowned, but Tristian on the other end was persistent.
“If you come out to dinner with me, I’ll tell you about Kevin.”
Jane raised an eyebrow, Kevin?
“What do you know?”
“You’ll find out when you come.”
Surprised by Tristian’s reason for inviting her out, and considering that Patrick was still in conflict with Kevin, Jane reluctantly agreed.
Shortly after, Jane put on her coat and hurried to the location specified by Tristian.
As soon as Jane arrived at the restaurant, she saw Tristian holding flowers, dressed in a suit, with gelled hair. It sent shivers down Jane’s spine.
Looking at his greasy appearance, Jane fell into contemplation.
In contrast to herself, she was dressed casually, just a white shirt.
Jane walked slowly towards Tristian, who had a smug look on his face. “Why did you dress up like this when you see me?”
“You said you wanted to tell me something, why did you bring so many people here?” Jane looked around and saw flower girls, a band, and flower petals scattered on the floor.
Trying to understand Jane’s thought process, Tristian rubbed his temples in frustration.
“You, woman.”
Then, Tristian’s expression softened, and he raised the rose in his hand. The suit made him appear more mature and stable than usual.
“Hmm?” Jane furrowed her eyebrows, finding it difficult to comprehend Tristian’s series of actions.
“Ms. North, from the moment I laid eyes on you, I was deeply attracted.”
Hearing this, Jane fell into contemplation, taking a step back. She couldn’t accept Tristian’s words.
“I thought we were adversaries, but after meeting you, I realized what love is.”
Jane’s gaze turned cold as she listened to Tristian’s unskilled lines, wondering where he had plagiarized them from.
“Afterward, I invited you out multiple times, and you always refused. I knew, you liked me. That’s a manifestation of desire…”
Unexpectedly, Tristian became more and more excited as he spoke, his eyes filled with deep affection. “But that won’t stop me from loving you, Jane. The days without seeing you drive me crazy, and when I see you, I’m at a loss.”
Jane looked at Tristian with gel-streaked hair, furrowing her brows, unsure of what to do.
In the next moment, Tristian raised a bouquet of flowers with one hand, dropped to one knee, and with the other hand, presented a diamond ring. “Ms. North, I love you uncontrollably. Will you marry me?”
As soon as he said this, the surrounding band started playing music, and the flower girls clapped their hands in approval. “Marry him, marry him…”
As they spoke, flower petals fell around the two of them.
Meanwhile, Patrick, due to his constant attacks on Duncan Group in recent days, found himself invited to a banquet by Maltz Group.
He agreed, after all, the enemy of his enemy is his friend, and in the business world, Patrick didn’t want to have unnecessary conflicts.
Patrick entered the private room and sat down, only to be surprised to find Katherine in the center of the room.
Although he was somewhat surprised, Katherine was, after all, the daughter of the Maltz family, so her presence wasn’t that unusual.
“Mr. Pansy,” Tyler raised his glass first, thanking Patrick.
The two of them chatted for a while, but Patrick found the atmosphere in the private room unbearable. He excused himself to get some fresh air and left the room.
In an instant, only Tyler and Katherine were left in the private room.
They exchanged a smile, and then Katherine took out a packet of powder and poured it into Patrick’s drink.
“Is this drug reliable?”
Tyler looked around, and Katherine nodded hastily, “Of course, it’s reliable. This is a sedative I bought from the black market, specifically for selling to those kinds of establishments.”
Tyler nodded. The drug was colorless and tasteless, dissolved quickly in the drink.
Moreover, the Maltz family was not unprepared for this encounter. They had already taken down Duncan Group, and their next target was Pansy Group.
For this occasion, Katherine had even brought in the media to observe in secret.
Upon hearing the news about Pansy Group, the media flocked in, hiding cameras in various corners.
On the other side, in the restaurant.
Jane looked at everything in front of her and decisively waved her hand. “No, I refuse.”
Unexpectedly, Jane refused so readily, causing Tristian’s face to instantly darken.
He threw the flowers to the nearby flower girl and said, “Do you have no heart, woman? I said so many touching words, and you’re not moved at all?”
“Why should I be moved?”
Jane furrowed her brows, leaving without even turning her head.
Watching Jane’s resolute figure, Tristian’s heart trembled.
However, the recent video of Tristian proposing to Jane had been captured by many people, and even if Jane refused, it wouldn’t stop them from making a big fuss.
The video was edited maliciously by someone with ill intentions, changing Jane’s waving motion to a nod and deliberately emphasizing Tristan’s confession, making it incredibly moving to watch.