“Mm.” Hearing Quentin’s words, Charlotte felt a sense of security. It was very warm…
…
Back in her rented room, after giving her two children a bath, she started to look at the project proposal again. This was a construction project. The Spicurity Group planned to develop an entertainment club on that piece of land, and the contract required the building to be completed within two months. However…
After conducting her investigation, she found that the land was not easy to develop, and many had failed in the past. Emery sighed heavily. “Charlotte, you’re too impulsive. We have finally come back to the Pittman family, and now…”
“Dad! No matter what, I want to prove myself! I don’t want those people to look down on me!” Charlotte’s eyes were resolute.
Seeing her like this, Emery couldn’t say anything else. He sighed and left. Emma chimed in, “Yeah! I also don’t like those guys. This time, we have to do well and show them up!”
“What the hell…”
“I’ve been bullied by those bastards for years… I’m sick and tired of it!”
…
Meanwhile, at the Pittman mansion, Maverick’s family looked grim-faced. Nikolas had already assumed that he would be the heir to the family. Now, Charlotte had stolen his position as the director.
“What do we do now, Dad?” Nikolas was displeased. “I won’t accept this!”
Maverick took a drag of his cigarette. “That piece of land is not easy to develop. Many have tried and failed. “Because… it’s Zaire’s territory.”
“This time, we can ask Zaire for help and impede Charlotte. If she can’t manage, we’ll take over…”
“By then, everything will fall into place.”
“Our Pittman family has a limited estate, and if Emery’s family shares it as well, we’ll get less. We need to make sure Emery’s family won’t get anything!”
“Taking his position? No way!”
“Good!” Nikolas’s eyes flashed with ruthlessness. “Let’s go ask Zaire tomorrow.”
…
Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, two days had gone by, and during that time, Charlotte had made all the necessary preparations to begin her construction project, with a team of about 30 workers.
At the East Bay Community, an open piece of land, Charlotte and Emery came with their team. “This is where we’ll develop. We have to build a building here following this blueprint within two months…”
“Today, everyone can survey the land’s topography and the like. We’ll start construction tomorrow…”
Charlotte calmly directed her team, but soon a group of ferocious-looking people with steel pipes and long knives barged in.
“Who’s your leader?” a man shouted. “Get your ass out and meet me now! Who told you to dig on my territory?”
Zaire kicked a large barrel, raised an iron rod, and walked over with a ferocious aura.
“Zaire?”
“Hmph…”
“I heard that this area belongs to Zaire, and there have been people who wanted to develop this land. However, they were all stopped by him!”
“Zaire is not simple, he’s a well-respected figure in the underworld, and except for the top few bigwigs in Stresall, no one would dare to provoke him!”
The construction team turned pale and didn’t dare to speak. They had heard of Zaire’s name before!
Charlotte took a deep breath and stepped forward. “I’m their leader.”
Zaire and his men approached her. He smirked, “Missy, you have got some nerve. You came here, but you didn’t even bother to greet me?”
“Now get out of here! This land belongs to me. If I don’t agree, nobody can move it…”
“We have legitimate development documents…,” said Charlotte, pulling out a certificate.
Zaire sneered, snatched the certificate, and tore it up. “Now, it’s gone…,” he said, tossing the pieces of paper in Charlotte’s face.
He was incredibly arrogant in his posture.