Alex Brown repeatedly told Eric Chan to keep the investigation a secret, according to his usual obedient style, did not tell Ivy Smith is expected. But Randall Harrah’s concern did alert Alex Brown.
“At that time, I had just found out about the Alva Fox duo, and did not know the situation behind them, and sent Eric Chan out just to completely eliminate suspicion, I did not expect …”
These two people actually have real problems!
Eric Chan followed Alex Brown for many years, is his right-hand man, but also his deep friends and brothers, so the matter now, he is the most nervous people.
Without thinking about it, he immediately contacted Eric Chan, planning to summon him back to his home country, or let him hide and wait for someone from home to assist.
The call went through, but as soon as Alex Brown said one word, the call hung up!
“What’s going on?” Eric Chan and Ivy Smith asked at the same time.
Alex Brown shook his head and looked a bit worried, and was about to dial again when there was a sudden knock on the door.
To prevent Randall Harrah’s whereabouts from being discovered, the trio had sent the housekeeper and maid away before the conversation.
The three men looked at each other and then acted at the same time.
Randall Harrah rolled over the sofa and ran towards the attic storage room, while Ivy Smith walked towards the foyer to check who was coming, and Alex Brown sat calmly in the living room.
Not long after, Ivy Smith walked in with a smile on her face and glanced behind her, “Alex, we have a visitor.”
Alex Brown raised his eyes and looked behind him, only to see a beautiful young woman pushing a wheelchair behind Ivy Smith, and the person sitting in the wheelchair was Ben Brown, the uncle who lived abroad and had suffered a stroke for many years!
“Uncle, how do you …” Alex Brown was shocked and got up to greet him.
Ben Brown’s eyes slowly turned, which is a wooden. At this time, the woman pushing the wheelchair took a few steps forward and bowed respectfully: “Hello cousin, I am my father’s adopted daughter, just call me Bonnie. My father woke up in May this year, but unfortunately, he was in a coma for too long, and his brain seems to have undergone certain lesions, so he has no way to communicate with people, and has always had this dull appearance.”
“So that’s how it is.”
Alex Brown sighed and looked at Ben Brown with a gaze full of regret, however, he knew very well in his heart that the dispute that turned the sky upside down was just beginning at this moment.
As expected, the previously calm and collected Bonnie Brown, squatting beside his father choked: “I spent all my savings in order to treat my father, even … can not even get the money to stay in a hotel, cousin, I know you are well developed, can you do us a favor and take us in? ”
Alex Brown had sent someone to investigate, Ben Brown family has part of the industry in foreign countries, only to use special means to hide it. Therefore, he could not question Bonnie Brown now, he could only follow her words and continue.
“I haven’t contacted you for many years, I didn’t expect you guys to have such a miserable life, of course I am willing to help you, just …”
She saw Alex Brown face hesitation, Bonnie Brown hurriedly interrupted: “I and father promise not to give you trouble, I can work as a servant, work to offset the debt!”
“What kind of talk is that!” Alex Brown glared up, looking very dissatisfied, and then sighed: “It’s not that cousin is unwilling to help you, you live abroad all the time and don’t understand the situation at home. Currently, because of some trivial matters, the family is extremely dissatisfied with me, you defected to me, I’m afraid you will be remembered by them na.”
Ben Brown father and daughter want to play family love, he will accompany them to play, see who can laugh to the end.
His refusal was so obvious that Bonnie Brown didn’t know how to speak, and when the situation stalled, Ivy Smith received a wink and finally stepped in.
“Alex, Uncle and Bonnie are desperate to come to you, they must feel closer to you, and why would they care about other people’s opinion? If you say that, you’re not betraying Bonnie’s trust?” Ivy Smith took Bonnie Brown’s hand, her eyes full of love: “And those people in the family, you do not know, they simply can not take Bonnie!
They are so well matched that even Bonnie Brown is not able to distinguish between the real and the fake, standing in a daze, waiting for Alex Brown to decide.
Ivy Smith thought to herself: This is all you can do, and you still want to go deep into the enemy camp and come undercover to the Brown Family?
She had no choice but to continue to help plead: “Alex, just say yes, for my sake, okay?”
“Ivy , you …” Alex Brown feigned embarrassment, and considered for a moment, finally nodded: “Well, you have asked, what else can I say.”
Then said to Bonnie Brown: “You will stay here for a few days, and then I will send you there after I have arranged for a place to live. Don’t worry, Uncle is an elder, I will definitely not condemn him.”
It was rumored that Alex Brown and his fiancée had a bad relationship, and even openly placed outside the house, but right now, he seemed to love his fiancée very much, was the rumor true?
After some tears and consolation, Bonnie Brown was finally moved to the second floor guest room. Randall Harrah had already found a chance to slip away, while Alex Brown and Ivy Smith had to pretend to be in love and act.
In the evening, after dinner, everyone went to their rooms to rest, Ivy Smith gingerly slipped into the study and questioned Alex Brown, who was still working overtime, why he had left Bonnie Brown behind.
“Now is the critical period of the plan, if she broke any secrets, the consequences will be unthinkable. Even Emma Rosy, may be affected by the ripple effect, you think about it or not?
Ivy Smith’s concern, Alex Brown certainly understand, but in order to save time and energy, he had no choice.
“Ben Brown returned to the country, TIEN will face less danger, but also to complete the promise I made to Emma. No matter what happens, I will protect Emma with my life.”
Knowing that no matter what he said, he would always have a point, Ivy Smith threw down a “You better be able to do it” and was ready to leave in a huff.
When she turned around, she saw a shadow under the door and in the light from the hallway sconce.
Someone was listening!
The sound in the study came to an abrupt halt, and outside the door, Bonnie Brown’ brow furrowed and her heart pounding.
“When will you change your temper, Bonnie is your cousin after all, how much those words during the day hurt her heart!”
When Ivy Smith spoke again, Bonnie Brown knew she had been exposed and immediately raised her hand to knock on the door.
Alex Brown hooked his lips and sneered, gesturing for Ivy Smith to open the door.
“Bonnie, what’s up at this hour?”
“Sorry, cousin-in-law, my father has to drink Chinese medicine every day, and it smells very bad when decocting it, I’m afraid you don’t like it, so I came to ask first if …”
Before she finished, Ivy Smith kindly took her hand, her face was gentle: “Silly girl, using the kitchen is such a small thing, how do you need to come here to ask? Come on, I’ll show you!”
As she went downstairs, Bonnie Brown looked at Ivy Smith with her eyes and saw that she was treating her more and more generously, as if she really thought of herself as a sister, so she deliberately made a test remark.
“I’ve been without parents since I was a kid, and besides my adoptive father, you’re the best person for me. It’s just that there are some things I don’t know if I should say.”
Ivy Smith patted her hand: “There are not so many tedious rules here, just say it.”
“I heard …” Bonnie Brown turned her head to look upstairs, and then lowered her voice: “I heard that my cousin has another woman in mind, is that true? ”
Ivy Smith knew what she wanted to hear, deliberately averted her gaze, biting her lip to hold on: “Once a person has prestige and power, gossip will naturally come to the door, Alex and I are very close, the group of journalists want a gimmick to slander him, why, even you believe it?”
Bonnie Brown chatted and waved her hand: “Of course not, I’m just concerned about my cousin’s wife, I’m sorry if I upset you …”
The life of a wealthy woman, she has seen a lot of bitterness, like Ivy Smith this is nothing new, in order to enjoy the inexhaustible wealth, the teeth swallowed alive. It seems that the rumors are true, Ivy Smith acted in the daytime, but she was just afraid of being embarrassed!
Both of them got the result they wanted and went happily into the kitchen. In the second floor corridor, Alex Brown put his hands on the railing and watched the scene leisurely.
After the fall, the Imperial City began to cool down, the night is as cold as water, Emma Rosy had to turn on the air conditioning to warm up before going to bed.
Forgetting to turn on the humidifier, the dryness and bitterness in her throat woke her up from her sleep.
She sat up with strength and rubbed her temples hard before lifting the covers and preparing to go to the kitchen for water.
“… I’ll take care of it myself, no need for you to remind me. The Wright Family can afford not to mention five million, ten million! All the procedures of Wright Group are legal, you don’t have to threaten me, just mind your own business!”
There were still a few stairs to go, but suddenly I heard angry shouts from the living room, and it looked like the company was in trouble again.
Emma Rosy, who was already in a bad state of mind, lost her footing and rolled down the stairs!
In the critical moment, she subconsciously protects her wound, but her forehead hits the floor and she loses consciousness instantly –
Hospital.
Emma Rosy was taken to the emergency room late at night, and was brought into the ward in the early hours of the morning. The wound that she had tried so hard to protect was still open and needed to be healed again after stitching.
The most serious part of the injury was a brain injury, the test results are still pending, and she is in a coma for unknown reasons.
Joe Wright and Keira came with the ambulance, and Eva Taylor came immediately after receiving the news, except for Hope, who had checked into school two days ago and still didn’t know anything.
It wasn’t until Emma Rosy’s test results came back in the morning that she sent a text message to Alex Brown.
Unfortunately, Alex Brown was in a video conference with a foreign partner when he received the text, and the cost of leaving in the middle of the meeting was more than he could afford.
Thinking of Emma Rosy’s earlier advice not to lose a lot for a small reason, he had to put down his phone, intending to finish the meeting as soon as possible and get there early.
Half an hour later.
Ivy Smith finished signing the contract and came back from outside. Just after entering the company, she saw Bonnie Brown standing at the front desk, explaining something in an emotional manner.
She tilted her head and took a deep breath, and then walked over to her, pretending to be surprised: “Bonnie, what are you doing here?”
“Cousin-in-law!” Seeing Ivy Smith, Bonnie Brown was quite excited and pulled her to show the receptionist, “Look, I said Alex Brown is my cousin, now my cousin-in-law is here, you should believe it now, right?
The receptionist didn’t know what was going on, so she hurriedly bowed and apologized, afraid of being held in contempt.
Bonnie Brown was quite generous and casually waved her hand before dragging Ivy Smith towards the elevator.
“Sister-in-law, this is the first time I’ve been in such a luxurious office building, and it’s simply stunning! This potted plant, this carpet, oh my God, you even have antiques in the lobby!”
Ivy Smith raised her jaw in a dignified manner: “Oh, what’s all this? By the way, what brings you to the office all of a sudden?”
They walked into the elevator side by side, Bonnie Brown pretended to be afraid, hugged Ivy Smith’s arm tightly, slightly mumbled: “I wanted to see you and cousin …”
When the video conference was finally over, Alex Brown left the meeting unorganized and immediately got up to go out.
Just as he reached the door, he heard a knock on the door.
Ivy Smith and Bonnie Brown walked in arm-in-arm and were surprised to see his anxious face, thinking that there was another problem at the company. But in front of Bonnie Brown, she explained with a smile: “Look how understanding Bonnie is, she’s busy enough taking care of Dad, but she went to the office to see us.
The words of praise made Bonnie Brown’ face sarcastic and she laughed dryly, “Actually, I still have some things I want to discuss with my cousin.”
Ivy Smith had expected this and pushed her to sit on the sofa, pretending to scold her, “Just tell me what’s wrong.
Alex Brown had to say, “I just finished a meeting and I need to take a break, so Ivy, go prepare some coffee and fruit while Bonnie and I talk.”
At this point in the conversation, Ivy Smith had no other choice: “Okay, I’ll leave you guys alone.”
Before turning around, Alex Brown suddenly remembered something: “Oh, and the phone is low on battery, please take it to charge for me.”
Alex Brown has a spare charger in his office, and upon hearing this, Ivy Smith instantly understood what he meant, and when she left with her phone, she muttered in a disgusted manner, “Just let your secretary do this kind of thing, why do you always bother me?”
As soon as Ivy Smith left, Bonnie Brown exclaimed in amazement, “You two are so close, you can even hand over your cell phones to each other!”
Alex Brown replied, “Since we’re going to be a couple, it’s important to be honest with each other for the sake of peace and quiet in the future.”
Confession?
Bonnie Brown’ eyes rolled up and she cautiously leaned closer, asking innocently, “So you’ve confessed to her about your ex-wife and daughter, too?”
“Of course.” Alex Brown shrugged indifferently and lied without changing his face: “Not only that, after I cleared the line with that side, Ivy was handling the child support and other miscellaneous issues.”
He described his ex-wife and daughter as “over there”, and the payment of child support as a “casual matter”, it seems that his relationship with Emma Rosy is not as good as rumors.
In this way, the argument between him and Ivy Smith last night, the topic around Emma Rosy, is likely to be related to this?
Then, Bonnie Brown didn’t find any loopholes, so she slowly directed the conversation to herself.
“After graduating from college I have been serving my father, did not step into society to work, now my father’s illness still needs high medical bills, I can no longer trouble my cousin to help, I only hope to enter the Brown Group work, even if the salary is meager, can also be considered self-supporting.”
It wasn’t enough that she had successfully moved into the Brown Family, but she had the idea of sneaking into the Brown Group, saying that she didn’t want to ask for money, but her calculations were better than anyone else.
Alex Brown had expected the intention of Ben Brown father and daughter, “you have such courage at a young age, it is really worth admiring, but unfortunately not coincidentally, the last regular meeting of the company I just strictly forbade all relying on relations behavior, if you are so quickly placed in, I am afraid the impact is not good.”
“Cousin I …”
She thought Alex Brown refused to help, Bonnie Brown to be the same old trick, but was interrupted by a raised hand.
“Don’t worry, you and I are family, the company’s regulations are strict, but they can’t override family ties.” Alex Brown considered for a long time, and finally gave a solution: “If you don’t mind, you can start as an intern, prepare your resume and go through the normal procedures to join the company.
Alex Brown went around in circles to give Bonnie Brown no chance to haggle, and it worked out just as he hoped.
Bonnie Brown had a feeling of being led by the nose, but could only be grateful and thankful.
After talking about business, Bonnie Brown offered to leave and Alex Brown got up to see her off.
Alex Brown stood still and watched the elevator slowly descend before returning to his office and using the intercom to contact Randall Harrah and ask him to follow Bonnie Brown.
At the same time, Ivy Smith, who had seen the text message and left immediately, had arrived at the hospital and met Charles Taylor, who was also in a hurry, at the door of Emma Rosy’s hospital room.
“What brings you here?” Charles Taylor looked at Ivy Smith with an unpleasant face and said in a sinister manner, “Alex Brown is really capable of doing this, he can actually send his fiancée to visit his ex-wife, why doesn’t he show up himself?”