"The audacity!" A thunderous voice boomed from the courtyard.
Tensing up a little, Zayn quickly gave Lucas a look.
"Carla, let's go…" Lucas got the cue and began dragging Carla into the car.
"Lucas, what are you doing?"
Carla felt rather displeased, but with the bigger picture in mind, she eventually complied. Glaring at Zayn, she uttered, "Zayn, you'd better give me a proper response tonight!"
Zayn frowned at her and did a shooing gesture.
The moment Lucas got on the car, he urged the driver to get going.
Screech!
Just as the car left the courtyard, the gates opened, and Thompson emerged with Jombo in his wheelchair.
As they watched the car speed off in the distance, Jombo's expression darkened. "Who was the woman who spoke just now? How arrogant!"
"Someone from Lierger Corporation, " Zayn replied curtly.
"How preposterous!" Jombo was enraged. "She was so rude and insolent the other day at Northridge, yet she dares come knocking on our door? The sheer audacity of that woman! Thompson, go run a background check on that woman!"
"Understood!"
"There's no need for that." Zayn immediately cut him off. "She's Daemon Lierger's sister and the second-largest shareholder of Lierger Corporation."
"I knew it! It's no wonder that she's obscenely rude!" Jombo snarled.
Giving Zayn a scathing look, he then ordered, "Let me tell you this. Don't let her off so easily just because she's a woman. The next time she tries something like this, you're going to fight back on behalf of the Giblo family!"
"Yes, I understand." Zayn nodded profusely and even gave him words of reassurance. "Please don't worry. I know how to deal with people like that. I won't let it happen again."
She won't be able to act that arrogant once she marries me…
"Good." Jombo nodded, feeling satisfied with his answer. "By the way, why is Lucas with someone from Lierger Corporation?"
"She wants to network with him…" Zayn gave a vague answer. "That's why I've been so caught up with work these days. I've been dealing with this matter."
"Lucas gets swayed easily. And given his pure-hearted nature, you really need to have a good talk with him." Jombo furrowed his brows deeper. "I'll make a call to Carla later. We mustn't let Lucas get scammed. It'll hurt our family's reputation too if something happens in our own district."
"There's no need for that too." Zayn immediately tried to stop his grandfather. "I'll take care of the matter. Calling Carla might put Lucas in trouble. He might even be forced to go back."
"Alright, then. I'll leave it to you. Now, go get some breakfast first, " Jombo said.
"Okay."
With that, Zayn began pushing Jombo back into the house. He heaved a sigh of relief silently. That was close. If he had come to the courtyard just a minute earlier, he would have seen Carla.
He had just avoided a confrontation that would stir drama simply because Thompson could not move as quickly due to old age.
However, he knew that he had to get Jombo to move elsewhere as soon as possible.
During breakfast, Jombo continued to chide Zayn about being more caring toward Selena and spending more time with her.
He also preached to him about how the Lierger family had to be treated as rivals. "The worst that could happen is our families confronting each other in the open. And that's fine. Let us compete under public scrutiny and see who wins!"
As Zayn listened on, he could not help but frown. While Jombo had always been a cautious businessman who always had the bigger picture in mind and never employed extreme tactics, he seemed particularly hostile toward the Lierger family.
It was evident that the conflict between the two families was deep-rooted and almost impossible to resolve.
After breakfast, Selena brought up the three little ones during their conversation. Jombo immediately told Thompson that he would be going back to take care of his great-grandchildren.
That decision worked in Zayn's favor, and he saw them off.
As he watched Jombo's car exit the hot spring resort, Zayn exhaled deeply, finally relaxing his shoulders. However, when he turned around to discover Cain and Kyle standing there, his brows furrowed once more.
It seemed that he could not let his guard down just yet.
Guess I have to keep up the act with Selena…
What an old, cunning fox!
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