He glanced back at Sophie Smith sleeping peacefully, her stubbornness gone in her dreams, looking much gentler. Her beauty was remarkable to him.
Usually, she treated him with full resistance. He didn’t understand why all won would flock to him, yet she seed indifferent? Was he, Asher Land, indeed so insignificant in her eyes?
"Edward! Edward!" She kept calling a na in her sleep.
Edward?
Asher Land’s face gradually turned unpleasant. Who exactly was this na she called out? Could it be the man she liked?
No, he absolutely could not allow another man in her heart.
He walked out of the bedroom and went to the study, picked up the phone on the desk and dialed.
"Help investigate a man nad Edward Harrison," he commanded Robert Williams on the other end, in a low voice.
He wanted to see for himself who this man she couldn’t forget really was.
...
Asher Land coldly eyed the docunts on the desk. As expected, she was indeed quite close to the man nad Edward Harrison.
The two had attended the sa school since childhood and had a very good relationship, and Edward was definitely the man she liked.
Thinking more and becoming increasingly angry, Asher Land irritably tossed the docunts in his hand onto the ground.
"Oh, who pissed you off?" Luke Land picked up the docunts from the ground one by one, and upon seeing Sophie Smith’s photos, his eyes glead with realization.
"Isn’t that the woman you always talk about? What, did she make you angry?"
"Who told you to chatter here?" Asher Land strode forward, snatching all the docunts from Luke’s hands.
"Won are just for fun. If they annoy you, just dump them, why give yourself a hard ti?" Luke Land had already figured out his younger brother’s temper. He sat on the sofa, idly flipping through a financial magazine, which included an exclusive interview with Asher Land.
"Look, this magazine is really impressive, portraying you as a single-focused, affluent man. If they knew about your ssy private life..."
"Have you said enough?" Asher Land’s patience had long worn thin, "What exactly is your purpose in staying in Eastern City? Once you’ve had your fun, get out!"
"Ah... ah..." Luke Land shook his head, "I’m not here for fun. To be honest with you, the reason Father sent here is simply to keep an eye on you."
"Surveillance?"
"Your wings have grown strong, Father can’t rest easy. You know how Father is; he wants everything under control. If you don’t follow his instructions, I’m afraid..."
Luke Land didn’t continue, but Asher Land knew very well what the consequences might be.
His father, Nathan Land, was once a legendary figure in the underworld, ruthless and rciless. Rumor had it that when soone betrayed him, he chopped off the person’s limbs and threw him into the sea. Asher Land inherited so of his personality traits. Later, Nathan Land leveraged his power and connections to transition into business, founding the Golden Era Consortium and establishing a business empire.
"If you continue to have emotional entanglents with that woman, I fear I must truthfully report this to Father. Your relationships will ultimately be dictated by Father. He will never allow your feelings to be wasted on a woman without any comrcial value."
How could he not understand what Luke Land was saying? However, he would not be one to easily compromise either.
"If you don’t want to harm that woman, stay away from her sooner rather than later..."
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