CHAPTER 439 DISASTER

“Mr. Cohen, what are you doing?” hearing that, Irene frowned with a sullen face.

Ever since she learned that Leo had married Lydia, she had dropped her attempt to pursue a

relationship with Leo.

She found herself satiable enough as long as she could share the same workplace with Leo and get

the chance to see him every day.

However, she was still exasperated by Leo’s compromise to give up on the company.

And of course, so were Rachel and the rest of them.

But Leo didn’t intend to explain. Instead, he fixed his eyes on Lydia, who responded with silence.

Brandon sat down again. His face still remained as composed as usual.

“Miss Henderson, you hear the suggestion from your husband, right? Come on, just sign it before it’s

getting too awkward to be dealt with.”

“You can get Atlas from us as you wish. But, it’s gonna be tough when you wanna return it to us.” Leo

suddenly turned to smile at Brandon.

After a pause of surprise for a few seconds, Brandon looked irritated, “That ain’t funny! How am I

gonna return it to you after I take over your business!”

“You never know.” Leo continued with a smile, “What’s more, it’s not up to you to decide if you have the

right to return.”

Though confused about what he meant, Brandon could still tell the threatening signal conveyed by Leo.

He replied with a sneer, “Are you threatening me?”

“I pay you respect just because of your acquaintance with Mr. Cox. But you’d better learn to make a

wise choice.”

Leo smiled. He didn’t seem sulky. Nor did he intend to continue. Instead, he looked at Lydia to

encourage her.

After some hesitation, Lydia made up her mind, “Alright, I will sign it.”

“Miss Henderson!”

“Miss Henderson, what are you doing?”

Irene, Rachel and the rest of them were all stunned. They hurried over to stop her.

But Lydia responded with a serious expression, “I understand your worries. But I won’t simply give

away Atlas to others like that!”

Brandon replied with a disdainful smile, “Won’t give away, huh? But now you’re out!”

Lydia signed her name, looking cold and aloof. Then she handed Brandon the file.

“Mr. Jenkins, I hope you won’t regret it.”

Now what Judith once said suddenly popped out in her mind—Brandon would definitely overreach

himself by doing these tricks.

Brandon then put away the file. He held his head high to order, “For the rest of the day, we are free to

pack up your own stuffs and get out of the building. All of you!”

Though irritated, both Irene and Rachel had to swallow it.

After seeing Brandon walk out of the office, they walked over to Lydia to ask for reason.

But Leo took a step forward and explained while shaking his head, “Ladies, please enjoy a two-day

leave at home. I promise Atlas will still remain the same as it has been when you return to the office.”

Irene and the rest of them looked at each other with awkward silence.

“Okay, we trust you!” Irene gritted her teeth to say.

“But if we lost Atlas, don’t ever think about begging for forgiveness from us!”

Then Irene left with the rest of them.

Lydia took a look at Leo, “They have been set on fire because of you.”

Leo shrugged, “I gotta do so to get ourselves the best.”

Atlas was then taken over by Brandon. So Leo and Lydia returned home together.

As Emilia was still in the kindergarten, they were at home alone.

Looking around the house in silence, Leo suddenly uttered, “Honey.”

“What?” Lydia put away her clutch.

“Do you still remember you said you want Emilia to have a brother to play with?” asked Leo.

After a long pause, she finally noticed what he meant. She answered with blushed face, “You…you still

keep that in mind?”

Leo smiled, “I have kept one more thing in mind as my lifelong pursuit—earn the most and hug the

prettiest. Now I have got it perfectly done!”

Lydia seemed moved. Then she closed the door.

…

Meanwhile Brandon was driving himself to a brownstone community. Then he rang the doorbell of a

house.

Soon, the door was opened. It was an old man with grey hairs, who looked like one of those in sixties.

“Dad.” Brandon smiled. Then he showed his father the file he was holding, “I got a good news for you. I

just acquired a company.”

His father, Timothy, beckoned him in, “Just put it aside. We can talk about it later. Get yourself

changed. I need you to attend a social occasion with me.”

Timothy was actually the chief director of the Urban Construction Bureau, by the power of whom

Brandon got himself a position in the office.

Noticing his serious expression, Brandon was a bit surprised, “Dad, what occasion? You seem quite

serious about it.”

Hearing that, Timothy grew more seriousness to explain, “Judith, the Music Maestro, has arrived in

Emerdale for a performance. Those influential guys all over the country are about to gather here for the

show. The upper class in the city, including the one in charge of HY Business Association, Mr. Barker,

together with those heads of the families of first tier in Hopkins and all the other cities around, are all

ready to come for the performance. And so are those big shots from Valenham. Don’t you think it’s

worth my greatest attention!”

“Judith? The Music Maestro?” Brandon was stunned.

“Yeah, that’s the chance for my promotion before I get retired!” Timothy seemed thrilled, “If I got This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

promoted, I would make you take over my current position.”

Hearing that, Brandon was getting even thriller than his father.

It was said that every man in the country had been amazed by Judith’s incredible beauty. But no one

had ever saw her face hidden beneath her veil. Undoubtedly, Brandon was looking forward to seeing

this amazing lady with his own eyes.

“Dad, I am getting changed right away!”

As night fell, Timothy, together with his wife and Brandon, drove to venue of the performance.

On their way there, they saw all kinds of limousines coming from everywhere in the country, even the

license plate numbers of which were the rarest to be seen.

“Stunning! She actually got so many influential fans all over the country!” Brandon couldn’t help

exclaiming.

But then, he seemed to notice something weird—they were actually heading to International

Commerce Center.

He couldn’t help asking, “Dad, aren’t we heading to the performance venue? Why are you driving to the

downtown?”

“That’s the way to the performance venue.”

Timothy answered firmly.

Brandon didn’t ask further as he was sure his father was sober enough to know the destination.

However, the car then stopped at the portal of International Commerce Center.

Seeing that, Brandon asked nervously, “Dad, why are we here?”

Timothy answered delightedly, “Here is exactly the venue of the performance. The International

Commerce Center!”

Brandon felt like being struck on the head when hearing that. He couldn’t believe what he just heard of.

Soon, a few limousines passed by and parked at the portal.

Then there came a bunch of tycoons—Forrest Barker, the leader of HY Business Association, Alan

Watts, the former richest man in Emerdale, Justin Cox, the current richest man in the city, and the other

leaders of those privileged families.

Seeing that, Brandon couldn’t help sweating out of panic. He was overwhelmed with bad feelings.