82: The Evil Scheme Continued

The Evil Scheme Continued

Tristan and Zhen-Zhen stayed over with Alice and Thomas until dinner. Matthew also joined them. He also wanted to talk with Tristan. Matthew somehow knew that Tristan's conversation with his family didn't go well.1

Zhen-Zhen stayed inside while bonding with her adoptive parents. FaMo didn't leave Zhen-Zhen's side. 

He was silently watching her, feeling happy that Zhen-Zhen found another family in this world. FaMo felt glad and at ease seeing that the husband and wife were treating Zhen-Zhen like their real daughter.

On the other hand, the two men went out to the balcony for a talk.

"What happened?" Matthew simply asked Tristan.

Tristan heaved a deep sigh as he recalled the incident this afternoon.

"I had an argument with Hannah's parents. I think I really messed up. BIG time. No one to blame except myself." Tristan admitted his mistakes.

Matthew just nodded and patted his back as he continued listening to Tristan.

"Something happened in the Oceaniz City." 

"Yeah. I heard about what happened to Hannah. You also told me about Lillie's attempt of seducing Andrew. Men… it's really your fault for making that stupid wish." Matthew scolded him once again.

"They misunderstood everything. They even blamed and insulted Lillie. I was planning to explain everything to Andrew once I returned and apologized to him. But this video made the situation worse. F*ck! Now, everyone knew about my feelings towards Hannah! I suspect Mark and Daniel are the ones responsible for this." Tristan clenched his teeth at that thought.

"Yeah, I think they are rejoicing now. They got their revenge against you. Should we ask the twins to give those two evil cousins of yours a lesson? I think the twins will be happy to comply with your request." Matthew chuckled when the twins crossed his mind.

Tristan massaged his throbbing temples. "I don't want to involve them. I will resolve this by myself… but of course, I will still gonna need your help."

"What should we do now? Many people already saw your embarrassing video. You are now marked as the Evil Scheming Jealous Brother." Matthew chuckled once again, slightly teasing Tristan. 

Tristan still managed to laugh with Matthew's teasing. They just wanted to make fun out of this serious matter to lighten the mood.

"I think Grandpa already took care of the video. I could no longer see it on the internet."

"Oh, What's grandpa Lu's reaction when he saw you?" Matthew asked him curiously.

"As usual, he was mad and disappointed with me. At least, my parents looked worried about me." Tristan let out a humorless chuckle.

"Hmm, how about Hannah and Andrew?" Matthew was more intrigued about the couple's reaction.

Tristan just shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know. They were just quiet the whole time. Not even glancing in my direction."

Matthew felt disappointed to hear that. He was expecting more reactions from them.

"Matt…"

"Hmm?"

"Let's protect Lillie. I have a feeling that they will try to find her and dig more information about her background, especially Grandpa Lu. She needs to focus on her upcoming examination. I don't want others or anyone from the Davis Family to pester and bother her because of this issue."

Matthew glanced at him, feeling amused. Tristan was acting like a protective husband now. 

'Did he mature already?' Matthew smiled at that thought.

Then Matthew burst out laughing while holding his stomach. "Haha… I couldn't believe it. Lillie is very honest to the extent of telling Andrew that you are the one who requested her to do that."

"Should I teach her how to lie next time?" Tristan asked Matthew, lifting an eyebrow as he mocked Matthew who was still laughing at him.

"I think you should! White lies." Matthew suggested.

This time, Tristan shot him a cold stare. "Wow, the good boy here is now being a bad influence."

Matthew finally stopped laughing. 

"Who said I'm a good boy? Tris… I am not a good boy…" he paused for a moment before continuing "but a perfect gentleman!"

Tristan almost spat a mouthful of blood because of his best friend's shamelessness.

"Hey, don't give me that kind of look. I am just kidding. I just want to cheer you up, bro."

"No need! Lillie already did. You are now useless, bro."

Matthew just let out another chuckle.

"So what are we gonna do with those two? Mark and Daniel?"

"Just ignore them for a while. I don't have evidence yet. You need to track who posted that video. He is the only one who can confirm our suspicion. After that, I will think about the appropriate way for teaching them a lesson." Tristan said meaningfully.

"Alright! I got it bro. Leave this work to me. I will give you a good result." Matthew stated proudly, reassuring him.

"Oh, one more thing. I want you to do something for me. Visit the HR team first thing in the morning, tomorrow…"

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Meanwhile, in the other part of the Empire City, the evil scheme against Tristan continued. Mr. Miller, Hannah's father, contacted several directors of Heavenly Star Enterprise who were close with him.

To be specific, he had done talking with the five of them. Now, he was currently discussing his plan with the last Director who was also a shareholder of Heavenly Star Enterprise. He was known as Director Go.

Mr. Miller: Yes, do it tomorrow.  I already talked with the other directors. You must pressure and convince Chairman Lu to call an emergency board meeting tomorrow. You should talk about the misconduct of your current CEO, Tristan Davis.

Director Go: "Yeah, I can do that. So are you telling me to use our influences to remove Tristan in his CEO position and suggest Andrew to take his brother's position?"

Mr. Miller: "Yeah, but don't make it very obvious. We just need to provoke Tristan and show others that he is not suited to be the CEO anymore. You can do that easily, besides Tristan is a very stubborn fellow. He needs a replacement who doesn't have a bad reputation who will not ruin the company's image, unlike Tristan. The other five directors will back you up."

Director Go: "Okay. So what do I get after doing this?"

Mr. Miller: "Haha. Let's discuss that again after. Don't worry, I assure you. You will gain more after this."

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