Taylor was stunned when she heard Louis' sorrowful words. Since he was Scott's brother, she expected him to know more. She couldn't help but ask him one more time. “Do you really have no clue about it?“
Louis still felt a little angry in his heart. He could only sneer at her in response. “Does the reason really matter? Because to me, there's not a single excuse in the world that would make me understand him. His actions are unforgivable no matter what reason he had. I swear, one day, I'll force Bill to kneel in front of my parents' tomb and tell them the truth.“
Seeing that Louis was dead set on getting revenge, Taylor felt a little worried.
Bill was a cruel and powerful man. Would Louis be able to get what he wanted without hurting himself?
Noticing the concerned look on Taylor's face, Louis turned around and held her in his arms. He gently stroked her cheek, and then whispered a few words of comfort. “Don't worry. I'll always protect you. I promise no one's going to hurt you anymore.“
At that moment, Taylor knew there was nothing she could possibly do to change his mind. That was why she simply told him about her concerns. “I'll be fine. You should be worried about yourself since you're the one who's going to do something dangerous.“
An unexpected smile suddenly appeared on Louis' face as soon as Taylor finished speaking. All of a sudden, he felt light-hearted, which made him change the topic. “Are you worried about me?“
Taylor's cheeks blushed from embarrassment. She couldn't help but take back what she had said. “Who cares about you? I just...“
The look on her face when she was running out of words to say made Louis chuckle. With a gentle look on his face, he replied, “It doesn't matter. You don't have to say it out loud. I know what you mean.“
'This bastard! How dare he use my words against me?' Taylor thought while rolling her eyes at him.
Taylor still wanted to say something to make herself look tough. But she was too late since Louis had already leaned his head on her shoulder. After a few seconds, he spoke in a tired but somewhat cheerful voice. “Don't worry too much. I'll keep myself out of harm's way for you.“
All of a sudden, Taylor's heart softened. The atmosphere between them felt warm and cozy. It was such a rare moment for the two of them that she didn't want to ruin it. That was why she simply hugged him back and stayed silent.
At that moment, Taylor vowed to herself that no matter what Bill did, she would always be by Louis' side.
The next day, Louis made his way to the CEO Office of the Ke Group.
Dressed in a dashing, all-black suit, he sat in his office chair like a duke who had just returned to his magnificent castle. Shortly after, he took out an expensive-looking pen and twirled it around with his fingers.
While doing so, he stared blankly at a single document. His eyes clearly showed how deep he was in thought. Contained in the document was a simple personnel transfer. All he needed to do was sign. However, Louis was hesitant to do so. He was frozen in place, and completely silent for a few minutes. His mouth only opened when he called for his assistant.
The assistant came in a hurry and knocked on the door.
“Mr. Ke, you called?“
Louis' eyes finally turned away from the document in front of him. He looked at his assistant and said in a serious voice, “Come in and read this document for me.“
The assistant quickly stepped inside. But as soon as he saw the weird expression on his boss' face, he immediately felt uneasy. Knowing that he had been doing his job fairly well, the assistant believed that he couldn't be in any sort of trouble. With that in mind, he walked in front of the desk and replied, “Okay, Mr. Ke.“
The assistant picked up the document on the desk. Even though he was confident that he had done nothing wrong, he still felt a little nervous while going through it.
Since it was so short, it only took him less than a minute to finish reading.
Realizing what was written in the document, the assistant's eyes widened in shock. “Mr. Ke... Sir, are you absolutely sure about this?“
The assistant's question was met with nothing but a blank expression on Louis' face. In a casual, low tone, Louis replied, “What's wrong? Do you have any questions?“
Still in disbelief, the assistant asked once again if he was really serious. “Your plan states that I should send some of our people to take over Bill's casino, right?“
While furrowing his eyebrows, Louis responded, “Is there any problem?“
'Is there any problem? Is he for real?
This is a big problem!' the assistant thought to himself. He finally realized that his boss wasn't kidding. After a while, the assistant finally came back to his senses. He still didn't agree with the plan, so he hesitantly voiced out his thoughts. “Mr. Ke, I'm sure you know what kind of man Bill is. Moreover, all his casinos are located in the gray area. I don't mean to offend you, but you know that our group doesn't do such business. So can you please explain what this is all about?“
Louis was amused by his assistant's hesitant behavior. But instead of saying it was all a joke, he raised a single eyebrow and responded in a slightly irritated voice. “So you're telling me you don't want to do your job?“
His response made the assistant completely speechless. He quickly waved his hands and stuttered to speak. “No, no, no. I just wanted you to know that I don't think Bill's casino matches our group's ideals.“
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