Tobias looked at Ronald seriously. "Let's first listen carefully to what the Hill family talks about at the annual gathering. These gatherings have always been straightforward, without much formality. The first topic they discuss is usually the most important, concerning future development..."Tobias knew it was the Lloyd family's first time attending the Hill family annual gathering, so he introduced it to them. Tobias had initially wanted to take the opportunity to show off in front of the Lloyd family, especially since the Corona family was mentioned at the beginning of the last Hill family annual gathering. Consequently, over the past five years, the Corona family received numerous cooperation projects from the Hill family. Since the Hill family had inexplicably supported and taken care of the Lloyd family all along, Tobias felt it was highly likely that the Lloyd family would be mentioned at the latest annual gathering! After all, the extent of care given to the Lloyd famil
"Of course! They even allocated a billion dollars for it annually. That's quite a hefty investment!""Did something happen?"All the guests were astonished. They had not anticipated that the first item on the agenda at the annual gathering would be the establishment of a charity foundation by the Hill family!The guests could not comprehend it. Why was that matter being given such significance at the annual gathering? Nevertheless, despite their confusion, they enthusiastically raised their hands once they regained their composure."Having someone so esteemed by the Hill family! Though we may not have had the honor of meeting him, Miss Hill, since you've spoken so passionately about it, we'll surely lend our support. Ocean Heavy Industries will donate ten million dollars to this charitable foundation!""Haha! Doing good deeds is always commendable. The Sun Group will contribute twenty million dollars!""A billion dollars! Miss Hill, your family is truly generous. Fortune Pharma
Sensing that Felix suddenly fell silent, Ronald turned his head and asked, "Felix, what's wrong?"Felix pointed where Liam sat. "There, look at that. That useless waste is sitting on the main guest platform!"Upon seeing Liam's figure, Ronald's face darkened, and his eyes filled with anger.Felix's expression turned gloomy. "Not only is he sitting on the main guest platform… Uncle Ronald, pay attention to Miss Hill!"Hearing Felix's words, Ronald observed closely. Soon, he noticed that Lucy would look expectantly at Liam whenever a company or family announced a donation.Ronald's face became even more unpleasant. "What's going on? Why is Miss Hill constantly staring at that useless fellow?"Felix shook his head, his expression grim. "I don't know, but how can we expose the misunderstanding surrounding that ex-convict at this rate? Seeing that waste of space flaunt his arrogance in front of me… I feel disgusted!"Ronald was extremely furious, but faced with the situation, he did
"Leave it to me!" he said with a sneer, eager to see the end of Liam, that scoundrel. Ronald hesitated for a moment before responding. "Well, there might be a way, but let's be a little cautious. Miss Hill's attitude toward Liam is quite strange. We shouldn't let our cleverness become foolishness."Felix lifted his head with a smug smile. "Uncle Ronald, you don't need to worry. Don't you think I can handle such a trivial matter?"As the members of the Lloyd family spoke, the donations from the guests in front of the hall stabilized."Boarco Group donates thirty million to support Hill family's charity work!""A family that accumulates good deeds will surely have blessings. Well said! The Aurora Group also donates thirty million!"After all, the guests just wanted to leave an impression on the Hill family, not mindlessly inflate the prices.Following Aurora Group's donation announcement, most of the guests in the hall had already donated.Felix's eyes lit up. He cleared his thr
After the completion of the donation from the Lloyd family, all eyes were initially on Felix.However, as soon as he uttered those words, everyone's attention swiftly shifted to Liam. Suddenly, the guests came to the realization."Hey? Who's this young man?""If it weren't for the Lloyd family mentioning him, I wouldn't have noticed him at all. He does seem a bit unfamiliar!""Not just unfamiliar, but how did he end up sitting on the main stage?""Could he be the son of some prominent family?""I doubt it. He doesn't seem like the son of any wealthy family, and it just struck me that after Miss Hill mentioned the charity foundation, we all made donations, but it seems like he's the only one who hasn't moved a muscle!""Yeah! I noticed that too! He's just been sitting there, as if this has nothing to do with him.""Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"The guests continued to scrutinize Liam, their gazes filled with suspicion. After all, there were only nine seats on the main stage,
A deathly silence fell over the entire Everluster Pavilion, engulfing it in a stillness akin to death itself.No one had anticipated the scene unfolding before them.Though they did not know Felix personally, they recognized him as representing the Lloyd family.The Lloyd Group from South City, no matter how one looked at it, was a substantial family business. Even if the Hill family surpassed them, customary respect was usually given.However, Lucy slapped Felix solely because he was disrespectful to the young man sitting at the main table.The scene lingered in the eyes of the guests, refusing to look away.Who was that young man sitting at the main table?Felix's gaze was blank. If not for the fiery pain on his face reminding him of it, Felix would probably have thought he was dreaming.Why? Just because of a worthless ex-convict, Lucy had dared to hit him!Though he was quite puzzled, Felix felt uneasy. He faintly felt that things seemed to have slipped from his control.
Lucy's decisive demeanor was a far cry from her gentle touch when holding Liam's arm. The guests in the hall were stunned.If slapping Felix once could be explained by a moment of urgency, then the second slap she delivered was enough to illustrate that Lucy's respect for Liam came from the depths of her heart.However, what shocked the guests the most was the implication in Lucy's words. The young man sitting at the main guest table was the benefactor she mentioned earlier. What exactly had he done?Compared to the guests, the impact on Tobias and Ronald was far more intense. Just like Felix, they could not believe what was happening. When had the worthless ex-convict Liam become the benefactor of the Hill family? Their hearts filled with panic.However, there was no chance for Ronald and the others to react.Lucy glared at Felix coldly. "Now, take your fifty million and get out! As for the other accounts, we'll settle them with the Lloyd family after the annual gathering!"
Liam was taken aback. "You're asking me to name it?"Lucy smiled again. "Of course! After all, from now on, every good deed this charity foundation does will be related to you, Grandmaster Burrey.""Since that's the case..."Liam squinted slightly, seemingly pondering something.Finally, he spoke up. "Then, let's call it the Harvest Union.""Harvest Union?" Lucy repeated.Although she did not know the significance behind Liam's choice of name, she found it exceptionally pleasing.Then, Lucy picked up the microphone. "Thanks to everyone for your generous support. Our charity foundation shall be named the Harvest Union Charity Foundation!"Her voice echoed throughout the hall.At that moment, neither Lucy nor the guests knew that the charity foundation, initially established with the help of the Hill family solely to express gratitude to Liam, would evolve into a colossal entity in the future, all because Liam had suggested the name.After finalizing the details concerning the
It was evident. The family member of the patient, Walter, seemed hesitant.He started with a "but," but did not elaborate further.However, the other family members of the patients paid no attention to this. Or rather, the others, who were anxious, had no time to care!"Where's the address?""Yes, which pharmacy has the White Glycoside Cream available?""Hurry up and tell us!"…For a moment, the group chat messages kept buzzing.Seeing the continuous flow of messages.Walter seemed slightly swayed and slowly shared a location."Let's go! Let's head there!"As soon as he saw the location, Fabian immediately lifted his head and looked at Pearlyn.Without delay, the two hailed a taxi by the roadside and rushed toward the address sent by Walter.It was not long before they arrived at a pharmacy in the suburbs of the city.This pharmacy was located in a rather remote area, at the edge of South City. The surrounding environment was somewhat shabby and dilapidated.When Fabian
A short message made Fabian and Pearlyn tremble as they read it, their eyes instantly reddening.No one understood better than they did how agonizing this waiting period had been.However, what touched Fabian and Pearlyn the most were the last three words in Liam's message.Those three words meant that their trust in Grandmaster Burrey had not been in vain.During this time, Grandmaster Burrey had been making efforts!The next moment…"Let's go buy the medicine!"Before Fabian could speak, Pearlyn's voice rang out. Her scar-covered face lit up with a radiant smile, and her eyes brimmed with positivity.For the first time, Pearlyn wanted to step outside on her own!"Let's go!"Seeing this, a smile also crossed Fabian's face.Without hesitation, the two left the house in a hurry.However, half an hour later, they stood at the entrance of a pharmacy, once again puzzled."You don't have White Glycoside Cream here either?"Fabian's eyes widened, his voice filled with disbelief.
"I still don't know if what you told me back then, about Grandmaster Burrey being so powerful, is true or not," Pearlyn said softly, her voice tinged with a deep sadness. "We believed in Grandmaster Burrey at the time and decided to wait for that miraculous medicine. But... can we really wait long enough for it?"In fact, it had not been long since their lives were saved by Liam.But for Pearlyn, who had since regained consciousness, it felt like an eternity had passed.After waking up and seeing her broken body, she suffered a tremendous blow. It took all her strength to maintain her composure until now, and that was closely tied to what Fabian had told her about Liam.In truth, it was this sliver of hope that kept her going.However, as the days dragged on, compounded by an infection from her reckless attempt to remove her scars, Pearlyn—already fragile—was nearing her breaking point."Pearlyn, don't worry."Looking at the scarred and despondent Pearlyn, a flash of heartache c
Recently, Agustine had been working tirelessly alongside Lucy on the launch of the White Glycoside Cream. It had been an arduous journey!However, as he watched this groundbreaking medicine, one that could astonish all of China, receive such a cold reception, Agustine, even as a staff member of the Hestia Drug Administration, could not help but feel frustrated."Grandmaster Burrey…" Lucy turned to look at Liam and muttered."What's the matter?"Hearing this, Liam turned to look at Lucy and asked calmly."About the White Glycoside Cream…"After a moment of hesitation, Lucy finally asked, "What should we do next? We still have a large stockpile of raw materials in our warehouse. Should we continue production of the White Glycoside Cream?"She appeared deeply conflicted.Continuing production meant further losses. Halting production meant watching the raw materials in the warehouse slowly decay and rot.All of this left Lucy feeling incredibly distressed. The losses that the Whit
While Agustine was working with Lucy on the launch preparations for the White Glycoside Cream, he had already informed Matthias of all the relevant details.He was not a mole sent by Matthias.It was just that during the preparation stage for the cream's release, Agustine had come to understand the massive financial losses the Verdant Harvest Charity Foundation would face if the product was not properly promoted.That number...When Agustine first heard it, his heart could not help but tremble.After learning about the situation, he immediately contacted Matthias to see if there was any way to reduce the foundation's losses.However, Matthias did not have any particularly good solutions.Since the implementation of the new traditional medicine market policies, the pressure on the regulatory department staff had been immense. Yet, the results were immediate and evident.If any errors or mishaps occurred now, further disrupting the Hestian pharmaceutical market, the consequences
At the same time…Standing at the room door, Liam looked at Sophia, who was persistently knocking. A trace of helplessness flashed across his face. "If you want to go in, I have the passcode.""Hmph!"After knocking hard on the door again to no avail, Sophia snorted coldly and turned around. "No need to open it now. It looks like Serena really isn't here.""That girl Serena, if I run into her next time, I definitely won't let her off!"She glanced angrily at the door one last time before turning to head downstairs."Let's go, Aunt Heller. Let's deal with the stall issue at the market first."Following Sophia, Liam spoke to persuade her."That girl Serena, she really made me angry this time…"Clearly, Sophia was still immersed in her frustration with Serena, grumbling as she walked.However, under Liam's persuasion, an annoyed Sophia still followed him to the market.It did not take long for the two to settle the matter regarding the market.Even though Liam knew it was unlik
At that time, Sophia understood the situation.The divorce was proposed by Serena, seemingly because she found Liam lazy and useless. Eventually, the two of them divorced.At first, in Sophia's understanding, perhaps Liam was indeed somewhat lazy. After all, compared to Serena, the gap between them was significant.If he could not bridge that gap through his own efforts, problems were bound to arise between them sooner or later.This was also why Sophia had always tried to persuade Liam to cherish Serena.But after everything that happened today, Sophia could no longer accept it!Liam, useless?She could not fathom how Serena could say such a thing!She had to confront Serena and get to the bottom of it."Aunt Heller, it's all in the past now," Liam said, shaking his head."What's done is done. Why bother asking about things that don't matter anymore?"In fact, when he first divorced Serena, there was a moment when he, like Sophia, couldn't make sense of it. But with time, L
The sound of Nathaniel echoed continuously through the streets.Recently, Nathaniel and Chester, in partnership, had been expanding their power towards the three northwestern provinces.They had become somewhat lax in their control of South City.This was the reason for the current situation.But now, Nathaniel had made up his mind—similar things would never be allowed to happen again!"Yes!"For a moment, the response from the group of men in black ahead shot into the sky."What are they doing..."A voice suddenly came from behind, causing Sophia to jump. She quickly looked back."It's nothing, Aunt Sophia."Seeing this, Liam smiled faintly. "They're busy with their own things; we're busy with ours.""Alright..."Upon hearing this, Sophia reluctantly turned her head back."You know, the president of the Fowler Society is actually quite a good person..."she muttered, as if wanting to say something.But just at that moment, Sophia's body trembled. She suddenly realized so
"Grandmaster Burrey, I understand."Upon hearing this, a cold gleam suddenly flashed in Nathaniel's eyes. "This will never happen again!"This incident was not just infuriating for Liam, but Nathaniel himself also felt utterly embarrassed!In the heart of the Fowler Society's stronghold in South City, someone dared to impersonate a member of the Fowler Society. This act itself showed a complete disregard for him.No matter what had caused this situation, he could never allow something like this to happen again."Do as you see fit," Liam said, glancing at Nathaniel indifferently. He then turned to Sophia and smiled. "Aunt Sophia, let Nathaniel handle things here at your shop. I'll go with you to the market and have a word with the management."He had not forgotten about the time when Sophia wanted to set up a stall in the market but was rejected by the management."No, no need!" Sophia waved her hands repeatedly.After everything that had happened today, she truly felt guilty ab