CHAPTER 80: CHAPTER 80: DO WE KNOW EACH OTHER?

But that person said, it wouldn’t be a big deal, he shouldn’t be lying to him.

Upon hearing this, Luke Gardiner also knew who he was.

"So you were the one who sent the video." He snorted coldly: "Shot pretty clearly, and you even knew to mute the sound."

If the sound hadn’t been muted, the argument details would have been out, and that would really confirm a marital rift.

Charles Jagger stood frozen, filled with anxiety.

He was originally at the company, and then a colleague told him someone was looking for him. When he went out, several big men grabbed him, shoved him into a car, and threw him here directly.

"Who gave you the video? James Fuller?"

"What video..." when he denied it, his voice was trembling: "I know nothing."

"Can I have grabbed the wrong person then?" Florence Fuller said: "Won’t admit it?"

Charles Jagger dared not speak.

"Then I’ll just assume it’s him." Florence Fuller stood up, glanced at Luke Gardiner: "Out."

Luke Gardiner saw she did nothing: "That’s it?"

Florence Fuller went out.

Luke Gardiner hurriedly followed.

Lily Hart was just waiting outside, and as soon as Luke Gardiner came out, he heard Florence Fuller talking to an assistant: "Leave him a breath, throw him to James Fuller."

Lily Hart nodded and sent those big men in.

Unable to get any answers, she was too lazy to waste more time. She wasn’t that violent; if Charles Jagger had confessed, he might have avoided this beating. Since he wanted to be a loyal dog, she decided to beat the dog to intimidate its master.

Florence Fuller walked out, Luke Gardiner following: "Where are you going?"

"Do I need to report to you?" Florence Fuller looked at him, recalling the powerlessness in his voice when he answered Old Mr. Gardiner’s call that morning: "Stop idling around and hurry back to SJ."

"Eager for me to leave quickly, but I won’t."

The teahouse lobby downstairs wasn’t crowded. Seeing his attitude, Florence Fuller knew that anything more would be useless, so she continued walking out.

"Besides, you made me leave today after I arrived yesterday, you..."

"Luke?" A soft and gentle voice called from the side, and soon, the person approached.

The woman wore a light blue cheongsam, her hair was pinned up with a jade hairpin. The cheongsam hugged her slender and graceful figure. With a beautiful face and gentle demeanor, she gave off an impression of timeless tranquility.

Luke Gardiner clearly recognized her too, his gaze flickered slightly, instinctively looking at Florence Fuller.

The woman had already walked up to Florence Fuller, gently smiling: "Mrs. Gardiner."

Compared to her gentle beauty, Florence Fuller was even more charming and enchanting.

Today she was wearing a high-end custom champagne-colored suit skirt. Her long curly hair flowed down, and the suit skirt cinched in a slender waist with a waist chain, paired with champagne-colored pointed high heels. She looked at the woman, her red lips slightly curved: "Do we know each other?"

Her seemingly gentle demeanor carried an inexplicable sense of pressure.

The woman smiled: "You can call me Margaret."

Florence Fuller didn’t know her, but her sharp intuition immediately led her to guess that this woman was likely connected to Luke Gardiner.

Florence Fuller glanced at Luke Gardiner: "Are you looking for me? Or him?"

Margaret Bennett shook her head: "Don’t misunderstand, I just suddenly saw Luke and wanted to say hello."

"You’ve said hello, now go." Luke Gardiner grabbed Florence Fuller’s hand: "Let’s go too."

Florence Fuller subtly pulled her hand back, smiling slightly: "Well...hello."

Florence Fuller’s response took Margaret Bennett by surprise. She estimated that Florence Fuller had guessed her past with Luke Gardiner. Florence Fuller might coldly turn away or walk off in anger, but instead, she responded with a smiling face, leaving Margaret momentarily stunned.

Margaret Bennett saw the withdrawing motion: "But wasn’t Mrs. Gardiner in SJ? Why are you in Cloudsea City?"

"Visiting relatives." Florence Fuller’s gaze subtly shifted: "Are you looking for Luke Gardiner? He happens to be free, maybe you two can reminisce."

Luke Gardiner’s face instantly darkened, glaring at Florence Fuller.

A wife pushing her own husband towards someone else.

Margaret Bennett paused for a moment: "This... isn’t quite appropriate."

At that moment, Florence Fuller’s phone rang. She answered the call and looked at Margaret Bennett: "You two chat, I’m leaving first."

With that, she left the store, responding to the call.

Luke Gardiner stepped out to follow, Margaret Bennett quickly reaching out to pull him back, her gaze sorrowful: "Luke."

Luke Gardiner shook off her hand, somewhat impatient: "Why are you here?"

"I came to see a friend..." Margaret Bennett explained: "We haven’t seen each other for so long..."

"No time." Luke Gardiner tossed back this sentence and strode out, only catching a glimpse of Florence Fuller getting into a car.

Before he could take two steps to pursue her, Florence Fuller accelerated away in the car.

He stared at the silhouette of the disappearing car, his chest heaving in anger.

——

Florence Fuller was smoothly taking action against the Fuller Clan. The Gardiner Clan was no longer engaging in long-term cooperation with the Fuller Clan, and news of disinvestment spread quickly. Following a chain reaction, some companies that had originally sided with Gardiner Clan and chose the Fuller Clan started to waver.

This might not mean much to the Fuller Clan, but soon partners were getting poached, their mining project collaboration with the government was directly kicked out, followed by problems erupting in their company products...

A mix of small and substantial issues made the Fuller Clan seem enveloped in gloom within half a month.

"That’s not the point, brother, it’s just that compared to the other company your price is relatively low, you know how business works, if you were me, you’d make the same choice."

"Sorry Chairman Fuller, my small company can hardly refuse an opportunity to work with the Gardiner Clan, or else my company wouldn’t survive. It’s human nature to seek greater heights, you must understand."

"Initially planned to continue collaborating on clothing design, but NQ has shown interest now, besides your company’s innovation is really lacking..."

"Why kick you out? Your illegitimate son is blatantly out in the open. I’m telling you, he bribed government officials and got reported. Still working with you, do we all have a death wish?"

"..."

Michael Fuller was infuriated after several calls, fiercely throwing his phone out. Secretary Lane knocked and entered: "Chairman, quite a few people from the board want to see you."

"Didn’t I tell them to give me some time to resolve things? Why are they pestering me daily about solutions!" Michael Fuller roared.

Secretary Lane retreated shamefully to fend off the board members.

Just as Michael Fuller was catching his breath, James Fuller’s secretary hurried over in a panic: "Something’s wrong, Chairman, Young Fuller, he... he..."

Michael Fuller exploded with anger: "What now!"