CHAPTER 17: CHAPTER 17: TRYING SOMETHING NEW

When Alexander Johnson arrived at the company, it was exactly nine o’clock, right on time for work, not early or late.

In the company, everything was just as he had expected. The news from the hospital had spread everywhere.

He had just reached the office, didn’t even have time to warm his seat, and Gabriella Dyer came over.

"Alexander, what’s going on at the hospital? How could you be so careless? With your status, is there any woman you can’t have? Just tell me, and I’ll find one for you."

"You got involved with a nurse... and moreover, a married nurse, a woman with a husband. If this reaches your father and grandfather’s ears, what will they think of you?"

"You just returned from abroad, and I had a hard time convincing your grandfather to let you join the company to participate in investments. And now you cause such a scene. Oh dear, you really are giving me a headache, child!"

Upon entering, Gabriella Dyer put on an affectionate yet disgruntled motherly act, dishing out a barrage of criticism.

"I... I don’t know what happened either. Mother, when I’m near this woman it’s like I’m under a spell. Now that it’s already happened, mother, what should I do? How do I explain this to father and grandfather?"

Alexander furrowed his brows and spoke anxiously.

Since Gabriella wanted to act, he would play along with her.

Both Alexander and Gabriella knew very well that this incident at most would just annoy his father and grandfather, but wouldn’t completely ruin his reputation.

Gabriella was definitely going to act innocent and sweep the matter under the rug.

When the time truly came, she would bring everything to light and only then would there be a move aimed at his downfall.

"Sigh, never mind. I’ll think of a way. After all, I’m your mother, right? I’ll go speak to your father and grandfather."

Sure enough, Gabriella quickly glossed over everything with just a few sentences.

After Gabriella left, Alexander looked at the feasibility plan he had rushed out last night.

It seemed this plan needed to wait before being submitted, it was best to let Gabriella use it as dirt against him later.

Otherwise, if the leverage wasn’t enough, how could she reveal her trump card to really defeat him?

As for the rumors Chloe Simpson was facing at the hospital...

She chose Lucas Hughes, so she can’t blame him.

Ansun Hospital, administration meeting room.

Chloe hung up the phone, and only after removing her hand from her head did she notice that Lucas Hughes had pulled a lock of her hair too hard that it tore.

Her scalp was seeping blood, and her palm was stained red.

The pain was real, but with what happened, any man would find it intolerable, right?

She couldn’t blame Lucas.

Back in the emergency room, Chloe applied some medicine to her head in front of the mirror and got back to work.

However, due to the discussions at the hospital, her mind was distracted throughout the day.

She kept thinking about how to explain the events of last night to Lucas Hughes.

After enduring the day’s work, at five-thirty in the evening, as soon as she got off work, Chloe went to the reproductive department to find Lucas Hughes.

But Lucas had already left, having rendezvoused at Red Dust Alley Bar with Harry King, Harry Mason, and Noah Woods.

"What’s going on? Lucas, the rumors of Chloe and the Johnson Family’s Young Master spread throughout the hospital?"

"Yes, you didn’t clearly explain in your WeChat, give us the rundown."

As soon as they got into the private room at Red Dust Alley, Harry Mason and Noah Woods crowded around eagerly.

Harry King was also there, waiting to hear what was going on.

Lucas Hughes, visibly furious, said, "I told you yesterday Alexander Johnson was coming to our hospital to invest, the director... Considering he’s the Young Master of the Capital Circle, I thought he’d care about his reputation, but I didn’t expect..."

He became angrier as he spoke, then grabbed the bottle and took a few swigs.

Harry Mason empathized, "No one could handle something like this happening to them. No wonder you’re upset!"

Noah Woods also understood, "If it were me, I might have acted out against Chloe at a critical moment and lost control."

Only Harry King commented objectively, "Lucas, you shouldn’t have sent that text to Alexander yesterday. After all, it’s your workplace, it’s risky. Now the consequences are quite severe."

"Also, you can’t blame Chloe entirely for this. You said Alexander likes to play these games. With his status, what tricks doesn’t he have? How could Chloe withstand it?"

Lucas immediately got agitated, "Harry, what are you saying? Don’t blame Chloe? Blame me?! Besides, I couldn’t just not text Alexander, could I? He came to invest probably eyeing Chloe."

"And like you mentioned, with Alexander’s status, what tricks doesn’t he have? How can an ordinary person like me fight him?"

"Alright, the main thing now is to figure out what to do about the hospital. It’s not the time to discuss blame."

"Yes, it’s already happened, there’s no point in saying anything now."

Harry Mason and Noah Woods quickly tried to mediate.

But Harry King still felt that throughout this affair, Chloe had been the victim, offering little support to Lucas throughout the evening.

At the end, Harry Mason remarked it could actually be seen as beneficial, saying Lucas didn’t need to handle anything because he was the victim now.

In both the hospital and at home, he had the upper hand.

This way, whether for having children or other matters, he could better control Chloe.

After all, Lucas was impotent.

After hearing this, Lucas felt slightly better.

But that evening, Harry King’s defense of Chloe left him extremely uncomfortable.

Beautiful women are nothing but trouble!

Maybe Harry had some secret thoughts about Chloe too.

With these thoughts, Lucas drank even more heavily.

By the time Harry Mason and Noah Woods took him home, he was terribly drunk.

Once he got home, seeing Chloe, Lucas pulled her and threw her onto the bed.

Alexander Johnson had already had her twice, but he hadn’t touched her even once!

Damn, how could this be right?

And Harry King’s reaction tonight, it wouldn’t be a surprise if, after Alexander, Chloe gave in and ended up with Harry too.

He had to have a taste first!

Even if he couldn’t do it, he had to enjoy it!