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Chapter 232 Charlies Yates Took the Initiative to Talk to You?
Unwilling to admit the truth, I firmly decided to stick to my story and not engage in further
conversation with him.
As it was late at night and I was already exhausted from the day’s events, I went straight
to bed to sleep.
Fortunately, Idris did not continue to inquire but simply sighed softly and settled down on
the makeshift bed on the floor.
The night passed without any other incident.
The next day, I was awakened by the ringing of my phone. Groggy, I answered the call
without checking who it was and mumbled, “Hello.”
A cool male voice came from the other end, “Ms. Scott, it’s me, Charlie.”
Charlie?
Startled for a few seconds, my mind suddenly cleared. I cleared my throat and spoke into
the phone, “Mr. Yates, hello.”
The person on the other end seemed to be in a good mood, his voice slightly magnetic as
he spoke, “I’m sorry for calling you so early. Did I disturb your rest?”
I shook my head, then realized he could not see me, and said into the phone, “No, it’s
about time to get up. Do you… need something?”
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“Yes,” he replied. His pleasant voice continued, “I’m looking to invest in something here in
Lake City. Last night, I met with a leader from the city construction department, and he
mentioned you’re considering taking over a project in Avaloria of Lake City. I just arrived
here and don’t want to spread myself too thin. I was wondering if you’d be interested in
partnering with me to take on all the projects in Avaloria?”
I did not expect him to call me so early regarding this matter. Originally, I wanted to talk to
him about this matter to see if we could reach an agreement, but I never expected that he
would come to me first.
I was feeling overjoyed and said, “That sounds great, Mr. Yates. Where are you? Let’s meet
and talk about this collaboration,”
He seemed to chuckle softly before responding, “I’m at…”
“Who’s calling?” A low, slightly hoarse voice suddenly interrupted, startling Charlie into
silence.
Hearing the voice, I looked up and saw Idris getting up from the floor at the foot of the
bed. He looked at me groggily and asked. “Why are they calling so early? Is it something
important?
His voice was still as hoarse and pleasant as ever.
It took me a good while to realize that I had stayed in the Old Manor last night and slept in
the same room as him. I opened my mouth as I looked at him, unsure what to say.
I had no choice but to say to Charlie on the phone, “Mr. Yates, please send me your
address, or
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I can send you mine, and we can meet to talk.”
The man on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment before speaking again,
“Did I disturb you?”
I quickly shook my head. “No.”
“Okay, we’ll talk later,” came the man’s slightly deep voice from the other end. I could not
gauge his emotions through the phone, but somehow, I felt that Charlie seemed a bit
displeased upon hearing Idris‘ voice..
After the call ended, Idris, with his eyes slightly narrowed, watched me intently. His voice
was low and composed as he asked, “Mr. Yates? Charlie Yates?”
I nodded and calmly explained, “He approached me to discuss a collaboration on several
projects in Avaloria.”
Idris pursed his lips, his eyes growing inscrutable. After a moment, he asked, “He initiated
the discussion about the collaboration?”
I nodded. Although I was also curious, I did not reveal any unusual expressions.
At that moment, there was a knock at the door, followed by Charles‘ voice, “Mr. Young,
Mrs. Young.”
Hearing the voice from outside,
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“Something happened at the Western Garden. Madam Young wants you both to go there,”
Charles responded.
Hearing this, both Idris and I were startled.
The Western Garden was where Liam and Emily lived.
Idris‘ brows furrowed slightly as he inquired, “What happened?”
Through the door, Charles simply said, “It’s better if you see for yourselves,” before
heading downstairs.
Thinking of the incident that had happened in the backyard last night, I grew worried. I
quickly got dressed and hurried out, with Idris following me. Seeing my concern, he asked,
Do you know what happened?”
I shook my head, sighing slightly, “I’m not sure, but it must be something serious, or
Grandma wouldn’t have called us over so early.”
Hearing this, Idris did not press further.
As we rushed over to the Western Garden, we noticed it was eerily quiet outside. Dr.
Langford, who had left the previous night, was leaving with his medical bag, followed by
Mr. Zachary.
Seeing this situation, I could not help but step forward and ask, “Mr. Zachary, what
happened?
Seeing our worried expressions, Mr. Zachary reassured us with a slight smile, “Nothing to
worry about, it’s good news. Go inside and see for yourselves.”
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