Ch. 491..500
Chapter 491
Thea was responsive. She hugged James back and snuggled in his arms.
James’ thoughts were running at a thousand kilometers per hour. He tossed them away and started to kiss her.
“Ah,” Thea gasped in shock as she pushed him away. James licked his lips as he smiled satisfactorily.
He wanted to have his way with his beautiful wife, but after giving it some thought, he decided to wait until after their wedding day. It’d be better if everything was settled by then.
“It’s nothing, good night.”
James grinned like a schoolboy in love. A kiss was enough for him for now.
He closed his eyes as he wrapped his arms around Thea. Thea blushed. She could not help but smile happily watching this wonderful man sleep beside her.
The night slipped away silently. The next morning James woke up in the afternoon. Lex, Howard, John, and Benjamin were in his house. Other than them, none of the other Callahan family members showed up.
When James walked out of his groggily, he quickly snapped awake after seeing them in his house.
“Grandpa, uncle, good morning.” Lex turned and addressed him, “James.”
John faced James immediately and exclaimed in gratitude, “James, thank you so much for last night. If it wasn’t for you, my son would still be tortured in the police station.” James let out a sleepy yawn and chuckled.
“That’s nothing. All I did was call Xara from Transgenerational. She was the one who did all the work.”
Gladys was upset, as usual. She was displeased at the fact that James was taking the credit for helping Lex when he himself was so incompetent he needed to rely on someone else for help.
Especially when that someone was Xara Hill.
One of her family members.
She butted in, pridefully, “That’s true, you can’t imagine the influence us Hills have. The Hills were the only ones to help the Callahans when you’re in trouble.”
Jaines ignored her. “Grandpa, what brought you here?” Lex went back to looking downcast.
“I thought about it yesterday. I don’t think this is going to work. Hence, I came here today to ask for your help. We don’t need to regain our wealth, we just want to survive and live peacefully.”
That was the end of Lex’s dream. All he wanted was for the Callahans to establish themselves as an upper-class family. In what seemed like the blink of an eye, all his efforts over the years had been reduced to almost nothing.
Lex was done having any more aspirations.
Now, he just wished for his family to have a roof over their heads, stable jobs, and comfortable life.
Right now, Lex seemed like a tiger who had lost his fangs. The pride he had in his glory days was all gone.
“Feel free to discuss your options.” James later turned to Thea.
“Darling, I’m off to work now. Call me if you need anything.”
“Okay,” Thea nodded. James just needed to give himself an excuse to leave the house. He left for Common Clinic to see May, who had changed her name. On his way, he called Jake.
“Yes, boss?” Jake was a shrewd man, he quickly complied with James’ orders
“You’re the genius doctor, Doctor Fallon. With your connections, you must know some important folks in the medical world. Do you know if there is a Doctor King in Sol? Oh right, his nickname is Miracle Working Doctor Kingl’. Have you heard of the guy?”
Jay hesitated for a second before he answered, “That guy is not a Sol citizen, he is from Goryeo. He is a famous medical savant in his country, and his medical skills are deserving of the reputation they have. Five years ago, I met him when I was heading to Goryeo, and I had a small conversation with him. Although he came from Goryeo, he had a very profound understanding of Solean medicine…”
Jay continued, “In Goryeo, medicine is called ‘Goryeon medicine’. Goryeon medicine used to be a branch of Solean medicine, but according to him, it was Solean medicine that was based off Goryeon medicine, and Goryeon medicine was medicine in its truest form.”
Jay quickly gave a brief summary of the man James was interested in.
“I want all of this guy’s information,” James demanded in an uncompromising tone.
“This might be difficult, boss. My network still hasn’t spread to other countries yet.”
“Find a way. Report back before tonight.” James hung up.
Chapter 492
Jay could not do anything but obey his orders. He had to listen to James or he’d be a dead man. He needed to use all of his resources to investigate this Doctor King and provide James with a detailed report before nightfall.
After ending the call, James headed to Common Clinic.
May was now May Caden. Her identity was James’s distant cousin. May sat on the chair with her hands cupping her face, staring blankly into the distance. When James arrived, she quickly got up and greeted him with a big smile, “Hi, James!”
She looked more like a sweet neighbor girl and nothing like a cold blooded killer.
“Hey.” James sat down beside her.
“How are your injuries?” May smiled as she answered, “These are nothing. I’ve been in rougher shape during previous missions. I might be fully recovered in a few days.”
James nodded, “Focus on your recovery. From now on, the situation in Cansington is only going to get messier. I’m worried that our enemies will start getting antsy and attack my wife. Your mission will be to protect her.”
James understood, that many people were scheming for his downfall since he resigned and went to Cansington.
Right now, the Callahans’ public enemies were the Oceanic Commerce and the Five Provinces Alliance. God knows how many more dangerous threats lurked out of sight. He needed to make arrangements to ensure Thea’s safety. May was capable, but she was still only one of the SSS-level killers in the Dark Castle.
He needed more experts like her on his side. He could not use the Black Dragon Army to protect Thea.
“May, are you still in contact with the other killers in the Dark Castle?”
“What?”
May was perplexed. “James, what do you mean? Do you still think I’m connected to that organization? I rebelled and left that place. My name is on their blacklist. How could I still be in touch with those killers?” James waved his hand to dismiss her suspicions.
“I’m not suspecting you. I want to hire more killers, that’s all.”
May sighed.
“I haven’t gotten in touch with the Dark Castle killers, and I don’t know what kinds of people those other killers were. They might be office workers, lounge singers, or even construction workers.”
May drew a deep breath. She knew the Dark Castle was an intricate and complicated organization
“There are only two types of killers in the Dark Castle.”
Intrigued, James prompted her.
“Tell me more.”
May continued.
“The first type are those who were trained by the Dark Castle. The organization searches for orphans all over the world, to train them from a young age. They are left to compete and fight with others in the same predicament as them for food and the ability to stay alive. Killers who were trained this way were usually the most merciless.”
“The second type is hired hitmen.”
“These killers have unknown identities. They only appear when the Dark Castle needs them to. The organization sends out missions for them to complete, and they will take a 20% commission.”
James nodded his head in comprehension. He asked May, “Which type are you?”
“The first type.”
May began recalling her past.
“Ever since I could remember, everything I saw was always covered in blood. I was kept in a cage, and was pitted against fierce dogs and wolves…”
May told him her life’s story.
It was tragic and cruel. She had wanted to leave the Dark Castle for a very long time, but she was never able to muster the courage. It was because she was aware of the Dark Castle’s influence. Any killer who wanted out was guaranteed a certain death.
James contemplated the situation. “Since the Dark Castle had launched a search for you, will the organization members appear if you were present?” May looked at him as she felt fear creep in. “Are you planning to use me as bait?”
“Yes.”
James nodded. “I need more killers. You’re an SSS-level killer from the Dark Castle. If you show up, there will be more ŞSS-level killers after you. Once they show themselves, I don’t plan on letting them return.”
Deterinined, May nodded, “Just tell me whatever you need me to do, James.”
James said, “I just wanted to preface you that this is going to be dangerous. Right now, your focus is on getting better. When you and Henry are both hale and healthy, we will discuss more on this mission.”
“Understood” May nodded. Jarnes left promptly after the discussion with May.
Chapter 493
The first thing he did after he woke up was head to the city.He drove to the city, found a busy noodle restaurant, and ordered a bowl of mutton noodles,
This restaurant was doing well, the tables were all fully seated.
James managed to snag the only empty table, so he sat there and waited for his order..
Just then, a dark-haired woman in a long, black dress and a pair of sunglasses on her face arrived. She looked around for a seat, but only James’s table had another unoccupied seat. She exchanged polite smiles with James before she sat down in front of him. A waiter passed them by, and she ordered, “One mutton noodles, large, extra mutton, and noodles, please.”
James did not pay attention to the person in front of him. He was occupied with a game on his mobile phone.
Cynthia Dawn looked around curiously after she placed her order. Finally, her eyes settled on James, and she asked him seriously, “What game are you playing, sir?”
James looked up from her phone at her.He said, “Am I that old? I’m 27.”
Cynthia pulled a face at him. “27 is old.”
James studied her.
Although she was sitting, he guessed her height must be around 170 centimeters. She had a good figure, the dress conformed to her curves well. Oversized sunglasses covered half of her face, but he could still see her fair skin and delicate features.
She was a youthful beauty.
Cynthia took her sunglasses off, revealing her big, lively eyes. “Is that game really that much fun? Look at this hottie in front of you. Aren’t I worth your attention?”
Cynthia seemed confident in her appeal.
Just then, the waiter came with a bowl of noodles, “Sir, this is yours, please enjoy.”
James immediately chowed down. He did not pay any heed Cynthia, which made her frustrated. Being the number one beauty queen of the North, she was used to being the center of attention wherever she went.
However, here she was in Cansington being blatantly ignored. “Hey…”
She snatched James’s chopsticks away.
“Are you crazy?!” James yelled angrily, “You should check in to a loony bin if that’s the case!”
As he spoke, he took his chopsticks back.
A group of people rushed into the restaurant.
“Get out!” A middle-aged man cried, “Everybody, go away!” The people in the restaurant knew somebody important was there, and they all stood up and left.
The man walked to Cynthia and addressed her courteously.
“My lady.”
“Hmph, boring,” Cynthia pouted.
“You guys found me.”
The man looked at James, and signaled to the men donning black suits behind him, “Get this guy to the back, cut off his legs and gauge out his eyes.”
Cynthia stood up as soon as she heard the order.
“Luther, what are you doing?!”
“Hmph,” Luther scowled at James.
“How dare he take something from your hands?” Cynthia warned him.
“He is my friend, do not do anything to him.”
James ignored the commotion and kept eating. Cynthia tried to pull him away from the table.
“Stop eating! you’re going die if we don’t leave right now.” She eventually dragged James off in her hands.
“I-I haven’t finished my noodles… what… let me go!”
Cynthia dragged him all the way out and screeched at Luther. “Do not follow me, Luther!”
“Stop them.” The man barked.
Dozens of men in black suits stood before Cynthia and James.
Chapter 494
James stared at the men in black suits before him.
They were postured threateningly, and their veins popped in their foreheads, looking like well –fuelled fighting machines revving their engines. This piqued his interest.
Who on earth was this girl, and why was she surrounded by so many bodyguards?
Cynthia yelled angrily. “Luther, what the hell are you doing?!”
Luther was a plainly dressed man around forty years old. He had a diamond–shaped face and short hair.
He responded courteously, “My lady, the master had ordered us to follow you around. He has some business to deal with right now, but he arrive here tomorrow morning.”
“I‘m no longer a kid! Can he stop sending people to stalk me?”
Cynthia was visibly upset. She pulled on James‘ arm and stormed right into the group of bodyguards. She started punching and kicking them, and none of them dared to fight back.
Luther was at a loss of what to do.
He ordered, “Follow them.”
“Yes, sir!”
The group of men tailed the two.
James was unwillingly herded into a crowded shopping mall.
At a resting area in the shopping mall.
Cynthia patted her chest as she muttered, “Finally, I got rid of them.”
Then, she fished out a few hundred dollar notes from her purse and handed them to James.
” This is for interrupting your lunch, sir.”
James took them and said, “Thanks.”
He wanted to leave immediately.
Cynthia danced happily like a bird who had finally found freedom.
However, as soon as she stood up to leave, she felt dizzy. She quickly face–planted onto the floor and passed out after letting out a loud yelp.
James noticed the ruckus, so he looked back. He noticed Cynthia was lying unconscious on the floor. He furrowed his eyebrows as approached her, and gave her some light nudges, “Hey, are you okay?”
Immediately, he knew something was wrong with her.
Her face was deadly pale, and her hair was slick with sweat. Sweat droplets formed in between her brows.
James reached for her pulse.
Her wrist felt like ice.
James frowned upon narrowing down the possible reasons for her condition. This was a big problem.
Right then, loud, thudding footsteps drew closer.
The bodyguards, led by Luther, had caught up with them. Before they even arrived, Luther screeched.
“Do not touch her!”
He marched over and ordered his men. “Send her to the hospital, right now!”
James tried to dissuade them “She might not make it to the hospital in time.”
Upon hearing this, Luther took out a pill and attempted to put it into her mouth.
James snatched it from his hand to inspect it. He smelled it and even licked it. The pill felt like burning metal, and left a scorching sensation on his tongue.
“What are you doing?!” Luther screamed. He snatched the pill back from James and forced it into her mouth again.
James explained, “This pill has too much fiery energy. It may stabilize the negative energy in her body for now, but it will do significant damage long term. As time passes, this pill will eventually kill her.” Luther glared at James.
“Are you a doctor?”
The reason he rushed to this city all the way from the north was for the medical conference. He wanted to find some experienced doctors to treat Cynthia‘s illness during the week of the conference.
“Yes. Let me try something.”
James told the bodyguards, “Form a circle and face outwards.”
They looked at Luther.
Luther brought Cynthia to Cansington all for the sake of getting medical intervention. Since they were in Cansington, the City of Medicine, he might have a higher chance of meeting a talented doctor who could help them.
Taking a gamble, he demanded they follow James‘s orders.
“Yes, sir!” The bodyguards forced a circle around them and faced outwards.
Chapter 495
They formed a circle around Cynthia and turned away. James looked at Luther, “You. Turn away as well.”
“What are you trying to do?” Luther eyed him suspiciously. James could not wait for the stubborn man to comply and began his treatment. He helped Cynthia up into a sitting position as he undid her dress reaching her waist.
“You-“Luther was about to explode with rage.
James snapped back testily, “Shut up!”
He reached for his back and produced a needle that had been prepared beforehand. He did not sanitize it before he stabbed it into Cynthia’s body.
This one action left Luther in shock.
James moved quickly and precisely. While Luther was lost in James’s fancy handwork, Cynthia already had numerous needles stuck in her body.
James went behind her and began massaging specific acupuncture points and veins. Soon, a light mist seeped from the surface of the needles. The cold energy from her body was being drawn out.
Cynthia slowly regained consciousness. Her body felt rather cold. She wanted to move but she could not muster the strength.
“Ah!”
Even when she noticed she had been undressed, her scream was weak and faint.
When James felt like the treatment had done its part, he began removing the needles.
“Get up and put on your clothes.”
Cynthia got up swiftly, but she stumbled into James’ side as she still felt quite unwell.
James caught her waist in time to prevent her from falling on the floor again.
Cynthia looked up.
The face that filled her vision was a not very handsome, yet rather charming face inches away from hers. Her heart started to pound. After she was stable enough to stand on her own, James let her go and had a quick peek at her chest.
She wore a black lace bra. Her figure was amazing, even when half of it was covered.
James coughed awkwardly.
“Put on your clothes.”
Cynthia blushed as she quickly tidied up her clothes.
James turned and left.
“Genius doctor, please stay!” Luther called for him.
He bent his body at a 90-degree angle and greeted him.
“I am the executive director of the Dawn family from the north, Luther Depp. This is our lady, Cynthia. I would like to sincerely invite you to our Cansington division on behalf of the Dawn family.” James waved him away.
“No need for that.”
Long after James had left, Cynthia realized what had happened. She watched James as he moved further and further, as a gentle smirk appeared on her delicate face.
“Luther, he was the one who saved me when my illness overcame me, right?”
“Yes,” Luther nodded. Cynthia had this condition for quite a while now and because of it, Luther had visited an enormous amount of esteemed doctors in the past few years. However, he had never seen anyone discharge the cold energy from Cynthia’s body using acupuncture.
The pills he had on him were prescribed by a genius doctor ten years ago. It was said to be able to help with cold energy disposal.
The same genius doctor also told them that this pill would not tackle the root cause. He also said Cynthia would never live past twenty years old.
The Dawn family visited Cansington during every single medical conference to find doctors for Cynthia. Despite their ardent efforts, none of their prescriptions worked for her.
Meeting this knight in shining armor had been such a stroke of good luck for Luther.
“My lady, we finally found the person who can save you. He dispersed your cold energy so easily, he must be capable of curing your condition.” Luther exclaimed excitedly.
“Luther, I want all the information you can gather about him.” Cynthia ordered, as she pushed away the bodyguards and left.
Chapter 496
James left after he saved Cynthia.
Normally, he was not someone who will save a stranger.
He just thought Cynthia had no malicious intent towards him, that’s why he helped her. When Cynthia dragged him away from Luther who threatened to cut off his legs, he knew she was a good person. With that, James set off to another restaurant. Cansington, Medical Street. Stefon brought Colson to see several experienced doctors.
Every one of them shook their heads, with no clue on how to handle Colson’s condition.
“Dad, this can’t be happening to me. I’m not married yet. I haven’t had enough chances to indulge myself. I want to sleep with more women!” Colson was on the verge of tears.
Last night, no matter what he did, he was not able to prompt a reaction from the organ between his legs, even with the help of his celebrity bed partner.
Stefon was concerned too. None of the doctors they visited knew what to do.
“Colson, if Solean medicine doesn’t work, we can try western medicine next time. I’ll bring you to the city hospital for a checkup.” Stefon brought Colson to the city hospital and did a full body checkup.
The test results reflected that Colson had some dysfunction in certain bodily mechanics, causing that specific body part to lose function. It would be nearly impossible to cure the root cause.
The news almost made Colson faint on the spot.
“That damn James Caden.”
Stefon growled at the thought of him. “Dad, I’m begging you. Please bring me James, and make him fix me. I don’t want to be like this for the rest of my life,” Colson clasped Stefon’s hands, begging him earnestly. Stefon comforted him.
“Colson, don’t worry. The medical conference is tomorrow. There will be thousands of great doctors there, there must be someone that will be able to help you.”
It would be impossible for Stefon to beg James for his help.
Stefon was not a very influential man himself, but he was still a loaded billionaire. How could he stoop so low as to beg a son-in-law who married into a second-tier family? Luther began looking up everything about James after the incident. James was famous in Cansington for marrying into the Callahans and for being a cheap stake. In a mansion, Cansington.
Cynthia sat on a sofa, bored out of her mind, and surrounded by bodyguards. She stared at the men standing in front of her and grumbled unhappily, “That’s it, you guys can leave. I’m at home, there won’t be any danger here. Stop following me, you’re annoying.”
Right then, Luther came to her and reported, “Miss, this is his information.”
Cynthia got up and chirped excitedly, “What kind of guy is he? Tell me.”
Luther explained, “His name is James Caden. He is a son-in-law who married into the Callahan family. They were a second-class family with billions of net worth, but his wife, Thea Callahan offended some more powerful families, causing them to lose all their money and causing the family to meet their downfall…”
Luther reported all of his findings in detail.
Thea Callahan went from being the ugliest woman to the most beautiful woman in all of Cansington.
That was all thanks to James. However, it seemed like people mostly knew him from his marriage to the Cansingtons and not his medical prowess.
Cynthia held her chin and mumbled, “This is weird. If he was a man who could save Thea when she was covered in scars, and even managed to save me, he must be incredibly proficient in medicine. Why did he choose to marry into the Callahans and let himself be mocked for the rest of his life?”
“Luther.”
“At your command, miss.”
Cynthia gave him her orders.
“Give ten billion to James as a gift of gratitude for saving my life. Get him here, I want him as my personal doctor.”
“Understood.”
Luther nodded and left immediately.
At the same time, he reported the situation to the family head back in the north via a phone call.
“Do as she says. Ten billion is nothing to us. We need to get this James Caden as her personal doctor.”
“Understood.”
Luther hung up and proceeded to find James.
James had arrived home at that point.
Lex and the others were still there. They still couldn’t come up with a plan after a whole day of mulling over it
Chapter 497
James could not be bothered to intervene further. He decided to let the Callahans deal with this on their own. He would help them after the medical conference had ended.
He returned to his room.
Thea was reading a book in the room.
“Darling, what are you reading?”
Thea put the book down and beamed at him.
“I just bought some books to read because I was bored at home.” James nodded approvingly.
“That’s great.” James was proud of Thea because she did not give up on herself and continued learning despite her family’s dire situation.
Right then, his phone rang, it was an unknown number. He picked it up
“Hello? Who is this?”
“It’s me, Quincy.” James frowned upon hearing her voice, “Why? Did anything happen?”
Quincy’s yelling voice projected past the phone’s speaker and loudly into the room. “James, is this how you act as an employee? You’re receiving a five thousand dollar basic salary from Transgenerational Group, yet you never show up to work! You’ve worked here for quite a while already, yet you haven’t completed a single business deal.”
James was not amused by the fact Quincy was bossing him around. Thea asked, “Darling, who is it?”
James answered, “It’s Quincy.”
“Hm?”
Thea looked at him and said, “Put her on speaker.”
James relented.
“James, please be more serious about your job. Five thousand is an exorbitant sum for a basic salary. We can’t have a salesman like you slack off like this. Get to the office now! If I don’t see you in 30 minutes, you can pack your stuff and leave. Beep… beep… beep…”
James looked at Thea, and explained, “Quincy is the vice president of Transgenerational Group. She is in charge of everything in the company. I am a salesman in one of their branches, so she would be my boss. However, I don’t know why the vice president of a huge conglomerate would target a small salesperson like me.”
Thea nagged at him, “She is right. Look at your attitude, I have never seen you work seriously at all. You should go report to the office now.”
James reluctantly nodded, “Okay.”
At least he can know what Quincy wanted from him. He drove to the new Transgenerational town. In a luxurious office at the headquarters of Transgenerational.
After Quincy finished a meeting and her tasks, she used her privilege to investigate James’s files. She learned about his personal information and work performance.
The latter was a big zero. Quincy frowned.
How could someone like him waste their lives in her company?
She decided that he needed a wake up call.
Quincy looked at her clock, it was only 4 o’clock in the afternoon, an hour from release.
James entered the headquarters of Transgenerational, marching straight to the floor where Quincy’s office was located. Before he could reach the office, Quincy’s secretary stopped him.
“Hey, what are you doing here?”
She was a beautiful lady in her twenties. She noticed James, a guy with his hands in his pockets, looking sloppy and unprofessional.
James walked toward the secretary. She donned a women’s suit and formal heels, her hair was neatly combed and tied into a ponytail. She, too, stepped toward James.
The sounds of her heels clicking against the tiles echoed in the hallway.
“This is the working area of the vice president. What are you doing here? Which department are you from?”
James gave her a once over, and smiled, “I’m here for vice president Xenos. She asked me to come here. You can go confirm with her if you don’t believe me.”
The woman looked at James’s name tag and raised a brow, “Why would Ms. Xenos want to meet a salesperson?”
Quincy was at the helm of various companies under Transgenerational Group. She usually met with CEOs, executives, and other directors. Why did a regular salesperson have a reason to meet her?
“Please stop joking, sir. Since we’re from the same company, I won’t press you further as a favor, but you should leave now. If she finds you here, you’ll be in trouble.”
“Sir?” James scratched his nose.
Was he really that old?
He had been called sir by two people in a row today.
Chapter 498
The secretary was kind. She did not pick on James.
To her, James seemed like he was just curious and somehow wandered to the work area of the vice director,
“She actually did ask me to come here. You can go check. If you don’t ask her and make me leave, who do you think she will blame in the end?”
Janet Autumn had a feeling James was not lying. She scanned James one last time, before she said, “Wait here, I’ll go make sure.”
Her heels clicked rhythmically as she walked to the office and knocked on the door, “Ms. Xenos, there’s a salesperson named James Caden. He said you wanted to meet him.”
Quincy’s voice echoed from the inside.
“Let him in.” Janet turned to James.
“Fine, you passed. Go ahead.” James walked toward the office, pushing open the doors.
Quincy was the vice president and her office was huge, lavishly decorated with around 500 square meters of space.
She crossed her legs as she sat on her office chair. She looked at James, and sneered, “Consider an opportunity to broaden your horizons. This is the office of the vice president of Transgenerational Groups. If I didn’t want to see you, you would probably never step into a place like this.”
James sat down on a couch in the lounge area and helped himself to the cup of tea that was on the coffee table.
“What’s the matter?”
“That tea was mine.” Quincy strutted over, glaring at James.
“Okay.”
James put the cup down and looked up to meet Quincy’s eyes.
Quincy was in her work outfit, her long hair tied neatly to the back of her head, looking professional.
“What do you even do at work?”
She took out a printed form, throwing it at James.
“You and I joined the company at the same time and what have you done in this period?”
“Ms. Xenos, you’re the VP, a busy woman. Why are you targeting an insignificant salesman like me? Even if I wasn’t doing my job well, that shouldn’t be your problem.”
His job position at Transgenerational Group was merely a cover.
He did not expect Quincy to be so serious about it.
Quincy crossed her arms over her chest. She smiled as she suddenly changed her tone “James, tell me honestly. Who are you? You know medicine and martial arts. What is your purpose in getting close to Thea Callahan?”
James looked at her quizzically.
‘Is she already suspecting my identity?’ He returned her smile nonchalantly.
“Who else could I possibly be? I’m just a veteran.” “Lies.”
Quincy’s expressions became serious.
If this conversation had happened earlier, she would’ve easily believed it, but she had seen so many things that questioned what she knew about the man.
How could she possibly believe his lie?
She detected a sense of calm confidence in James.
He was not the least bit flustered, even though he was called to the vice president’s office despite being such an insignificant worker. “What is your relationship with the Black Dragon?” Quincy finally dropped the question. She spent her days thinking about this. Everything seemed so out of place.
They both had the same name and were both proficient in medicine and martial arts.
Their only differences were their faces.
In addition to that, James married into the Callahan family.
She began to suspect him. So, she came up with an excuse to call James into her office. She wanted to ask him about his real identity.
“Ms. Xenos, you must be overthinking this. It’s impossible for me to be related to the legendary Black Dragon. He’s a dead man, the entire Sol mourned his death,” James brushed her questions off.
“Really?” Quincy did not believe him one bit. The more she studied James, the more bizarre it seemed. James also retired from the Southern Plains the Black Dragon hailed from. All of the incidents that led up to this made the situation even more puzzling.
Scarlett Brooks quickly learned about James visiting Transgenerational Group
She had heard about James going to meet Quincy. She promptlly left her office and walked toward Quincy’s.
Chapter 499
“Ms. Brooks.” People addressed her politely along her way only to be ignored by her. She walked to Quincy‘s office and knocked on her door.
“Who is it?”
Quincy was talking to James. She responded in annoyance, “Can‘t you see I‘m busy here?”
“James, it‘s me, Scarlett.”
They could hear Scarlett‘s voice from outside, loud and clear.
James grimaced. ‘Why is Scarlett here?‘
Quincy was initially taken aback. After she exchanged looks with James on the couch, she walked to the door and welcomed her in herself, “Ms. President, welcome. I wonder what brought you here?”
Scarlett stepped into her office and stopped right in front of James, “James, why didn‘t you tell me you‘re visiting the company? I could‘ve welcomed you myself.” “Well…” Quincy was dumbfounded. ‘What on earth is this?‘
‘Why is the president of Transgenerational Group addressing James so affectionately?‘ ‘Who really is this guy?‘
Scarlett turned to Quincy, who was still in shock, and said coldly, “Ms. Xenos, you‘re a dedicated worker indeed. Do you really care that much about every worker‘s progress?” “I, I… Ms. Brooks, please let me explain…” Quincy was like a cat on hot bricks. She would have died for a chance to talk this out.
James interrupted them. “Don‘t worry about it. It‘s nothing.”
“Fine.”
Scarlett finally let her go, and reverted back to her respectful tone, “James, I‘m sorry about yesterday. It was my fault. I will do my best to follow your wishes the next time around.”
“It was a small mistake, don‘t dwell too much on it. The Callahans were too egoistical, it was time for them to repent anyways.”
“Understood.”
Scarlett dared not to say anything more.
A million thoughts raced through Quincy‘s mind,
She really could not make heads or tails of this guy.
“Oh right,” James spoke, “What are the companies that launched their campaigns against
Transgenerational Group?”
Scarlett glared at Quincy, and hissed at her, “What are you waiting for? Report our the company‘s status to James right now.” Quincy was beyond terrified and puzzled simultaneously.
Since the president had asked her personally, she had to provide a reply. She quickly answered, “There are a few companies that have been targeting us recently. They are Infinite Commerce, The Five Provinces Alliance, and some other enterprises. Our company has been losing money every day. The funding left in the company account is running low. Currently, our company is focusing on creating businesses that are related to people‘s livelihoods…” Quincy reported in a concise, professional manner.
James took it all in.
It was all unfolding as he had expected
Quincy carried on with her report. “The influential families in the capital collaborated to buy a piece of land in suburban Cansington. They intend to build a new city.” “Right now, many enterprises have plans to infiltrate Transgenerational New City. They are all observing the situation currently.”
“I see.”
James nodded. “Later, I will transfer one trillion to the company account. Do whatever you need to do. We‘re not aiming to profit for the time being. I want to build a true business enterprise.”
“O–one trillion?!”
Both Scarlett and Quincy were stunned. James smirked, and turned to Quincy smugly. “If you fail to utilize this one trillion effectively, you should prepare for your early retirement.” Quincy nodded affirmatively. “Yes, yes, understood!” Scarlett said respectively, “James, I won‘t bother you any further. I‘ll go back to my work.” James waved his hand dismissively, “Go, then.”
Only after Scarlett had left, Quincy responded sharply to James, “Y–You were the hidden boss behind Transgenerational Group all along?! Scarlett was just a puppet that follows your orders?! Who the hell are you?”
She stared at James with all her might, hoping that it would finally reveal some clue as to his true identity.
Chapter 500
James scratched his nose casually. “Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Who the hell are you?”
Quincy questioned him again. What happened just now completely changed what she had thought of James.
No one would have imagined a man who was willing to marry into the Callahan family, was the hidden boss behind Transgenerational Group. A man who was capable of buying the company in the first place and giving out such a sum of money to start a business empire on a whim.
How rich was this man?‘‘
Quincy could not even begin to imagine.
James simply smiled and answered. “I am just James. The guy who married into the Callahan family, Thea Callahan‘s husband.”
“No…” Quincy resisted, “You‘re the Black Dragon, you‘re that James Caden.”
James corrected her like he was speaking to a petulant child. “Again, Black Dragon is dead. Are we going to talk about anything else? If not, I need to leave now.”
James prepared to walk out.
“Hold on.”
Quincy yelled. James looked at her, smiling mischievously. “Are you still going to ask about my work? Or are you going to fire me?”
He was right. Quincy did not have the confidence to say anything more.
“I–I‘ll work hard and not let you down.”
That was the only response she could form for James.
Now she knew why she applied for the department manager‘s job position but became the vice president instead. This was possible only because of James. She would have never been able to be the vice president if James had no say in it.
It was all funny if you really sat down and talked about it.She thought this great man was a loser all along.
It was the first time she had so wrongly misjudged a person.
“Mm.”
James gave a dismissive nod and left.
Quincy watched him until he left the office. She sank lifelessly into the couch, she had an incomprehensible expression on her face. No one could tell what she had on her mind.
“What kind of person is he?“.
Quincy could not figure him out.
He married into the Callahan family, but he also bought the Transgenerational New City and was the one behind the large conglomerate all along.
She began to suspect James after the trip to Dragon Fountain Villa.
She thought James was connected to Black Dragon. Now, she guessed he was not the Black Dragon, but someone else who was just as incredible.
Nevertheless, she just could not make heads or tails of the situation. “He is truly out of the ordinary.”
Quincy muttered to herself.
As soon as James walked out of the building, a Rolls–Royce pulled up. A middle–aged man stepped down from the car and marched toward James quickly.
“Mr. Caden.”
He spoke. It was Luther.
James asked upon recognizing him. “What‘s the matter?”
Luther handed him a check, saying, “This is a check of ten billion dollars. Please consider it as a token of gratitude for saving Miss Dawn, and the fee to hire you as her personal doctor.” Ten billion?
James was slightly caught off guard.
There were not many who could easily give out ten billion dollars in this country. Cynthia must have an unusual background to be able to use ten billion just to thank him.
However, he had no need for money,
Money, to him, was just a number. “I don‘t want it.”
James remained unfazed. “It was her luck that she ran into me that day.”
James went away after refusing the check.
Luther frowned.
He thought ten billion was enough money to tempt a normal citizen.