Chapter 36 Fury
It was a simple gesture, but Larry understood what Hanson wanted to do. He smirked. “I understand. I shall do it right away.” A line of bodyguards came in and greeted Hanson first before taking the thugs and Wesley away.
The thugs resigned to their fates and left in silence, though Wesley was still shouting, “Where are you taking me? Let me go! Do you hear me?”
Hanson’s brows furrowed impatiently. “He’s loud.”
Larry quickly ordered, “Will someone shut him up?”
“Yes, sir!”
Wesley was silenced a moment later. Hanson then walked out of the chamber, and Larry followed suit. He could feel the anger boiling within Hanson. If the flames could burn, it would have burned a whole village into cinders. Sadly, he could not help Hanson, for Melanie was the mother of Hanson’s sons. It would be inappropriate to poke his nose into this.
The moment Hanson came out of the cave, he received a few messages. One of them was a transaction record involving Melanie’s card. The other was the recording of a phone call that detailed how Melanie had set Vania up. The evidence was clear, and Hanson clenched his phone so tightly that he almost crushed it. The look in his eyes was cold enough to turn an elephant into ice, and he whispered an order to Larry.
Larry nodded. “Right away, sir.”
At the same time, Melanie was waiting in the lobby of Fortune Tower. According to the news she had gotten from Vania, Master Mia should be here, and she had confirmed the news to be true. That was why she wanted to visit her as many times as possible to show how earnest she was about meeting the woman. She would wait in the lobby first thing in the morning every day and spend the whole day there, only leaving after everyone had clocked off. It had been two days since then, but she had not seen Mia yet.
Whenever she went to ask the receptionist about it, they would tell her that the message was sent, but Mia said she would meet up with Melanie if she had the time. She refused the lady again with the same excuse, and it eroded her patience.
For some reason, she felt unnerved that day as if something horrendous would happen soon. She did not bother to keep up the patient lady act anymore. Instead, she went to the receptionist and haughtily demanded, “Do you think I’m stupid? When will she see me? I’ve been here for two days, but you keep refusing my request using the same excuse every time. Do you think I’m a pushover? Is Mia not in at all? Are you lying to me?”
The receptionist did not flare up despite the attitude she was getting. She politely said, “Calm down, Miss Melanie. Master Mia is right here with us, and that is a fact. We do not need to lie, and you’ve seen how many people want to see her over the last couple of days. Master Mia did not see anyone. Be patient, and don’t be in a hurry. Alternatively, you can leave your number with us. Master Mia will see you once she has the time.”
And you said you wanted to show Master Mia how serious you are about this? It’s only been two days, and you already can’t hold it in. The receptionist was mocking the woman’s hypocrisy silently. She then scorned, “Also, Master Mia will only see those she likes. Perhaps she doesn’t really take a liking to you. That’ll explain why she doesn’t want to see you, Miss Melanie.”
