Chapter 333 Secret Meeting
Rachel’s words stunned Justin. A long time had passed before he said, “Rachel, as long as you are willing, you can come and visit Charlotte any time you want. You can even bring her home with you when you’re free. I only have one request. Please don’t take her away from me. No matter what you say, Charlotte is also my daughter. Can we please end this lawsuit?”
She looked astonished. That’s not something Justin will ever say.
Despite her perplexity, she was not so easily swayed. “Justin, it’s true that Charlotte is your only daughter at the moment. Can you guarantee that you will never get married and have other children in the future, though? You know better than I do what kind of environment surrounds the Burton Family. Do you want Charlotte to grow up in the middle of all those conflicts?”
Just based on this point alone, I can never allow Charlotte to remain by his side.
“It doesn’t matter whether you believe me or not, but I will never remarry or have other children.”
“Nobody can say for sure what will happen in the future. You don’t need to say such words.”
The indifference in her eyes made Justin smile bitterly.
“This is an asset transfer agreement.” He pushed a document over to her. “I understand your worries. These are all the assets under my name. I’ve already notarized these assets through an attorney. If I die one day, Charlotte will inherit all of my assets.”
Rachel was taken aback by those words for a moment. Then, she flipped through the document. The number of assets under his name was absolutely staggering; from residential properties to commercial properties to cash to antiques, the list of assets made up an entire book. Is he really willing to notarize all of his assets as an inheritance for Charlotte?
She was so shocked that she became a little hesitant.
“I’m not rushing you to make a decision. There’s still some time before the court hearing and the out-of-court settlement has yet to begin. You can take your time to think things through.”
“I’ll consider it.” Rachel placed the document on the table.
At this moment, she could not figure out the reason behind his behavior. Is he taking a step back for the sake of advancement and stabilizing his position for the time being? Or, does he have something else hidden up his sleeve? In any case, I can’t trust him so easily.
She glanced at the time. “I have to go now. My client is waiting for me.”
“Rachel.” Justin suddenly called out to her. “I’m very sorry for what I did in the past. It truly was not intentional.”
Not intentional? Rachel sneered in her heart, but her expression remained unchanged on the surface. “The past is in the past. We should go our separate ways in the future.”
After saying that, she walked straight toward the elevator in the lobby.
It so happened that Jason and Dillon arrived at the same time. When they came face-to-face with her, Dillon immediately stepped forward with a smile on his effeminate face. “Are we late? I can’t believe Chris arrived first.”
“I happened to be meeting a friend.”
“Meeting a friend?” Following her gaze, he glanced into the cafe next to the lobby and immediately spotted Justin. Justin was dressed in all black and had a matching cap pulled low over his face to avoid being recognized.
Dillon then teased, “Is that your boyfriend?”
She smiled faintly. “Young Master Porter, you sure are good at cracking jokes. I’m afraid I have more interest in my career.”
He was only joking around and didn’t take the matter seriously.
On the other hand, Jason recognized Justin at a glance. In the instant where their gazes met, Justin’s posture abruptly straightened and the look in his eyes immediately became icy cold.
Jason quickly commented, “Young Master Porter, let’s talk inside a private room. There are too many eyes here.”
“Sure. Let’s go, Chris.”
Rachel nodded at Dillon in acknowledgment and entered the elevator first. Nevertheless, she couldn’t help glancing at the person behind him. And just like how they had met last time, Lila had remained silent all this time and stayed close beside Dillon with a cold expression.
The doors of the elevator slowly closed, but Justin’s gaze had been fixed on the man standing next to Rachel all along. I remember seeing that man briefly on the Golden Cruise before. Why is Rachel in contact with a person like that?
Inside the private room, Dillon had his men open the briefcase to reveal the dazzling gold in it before elaborating, “This is the deposit. Once we receive the goods, we will pay the balance. Please check the quantity.”
“No need.” Rachel nodded lightly. “The price you offered me is basically unattainable in Riverdale’s market, Young Master Porter. I believe a person as generous as you will not underpay me, but…”
“But, what?”
“You asked to meet but did not allow me to bring my subordinates with me. Young Master Porter, I can’t carry this briefcase of gold alone.”
When Dillon heard those words, he laughed. “That’s not an issue. I’ll have Lila bring this to your car later.”
Those words were exactly what she wanted to hear. Even so, she pretended to look at Lila in surprise. “Can she carry that? Why don’t we get one of the hotel employees to help?”
“You’re underestimating Lila.” He glanced at the woman standing beside him as he drank, a look of admiration appearing in his gloomy eyes. “Forget carrying this briefcase. It’s not a problem even if you add a few more briefcases to the equation.”
“You found yourself a great assistant, Young Master Porter. Where did you look for her? I want one too. It’ll be more convenient to travel if my bodyguards are women like myself.”
“I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. I daresay you will not find many like Lila in this world. Hahaha!”
Jason added, “Miss Hart is one in a million indeed. Rachel, you’re troubling Young Master Porter.”
“It’s no trouble at all. If you really need one, I’ll ask my men to look around. After all, we’ll be working together for a long time. Isn’t that right?”
Rachel smiled and nodded in response.
After a few rounds of drinks, she went to the restroom. Just as she was about to leave the room, she ran into Lila about to enter the room. She was about to greet Lila when she felt something warm touching her fingers that were hanging by the side of her body.
In the next moment, Rachel felt something being stuffed into the palm of her hand. Her pupils contracted abruptly, but Lila brushed past her without the slightest change in expression.
“Chris, we’ve only had a few rounds of drinks. Where are you going?” Dillon’s voice came from behind her.
She returned to her senses and replied, “Please continue drinking, Young Master Porter. I’m just going to the restroom for a bit.”
Dillon was an alcoholic maniac who could barely even remember his own name after several bottles of alcohol. At this moment, he was fooling around with Jason like they were brothers.
Meanwhile, Rachel nonchalantly went to the restroom. After confirming that there was nobody else inside the restroom, she sat on the toilet and unfolded the slip of paper in her palm. The ink had gotten a little blurry and only an address was written on the paper.
’11 o’clock. No.11, Millstone Street. Public phone booth.’
She gripped the slip of paper with slightly trembling hands. There’s something strange about Lila after all. She is definitely Coraline Harper.
At the same time, Dillon had gotten so drunk that he passed out inside the private room.
“Miss Hart, Young Master Porter is so drunk. Will he be okay?”
“It’s fine. I’ll just let him rest in a room for a while. We will leave later tonight.”
“Sigh. Alright. That’s what I thought too. He’s so drunk; it’s best to sober up slightly before you leave.” Jason immediately summoned a waiter from outside and informed, “Get a vacant suite and help Young Master Porter there.”
“Yes.”
Several waiters immediately entered from the outside. Supporting Dillon on both sides, they walked in the direction of the hotel’s suite with Lila following closely behind.
“I’m not drunk! I can continue drinking!” Dillon continued to shout about drinking even after he was placed on the bed. “Where’s Chris?! Ask her to drink with me!”
“Young Master Porter, everybody has left.” Lila called out.
The drunken Dillon slowly opened his eyes to reveal not even the slightest hint of drunkenness in his eyes. He sat up on the bed, his gloomy eyes looking rather frosty. Only one word broke the silence in the room. “Go.”
