Chapter 142
Sophia suddenly realized and exclaimed in fear, “Is Malcolm with you?”
“Well, sort of.” Even though there was a door between them, they could still be
considered together.
“Did Malcolm actually come to find you? Wasn’t he supposed to be at work? How did he
end up at your place?”
Sherry replied irritably, “You should ask him that question. I also want to know why he
appeared at my place so early in the morning. Also, I have the speakerphone on right
now, so Malcolm can hear what you say.”
“Malcolm, I was just… Sophia’s voice sounded a bit aggrieved. “I was just saying those
things out of anger. Please don’t take them seriously. I thought Sherry was just calling
to show off to me, so I said those things… None of them are true; believe me!”
There was no response.
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Sophia called out again, “Malcolm?”
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“Don’t bother calling,” Sherry sneered. “Sophia, I haven’t finished what I was saying just
now. It’s true that I had the speakerphone on, but I’m sorry to say that I don’t want to
waste my phone bill on you, so I turned off the speakerphone. If you want to explain,
please call Malcolm yourself. Also, if you have the ability, please manage your fiancé
and stop harassing me.”
Sophia was so angry, and she sneered, “Sherry, are you doing this on purpose? Are you
playing with me?”
“Hmm, congratulations; you finally got it right.
“Go to hell, Sherry! You’re a b*tch!”
Sherry’s face darkened slightly. “Sophia.”
“What? I cursed at you; what can you do to me? If you have the guts, let your dead
mother jump out of the coffin and hit me.”
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Sherry said softly, “When you were cursing just now, I had the speakerphone on again.”
“I’m sorry, but my mother has already gone to heaven to enjoy herself. She can’t hit you,
but I’ll remember this for her. One day, I’ll get back at you with greater punishment.”
Sherry decisively hung up the call, feeling a sense of relief.
She knocked on the door and soon received a response from outside: “Sherry, David…
is actually your biological father?”
“No, I don’t have such a heartless and ruthless father,” Sherry said coldly. “Mr. Ford, I’ll
give you two options now. Either you leave immediately, or I’ll call the police and inform
Sophia to come over. By then, the two of you can leave together in a police car. It’s up
to you to choose.”
After waiting for about two minutes, footsteps finally sounded outside the door,
indicating that he had left.
Sherry took a look through the peephole and saw that Malcolm’s figure was no longer
there. He had finally left.
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Sherry let out a sigh of relief and collapsed back onto the bed in the bedroom.
This morning had been chaotic enough, with Malcolm and Sophia causing trouble.
When would this troublesome couple finally leave her life and go their separate ways?
Why did they always involve her in everything?
A text message from Mr. Sniper came in. “Has Malcolm been here?”
She typed and replied.
“He just came and left. Don’t worry, I handled it. But how did you know he came?”
“Every time the door to room 2307 at the Hilton Hotel is opened, I receive a record. The
most recent record showed that the door was opened using a room card. I guess
Malcolm bribed the hotel staff to get a room card.”
Sherry bit her lip and continued typing. “Should we find a new place?”
Mr. Sniper seemed a bit unhappy: “Sherry, we’re not hiding from anyone: Why should we
move?”
“But Malcolm already knows we’re staying here. There will be a lot of trouble in the
future.”
“I’ll give him a lot of trouble too, so he won’t have time to bother you.
Sherry held her phone and smiled faintly. He had already revealed to her that he
planned to deal with Malcolm. It seemed that Malcolm’s days ahead would not be easy.
At that moment, just as Malcolm had left the Hilton Hotel and was driving back to the
company, he received a call from his company. “Mr. Ford, we’ve discovered ancient
bronze artifacts at our construction site. The cultural relics department has sealed off
the site. Our project will likely be delayed.”
“What?” Malcolm was shocked and furious. He took two deep breaths, trying to calm
himself down. “When were they excavated? Who informed the cultural relics
department?”
The project director was also at a loss. “Last night, when the workers were excavating, I
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asked them, and none of them admitted to notifying the cultural relics department…
Mr. Ford, should I replace this group of workers directly and recruit a new batch?”
“What’s the use of recruiting new people? Even if we recruit them, they can’t start
working immediately. We still have to wait for the cultural relics department to
excavate… By the way, how long will our project be delayed?”
The project director wiped the sweat off his forehead and held the phone a little further
away from his ear. He whispered, “I just heard from the cultural relics department staff
that this set of bronze artifacts is priceless and of great value for research. It is very
likely that this piece of land will be cordoned off as a cultural heritage protection area
for a long time.”
“How long?”
“At least… three to five years, at most… it will be under the supervision of the cultural
relics department indefinitely, and no more buildings can be constructed.”
Malcolm angrily pressed the phone off and threw it onto the back seat.
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Why did they have to excavate relics now, precisely when he was competing with the
Castillo family for the shopping center? Even if he were stupid, he could guess that
someone was secretly targeting him!
As for who this person was, Malcolm already had a preliminary guess. That masked
man that Sherry found must have a significant background.
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To make even a seasoned antique expert treasure them so much, those bronze
artifacts must truly be rare treasures, and they probably weren’t cheap. To trick him like
this, that masked man must have spent a fortune.
He was feeling envious. Sherry, you’re pretty good with men, huh?
The phone continued to ring incessantly in the back seat, catching Malcolm’s attention.
The call was from Sophia.
He was aware of what Sophia wanted to discuss but couldn’t be bothered to answer.
Disregarding the persistent ringing, he pressed on the accelerator and drove straight to
the construction site.
Upon arrival, the construction site had already been cordoned off. Several cultural relic
experts were crouched in the yellow soil pit, meticulously excavating the ground
beneath them with small brushes and picks.
“Mr. Ford, you’ve finally arrived…”
“What’s the current situation?”
Just a few moments ago, an expert arrived and confirmed that those bronze artifacts
are indeed national treasures. It is highly likely that this piece of land will be officially
designated as a permanent cultural heritage protection site.”
