Chapter 363 - 370: What Is There to Fear When We’re Together as a Family?

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Chapter 363: Chapter 370: What Is There to Fear When We’re Together as a Family?"All right, all right, let’s not count it then." James Brown agreed with a smile, raising his glass and saying, "Sandra, that’s about enough, let’s head back." Gina Lopez immediately responded, "Yeah, it’s past nine o’clock, I still have some things to take care of when we get back." Sandra pouted and said, "Can’t we drink a bit longer?" Gina Lopez busily said, "If you drink any more, you’ll get drunk. Your brother-in-law isn’t going anywhere, you can have him accompany you to drink whenever you want later on." Sandra was still a bit reluctant, but at that time, she could only purse her lips and say, "Okay, okay then." Gina Lopez immediately signaled the waiter to come over and settle the bill. After paying, she stood up. James Brown also rose to his feet, but Sandra hurriedly said, "Wait for me a moment, I need to put on my shoes." Gina Lopez frowned slightly, "You’re really something, taking off your shoes while eating. Do you have any image left at all?" Sandra giggled and said, "Nobody else is here but you and my brother-in-law, why do I need to care so much about image?" "Hmph, that’s not okay. You’ve been out all day, don’t your feet smell? It really affects the appetite." Sandra winked at James Brown, "Brother-in-law, do you think my feet smell?" James Brown immediately broke out in a sweat, hastily saying, "No." Sandra immediately said triumphantly, "See, even my brother-in-law says so, it’s just your petty issues." James Brown was even more confused, finding Sandra’s mischievousness quite overwhelming. To have to answer such questions was indeed troublesome. It should be noted that a while ago, Sandra’s feet were playfully tucked inside his pant leg, but he had to hand it to her, such a question cleverly prevented Gina Lopez from overthinking things; Sandra’s strategy wasn’t bad. Sure enough, Gina Lopez didn’t think much of it, helplessly saying, "Alright, I really can’t be bothered to deal with you, let’s go, let’s hurry home." But after walking a few steps, Sandra stumbled and almost fell. James Brown quickly caught her in time. Gina Lopez also rushed to help Sandra, frowning as she said, "I told you not to drink so much, but you just had to." Sandra giggled, "I haven’t been this happy in ages, do you know how long I’ve been waiting for this day? I’ve been daydreaming about you two in bed, only to find out it was all fake before, what an interesting thing that would have been. But I waited and waited, and you two just wouldn’t do anything, it was killing me. Today I finally got what I was waiting for, how could I not get excited?" James Brown’s and Gina Lopez’s faces darkened, they both understood the feeling of knowing that a certain action would lead to an interesting consequence, yet deliberately not doing it; that itchy, frustrating feeling. "Gee gee, so I’m happy today, this is so much fun, I don’t even know if I’ll be able to find something more fun than this in the future." James Brown smiled bitterly, "With what happened this time, I almost got played to death by you. If you mess with me again like that, I’m afraid I might not come out alive or at the very least lose a layer of skin." Sandra leaned almost all her weight on James Brown’s arm, blinking at him, "Brother-in-law, that’s not necessarily the case." James Brown’s heart skipped a beat, knowing Sandra had always been a bit flirty with him, could this be another one of her schemes? He would have to be more careful and on guard, otherwise falling for her schemes again would really drive him to his wits’ end. James Brown supported Sandra, while Gina Lopez let go, now holding all their belongings. Although nothing was heavy, carrying three bags was quite the handful, so she simply stopped supporting Sandra as well. In the past, Gina would have been worried and even angered at the sight of James Brown so supportive of Sandra. But given Sandra’s role in bringing her and James Brown together, she now held no suspicions that Sandra had any designs on James Brown. The closeness to James Brown was simply because he was her brother-in-law, and with Sandra having drunk so much, how could Gina possibly blame her. The three of them left the private room in such a fashion, bumping into Christopher Taylor as they were exiting. At this time, that guy was no longer the Deputy County Chief; he had also been confined at home by his family for some days, feeling utterly dejected. He was well aware that his career prospects were ruined and that he no longer had any chance of being valued in the family. And all this was because of that bastard James Brown. So after being released by his family, Christopher Taylor went straight to YODC City, determined to settle the score with James Brown and satisfy his desire for revenge. Just today, after dining with a few debauched friends from YODC City, he unexpectedly bumped into James Brown. When Christopher Taylor saw James Brown, his eyes turned green with envy. It was all because of James Brown that he ended up like this. If it hadn’t been for that asshole, he would never have fallen so far. He was taken down directly by the city, and naturally, his family had to figure out what was going on. Through various channels, they learned that James Brown’s background hailed from Capital of SSUP and belonged to a large family, one that their provincial family dared not provoke. Christopher Taylor knew all about this too, but he was still unwilling to let it go. In his eyes, so what if there were influential families in Capital of SSUP? They weren’t necessarily stronger than his own family. Besides, James Brown wasn’t a direct scion of that major family, so even if he dealt with this guy, would that big family really trouble theirs? But now he couldn’t do anything to James Brown. Having been outwitted once, this kid had also learned his lesson. Contesting directly with James Brown again would only mean another loss for himself, so he learned to bide his time, then find another way to thoroughly deal with his archenemy James Brown. Yet his fiery gaze still occasionally fixed on James Brown. "Master Johnson, those two chicks are pretty hot, and they’re twins too." A man in his early twenties kept his eyes roving over Gina Lopez and Emily Lopez, chuckling as he teased. Another guy immediately laughed and said, "No kidding, didn’t you see Master Johnson’s eyes are glued to them?" The volume of these two’s conversation wasn’t low, and they spoke quite unabashedly. These guys came from wealthy and influential families and never took anyone seriously. Even though they saw James Brown and the Lopez twins at L Hotel, they didn’t care. Christopher Taylor knew Gina Lopez and understood that her status was not something ordinary people could afford to offend. On the other hand, his morally corrupt friends were usually indifferent to such matters and hence did not recognize Gina López. This presented a rather exploitable opportunity. He immediately shook his head and sighed, "Enough, stop it, I’m not in the mood." Then he turned and walked away. The few followers quickly caught up with him. While they did have some clout in YODC City, they were far inferior compared to someone like Christopher Taylor, who came from a major family within the province. Moreover, although the Brownie Family had currently put Christopher on temporary abandonment, they didn’t broadcast it, so in their eyes, Christopher Taylor was still to be followed. The reasons for Christopher Taylor’s departure from YODC City, apart from a few city leaders who understood the situation, others were completely unaware of why he had suddenly left. Christopher Taylor certainly didn’t discuss such an embarrassing reason for his return, so nobody else was the wiser. After leaving the sight of James Brown and his group, Christopher Taylor finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Don’t mention it again, I already had my eye on those two, but this recall messed it all up. I didn’t get a chance to make a move. Besides, our family’s old man also said that this is a crucial time for me, and that I shouldn’t mess around, so I could only watch that kid together with those chicks." "Damn, Master Johnson, who are you, and who the hell is that kid to dare to compete with you for women!" one of the guys indignant, his eyes blazing. Christopher Taylor sneered, "That kid is just a minor manager at J Corporation. Doesn’t have any real standing." seaʀᴄh thё ηovelFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Hearing Christopher Taylor say this, the others took James Brown even less seriously. Another guy immediately asked, "Master Johnson, are you still interested in those two chicks?" "Interested? One of them is Gina Lopez, the general manager of J Organization, her status isn’t low, I can’t be reckless. The other one is her sister, who only teaches dance at a school, but she’s Gina Lopez’s sister all the same." Christopher Taylor was very aware of the people around James Brown and deliberately provoked these unscrupulous fellows with his remarks. These guys also knew about J Organization and understood it was a hot topic in the city. While many had heard about Gina Lopez, they still didn’t hold her in high regard. One of them said, "Master Johnson, though Gina Lopez is the manager of J Organization, at the end of the day, she’s just an employee, what’s the big deal?" "I know they’re nothing special, but I still have to be cautious right now... if it affects my future, that would be a huge loss." "So does that mean Master Johnson is still interested in these two ladies?" "Of course, I’ve had my eye on them for quite some time, and I’ve been coveting them." "Then it’s easy, leave it to us brothers. We’ll definitely help Master Johnson nail these two women. But after you score with them, don’t forget about us, okay?" Christopher Taylor was overjoyed and immediately thumped his chest, proclaiming, "If you really can pull this off, I, Christopher Taylor, will definitely have your backs in the future." Since he couldn’t directly target James Brown now, he decided to aim at the women close to him. If he could get his hands on Gina and Emily Lopez, who were quite close to James Brown, he would be ecstatic at the thought of infuriating James Brown. And regarding the Lopez twins, they were top-notch – managing to conquer them would be thrilling indeed. The bunch of youngsters with Christopher Taylor were adept at such matters, and as they started brainstorming, they soon came up with a plan, bursting into booming laughter together.

Chapter 363 - 370: What Is There to Fear When We’re Together as a Family?

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