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nChapter 36

nChapter 36 – Chapter 33: This Dr. Dunn is not simple!

nRoy Lewis frowned. Was Uncle Axel at leisure lately? Why was he interfering in his family affairs?

nMore importantly, how did The Dunns have the nerve to call his uncle?

n“Fine, I got it!”

nRoy put down the phone, opened the unsigned cooperation agreement with the Dunn Group, and pondered the possible connections between Uncle Axel and The Dunns.

nAt first, his uncle tried to set him up with Kiara Dunn.

nThe reason, of course, was their children, but after Roy insisted on resisting, the issue was finally dropped.

nOver the years since, his uncle hadn’t mentioned it again.

nSo why was he suddenly taking an interest now?

nRoy was a man eager to solve problems. Unable to figure it out, he called Kennedy Green directly.

nThe call was picked up quickly but it was Kennedy’s secretary, Benjamin Fred, who spoke.

n“Hello, Mr. Lewis. Mr. President is in a meeting with a foreign Prime Minister and won’t be able to take your call for now.”

nRoy was used to his busy Uncle Axel often being unavailable, and Mr. Fred’s words hinted at a suspicion.

n“Mr. Fred, do you know about Ms. Dunn’s situation?”

n“Regarding Ms. Dunn, it was Mr. President who asked me to make the call for her release on bail. Is there any misunderstanding here?”

nRoy understood. Most likely, The Dunns had approached Kennedy Green, who was busy and didn’t have time to inquire further, so he instructed Benjamin Fred to bail her out first.

nThere was nothing he could say to Mr. Fred about this, so he simply replied.

n“No, I just wanted to confirm. You continue your work, and I won’t disturb you any further.”

nAfter hanging up, Roy thought that detaining Kiara for one day or three days wouldn’t make much difference, so he didn’t bother to investigate further.

nHaving made up his mind, he refocused on the mountain of accumulated work.

nThe 3 o’clock meeting was the monthly Board of Directors meeting. When Roy appeared, his two uncles and two aunts immediately surrounded him to offer protection and warmth.

nUncle Sebastian Lewis patted him on the shoulder. “Roy, if you’re not feeling well, you should rest at home. We are here to handle the company matters, so you can rest assured.”

nRoy gave him a bland glance. “Really? Hearing you say that, Uncle, makes me even more worried.”

nTheir cold attitude successfully silenced his other uncles and aunts who followed, Aldo Lewis and Elizabeth Lewis.

nIn the end, only Aunt Grace Lewis, fearing the world wouldn’t be chaotic enough, leaned in and whispered to him, “Sebastian and Edbert being sent to the police station, was it your doing?”

nRoy told the truth. “They got themselves into trouble. How can they blame me for that?”

nAunt Grace looked embarrassed and immediately shut her mouth, obediently clearing the path.

nRoy sat back in the chairman’s seat, and the Lewis family’s relatives and other small shareholders, seeing their setbacks, naturally didn’t dare step forward to make things uncomfortable.

nRoy nodded to Nathan Caroule, signaling that the meeting could begin.

nThe monthly meeting followed its usual routine: reports on the previous month’s business, discussions on earnings, updates on current projects, exchanges on trivial issues, and a brief summary given by Roy, the current President.

nThe meeting ended successfully.

nAfter the meeting, Aunt Elizabeth stopped him.

n“Roy!”

nRoy had already stood up, but he sat back down at her call.

nAunt Elizabeth had been friendly with Roy’s parents in the past. And even though she had become like his other uncles and aunts, Roy still showed her a bit of politeness.

n“What’s up?”

n“Master Lewis’s 90th birthday is coming up, isn’t it? He wants to celebrate it properly and wants to celebrate your birthday together.”

nRoy’s birthday was on the same day as his grandfather’s.

n“I won’t!”

nRoy refused straight away.

nWhen he was young, his birthday was always celebrated grandly with the old man every year. As he grew older and more sensible, he heard a lot of gossip from the elders.

n“That kid is lucky, sharing the same birthdate with the old man and enjoying great benefits. The old man has been biased towards him for a long time.”

n“Isn’t that the truth? The old man feels sorry for him for losing his dad at such a young age, but look at that vicious face of his, clearly someone destined to bring harm to his parents and elders.”

n“There’s nothing we can do about it, some people just know how to be born at the right time, like him. We can only envy that.”

nRoy Lewis had a stubborn personality, and from the second year onwards, no matter how much the old man tried to persuade and tempt him, he never held any birthday parties again.

n“Roy, the old man is getting on in years, can’t you just give in to him this once?”

nClearly, Elizabeth Lewis was here today to mediate the situation.

nCompared to the self-destructive behavior of her older siblings and younger sister, she was obviously smarter.

nHowever, Roy Lewis left no room for negotiation. “I’d rather take Timmy out for a few days!”

nImplying that if they forced him, he would take his son on a trip and not attend the old man’s birthday or even his own.

nElizabeth didn’t expect her nephew to be so stubborn even after all these years.

n“Roy, are you really… ”

nRoy Lewis reached the end of his patience and stood up, leaning on the table.

n“Uncle’s longevity banquet, please arrange everything. When the time comes, I will bring Timmy back.”

nThe gap between Roy Lewis and the elders of the Lewis family was hard to pin down, but after he no longer needed their approval, his visits to the Lewis mansion became fewer and fewer.

nFrom once a month to once a quarter, until last year, he only visited twice a year.

nSeeing that her persuasion was ineffective, Elizabeth hurriedly tugged on his arm.

n“Roy, my son Jericho is graduating and returning home next month. Could you please let him work with you and learn some things?”

nNearly all the young ladies and gentlemen of Roy’s generation in the Lewis family were mediocre at best. As a result, Roy treated them no differently and let them all start from the grassroots level.

nSurprisingly, Roy didn’t reject Elizabeth’s request outright, but instead pointed to the all-capable assistant behind him, “Let him find Nathan when he’s back!”

nElizabeth’s face brims with joy as she finally lets him go.

nNathan followed Roy Lewis into the elevator. “Sir, do you really plan to let your cousin work with you?”

nRoy Lewis glanced at him expressionlessly. “Who said that?”

nNathan chuckled twice, “I knew it, sir. You don’t have the time to take care of other people’s kids! Don’t worry, I’ll take care of your cousin.”

nRoy Lewis hummed in agreement and then gave Nathan a few more urgent tasks before they stepped out of the elevator and headed to their respective offices.

nIt was almost five o’clock when Roy Lewis signed another contract and glanced at the half-finished pile of documents on his desk. He hesitated for a moment before calling his driver to get the car ready and then summoned Nathan.

n“I need your help with these documents.”

n“No trouble at all, sir. You take care!”

nNathan was the highest-paid employee besides CEO Roy Lewis, so dared not complain about the work.

n“Master Lewis, are you going straight home?”, Uncle Axel had just called to remind him to go home on time after work.

nRoy Lewis pulled on his coat that was hanging on the rack and buttoned it up as he answered.

n“I’m picking up Timmy!”

nNathan was puzzled. “Isn’t the young master with Dr. Dunn?”

nDr. Dunn was said to be a very beautiful woman, and considering the boss’s usual habit of staying away from the opposite sex, it was very unusual for him to give a woman a chance to get close to him just to pick up his son.

n“Mmhmm.”, Roy Lewis replied nonchalantly.

nNathan’s gossiping nature was ignited again. Was the boss really going to pick up his son, or was there an ulterior motive?

nThinking about how the boss had coldly turned away all those beautiful and intelligent young ladies over the years, including the young master’s own mother, Ms. Dunn.

nBut Dr. Dunn was somehow able to make the boss break his reserve and approach her of his own initiative?

nDr. Dunn was certainly no ordinary person. No ordinary person, indeed!

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