At that moment, Smith, the butler of the Hough Mansion said from the other end of the line, "Mister Green, you're too polite. I'm calling to discuss the blind date between Mister Hough and Miss Green tomorrow."
"Do tell!" The Greens were immediately excited upon hearing what Smith had said. As long as they could rely on the Houghs, they would be instantly successful!
"I'm very sorry to say that Mister Hough has gotten married today, so he no longer needs to blind date. We will just have to cancel the blind date."
"What?! Mister Hough is married?" Lilian screamed, completely losing her composure.
They were thunderstruck by this piece of news.
"How did this happen?" Scott's face turned pale too. Did they not say that Jack Hough could not be charmed by women? He was already 27 years old and yet there was still no news of his marriage. Rumors were saying that he did not even have his first love yet. How did he get married so quickly?
Clarissa was unwilling to admit defeat. She snatched over the phone and pried in a sweet and subservient voice, "Mister Smith, I wonder which girl did Mister Hough set his eyes on? This is so we can prepare a good gift for when we attend their wedding in the future."
Smith, on the other end, was instantly moved by how thoughtful and caring Clarissa sounded. Thus, he told her what he knew.
"How generous of you, Miss Green. However, we have not seen the Missus yet. The Houghs will soon give you a generous gift as an apology."
Clarissa furrowed her brows tightly. She exchanged a few more pleasantries with Smith. When she got no answer from him, she could only give up.
Once they hung up, the Greens immediately looked miserable and desolated.
"We're finished! We were so close to it only to see it go up in smoke! This was such a good opportunity for the Greens to get rich!"
Scott slammed the coffee table. His gaze towards Clarissa instantly had an extra coldness to it.
"If the elders of the Hough family don't even know about Mister Hough's marriage, I think the marriage won't last long! Our Clarissa still has a chance!" Lilian immediately tried to pacify the situation when she saw how ugly Scott's expressions were.
"Why don't I call Andrea and ask her about it?" Clarissa was fuming inside. She picked up her phone and was about to dial her best friend, Andrea Sohn. Andrea was Jack's distant younger cousin who was also staying at the Hough Mansion at the moment.
"Hmph! How disappointing! I'm going out for a walk!" Scott swore and stormed off without looking at his wife or daughter.
"Ouch…" Lilian touched her face. It was so painful that she gasped. She was married to the Greens for 10 years already. That was the first time she had ended up so wretched-looking. She was even despised by Scott.
Lilian lifted her head and looked upstairs. Her eyes were filled with hostility and viciousness.
"This is all thanks to that b*tch, Naomi! I will tear her to pieces sooner or later!"
"Mom, she won't be so cocky soon!" Clarissa's eyes flashed maliciously. She took her phone out and searched for her chat with Gary. She sent him a message.
…
Upstairs, in the dark room, Naomi was sitting by her desk. She switched on her computer and her fingers flew across her keyboard.
Soon, she pulled up an undeveloped white chat interface made up of codes. She sent a message to Nine under her nickname Lord G.
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