At the Lester family home.
After hanging up with Emani, Ritchie took a sip of his brandy. The bronze liquid burned his throat, but that was the least of his problems.
He tried to bite down the anger that surged from the deepest parts of his mind and miserably failed. "Fuck! That crazy woman! Why would she call me at this juncture? Did she want to bring me down with her?"
Elissa had just gotten home after playing cards with her rich girlfriends and found Ritchie sitting at the garden and fuming with rage. She frowned, walked over to him, and asked, "What's wrong? Is it about business? Did the board members pick on you again?"
"They dare not. I'm a Lester. Only fools pick on Lesters. It's Ethan's wife. She keeps making trouble for Lester Silk Fabric. Damn it! I really have to teach that bitch a lesson!" Ritchie was an irritable man who always did things on impulse. He never let go of anyone who made him unhappy.
Elissa strode gracefully in front of Ritchie and faced him. With a stern look on her face, she raised a finger and poked Ritchie in the forehead. "So you're fighting with women now? That's what losers do."
Ritchie rubbed his forehead and complained, "There must be someone helping her, Mom!
When we tried to frame Janet, someone contacted Kirby Wilde to dig up dirt on Emani. I know how the entertainment industry works, and I know what the fans can do. I thought I could finally bring down Janet, but someone immediately targeted Emani. I don't believe it's a coincidence. Janet must have a very powerful backer."
Elissa had also been following the news.
"I wish the rumors were true, that Janet really hooked up with someone in the Larson Group. I've been worried that it may be Ethan who has been helping her. It would be horrible if he had such powers and connections." The more Elissa thought about it, the more she felt that it was highly possible.
Ritchie stood up in an instant and laughed sardonically. "Ethan? How could it be him? He's just a loser! Janet must be sleeping with someone powerful, and that dickhead, Ethan, is still pathetically unaware of it."
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