"He insisted that Ms Knight had to have dinner with him before the contract could be signed. Ms Knight refused, so the contract wasn't finalized." Ava Jones continued.
"Hmm?" Billy furrowed his brow.
"Ms Knight didn't want to entertain his request, and she even considered dropping the project," Ava Jones took a deep breath. "But today, he directly came to our branch office and said many offensive things to Ms Knight. He even threatened to shut down the branch if she didn't have dinner with him."
"Send me the address of your branch office, and I'll come over immediately," Billy's voice was filled with cold determination.
"Alright..." Ava Jones hesitated for a moment before adding, "Mr Gardner, Ms Knight didn't want me to call you. She thought you were busy with important matters and didn't want to disturb you, so please don't tell her that I informed you."
"I see," Billy replied before hanging up the phone.
One minute later, he received a text message from Ava Jones with the branch office's address.
"What's happened?" Stout and Judge looked at Billy with concern.
"Heh, someone is feeling too comfortable," Billy said with a faint smile before briefly explaining the situation to his two companions.
"These rich and spoiled brats don't know what they're doing!" Judge huffed.
"These wealthy playboys have no idea how to appreciate anything." Stout added, sounding exasperated.
"Alright, Judge, you return to SHADOW. Stout and I will go to Shenford." Billy calmly instructed.
"Boss, let me go with you." Judge offered.
"No need. Shenford falls within the Central Zone's jurisdiction, and I'll inform Azure Fang if anything happens." Billy waved his hand. "You've been away from Ozin for nearly half a month. It's time to handle SHADOW's affairs."
"Yes, sir." Judge agreed.
At 5 p. m., Billy and Stout arrived at Shenford Airport. They hailed a taxi and headed towards the address of SunPark Group's branch office.
Shenford was one of the major cities in the Central Zone with a population of over ten million. It held a significant position within the Central Zone, second only to the central hub of Celestiford.
As Billy and Stout rushed to their destination, two cars stopped outside the SunPark Group's branch office. One was a luxury convertible Lamborghini worth over ten million, and the other was a Mercedes-Benz business vehicle.
Five people disembarked from the cars, led by a man in his sixties. Four burly men followed closely behind him.
"Master Mick!" They approached the Lamborghini and bowed respectfully to the young man in the driver's seat.
"Have you booked the restaurant as I instructed?"
The young man named Mick Watts lit a cigar and took a puff.
"Yes, I've done whatever you instructed. No other customers will be there tonight." The old man replied.
"Well done!" Mick Watts had a puff at his cigar and nodded.
"Master Mick, we could simply have her abducted and brought to your room," one of the burly men with a shaved head suggested.
"You simpleton! Do you think she's a woman from a brothel?" Mick Watts glared at him. "A woman like her needs to willingly undress herself to truly satisfy me!"
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