A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Chapter 1546 A New Plan

Taylor was stunned when she heard Louis' sorrowful words. Since he was Scott's brother, she expected him to know more. She couldn't help but ask him one more time. “Do you really have no clue about it?“

Louis still felt a little angry in his heart. He could only sneer at her in response. “Does the reason really matter? Because to me, there's not a single excuse in the world that would make me understand him. His actions are unforgivable no matter what reason he had. I swear, one day, I'll force Bill to kneel in front of my parents' tomb and tell them the truth.“

Seeing that Louis was dead set on getting revenge, Taylor felt a little worried.

Bill was a cruel and powerful man. Would Louis be able to get what he wanted without hurting himself?

Noticing the concerned look on Taylor's face, Louis turned around and held her in his arms. He gently stroked her cheek, and then whispered a few words of comfort. “Don't worry. I'll always protect you. I promise no one's going to hurt you anymore.“

At that moment, Taylor knew there was nothing she could possibly do to change his mind. That was why she simply told him about her concerns. “I'll be fine. You should be worried about yourself since you're the one who's going to do something dangerous.“

An unexpected smile suddenly appeared on Louis' face as soon as Taylor finished speaking. All of a sudden, he felt light-hearted, which made him change the topic. “Are you worried about me?“

Taylor's cheeks blushed from embarrassment. She couldn't help but take back what she had said. “Who cares about you? I just...“

The look on her face when she was running out of words to say made Louis chuckle. With a gentle look on his face, he replied, “It doesn't matter. You don't have to say it out loud. I know what you mean.“

'This bastard! How dare he use my words against me?' Taylor thought while rolling her eyes at him.

Taylor still wanted to say something to make herself look tough. But she was too late since Louis had already leaned his head on her shoulder. After a few seconds, he spoke in a tired but somewhat cheerful voice. “Don't worry too much. I'll keep myself out of harm's way for you.“

All of a sudden, Taylor's heart softened. The atmosphere between them felt warm and cozy. It was such a rare moment for the two of them that she didn't want to ruin it. That was why she simply hugged him back and stayed silent.

At that moment, Taylor vowed to herself that no matter what Bill did, she would always be by Louis' side.

The next day, Louis made his way to the CEO Office of the Ke Group. Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

Dressed in a dashing, all-black suit, he sat in his office chair like a duke who had just returned to his magnificent castle. Shortly after, he took out an expensive-looking pen and twirled it around with his fingers.

While doing so, he stared blankly at a single document. His eyes clearly showed how deep he was in thought. Contained in the document was a simple personnel transfer. All he needed to do was sign. However, Louis was hesitant to do so. He was frozen in place, and completely silent for a few minutes. His mouth only opened when he called for his assistant.

The assistant came in a hurry and knocked on the door.

“Mr. Ke, you called?“

Louis' eyes finally turned away from the document in front of him. He looked at his assistant and said in a serious voice, “Come in and read this document for me.“

The assistant quickly stepped inside. But as soon as he saw the weird expression on his boss' face, he immediately felt uneasy. Knowing that he had been doing his job fairly well, the assistant believed that he couldn't be in any sort of trouble. With that in mind, he walked in front of the desk and replied, “Okay, Mr. Ke.“

The assistant picked up the document on the desk. Even though he was confident that he had done nothing wrong, he still felt a little nervous while going through it.

Since it was so short, it only took him less than a minute to finish reading.

Realizing what was written in the document, the assistant's eyes widened in shock. “Mr. Ke... Sir, are you absolutely sure about this?“

The assistant's question was met with nothing but a blank expression on Louis' face. In a casual, low tone, Louis replied, “What's wrong? Do you have any questions?“

Still in disbelief, the assistant asked once again if he was really serious. “Your plan states that I should send some of our people to take over Bill's casino, right?“

While furrowing his eyebrows, Louis responded, “Is there any problem?“

'Is there any problem? Is he for real?

This is a big problem!' the assistant thought to himself. He finally realized that his boss wasn't kidding. After a while, the assistant finally came back to his senses. He still didn't agree with the plan, so he hesitantly voiced out his thoughts. “Mr. Ke, I'm sure you know what kind of man Bill is. Moreover, all his casinos are located in the gray area. I don't mean to offend you, but you know that our group doesn't do such business. So can you please explain what this is all about?“

Louis was amused by his assistant's hesitant behavior. But instead of saying it was all a joke, he raised a single eyebrow and responded in a slightly irritated voice. “So you're telling me you don't want to do your job?“

His response made the assistant completely speechless. He quickly waved his hands and stuttered to speak. “No, no, no. I just wanted you to know that I don't think Bill's casino matches our group's ideals.“

The assistant had a point since the group had a reputation for being extremely professional. Meanwhile, the grey area was a part of town where shady things took place. Their company had nothing in common with the casino.

Still having no clue as to why Louis would give such an order, the assistant tried to think if he had ever seen his boss have a business relationship with Bill.

Unfortunately for the assistant, his opinion fell on deaf ears. After a while, a smile came about on Louis' face when he said, “Do you really think I'm doing this without knowing Bill's reputation?“

His words made the assistant frown. He still couldn't understand his boss, so he asked, “So what do you mean, Mr. Ke?“

Since they had wasted too much time, the look on Louis' face turned sour. In a frigid, deep voice, he replied, “You don't need to know the reason. You just need to follow my plan. As for the result, there's nothing for you to worry about. It's none of your business.“

Despite these words, the Ke Group was something dear to the assistant's heart. He struggled to decide whether he should just listen or try to talk some sense into Louis. After a while of thinking, he mustered up the courage and gave his boss a piece of his mind. “Mr. Ke, being involved with these industries will negatively impact the group's reputation. I urge you to please reconsider your decision.“

Unfortunately for the assistant, his words were a waste of breath once again. There was no chance he could ever change his boss' mind. At that point, Louis started to get irritated with his assistant. As a result, he sneered while having a hostile look on his face. “If you don't want to do it, I'll just ask somebody who can.“

'Doesn't that mean he'll fire me?' the assistant worriedly thought.

Realizing that he might lose his job, the assistant finally agreed to the plan. “No, Mr. Ke. I can handle such an easy task.“

He finally realized that in order to survive in the business world, one must always be ready to adapt.

And if he irritated a man like Louis, it might haunt him for the rest of his life.

Without uttering another word, the assistant left the office.

When Louis was finally by himself, he felt a sense of danger in his body. This made him squint his eyes and think for a bit.

This was his first battle and one that he had to win at all costs. As a man, he had to keep his promise and teach Bill a lesson.

Outside the office, the assistant walked away with his head low. His forehead was dripping with cold sweat. To calm himself down, he hid in a corner, and then took out his phone to call someone.

Shortly after, the call was connected. A voice that seemed like it came from an old man answered. “What's up?“

The assistant proceeded to relay a brief summary of Louis' plan. After that, he asked in a worried tone “Do you think Mr. Ke is putting the group in danger?“

After a moment of silence, the man on the other end of the line responded, “I see. Just do as you're told for now.“

“Okay, okay,“ the assistant replied while letting out a sigh of relief.

With this unknown person guaranteeing him his safety, he became confident in doing his task. Even if Louis were to cause trouble, he knew he wouldn't get involved.

A few moments later, the assistant took the documents on the floor and carried it with him outside. It was not until then that the tense expression on his face slowly disappeared.

Sometime later, the night's darkness shrouded every corner of the city.

Hunk leisurely sat on a sofa inside the study room. He was playing a few games of chess with his butler while sipping on some tea.

After a while, he won their final game, which caused him to smile like a little boy. While shaking his head, he uttered some playful banter to his opponent. “You should practice more, you know?“

The old butler met Hunk's words with silence. He simply stood up and placed the chess pieces inside the chessboard.

Since Hunk had known him for many years, he could tell that something was bothering his butler. Right after taking a sip of tea, he slowly asked, “It seems that you have something to tell me.“

The old butler hesitated for a while but nodded in agreement in the end.

“Mr. Ke is planning something big,“ he said.

With a curious expression on his face, Hunk asked, “Really? What did he do this time?“

The old butler hesitated once again but still answered after a while. “He sent someone to take over a casino belonging to Bill. I don't know what he wants to do, but I'm a little worried. We both know how dangerous Bill can be.“

Against the butler's expectations, Hunk didn't show a single sign of being surprised at all. He didn't frown and just responded with a single word. “Really?“