Bride of Retribution: Aloof Billionaire's Dominant Game

This restaurant is expensive for good reason; the dishes here are indeed quite good, and they seem to suit her perfectly right now.

The female manager named Clove didn’t really make any mistakes in her arrangements. If Charlotte didn’t have a slight aversion to her, it would have been a rather enjoyable meal.

The restaurant offers the most authentic Chinese cuisine, leaning towards modified herbal dishes.

The food here loves to incorporate various herbs. Red dates, Codonopsis, Goji berries, and Astragalus are brewed into a fragrant chicken soup, filling the entire room with a faint herbal scent. A sip of the chicken soup spreads its rich and nourishing flavor throughout one’s mouth, warming even the stomach...

At the end, the woman known as Clove thoughtfully served two portions of red date cake, sprinkled lightly with osmanthus honey.

Charlotte enjoyed this quite a bit and finished her portion in one go. Atlas watched her devour it so quickly, smiling, and pushed his untouched portion in front of her.

Charlotte didn’t hesitate, didn’t even say thank you before continuing to eat it.

Watching this, the female manager called Clove found it a bit strange but maintained a smiling face with a hint of flattery as she said, ”President Hallow, earlier Junior President Hallow’s wife was also at the restaurant, just in the room next door, having lunch with her mother. Would you like to go over and say hello?”

The divorce between Amir and Ava was not publicly known; they had divorced in secret, so many people weren’t aware.

Ava was no longer the second young lady of the Hallow Family, but this female manager, thinking herself clever, wanted to be all things to all people, but ended up causing trouble instead.

Sometimes, you shouldn’t say too much, or pull too much into your relations, because the relationships between people are like the sea; it seems calm, but who knows how many reefs lie beneath?

Just like now, she and Atlas look like a normal couple out for a meal together, but who knows they were almost at each other’s throats in the hospital just a moment ago?

Charlotte laughed coldly in her heart, said nothing, put down the small fork in her hand after finishing the last piece of red date cake, and then took a sip of the green tea that came with the dessert and started to peruse her phone.

Atlas maintained a blank face, his expression indifferent, without saying anything, he took Charlotte’s hand and led her out.

Seeing Atlas’s attitude, Clove realized that he wasn’t planning to greet Ava and her mother, so she awkwardly smiled and carefully followed behind them all the way to the door.

Atlas Hallow was driving while pondering how Ava and her mother, who had left the Hallow Family with nothing, could possibly afford to dine here?

Such things may seem small, but they immediately put him on alert. He wasn’t worried about Ava spending money on a meal; such matters had nothing to do with him.

His concern was where this money came from.

Someone like Ava was unlikely to work, and even if she did, she couldn’t earn enough to afford such a restaurant.

He was the one who kicked Ava and her mother out, but if someone was funding them, then they were opposing him, and anyone who opposed him was an enemy.

Who could this person secretly opposing him be? Previously, it was Hailey, but this time it clearly wasn’t.

Because Hailey can no longer even afford to eat, she couldn’t possibly be giving money to help Ava and her mother live this kind of life, so where did their money come from?

Dining in such a restaurant could easily cost thousands, even tens of thousands, which is normal.

If Ava were still the second young lady of the Hallow Family, spending this kind of money wouldn’t be difficult, but she had been kicked out by him with nothing, so where did this money come from?

Atlas was always mindful of these details; he wouldn’t leave any loose ends, nor could he allow Ava and her mother any more opportunities to act against the Hallow Family.

Therefore, the immediate priority was to find out where this money came from.

In the private room of the restaurant, Ava sat lazily in her chair. She had always been picky about her food; the Hallow Family’s chefs used to have to cook according to her preferences. Now, finding a decent meal was becoming somewhat difficult.

Her spirit had been quite low recently, even her appetite had declined, and her complexion had become sallow. This restaurant was the most famous in the city, especially its superbly stewed chicken soup because the chickens here were free-range on the mountains outside the city, fed on fine millet, goji berries, and red dates from a young age, taking at least half a year to rear. It’s the best for women’s energy and blood nourishment.

Almost all the wealthy ladies in the city are loyal fans of this restaurant’s chicken soup.

She used to come for meals every now and then, but her visits had become less frequent.

Ava drank slowly, imagining her complexion would improve after finishing this chicken soup, as expensive as drinking banknotes.

Before she finished the bowl, her phone rang.

Ella glanced at the phone number displayed and handed it over, advising, ”Be polite when talking to your mother-in-law, after all...”

Ella hadn’t even finished her sentence when Ava snapped back, ”Mom, is your brain broken? I’ve said it dozens of times, she’s not my mother-in-law.”

They’d been divorced for so long, what mother-in-law?

She was no longer part of the Hallow Family, and Kinsley had nothing to do with her.

At most, she was just an inexhaustible wallet.

It was fortunate she had handed that recorder to Kinsley, and fortunate that Kinsley had found the opportunity for Charlotte to hear it.

The Hallow Family servants said Atlas had kept Charlotte confined to the Hallow Family for some time, and that shameless woman had even fallen from the upstairs. It was truly satisfying to hear.

Her finger slid to the answer button, greeting coldly, ”Hello...”

”Ava, what are you doing?” Kinsley on the other end seemed quite angry, her tone rising a few notches.

It was simply inexplicable?

”I didn’t do anything, what’s up?” Ava drank the chicken soup lackadaisically, the previously rich soup now tasted bland, completely ruining her mood.

”Why are you asking for more money? I saw the message you sent. I’ve given you so much money that an average family could live comfortably for several lifetimes.” Kinsley restrained her temper, thinking that should have been a one-time cutoff, but she hadn’t expected Ava to be greedy enough to ask her again.

It hadn’t even been two months since she gave Ava thirty million; did she think getting money from the Hallow Family was so easy?

At this rate, she would soon be drained dry by this woman.

”It’s not just me spending this money. Hailey Hill found me, and the money always has to be split in half with her, or she’d expose everything about us. You see, you’re afraid I’ll expose you, and I’m afraid Hailey would rat me out, so I have to meet Hailey’s demands, but you must meet mine. Fun, isn’t it?” Ava’s tone carried a touch of sarcasm amidst the calmness, creating a very uncomfortable feeling.

”I can’t give you any more money, it’s already more than enough...” Kinsley said angrily, feeling like she had been thoroughly trapped this time.

”What does thirty million mean to the Hallow Clan? If Atlas knew you caused the incident that made his beloved woman miscarry, do you think he wouldn’t kill you?” Ava couldn’t help but chuckle while saying this, and the thought of stirring up trouble within the Hallow Family delighted her.

”Don’t think you’re safe in Europe, running away from these matters. I’ll be waiting for you to transfer the next sum.” Ava said before hanging up. Besides money, she really didn’t want to talk to Kinsley any more.

This money wasn’t used solely by her; nowadays, mothers are becoming more competent, she didn’t expect Hailey’s mother would cause such a mess. If the money wasn’t given, and it reached Amir, they’d all be doomed. It was better to ask Kinsley for more money, so everyone could survive.

Everyone was gambling, betting on who would dare to speak up about these matters. Hailey could tell Amir the recorder was given to Ava, and Ava could say she never used it, it was given to Kinsley.

But based on her understanding of Amir, everyone involved in these matters likely wouldn’t have a good ending...

Returning to the Hallow residence, Charlotte went straight to the bedroom, but Atlas didn’t follow, heading directly to the study instead.

Charlotte kept wondering how her plan got exposed today?

It was truly odd, by the time Atlas went there, he had already confirmed she was undergoing that little procedure.

Where exactly did things go wrong? Charlotte paced back and forth in the bedroom, trying to piece together a clue.

Meanwhile, Atlas sat in the study, a cigarette between his fingers, exhaling thin wisps of smoke from his narrow lips as he pondered who else in the city was opposing him?

Both of them were lost in their own thoughts...