Chapter 301

301 Charlie’s Ignorance
Charlie had heard of Lucas’ appointment as Secretary-General and recognized him immediately.
Beaming, he greeted the latter, “Good day, Mr. Keller!”
Lucas suppressed his rage as he looked at Charlie impassively, “And
you are?”
“Charlie Shepherd of the Shepherd family in Southdale. We’re rather
big in the medical industry,” Charlie introduced himself with a gleam.
in his eyes. “My father and I have met you before.”
Standing next to Lucas, Roland Lewis interjected, “Mr. Keller, the
Shepherds have provided the resources we needed to rescue those
abducted children-”
Lucas cut him off brusquely, “You know him?”
Roland blinked before answering, “Yes. The Shepherds run a
renowned social enterprise in Southdale. You might not know this, sir,
but they have the most advanced medical equipment and treatment
methods. They might be one of the best in the country.”
“Oh?” Lucas’ expression was inscrutable. “If my memory serves me well, the Shepherds and the
Gibsons were close friends, yes?”
Everyone stiffened when they heard this, and the team that had been
trailing Lucas grew uneasy.
“Mr. Keller, our family-” Charlie began to explain nervously.
Lucas cut him off with a low chuckle. Although he sounded affable,
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his words were pointed as he spoke. “The Shepherd family must be quite a force if their son could have
our hero thrown out of the
premises with a simple order.”
Hero? Charlie wondered who it was. Disbelief filled his eyes when he realized that Lucas was talking
about Wynter. How could a bumpkin
like her be the hero in question?
However, his jaw dropped as Lucas brushed past him and
approached Wynter. The Shepherds were too full of themselves to
see what Wynter had been getting up to since they bade her good
riddance at the manor.
That said, Charlie had caught wind of her popular livestreaming, but
he doubted she could go far as a streamer, famous or not. He likened
her to a peddler whose beauty was her only advantage and did not
bother to stay on top of her recent activities.
As such, he gaped helplessly at the older, influential men around him,
hoping they could enlighten him about the situation at hand.
Some of these men had close ties to the Shepherd family, and even they had broken out in cold sweat.
One of them sensed that something was amiss and quickly feigned anger. “What’s wrong with the
Shepherds? Charlie has no right to kick anyone out of this event!”
Lucas paid no attention to these men and their swaying loyalties. He merely came to a stop before
Wynter and offered her a handshake.
He said in a strong and clear voice, “Dr. Genius, allow me to thank you on behalf of the women and
children who were rescued.”
Chap 301 Charles Ignorance
“You’re too kind, Mr. Keller.” Wynter gave him a courteous smile, her posture straight and elegant. “The
operation wouldn’t have been a success without your leadership and excellent decision-making.”
At this point, everyone at the event had craned their necks to behold this scene. Charlie, in particular,
was so stumped that his expression
was comically slack.
Lucas, the Secretary-General himself, had gone up to shake the hand of a young lady in front of all the
cameras. As if this weren’t shocking enough, his words of gratitude to the young lady had everyone in
an
uproar.
The audience began exchanging looks and forgot all about the
Shepherds.
Village and risked
“Dr. Genius? She’s the one who went to Paradise
her life getting evidence for the police!” someone cried.
“I watched the entire thing on livestream! Everyone, that’s the person we should be thanking for saving
our children!” another exclaimed
“The case would never have been cracked without her!”
At once, the parents of the abduction victims all rose to their feet. They weren’t so foolish as to not
recognize the true hero of the day.
Lucas shot an icy look in Charlie’s direction. “Seems like someone is eager to steal the thunder. I
suppose I should look into the medical industry to see if there’s anything amiss.”
“Mr. Keller, there’s been a misunderstanding!” Nelson, who had
hurried over to the scene, explained anxiously.
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A Secretary-General worth his weight in gold would know that something was wrong here. Lucas
snorted. “A misunderstanding? The young Mr. Shepherd here wanted to have our hero thrown out by
security, and you want to pass that off as a misunderstanding?
He looked around and said authoritatively, “Is there anyone here who hasn’t seen or doesn’t know the
hero of this operation? If so, leave at
once!”
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