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Philip seemed to have a general idea of what had happened. He nced at Josh before responding, “Josh will handle the matter appropriately. Personal affairs will not interfere with his work. Besides, our security team also bears responsibility for allowing unauthorized personnel inside. We cannot ce all the me on Josh alone.”
Alvin’s face turned livid, as though he had never expected Philip to side with Josh so tantly,pletely disregarding his authority.
“Mr. Alvin, I am currently in charge of the amusement park. Leave this matter to me,” Philip added, effectively implying that Alvin was overstepping his bounds.
Alvin was so furious he was practically steaming. If it had been anyone other than Philip, his brother, he would have already thrown them out.
“Fine. If something like this happens again, you will share the responsibility with him,” Alvin snapped before storming off.
Watching him leave, I let out a sigh of relief.
Philip turned to Josh and said, “Write a report detailing what happened. As for the damages, I will arrange for repairs. The cost will be covered by either you or yourpany.”
His statement was professional and impartial, demonstrating a sense of fairness.
Josh was not one to shirk responsibility. He simply responded with a single word: “Understood.”
Philip nodded slightly and left. He did not look at me, but I knew that if it had not been for me, he would never have sided with Josh.
His feelings for me were both direct and restrained. He was even willing to oppose Alvin for my sake.
Seeing him like this made me feel both guilty and powerless to repay him.
Now that the matter was resolved, I no longer had any reason to stay. I nced at Josh before turning to leave.
However, just as I drove out of the amusement park, Alvin’s car blocked my path. He stepped out, yanked open my car door, got in, and ordered, “Drive.”
I had no idea what he intended to do, and I replied, “If you have something to say, Mr. Dolton, just say it. I have work to get to.”
“I said, drive!” he snapped, tugging at his cor in frustration.
He was like a lion with ruffled fur–provoking him would lead to no good. I gripped the steering wheel and asked, “Where does Mr. Dolton want to go?”
“Just drive,” Alvin shouted again.
Knowing further argument was pointless, I stepped on the gas and drove away.
He did not say where he wanted to go, but I knew exactly where to take him–I headed toward the Dolton family
estate.
Alvin realized something was off and asked, “Who said I wanted to go home?”
“Well, you never said you did not,” I countered, determined to push back.
“Zoe, are you trying to drive me insane?” Alvin growled. “That Josh–you saw it yourself–he is not someone simple. He got involved with people from the underworld, people who dared to vandalize Dolton Group property. Do you have any idea how powerful they must be? Can you even imagine what else they might do?”
I understood that he was warning me to stay away from Josh, fearing that I would be a target.
“Have you forgotten, Mr. Dolton?” I replied. “Once, a girl who liked you locked me in a hospital morgue and warned me to leave you. She said if I did not, I would end up as one of the corpses. Yet I survived, and I remained your girlfriend.” My words made Alvin’s expression turn extremely ugly.
I looked Alvin straight in the eyes and said with unwavering determination, stating, “I, Zoe Kemp, am not someone who backs down from threats. Nor do I run away at the first sign of trouble.”
“Zoe, do not be ungrateful!” Alvin roared, pulling off his tie and wrapping it around his wrist.
“Alvin, we have nothing to do with each other anymore,” I stated. “Whether I live or die is none of your concern. You have people in your life who need you more.”
Just as I finished speaking, my phone received a message. The screen shed as it connected to the car’s disy.
It was a message from Thea: [Zoe, I am waiting for you here.] Below it was a location link.
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