Unexpectedly Sweet Flash Marriage

Chapter 54 Mr. Riley was Indeed a Sly Fox

Chapter 54 Mr. Riley was Indeed a Sly Fox

Adeline didn't know why, but when she saw Curtis' WhatsApp message, it felt as if she could hear his warm voice, as gentle as a mountain breeze, ringing in her ears. She suddenly felt her cheeks grow warm.

Melissa rolled her eyes when she saw this.

"I can't stand you two. You're already texting each other right after separating. Hey, your Mr. Riley is a bit clingy."

Adeline had no secrets from Melissa and felt embarrassed to say, "I told him about Logan's proposal last night, and then we both said we should date. He's asking for my opinion right now."

Melissa felt a sourness in her teeth and shuddered. "Hey, Adeline, haven't you noticed that you didn't show this much affection when you were with Logan before?"

"Is that so?" Adeline didn't really feel anything.

Melissa rolled her eyes. "What do you mean by starting to date again? Aren't you two already dating? It's making single persons like me feel so sour!"

Saying that, Melissa muttered to herself, "But as your best friend, I feel like Curtis is so much better than his nephew!"

Adeline didn't pay much attention to what Melissa was saying. She walked and replied to Curtis.

"Okay, tell me about the plans."

She felt that it was better to listen and consider, or else his friends would teach him some tricks like buying handbags!

Curtis quickly replied, "My friend said that dating should start with getting to know each other. There are several plans for getting to know each other: Blind date, Online dating, Chance encounter in the rain, Campus encounter, Friend's dinner gathering, and Participating in outdoor activities..."

Adeline quickly glanced at the options and considering Curtis's leg condition, she ultimately chose a more reliable one, "Let's go with a blind date."

Curtis, "Okay, Miss Burton, see you tonight at 7 pm by the lakefront restaurant. I'll be wearing gold- rimmed glasses and holding a pink rose."

Adeline bit her lip, finding it really like a blind date. She replied, "Okay, Mr. Riley, see you tonight."

After sending the message, Adeline and Melissa hurried back to school.

Once she arrived at the office, Adeline searched online for some blind date tips.

She had never been on a blind date before, and her engagement with Logan was arranged by old Mrs. Riley.

Back then, she had accidentally saved old Mrs. Riley, who was grateful and decided to set up this marriage for her.

During their university years, Logan took the initiative to meet her. Their first meeting took place at the Archaeological Research Institute. Logan introduced many interesting artifacts to her, and she didn't feel awkward at all.

Now, as she was about to officially meet Curtis for the first time, Adeline felt it would be better to do some research.

...

On the other side, after Adeline left the luxury store, Steffen went to settle the bill and then pushed Curtis away.

"Mr. Riley, that woman just now was named Hannah. She's the girl who wanted to meet you at the hospital last time and also the one who sent you the video of Hannah's marriage proposal."

"Hmm," Curtis replied calmly. "Keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't harm my wife."

"Huh?" Steffen looked somewhat surprised. "Don't you want to eliminate her?"

Curtis casually tapped the armrest of his wheelchair with his slender fingers as he spoke with a calm tone.

"Not for now. After all, she is someone my wife knows through her circle of friends. I don't want to go too far. It might scare her. In addition, I want to leave a good impression on my wife."

After pausing for a moment, Curtis added, "Arrange someone to give her a little pressure. If she still insists on approaching us without knowing the consequences, when the opportunity arises, we'll conveniently push her away like a chess piece."

Steffen understood right away.

Mr. Riley meant that he hadn't figured out how to handle her properly yet.

When there's a suitable chance to completely get rid of her cleanly, he would push her towards her demise.

Ah, he learned something, indeed!

He truly was a cunning fox!

"Also, I just received news that the archaeological team is only left with some finishing work. Logan seems to be intending to take a leave from the research institute and come back. And... if he can't take a leave, he will be back in less than a week."

"So soon? Wasn't it said that it would take three months?" Curtis furrowed his brows.

"Yes, originally it was an imperial tomb. Now they have developed a cemetery, and they can't access the core tomb. It's said to be difficult, with a significant funding gap. The research institute is worried that if they invest heavily, it may damage the tomb, so they made the decision not to continue with in-depth research for now."

Curtis's eyebrows furrowed even more, and he decisively said, "Find a way immediately to secure investment for that project, find excellent talents for reinforcement, and at any cost, stall Logan!"

Steffen replied, "Yes."

Darkness flashed through Curtis's eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses.

He couldn't let Logan come back ahead of time to ruin everything.

Logan couldn't come back until he had fully gained Adeline's heart!

Steffen escorted Curtis back to the office.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Curtis summoned all the high-level executives of the group to the meeting room of that run-down company and held an urgent meeting in secret.

These people were all loyal to Mr. Riley. Being suddenly called over, they were both excited and anxious.

"Mr. Riley called us here suddenly. It must be a big project!"

"Definitely! Mr. Riley is still laying low, so calling us for a meeting, it must be a multi-billion-dollar project!"

A group of executives arrived at a rundown meeting room, but their hearts were boiling with excitement.

They had a feeling of rolling up their sleeves and getting to work!

As soon as they sat down, Curtis, who was seated at the head, asked, "Tell me about your blind date experiences. One by one."

The executives were all puzzled.

At this moment, one executive quietly added the others to a WhatsApp group and sent a message, "Answer well. I guess Mr. Riley definitely wants to develop a game about blind dates. It's a hot topic nowadays."

"Yes, yes, that's it!"

"Being single is an important social topic! This project is potential."

Most of these executives were men in their forties. Now, they all shared their experiences, and Curtis earnestly recorded each one.

Look at how seriously Mr. Riley was taking this. It must be a big project!

...

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A young man in his late twenties, dressed in flashy attire, walked into a private room.

He was Alexander Webb, the person in charge of Bold Axe and a distant nephew of Victoria.

Alexander swaggered into the room and saw that Victoria had a sour expression on her face. He quickly poured her a cup of tea and asked, "Aunt, who upset you?"

Without responding, Victoria countered with a question, "Why did you call me out?"

Alexander sighed deeply, "What else could it be? Just to thank you for warning me earlier and helping me find a scapegoat to be the legal representative. Otherwise, I would have been in jail by now. But, I can't come up with the 10 million investment right now."

Victoria glanced at Alexander and noticed that he didn't know that she was responsible for his company being exposed. So she generously said, "Forget it, I know about your family's situation. You finally managed to start a business, and now this happens. You don't have to repay the 10 million."

She said that, but in reality, Victoria knew that her nephew wouldn't be able to come up with the 10 million even if she forced him. It was better to be a favor in return.

Upon hearing that, Alexander's eyes suddenly brightened.

"Aunt, you're truly righteous! Aunt, if you need anything from Alexander in the future, just say it. I will do whatever it takes."

Victoria's expression brightened at his words. She didn't expect this unexpected gain.

So, she hesitated and said, "To be honest, Aunt has had a headache recently."

"Aunt, just tell me!"

Victoria and Alexander were similar in nature, so she didn't bother hiding it and directly told him about her plan to manipulate Adeline.

"What bothers me now is that Logan is coming back, and I don't know how this woman will complain to him!"

Alexander's mouth curled up into a smile, "Isn't that simple? Aunt, leave this matter to me. It's not difficult to make a woman obedient."

"Really? Do you have a good solution?"

"Sleep with her, record a video, and use that to threaten her! I don't believe that when Logan returns, she'll still dare to gossip!"

Victoria's expression darkened, feeling hesitant, and she replied, "Well... that doesn't seem right, does it?"

"Oh come on, Aunt, just pretend you don't know! I'll take care of it."

Upon hearing this, a slight smirk formed at the corner of Victoria's mouth, and she didn't say anything more.

...

Soon, it was time for Curtis and Adeline's first blind date.

Curtis changed into several different outfits, bought pink roses, and arrived at the restaurant half an hour early, waiting anxiously.