Chapter 535: Concept of Family

On that night, Gabi told Aden about the Lee and Li Corps.

She knew that investigating this would take a few days, so she was a little confident that her grandfather still have the time to get out.

"Little girl… this information is very specific, isn't it?"

Just hearing this man calling her little girl is already enough to make her irritated. "I am not little!"

"Oh…. Is that so?"

He was laughing on the other line. Was that so funny? She gritted her teeth. "If you don't want to talk to me, then please give the phone to Mr. Archy."

"Hey, you really are so serious. Why are you acting like that? Hm? And why do you want to talk to Archy, do you love him?"

"…" What the hell? Is this man serious? "That is none of your business."

"Oh? You do? Huh. Well, all I can say is that Mr. Archy doesn't like kids."

"Can you stop that?"

"Stop what?"

"Stop calling me a kid!"

"Hey, don't get too defensive. I am just stating facts here. That's right. Mr. Archy doesn't like kids."

Again, the man was laughing at her. "Next time I see you… I am going to smack you in the face."

"Oh? Then… can you reach me?"

"…" What the hell? "I can. You think I am short!"

"You are short."

"…" Is this man going to kill her from anger?

"Ah, I should start calling you shorty. Hahaha…"

"If you won't stop, I am ending the call."

"Hey, chill… It is going to make you look older. I was just trying to make you laugh."

"You have a weird way of making people laugh."

"Anyway, are you sure about this information?"

Finally, the man had gotten serious. "Yes. I am positive. Please check their suppliers or the buildings. I am sure that something is going on. The chairman might not be aware of this. So… "

"Ah, so there is a corruption involve? Hmmm… Are you trying to get rid of corrupt people, Miss Sutton?"

"No."

"Then… you are doing this for profit?"

"That is none of your business."

"Heh. You really are cold."

She heard him chuckle. "Well… I am about to go back there. So I will take care of everything. Don't do anything stupid."

"I won't do anything."

"And don't try to do anything else to the Sealey Family."

That made her quiet. What does he mean by that? "What about the Sealey Family?"

"They are not from Du Empire. That's the only thing that you have to know. Though they tried to scheme against you, they lost in the end. So no need to do anything anymore."

Gabi pursed her lips. Of course, no one would understand why she wanted to destroy the Sealey Family. People may think she is evil for doing something like this to such a warm and kind family. But she doesn't care. Everyone who made her suffer in the previous life is going to hell in this timeline.

Of course, Gabi knew that she isn't some God, that she doesn't have the right to punish people because of the sins that they haven't committed in this lifetime. But she doesn't care. To her, they deserve to suffer.

They deserve to feel her pain.

"I will think about that," Gabi responded after a long silence. She heard Aden let out another sigh on the other line.

"Alright then. It seems that I cannot stop you. This is troublesome. I would rather sleep. Ugh. I don't want to do anything."

"…" What was this? This man is really weird. What sleep? Why was he acting like a boss? Isn't he someone working for Archy?

"Alright, I will talk to you later. My people are around you, so no need to worry about your security."

"Thank you."

"Right."

The other already ended the call. Without saying goodbye. That man is really irritating. It's weird how Aden looked handsome and kind on the outside but is actually a manner-less scum. She straightened her back and went to the sofa inside her office.

It has been a stressful day. However, her conversation earlier with Earl was really nice. The man is indeed smart and kind. It was the same in her previous life, too. This was the reason why Alfons easily took advantage of him.

However, the only thing that had been bugging Gabi is the fact that Earl didn't want to become the next CEO. Gabi didn't want to become a CEO either, as it was best for her to work behind the scenes. But Earl Ren started talking about family and how important it is for him. The Family needed to survive no matter what. And to do that, they needed to follow a certain hierarchy.

Compared to other families, the Ren family didn't encounter any mishaps because of this concept. Survival. No matter what, it is important to survive.

But in the previous timeline, they didn't survive, and that was because of her. Because she was too soft and let Alfons manipulate her. The destruction of the Ren Family was because of her stupidity.

Gabi snorted and got herself a glass of wine.

Now everything was clear to her.

In the previous timeline, the reason why Earl was so nice to Alfons wasn't that he was naive. No, Earl was smart. However, he was trained to think that the heir was Gabi and that he should support Gabi all the time. At that time, Gabi's world revolved around her brother.

Thus, Earl supported this decision. He became close to Alfons as a way to support the next heir of the Family. At the end of the day, it was still Gabi's fault.

Everything happened because she didn't understand the concept of family and valued the wrong people. Growing up, she knew that the Ren Family had always been close. This was the reason why they have their own resting house.

And yet, she was foolish enough to get close to a stranger.

Ugh, just the thought of it made her angry.

Anyway, it is all the past now. She needed to have a firm grip on her goals and focus on what she could do in this lifetime.