At Wen family residence
The moonlight was shining through the window as Charles walked into the living room. Ryan, about to go upstairs after he had his dinner, stopped when he saw his brother. "Charles, you came back."
All the servants and housekeepers greeted Charles in unison.
"Hmm." Charles nodded at them casually.
"Mr. Wen, would you like to have some dinner?" the nanny eagerly asked him.
"No, thanks. You may leave now." Charles waved his hand at them but his gaze was on Ryan the entire time
"Yes."
"When did you come back from S City?" Charles asked casually.
"I arrived yesterday."
"And is everything going well?"
"Yes. Everything is fine. Anyway, if there's nothing else, I think I'll go upstairs," Ryan calmly replied.
"Don't you want to talk to me?" Slowly walking towards the living room sofa, Charles unbuttoned his shirt, with a faint smirk on the corner of his mouth. "I'm your brother after all, Ryan. We have a deep brotherhood. Shouldn't we be able to get along?"
"You've always regarded me as an outsider. Now that you are back from abroad, why do you suddenly seem to care about my business?" Ryan asked, frowning. "If this is about the family business, you don't have to worry. I have no plans of competing with you."
"Wow, I don't know if I should be relieved or sad hearing what you just said. You don't believe that I'm here for your own good?" Charles said, laughing.
"I really don't believe you."
Charles burst out into laughter. His voice had hints of both playfulness and gloom. "I don't care if you believe me or not, Ryan. But it seems like all my efforts have been in vain. It took me a while, but I watched Le Bar's surveillance footage."
Ryan's face turned white as a sheet. "You know about that?" he asked, staring at Charles. "Why would you check the surveillance footage? I honestly don't remember what happened that night. But if you want to tell Dad, then go ahead."
"You got me wrong." The smile on Charles' face was unfathomable. "You probably don't understand what I mean. You have no idea how much it surprised me. This girl, Leona, is really scheming!"
"What are you talking about?" Ryan's eyes were doubtful.
"Things are not always as they seem. Sometimes, what you see with your eyes is not the actual truth. And if you keep avoiding it, you'll end up falling into someone's trap." The smile at the corners of Charles' mouth deepened as he intentionally stressed the word "trap." He continued, "I still think that you and Fiona are more suitable for each other. Don't you like Fiona? And as your elder brother, I suggest you go have a look at it, or you'll surely regret it for the rest of your life."
With that said, Charles headed towards the second floor. He meaningfully patted Ryan on the shoulder as he passed by.
'Oh my dear brother. Our father always feels like he owes you a lot, so he treats you so much better. Although you said you wouldn't fight for it, it doesn't mean our father wouldn't give it to you. Everything in the Wen family should have belonged to me. Your sudden appearance made me quite upset. I have to find somet
you fast forward it?"
As the assistant fast forwarded it, Gary pretended to be surprised. "Wait," he said. He paused the video, and they happened to see Leona standing outside the door of the bathroom. Gary pointed at her and said, "Isn't this Leona? She's a waitress at our bar! Do you know her?"
"What did you just say? Waitress? Leona works here as a waitress?" Ryan asked, frowning.
"Yes, the woman she was chatting with is her colleague. Continue the video," commanded Gary.
The video showed Leona chatting with a coquettish woman outside the bathroom. The woman snuck Leona something and smirked. The sight of this made Ryan's eyes immediately darken.
Leona then went back to the booth, holding something in her hand. She slipped the powder into Ryan's drink secretly while nobody was watching. They then competed for the wine glass. Ryan drank the entire glass in one gulp. A few moments later, he felt dizzy and Leona supported him to the private booth.
Ryan's hands were now clenched into fists.
Noticing Ryan's reaction, Gary understood what was coming. "Sir, you can continue watching this alone. We'll go out first."
"Thank you." Ryan nodded. His eyes were hollow, staring at the screen, and his body gradually became very cold.
Andrew was still waiting inside the car. He saw Ryan walking out of the bar, his face looking very pale.
Andrew got out of the car immediately and asked him, "Is everything alright? What happened?"
The corners of Ryan's mouth twitched. He wanted to laugh but at the same time, he felt depressed. "Where is Fiona?"
Andrew was stunned and very confused. "Well, at this time, she should be at the company."
"Drive me to the company, now please. I want to see her." There was a look of desire and love in Ryan's eyes, and his Adam's apple rolled. "Please hurry up. I need to see her soon."
"Okay. Please get in the car. We will go to the company straight away."
Ryan got into the car, looking anxious. Unfortunately, there was some traffic on the way, and he just wished that the car could speed up as fast as possible.