Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1457

Speak of the devil, enemies truly do cross paths on narrow roads. Standing right outside the elevator was the incredibly pompous Brian, accompanied by his massive entourage. He was leisurely rolling two glossy, century old walnuts in his hand, producing a rhythmic clicking sound. Upon seeing the couple in the elevator, a sickeningly warm, grandfatherly smile instantly plastered itself across Brian's face.

"Ah, James! You have been back in the country for a while now, have you not? Why have you not found the time to come sit with your uncle and share a cup of tea? Could it be that now you have made a name for yourself out in the world, you have grown estranged from your own family?"

James's dark eyes swept over the older man coldly, an oppressive aura instantly flooding the space. "Uncle Brian is a busy man handling ten thousand matters a day. I would not dare interrupt you casually."

As if completely deaf to the heavy sarcasm, Brian's smile only deepened, but the direction of his words sharply pivoted. "We are family. There is no such thing as an interruption. Oh, by the way, James, I just sent some people to pick up your mother. She is staying at my private estate now."

James's gaze instantly turned lethal.

Sighing dramatically, Brian put on a perfectly faked expression of helplessness. "I really had no other choice. I heard she accidentally offended your Aunt Martha. Your Uncle Ken was so terrified of catching the crossfire that he publicly announced he is completely washing his hands of your mother's fate." Brian stopped rolling the walnuts, staring directly into James's eyes. "James, if you still harbor resentment toward her and have no intention of looking after her... Well, as her brother in law, I cannot just watch her sleep on the streets. I suppose I will just have to reluctantly hand her over to Martha to deal with. What do you say?"

The threat was incredibly heavy. Brian clearly knew James would never willingly set foot in his territory, which was exactly why he was using Shelly as bait to force his hand. But James had already grown completely apathetic toward his mother's life or death. The woman had chilled his heart to the absolute core with her endless, cruel betrayals. Just as James was about to coldly reject him, Emmy immediately reached out and wrapped her hand around James's wrist, feeling the tense, bulging veins beneath his skin.

Looking at Brian, Emmy flashed a soft, polite smile. "Uncle Brian, please do not say that. We have just been incredibly busy lately, which is why we have not formally visited your estate. You must have heard that our previous residence was bombed. We have been living in constant fear recently, barely even daring to step out of the door. I was actually just telling my husband upstairs that, no matter what, we absolutely had to find time to pay you a proper visit."

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