Watching Merlin get into the car without looking back, Dave was still inexplicably irritated, throwing his coat angrily onto the sofa.
“If you have the guts to leave, then never come back!” His voice echoed throughout the building.
Her expression went blank for a second, then she looked up and urged the driver to leave without hesitation.
“Mr. Carlson, Miss Olson… she really left.”
Dave’s face darkened and he abruptly stopped. “Which direction did she go?”
“South of the city.”
That was his nemesis Isaac’s territory.
That hypocritical woman, speaking so coldly one minute and then eagerly going to his nemesis to side with him the next.
He glanced at her disdainfully with his narrow eyes, arrogantly saying, “Lily just gave Isaac a big gift a few days ago, there’s no need for Merlin to embarrass herself again.”
Although he didn’t know what the gift was, Lily had assured him that Isaac would not cause him any more trouble in the near future.
"If she gets kicked out or harassed, I won't go to save her," he said this, yet paced back and forth in the study, oblivious to the overflowing teacup spilling onto the floor.
That evening, when Dave inquired about Merlin's movements for the sixth time, Lily, as delicate as a willow in the breeze, pushed open the door.
Thinking it was Merlin finally returning to beg him, Dave's lips curled into a smug smile.
"I told you you'd come begging me sooner or later, I was right."
"Luckily, she's with someone as good as me, letting her be. If it were someone else..." Turning around and seeing it was Lily, his face instantly fell.
"Dave... If you're worried about Sister Merlin, go ahead. Anyway, Joel and I just have a bad case of the flu, at most we'll faint, it's nothing serious."
Usually, Lily feigned magnanimity, making Dave feel incredibly sorry for her, wishing he could stay with her 24/7.
This time, he turned and ran, only realizing his rudeness at the door. He hurriedly waved, signaling her to take care of herself.
The moment he burst out the door, even the wind felt free.
Dave was like a warrior cutting through thorns to rescue a princess trapped in a castle, full of vigor and high spirits. But the next moment, he was stopped in his tracks by a servant's terrified scream.
"Mr. Carlson, something terrible has happened! Miss Franco and her child have both vomited blood and gone into shock. They're dying!"
He froze on the spot, not moving.
"Before Miss Franco fainted, she said that the 50 million investments would be transferred to the company immediately and that you shouldn't worry about her life or death, just go find Miss Olson."
He raised his hand to his temples, the pent-up frustration in his chest turning into a long sigh and he had no choice but to turn away.
But the tension and worry in his eyes were gone. He mechanically repeated the action of covering himself with the blanket all night, looking extremely unwilling yet having no choice but to comply.
The next morning, Dave received news of Isaac's engagement. The bride's face was deliberately blurred, but her figure looked strangely familiar.
Dave didn't pay much attention and quietly slipped out, intending to check if Merlin was dead.
If she were smart enough to reveal her relationship with him, Isaac probably wouldn't make things too difficult.
"Mr. Carlson! Lily planted a virus on the company computer and transferred all our confidential documents and investment funds!"
At the entrance of the manor, Dave stumbled, almost bumping into a life-sized engagement display board.
"How is that possible? She just transferred the investment funds."
In the sunlight, the bride's face was bathed in a golden glow. He didn't care to look, but his heart suddenly skipped a beat, as if something of the most important thing in his life was slowly slipping away.
"The finance department just discovered that the investment funds were transferred anonymously under Miss Merlin's name."
Dave's eyes widened in astonishment.
