Chapter 299 - Are we on repeat? (8)

18 April, Municipal Courthouse, City K

Lexi paused and said, "You want to curse me Chester."

"Not curse you Lexi, but there will be fallout. We know what the mob princess will do."

"She would not be that dumb to have her brother come after me, you, Phillip or Andrew. The wife, brother, and brothers-in-law of a military General. It will cause too much heat on both his legitimate and illegitimate businesses."

Chester quietly said "That is obvious Lexi. Warren Gong is highly intelligence. From what I recall reading about him recently in a business feature he graduated university with a doctoral degree at eighteen or nineteen. Plus is the rumours are enough by the same age he had risen up the ranks within the family cartel to be one of the top men, brushing past older extended family members and key lieutenants that had taken years to work up the cartel ranks."

"I know, but I know something you do not…" came Lexi in a sing-song voice.

"Spill."

"Do not tell Andrew."

"What in the world have you gotten Sally into. He will kill you if she is hurt in any way."

"Hey, do not blame me, have a go at our sister-in-law, as I only found out last night," was Lexi's immediate defensive response. "Apparently when she did one of her advance classes at university Warren Gong was a lecturer, and she called him up. What she tells me is the deal she promised him, for simply arranging a meeting with my ex-mother-in-law was that his company bids would not simply be dismissed by Nang Enterprises when they called for project tenders but considered like all other legitimate tenders and every factor good and bad weighed up."

"Andrew will kill her, and John will do the same for striking that deal. He told me about the effort he made to ensure that Nang Enterprises would not consider anything to do with the Gong family."

"Did I say that she promised anything other than it they would not throw out the tender as it was received. As I understand it the tender will be evaluated like every other tender, and the concerns that had John seek the ban will be considered…"

"That is not as dumb as what it initially seems."

"Chester, we know that Sally is smart…"

"So why would she settle for our idiot brother."

Laughing, Lexi added "That is the power of love Chester, the power of love. She loves him, and we are part of the package, love it or loathe it." Pausing for a couple of seconds, she then added "We know that Warren Gong would not jeopardise the opportunity that Sally has offered him, even for his sister."

"Are you certain about that?"

"Think logically Chester. Your company is banned for years to access Nang Corporation tenders and you are given the opportunity to even have your tender considered. Would you throw away that opportunity to try and appease your problematic sister."

"Absolutely not. I want to expand my legitimate businesses."

There was a pause, and Lexi could almost hear Chester shaking his head, before he responded in a serious tone "Lexi, are you certain of this?"

"Chester, I am sick of the truth about Richard's death being hidden. As you said earlier the truth will set me free. I need this truth to be known wider."

"Hopefully letting that truth when you reveal the truth about Dominic's parentage will protect you. While I still think you need to be honest with Matthew and stop these proceedings in their tracks with that, as I have always told you I will abide by your wishes. Just do not put Phillip and I in the firing line if this goes bad."

"I know, you and I have talked about this multiple times since Matthew returned. Just be ready for the fallout." 

Before she could respond, Chester ended the call. Terminating the call on her end, Lexi looked around and noticed that no one had heard her call, and she moved towards the exit of the courthouse.

On reaching a point she could observe outside her former mother-in-law was surrounded by press, with that witch Madam Mo comforting her. She had this planned. Use the comfort of someone who becomes the mouthpiece to gain sympathy playing the poor grandparent cut off from spending reasonable time with her grandchild. Maybe Chester was right. Stop this in its tracks by revealing the truth about Dominic's parentage. No, now was not the time.

Taking a breath, Lexi walked out knowing the bodyguards would follow her. As she moved less than a dozen paces away from the courthouse doors press surrounded her calling our question after question, other than hearing her name she could make out nothing given each journalist was talking over the other.

Closing her eyes for a second to think, Lexi took a deep breath before saying "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am here for a matter that I cannot comment upon, nor will I be commenting about what happened last weekend…"

"So says the woman who is doing what every grandparent dread when their deceased child's spouse remarries. Cutting them out of their grandchild's life, leaving friends to have to pick up the pieces…"

"Madam Mo," responded Lexi as she turned to look directly at her "Be careful otherwise the court will deal with people who discuss matters that are not legally allowed to." Pausing for a couple of seconds "You can talk, you disown a daughter because she marries the love of her life and have not seen that daughter's children and your other daughter is so scared of you to even return home. But then, I am not surprised that you are trying to protect someone who has no idea to be a parent and hides their own child's problems."

"You b*tch, do not threaten my son…"

In a sweet sugary tone Lexi responded, "The easily found truth will win out Mother."

With that, Lexi turned and was quickly surrounded by the bodyguards and escorted away to lessening cursing from Madam Yao, and into a vehicle that whisked her away.

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