Chapter 26 Calling Someone Trash!

Joshua instantly froze.

However, he quickly shook his head and said, "It can't be him. I can't even afford 3.88 million. How could he afford it? He must have won the lottery or something."

He knew that Michael didn't have the habit of buying lottery tickets, so it was impossible for Michael to have won the lottery. He was certain it wasn't Michael who bought it.

His girlfriend nodded and looked at the watches with Joshua. In the end, Joshua bought her a watch worth several thousand, making her exuberantly happy.

...

"Wife, you said you have a surprise for me tonight. What is it?"

Back in their room, Michael couldn't wait to ask, overflowing with excitement.

He also became excited.

Having been married for three years, let alone doing anything intimate with Charlotte, he had never even kissed her. If it weren't for Charlotte getting drunk yesterday and him helping her undress, he wouldn't have even seen Charlotte in her lingerie.

And he was already twenty-five years old, how could he not have those kinds of thoughts?

"Michael."

Charlotte handed the two shopping bags in her hands to Michael and said, "I bought you two sets of clothes, Armani."

Michael was stunned.

So, the surprise she prepared for me was this, not that?

"What's wrong? Not surprised?" Charlotte frowned. She remembered Michael mentioning last night that she was the only one who had ever bought him new clothes from childhood to adulthood. So, she bought him two branded outfits as a surprise, but she didn't expect him to be unimpressed.

"Uh...surprised, very surprised." Michael snapped back to his senses and chuckled, accepting the two shopping bags. He looked inside and saw a suit, even underwear was bought for him. That did make him quite surprised.

"It's about right." Charlotte proudly said, "The watch you bought me was just a cheap knock-off, but these two Armani outfits I bought are the real deal. They cost me seven to eight thousand. You dare not be surprised? I'll punch you!"

She raised her small fist to demonstrate her threat to Michael.

Michael chuckled foolishly. He found her arrogant and cute demeanor very likeable!

"It's Grandpa's birthday in a few days. Think of what gift to get him to ease the tension between you two. Don't buy fakes again."

After saying that, she took out her phone, transferred ten thousand yuan to Michael, and then climbed onto the bed.

Michael smiled wryly. When did he ever buy fake goods? The watch he bought was genuine!

...

The next day at Nexus Industries.

Natalie Mitchell was working when Michael suddenly walked in.

"Third Young Master, why are you here?" Natalie Mitchell stopped her work and smiled as she asked.

Michael scratched his head and smiled, "Nexus Industries is big, so there must be some antiques for me to give as gifts, right?"

Natalie Mitchell stood up while smiling. "Since Third Young Master has found me, if I don't give you any, the chairman will find out and fire me."

"Follow me then."

She waved her hand and walked out of the office, leading Michael into a locked secret room.

In the secret room, there were at least hundreds of different-sized brocade boxes, all of which had an antique and exquisite appearance, clearly used for storing valuable antiques.

"These are all antiques and treasures that wealthy businessmen from various cities in the South Province wanted to send as gifts to Nexus Industries for cooperation. I keep them all here. Every year, Butler Frank comes to select the genuine ones and takes them away while destroying the fakes. I'm not knowledgeable about antiques, so I don't know which ones are real or fake. So, Third Young Master, it's up to you to choose. “Natalie Mitchell said,

Michael nodded and began picking through the pile of antiques. Mostly counterfeits, but in the end, Michael chose a gilded Buddha statue from the Yongle period, which was the most satisfactory genuine piece, and he carefully placed it in a gift box.

Just as Michael was about to leave, Natalie Mitchell suddenly said, 'By the way, young master, this morning, the Butler Frank called me and said that your grandfather's people conducted a DNA test using your blood to confirm that you are indeed your grandfather's grandson. In the next few days, your grandfather's people will come to Zenith City to find you. Butler Frank wants you to prepare yourself. Once your grandfather's people arrive, young master's success will be assured.'

Michael frowned and couldn't help but ask curiously, 'Who is my grandfather?'

Nine Tripod Group, one of the top privately-owned enterprises in Aldia City and the grandfather, as the helm of the Nine Tripod Group, has a considerable reputation throughout the nation.

The number of people who could make him scared can be counted on one's fingers, apart from those big shots in the cabinet and a few others.

Therefore, Michael found it hard to imagine what kind of person his grandfather was to make his grandfather so fearful that he would pass on the inheritance of the Nine Tripod Group to him, the grandson he disliked the most.

However, one thing is certain, that is, his grandfather is more impressive than his grandfather or holds great power or has a strong influence. 'I actually don't know who your grandfather is,' Natalie Mitchell shrugged helplessly.

'Let it be.' Michael didn't dwell on it any longer; he would understand when the time was right...

On the second day, around six in the evening, at the Marriott hotel. This was one of the highest-rated five-star hotels in Nexus City.

Gary Wright's seventy-fifth birthday banquet was being held here. Joshua stood outside the hotel door, wearing a smile on his face, welcoming the old executives who came to attend Gary Wright's birthday banquet.

Although the Carter family was a second-rate aristocratic family with assets of only three to four billion, their steel business had been quite successful in recent years, so they had made many suppliers and customers, who all gave them face and brought gifts when attending the banquet.

As the eldest son of the Carter family, Joshua naturally had to welcome the guests for his grandfather's birthday. Suddenly, a roaring sound came, and a Maserati sped toward them, then screeched to a halt near the hotel entrance.

Stepping out of the car was a young and fashionable woman wearing a pleated skirt, revealing her smooth legs and exquisite figure.

The long and slender thighs were incredibly sexy.

Her name was Evelyn, the daughter of Uncle Joshua, and she came back from the provincial capital to celebrate her grandfather's birthday.

Then, a young man with a fashionable appearance got out of the passenger's seat. At a glance, it was obvious that he was the son of a self-made man.

"Evelyn, we're here!"

Henry walked over with a smile and pointed to the young man, asking, "Could this be your boyfriend, Jonathan Cooper?"

He knew that Evelyn had a boyfriend in college named Jonathan Cooper, and they were quite wealthy.

"Yes."

Evelyn smiled sweetly and introduced Jonathan Cooper while hooking her arm into his.

"Cousin, hello." Jonathan Cooper grinned and reached out his hand.

"Hello, hello!" Joshua shook his hand with a big smile.

At this moment, Evelyn proudly pointed to the Maserati and said to Henry, "Brother, Jonathan bought this for me. It cost over 1.3 million for the whole car!"

"Wow!"

Joshua exaggeratedly exclaimed, "Your husband is quite generous. What does he do for a living?"

"He runs a textile factory. His assets are worth several hundred million." Jonathan Cooper said.

"Impressive!" Joshua gave a thumbs up and then looked at Evelyn, "Get along well with Jonathan. He's in the manufacturing industry, and his assets are much more substantial than us in the trading business."

"I understand, brother."

Evelyn had a happy expression on her face.

"By the way." She suddenly spoke up, "My mom called me last night and said that piece of trash beat up brother, cheated him out of over two million, and even slashed his arm with a knife. Is all of this true?"

"Damn, it makes me angry just talking about it!" Joshua said angrily, unable to let go of his anger. "Once the company's business improves and we're no longer under his control, I promise to gather a group of people to deal with him!"

"A piece of trash son-in-law who came to the door, being so rampant and daring to disrespect his big uncle, does indeed need to be dealt with severely." Jonathan Cooper said with his hands in his pockets. "Cousin, if you need money for settling the score, I'm willing to support you with two hundred thousand. Consider it a token of my goodwill."

"See, this is a good brother-in-law. Unlike that piece of trash, I don't even want to see him!" Joshua held Jonathan Cooper's hand and spoke.

Evelyn was listening with joy when she suddenly noticed something and pointed with her hand.

"Brother, look! The piece of trash has arrived."

Following Evelyn's finger, they saw Charlotte, Michael, Sophia, and Emily getting out of a BMW 740.

"Damn, they can't afford their own cars, but they always use the company car and even get the fuel expenses reimbursed. And on top of that, they let that piece of trash drive, it really annoys me!" Joshua was extremely displeased.

Audrey smirked and said, "Bro, don't be angry. I'll help you deal with Charlotte and that waste of space."

Because the third elder sibling was close to the eldest, their children also became close. Both families had an estranged relationship with the second elder sibling's family.

Due to the fact that the patriarch had favored the second elder sibling in the past and that he had taken care of the second elder sibling's daughter after her accident, the rift between the families grew even bigger. Both families constantly targeted the second elder sibling's family.

"Evelyn is back." Charlotte walked over and greeted with a smile.

"Yeah, it's the patriarch's birthday, how could I not come back?" Evelyn crossed her arms and sneered, "Cousin, you graduated from Harvard and have been working for so many years, how come you haven't bought a car?"

"Well..." Charlotte looked embarrassed, "I will buy one in the future."

"Still in the future, huh?" Evelyn chuckled, "Cousin, even though I attended a second-tier university, I already have my own car."

She pointed to the Maserati.

"This...is your car?" Sophia looked shocked.

"Yes," Evelyn proudly declared, "My assets are worth over 1.3 million, and it was a gift from my boyfriend Jonathan Cooper. Maybe you can have your son-in-law buy one for my cousin."

"Him?" Sophia immediately gave Michael a disdainful look, "You think he can buy a luxury car for my daughter? It's as impossible as a rooster laying eggs. He simply can't do it!"