Chapter 19: Chapter 19

“Leonard, this is too involved, so I have to make this call. I hope you can understand.”

Jarrett took out his phone and said.

Actually, he started to believe Leonard.

When he said he had Waylon’s phone number, he had been observing Leonard’s expression and found him very calm.

Normally, no matter how emotionally stable a person was, he or she would show a little anxiety at this time.

“Okay,”

Leonard replied and nodded.

He didn’t care whether Jarrett would call Waylon.

Jarrett, cut the c rap and just call him. Since Leonard wants to do this the hard way, let’s give him what he wants. He dared to steal Waylon’s thing. He must have a death wish,” Corrie yelled.

She had treated Leonard as a thief.

“Corrie, will you shut up? We will learn the truth only after Jarrett asks Mr. Lambert,” said Willie.

He felt Corrie was too noisy.

It wouldn’t be late to mock Leonard after the result came out.

Kenia and Flora nodded in agreement to Willie.

Everyone wouldn’t feel at ease unless Jarrett called Waylon–and asked.

With everyone watching, Jarrett dialed Waylon’s number.

At this moment, everyone’s heart fluttered, and they could even hear a pin drop.

“Who is this?”

A deep voice came from the phone.

Leonard, who had just parted with Waylon, recognized it was Waylon’s voice.

At this moment, Jarrett became nervous and even stuttered, “Mr… Mr. Lambert, I’m Jarrett Lopez, the chairman of Norport Commercial. We exchanged numbers last time.”

Waylon replied flatly, “I see. What’s up?”

He obviously didn’t take Jarrett, a small company’s owner, seriously.

Actually, with Waylon’s identity, he didn’t need to remember people like Jarrett. There was a huge gap between them.

Jarrett didn’t see a problem with Waylon’s attitude.

He would find it strange if Waylon were passionate about him.

“Mr. Lambert, there is something I want to confirm with you.

“Today is my sister–in–law’s birthday, and her nephew…”

“Please be more concise…” Waylon interrupted Jarrett.

“Okay, okay,” Jarrett said and nodded hastily, “I’m calling for confirmation. May I ask do you know a young man named Leonard Santos?“, Although it was a brief phone conversation, Jarrett’s forehead was already running with sweat.

Waylon’s aura was so strong that even a phone call made him extremely nervous.

“Leonard?”

Hearing Leonard’s name, Waylon immediately changed his attitude.

Although Waylon knew Leonard was the chairman of Santos Group, he couldn’t figure out Leonard’s true identity but knew he was definitely not simple.

After all, Leonard owned a big company at a young age. He must have a strong background.

Waylon wanted to be friends with Leonard.

“Mr. Lopez, who is Leonard to you?”

“I’m his uncle,” Jarrett said.

Chapire to Armally they were not related by blood, and he wasn’t Leonard’s un Leopard But Jarrett wanted to seem like he was close to Wavin and Leonard and I are friends I admire Leonard very much. Why are you calling me?”

Waylon was puzzled Jarrett talked so much but never stated his purpose of calling.

When Waylon sand Leonard was his friend, everyone widened their eyes in shock.

They found it unbelievable “Well Mr. Lambert, here is the thing. Leonard brought a bracelet today and said you gave it to him. So I made this call to express my thanks to you.”

Hearing Waylon say Leonard was his friend, Jarrett knew he couldn’t say he suspected that Leonard had stolen the bracelet. Therefore, he could only say he was calling to express his gratitude. Jarrett was crafty, Here came the exciting part.

Everyone held their breath.

Flora’s heart was racing.

Only Leonard looked calm.

“I gave it to him. Leonard said he wanted to prepare a birthday present for his aunt, so I gave him the bracelet. It’s not worth anything. You don’t have to thank me specifically,”

Everyone’s eyes were filled with shock.

It was really from Waylon. He gave Leonard an emerald bracelet worth over 200 thousand dollars. He was way too generous.

Leonard was so lucky to meet such a big shot as Waylon.

Other than being ashamed, Corrie was jealous of Leonard.

Leonard was a poor man who had just been released from prison. She was resentful of him being so lucky.

Flora was so excited that her eyes turned red.

He generously gave her an emerald bracelet worth 200 thousand dollars. It proved that her kindness to Leonard didn’t go to waste.

“Since you’re Leonard’s uncle, you can come to me if you encounter anything. I have some work to do, so I’m going to hang up, Waylon said in a low and deep voice.

“Okay, Mr. Lambert, I’ll leave you to your work. I will come to visit you in person someday.”

Jarrett hung up the phone with a trembling voice.

He rested his eyes on Leonard, completely changing the way of looking at him.

Jarrett said, “Leonard, I apologize for questioning you before.

“Please put in a good word for me in front of Mr. Lambert.”

There was obviously some flattery in his tone.

“That’s all right,”

Leonard smiled but didn’t respond to his request.

He was not a child who would foolishly help others because of a few words of coaxing.

“Leonard, how did you acquaint with Waylon?”

Kenia finally couldn’t help but ask.

Leonard had just been out of prison for a few days. How did he get to know such a bigwig as Waylon?

It made everyone wonder.

The others also set their eyes on Leonard, waiting for his answer.

“I happened to meet Mr. Lambert when I went to the antique market last time. We both like antiques, so we made friends,” Leonard said casually.

He didn’t talk about the details, nor did he bother to explain it to these people.

“You got to know the big shot like Waylon at the antique market. You are lucky.”

Everyone sighed with emotion.

Even Wilder felt uncomfortable.

17.075 “Leonard, forgive my harsh words before. Hope you don’t mind the tough love and won’t have hard feelings,”

Willie suddenly said and patted Leonard’s shoulder affectionately.

Leonard was disdainful of Willie, thinking he didn’t deserve to defend himself with an excuse of tough love.

But Leonard didn’t say anything for Flora’s sake and just nodded slightly.

“All right. Let’s eat the birthday cake,” Flora said, putting the bracelet in Leopard’s hand.

“Leonard, you were just released and are short of money. The bracelet is too expensive, and I can’t take it. You can sell it and save the money for your marriage.”

Leonard pretended to be angry and said, “This is a thank–you gift for what you have done for me. If you don’t take it, I will smash it.”

“You…” Flora sighed.

She angrily reached out and pinched Leonard’s face.

However, Leonard had been stubborn since he was a child. She was really afraid that Leonard would smash the bracelet, and she would feel bad then.

“Okay, okay. I’ll take it. But I will save it for you. When you get married, you can give it to your wife.”

In Flora’s mind, a bracelet worth 200 thousand dollars was precious.

“All right.”

Leonard could only agree.

It was a bit weird during the meal, but Leonard clearly felt everyone had changed their attitude toward him.

However, that wasn’t what he wanted.

After the meal, Leonard took his leave.

Before leaving, he glanced at Wilder with warning eyes.

But Wilder pretended not to see it. Leonard was so angry that he couldn’t help but want to beat him.

Rex had been waiting for him in the car downstairs for a long time.

Sitting in the car, Leonard lit a cigarette and asked, “How’s the investigation going?”

After sensing Wilder’s strangeness, Leonard sent a message asking Rex to investigate Wilder’s affairs.

Rex replied, “It has been cleared. Wilder’s uncle is back, “His uncle’s name is Larson Cruz. He has lived in Imperial City these years and has a reputation in the underworld. He is good at martial arts, so he is called the King of Fighters. And he is the lackey of the Acosta Group.

“Last month, Merlin Acosta, the younger son of the head of the Acosta family, succeeded in taking charge of the company. Larson, as Merlin’s henchman, is now a powerful figure in the Acosta Group.”

The Acosta family of Imperial City?

Leonard had heard of this family.

It was a powerful family in Imperial City.

No wonder Wilder dared to challenge Leonard. It turned out that he had a