Single Mom's Sweet Husband (Charlotte)

Chapter 458

Shane's gaze fell to the book in his hand. After a while, he chucked it at Avery's midriff and ordered, "Tell me."

"It hurts." Avery kneaded his abdomen and gave him a disgruntled look. "Why are you so cruel to your brother? Fine, I'll tell you. It's Cassius. Are you satisfied?"

Shane closed his eyes.

"Aren't you nervous at all?"

Why? He was a heinous b*stard in Charlotte's eyes, or maybe he was just a stepping stone that shouldn't exist in her life. Now that she didn't need him anymore, if she was with Cassius, it was not his place to say anything.

"Why don't I send you to the hospital? I'll just tell Charlotte that you're sick and ask her to take care of you. You've got so many injuries anyway, what's one more? Don't get me wrong. I just think there is more to Cassius than meets the eye. As you know, it's normal for an artist to be mediocre, but he's still carrying on. Moreover, it's very suspicious that he has a constant supply of resources."

"You didn't check it out?" "Didn't we find out that he's just a passer-by? But I don't think so. He's too clean. Have you ever seen an artist with such a spotless background? There's no dirt on him. He went to school, then entered the entertainment industry. Why did he have to enter showbiz?" Avery pulled a chair and sat down beside Shane. "It's not that I can't tolerate a stand- up guy. But the entertainment industry is a quagmire. An innocent person could never survive there."

"Even if you survive, who would want you? Do you really think they are stupid? They worked hard to raise and fatten a sheep, just for it to be led away by others?" Avery shrugged. "What's more, he became our spokesperson. Oh, yes, do you still remember why they hired him as a spokesperson?"

"High popularity. Someone in the company recommended it," Shane replied.

"Therein lies the problem. There are many popular celebrities recommended by the company. Why was he chosen? There must be something else. Think about it carefully."

Shane tried to recall, but he didn't remember anything noteworthy. It seemed that the decision was made by passing a vote in a meeting. The only memorable detail was the majority of shareholders mentioning Cassius' name and giving a plethora of reasons, mostly that he was tall and handsome.

However, Avery's words made sense. Attractive and popular celebrities were a dime a dozen. Why were they specifically championing Cassius?

Shane asked, "Do you have an answer?"

"I don't have an answer, I just have a crude speculation. As you can see, there is nothing significant in Cassius's background, but if someone in our circle spreads the news that he is good-looking and popular, what do you think will happen?"

"Everyone will believe it."

"That's right. People in our circle are only thinking about ways to make more money every day. At least, they will find activities to fulfill their time. Who will pay attention to the entertainment industry all day? Even if they are concerned about the industry, they are only interested in data reports. In this case, if someone says that Cassius is impressive, and we had just checked the data to confirm that Cassius is indeed impressive, then what are the odds that we'd choose Cassius?"

Shane didn't think about it before, but now he was uncertain.

Based on his first impression, he had decided to do a background check and he found Cassius to be dependable, so signing with him was inevitable.

"Do you mean that Cassius is also a member of our circle?"

"Most likely, and I'm sure that he's one of Jovanni's."

Jovanni Mcconnell.

He was a big cheese and was well over 90 years old. His grandchildren were already in their forties. His great-grandson was a foreign diplomat, and his grandchild was a high- ranking executive somewhere. In a nutshell, he was a big shot. Even on the battlefield, he was guaranteed a seat at the table.

As long as Jovanni wanted to protect a person, nothing could get in his way. However, even for such a powerful old man, he was not able to save his great-grandson.

"He only has a great-grandson. But as far as I know, he has been secretly raising another great- grandson."

"Jovanni's great- grandson in showbiz? Is there something wrong with your brain or my ears?" Shane frowned.

This was utter nonsense.

Even if Cassius was Jovanni's great-grandson, he would never set foot in the entertainment industry.

"Listen to me. One of Jovanni's great-grandsons is missing, isn't he? Then where do you think is the safest place to hide the other one?"

Shane couldn't answer immediately.

It was definitely not safe abroad. It would be over If someone conducted an investigation. It was also impossible to hide him in the political circle.

Avery continued proudly, "Like you, there are many people who think it is impossible for Jovanni to stow his great- grandson in the entertainment industry, but that is the truth. According to Cole, Cassius doesn't even know how to receive and allot resources."

"Who's the one overseeing his affairs?"

"A manager, and he's Jovanni's people too. You didn't see this coming, did you? I didn't expect it at the beginning either."

No, he definitely did not see this coming.

This was as if Shane had another child besides Sheryl and the child went missing. Thus, he sent Sheryl into the entertainment industry to acquire information. Furthermore, Shane started pumping in money to bump Sheryl up to the top. Somehow, no one suspected that Sheryl was his child.

This was a very clever method. It's so overt, it's covert.

Jovanni openly championing Cassius decreased the chances of anyone suspecting Cassius to be his great-grandson.

"Besides, I've also thought about his reason to enter the industry. It's a ludicrous market, who wouldn't want to hold a celebrity's purse strings? They make a lot of money just by smiling at the cameras."

"So he entered the industry to find information?"

"This is my theory, because I noticed his plays were very interesting. They were all from the same equity firm called Desertex. You should have heard of it."

He could not be more familiar with that name. This material belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.

Desertex was an equity firm that engaged in short selling. Their expose could devastate a business. There was even a period of time when the stock price of a company would plummet every time they closed their short position.

Although it was a domestic company, the owner was a foreigner and an enigma. There was no way to find out the owner's past.

"Cassius is indeed not simple." Shane's face fell. "It's bad news for him to be by Charlotte's side."

"Yes, that's what I thought," Avery immediately answered. "So I'm asking you, do you really think it's okay for him to be with Charlotte? If you believe my claims are groundless, you can relinquish Charlotte over to Cassius. He's loaded anyway."

Avery bet Shane would be in a dilemma now. It was impossible for him to let Charlotte go without a fight.

Never mind the affection between him and Charlotte, they still wouldn't let Cassius be.

Leaving aside the fact that Cassius and Charlotte grew closer with each other in the past two days, even if they were just in a strictly professional relationship, it was still too dangerous.

Cassius was a ticking time bomb.