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Chapter 26 A Set Up

Upon seeing the look on her face, Ms. Rachel knew that Vivian must have forgotten about it. She couldn’t help but grumble at her again.

Vivian immediately apologized to her, "Alright, alright. I have a lot of things to deal with lately, so I didn't have time to think about this. But I didn't forget this on purpose. This is my fault, okay?"

"Then do you agree or not? The other party is still waiting for your reply. Vivian, my student personally called you. Don't let her down."

Vivian smiled gracefully and said to Ms. Rachel, "Okay, I can agree to be her home tutor. But her parents have to agree to a condition of mine. If not, I won’t do it.”

“Okay, tell me. What is your condition? They were pretty rich, so whatever you want, they can surely satisfy you,” Ms. Rachel immediately responded.

Her answer made Vivian a little unhappy. She suddenly felt that Ms. Rachel was insolently rude, and the way she spoke made her felt very uncomfortable.

After hesitating for a moment, Vivian still decided to let her know her condition.

"My condition is very simple. I can guide her, but I won't accept any form of remuneration. If her parents can agree to this condition, I will agree to tutor Chloe!”

...

In a corner of the campus, Ms. Rachel took a look around the surroundings. After confirming that there was no one around her, she made a phone call.

"Hello, is this Mr. Frank? I am Chloe's teacher, Ms. Rachel.”

A voice came from the other end of the line, “Hello, Ms. Rachel. This is Frank speaking!”

"Hello, Mr. Frank. I would like to tell you a piece of good news. Vivian has already agreed!" Ms. Rachel was trying to take credit.

"Really? That's great. Ms. Rachel, you’ve been a great help this time. Thank you!” Mr. Frank responded happily.

“Mr. Frank, don’t get happy too early first. She has a condition. Only if you agree to her condition, she will agree to tutor Chloe!”

"Oh, what is her condition?"

“Well, it’s very simple. Ms. Vivian is an extraordinary woman. She said that she doesn’t want any kind of remuneration. If you insist on giving her any kind of remuneration, she won’t agree to do it.”

“Oh really? Ms. Vivian is really different from other women. I’m becoming more interested in her,” The man on the other end of the line said cryptically.

"Mr. Frank, then do you agree?" Ms. Rachel asked.

“Since Ms. Vivian has said that, there is no reason for me not to agree to it. Let’s do it the way she wants. I’ll definitely not mention the word ‘Salary’ to her.”

“Oh, Mr. Frank, there is one more thing I would like to tell you,” Ms. Rachel said mysteriously.

"What is it?"

Ms. Rachel took a look around her. After confirming that there was no one around, she lowered her voice and said, “When I was passing by the music classroom just now, I heard that Vivian was arguing with someone. I didn’t dare to eavesdrop, but I heard a few words. It seemed that she was talking about the relationship between her and her husband. I don’t know whether she had an argument with her husband.”

The man on the other end of the line was obviously interested and hurriedly asked about the details.

Unfortunately, Ms. Rachel couldn’t provide him information either. She could only reveal to the other party that Vivian doesn’t seem to look too good. It seemed that something was bothering her.

The man asked a few questions again. However, he could only let out a few bitter laughs when he realized that he couldn’t get any useful information out of her, and no longer dwell on this topic.

“Mr. Frank, I’ve done you a great favor this time, how would you thank me?” Ms. Rachel said in a low voice.

“Ask your husband to come to my company tomorrow. Mention my name and someone will make the arrangement for him. You can also ask your younger brother to come to my company after he graduates from university.”

Ms. Rachel was ecstatic when she heard his words. After expressing her thanks and saying a lot of kind words to him, she hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Ms. Rachel murmured guiltily to herself, “Vivian, please don’t blame me. Mr. Frank is rich, powerful and good-looking as well. He is so much better than Leo. If the two of you end up together, you might still have to thank me for being your matchmaker!”

After putting down the phone, Frank lit a cigarette and stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in his office. Looking into the distance, he was in a good mood.

When recalling the whole thing, he just thought it as a joke. He had dated various girls, but he had to follow his daughter’s order to chase after the woman she admired eventually.

Frank was thirty-seven years old this year. He was tall, handsome and the eldest son of the Johnson's family, as well as the current president of the Johnson's Corporation.

Since adulthood, there had been a bunch of women around him. He admitted that he was a playboy who was always surrounded by women.

After he got married and had a daughter under his family arrangement, he began to stay away from the other women.

Unfortunately, the good times didn’t last long. His wife passed away four years ago due to illness, which made Mr. Frank became a golden bachelor again. This had naturally made a lot of women flocking to him.

Frank had thought of remarrying. After all, he was still young, His daughter was also very young, and should have a complete family.

After careful selection, he had chosen a few suitable candidates. However, unexpectedly, all those stepmother candidates that you had chosen had been rejected by his daughter one by one.

So, he could only humbly ask his daughter what kind of stepmother she would like to have.

The little girl didn't want a stepmother at first, so she always ignored her father's proposal.

Until she met Vivian, she suddenly felt that it would be great if Ms. Vivian can be her mother.

She liked Vivian very much. She felt that Ms. Vivian was not only beautiful, but also had a sweet voice and gentle personality. The most important thing was, Ms. Vivian also liked her very much, and they have always had so many things to talk about with each other.

The little girl was still young and didn’t know how to determine what is morally right or wrong. She will just tell her father directly whenever she thought of something.

Since his daughter had a candidate in mind, Frank naturally had to find out more about Vivian. Of course, the best person who knew her the best would be his daughter’s homeroom teacher, Ms. Rachel.

Ms. Rachel was a very smart woman who was good at currying favor with someone in authority for her own personal gain. She could roughly guess the reason when she learned that her financial backer was suddenly checking on Vivian for no reason.

There was no storage of suitors hanging around Vivian. Even after she got married, there were still many men who tried to get close to her.

It was just that Vivian was usually very careful with her speech and behavior, and never gave those people an opportunity to get close to her. As a result, she got her nickname as “ice beauty” in the school.

Ms. Rachel felt that an opportunity had come after knowing that Frank was interested in Vivian.

Frank was a rich and powerful man. If she successfully fixed him and Vivian up, she believed he would definitely not treat her too badly.

Once people have an ulterior motive, they would become ill-intentioned. All Ms. Rachel was thinking about was her own interests, so she didn’t bother to think about what kind of harm she will bring to Vivian’s marriage.

Under her deliberate beautification, Vivian had been portrayed as a fairy by her, which made Frank more interested in her. Therefore, he begged Ms. Rachel to let him meet Vivian once.

That was not a difficult thing to do at all. The first time Frank saw Vivian was outside Ms. Rachel’s classroom.

Vivian couldn’t really remember much of him. He was just a parent of a student. She had already forgotten about this person once she stepped out of the classroom.

However, for Frank, it was different. He was astonished the moment he saw Vivian. At that instant, he knew that Ms. Rachel was not exaggerating. This woman was really extraordinary and deserved the title of a fairy.

Vivian didn’t know that she had already been sold by her colleague and good friend.

Seeing that Frank had the intention to pursue Vivian, Ms. Rachel told him directly that Vivian was already married. If he pursues her in a normal way, it will definitely be fruitless.

Upon hearing her words, a shrewd man like Frank immediately knew that Ms. Rachel had an idea.

So, after he promised to give Ms. Vivian a lot of benefits, he got a suggestion from her.

Her suggestion was to hire Vivian to be his daughter’s tutor, and then make use of this opportunity to get close to her. With his appearance, money and power, he can gradually win her heart over.

Frank readily agreed because this was a pretty good idea. His daughter was also very happy after he went home to discuss with her. So, this was how the idea of hiring a tutor came about.

This was Frank’s fault. Her daughter was still too young to differentiate what was morally right or wrong. However, as an adult and a successful businessman, he should have the right moral values.

It was just that this Frank Johnson's family’s young master had been domineering since he was a child. He will always get what he wanted. Therefore, he will never think about whether his actions were morally right or wrong.

Perhaps in his perspective, he doesn’t think that he was wrong. All the good things or people in this world belonged to those who were capable. As long as he didn’t kill anyone, then there was nothing morally wrong with it.

...

Sophie had reached home. Upon stepping into the house, a middle-aged man quickly came over to greet her, “Ms. Sophie, welcome home!”

"Yes, Mr. James, is the man here yet?”

Mr. James’s full name was James Donovan. He was Sophie’s father’s personal secretary. He was not only loyal, but also very trust-worthy. To the Delaney family, he was a very important man. He was not only a personal secretary, but also the housekeeper of the Delaney family.

"Yes, he is already here. He is waiting for you in the living room," Mr. James replied with a smile.

"Alright, take me to him!"

The two of them went to the living room one after another. As soon as she walked into the living room, she saw a young man sitting on the sofa. The man immediately stood up when he saw Sophie walking in.

Mr. James took the initiative to introduce them, “Let me introduce you two to each other. This is Mr. Chou. Mr. Chou, this is Ms. Sophie, the eldest daughter of the Delaney family, who is also your client of this job.”

That man generously extended her hand and greeted her politely, "Hello, I’m Eric Chou. Nice to meet you!"

Sophie shook his hand briefly and motioned him to take a seat.

"Mr. Chou, is it convenient for you to tell me where you work at?"

Eric Chou smiled apologetically and said, “Ms. Sophie, please forgive me. Due to our job nature, it’s not convenient for me to provide you with this information.”

Sophie looked towards Mr. James, who quickly explained, “Ms. Sophie, please be rest assured. Mr. Chou is quite a well-known private investigator in the industry. He has investigated many big cases, and has a very strong capability.”

“Oh, I see.” Sophie smiled and said, “Mr. Chou, please pardon my rudeness just now.”

Eric Chou waved his hand repeating, indicating that he didn’t mind at all.

Sophie coughed lightly and got down to business.

“Mr. Chou, do you already know the general situation?”

“Yes, Mr. James has briefly mentioned to me. I know some part of it, but I still don’t want who the target is.”

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