Son-In-Law Gets an Upgrade
Chapter 354

Chapter 354 Carlene and Her Plan

Carlene did not see this coming and was momentarily stunned.

Before Kurt's lips landed on hers, she clenched her teeth and pushed him away, "Kurt, please behave yourself." Kurt was not amused. Frowning, he was about to force himself on her when Carlene's phone rang suddenly.

Seeing that the caller was her father, she picked up the call immediately.

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"Carlene, have you been fooled by Kurt Taylor?" Ed Bolton asked.

"What happened, Dad?"

"I just called Matt Taylor, and he told me that he was not invited to join the tender too. So how can he help us get an invitation? As he sounded rather angry, I probed further and realized that Kurt Taylor had offended an important figure, thus causing his family to lose the invitation to tender."

Carlene turned around and looked at Kurt angrily. I was almost deceived by him!

"Who has he offended?"

"Someone by the name of Alex, but I don't know who he is."

"What? Kurt offended Alex and caused his family to lose the invitation to tender?" Carlene repeated in astonishment. Alex must be an important figure in the Four Seas Corporation. At least Jack is closer to him than to the Taylor family. Otherwise, why will Jack fall out with the latter because of him?

A glimpse of hope appeared in Carlene's eyes.

"I think so. Oh yes, do you know Alex? What is he like?" Ed asked curiously.

"He is the manager of Project Management Department at the Four Seas Corporation. I will ask him out for a meal tomorrow."

"Carlene, you must grab hold of such a good opportunity since you share such a close relationship with him. Our hopes of restoring our family glory depend on you now."

"I know, Dad. I got to go now." With that, Carlene hung up the phone.

She stared at Kurt, her eyes darkened.

Striding to the door, she opened it and ordered, "Kurt, please get out. I'm going to sleep now."

"Carlene..." Kurt's face flushed with embarrassment as he guessed that she had learnt the truth.

"You should know that I hate being lied to. Kurt, we are no longer friends from now onwards. Please have some self-respect." Carlene in a deadpan voice.

Kurt was reluctant to leave and considered forcing himself on her. However, he eventually relented as he caught sight of her wary look.

Carlene locked the door behind him the moment he stepped outside her room.

Actually, Carlene was still incredulous after hearing what her father had said.

I have never imagined that Alex shares such a close relationship with Jack, who actually falls out with the Taylor family because of him!

"What is his relationship with Jack? Will he help me to secure an invitation to tender?"

The question ran through her mind as she went to bathe.

Looking at herself in mirror, her eyes shone with confidence as she admired her perfect figure and fair skin.

I guess Alex won't reject me if I take the initiative.

After all, I am one of the rare beauties in Nebula City.

With this thought in mind, Carlene lay on the bed after her bath and sent Alex a message via Twitter.

Alex was still having dinner with Charlie and Flynn when he received the amorous message from Carlene.

Any other man would have taken the opportunity to chat with her or even ask her out for a drink, but not Alex. He only smiled and did not reply her.

Carlene continued to send seven messages to him consecutively. Finally, she gave up as he did not reply to her.

The three of them split ways after dinner.

The next day, Alex sent Stanley to school before heading to the office.

As he walked past one of the departments, he caught sight of the woman, whom he recognized as the woman chasing after her son desperately in the floods a few days ago. Her eyes were red and teary now as she was chased out by the security guards. Alex furrowed his brows."

He had quite a deep impression of her.

Alex pulled his car to a stop at the side of the road and noticed that the woman was limping as she and her son walked towards him. Is she limping as she fails to treat her injury last time?

"Hi, what are you doing here?"

"You are my savior. I have lost my home to floods. Although there is a few thousand in my bank account, I have lost my bank card and my identity card in the floods too. Without my identity card, I can't replace. my bank card. So I am here to ask them to be my witness, but they claim to be too busy and ask me to return the next day. But my precious son has not eaten since yesterday." The woman patted her son's head as she explained in a distressed tone.

"Sir, I'm hungry." The boy looked at Alex pitifully.

The woman wanted to say something in response to her son's plea, but she decided to hold her tongue. We are really hungry.

"Please get into the car. I will get some food for you and think of a way to replace your identity card." Alex offered as he felt sorry for the little boy.

"Thank you. You are indeed my savior. My son will repay your kindness when he grows up." The woman bowed to Alex, her face shone with sincerity. Alex nodded. He was rather touched by the woman's sincerity and brought them to a breakfast place after they boarded the car.

Only the breakfast place was opened at such an early hour.

After ordering their breakfasts, Alex went to the toilet and took the opportunity to relay this matter to Gavin.

Although Gavin was from the security department, he was way more efficient at handling such matters than anyone else Alex could think of.

"May I know your name?" Alex asked.

"I'm Mathilda Nicks."

"Where do you work in?"

"As my left leg is injured, it's quite difficult for me to replace a job. So, I'm working as a janitor now. But as I have lost my home in the floods and I can't leave my son wandering alone on the streets, so I have taken leave from work today."

"Where is your husband?"

Mathilda fell silent, and the rims of her eyes turned red. She explained in a choking voice, "My husband broke the leg of the person, who had broken my leg, and was sentenced to jail for three years. There is still one and a half year to go before he completes his sentence."

Alex felt sorry for her plight and said, "Let me help you get a job. One that includes your food and lodging, and your wages will be above six thousand. You can bring your son along to work

too."

He was planning to ask Mathilda to be a janitor in his company.

Six thousand was three times the salary of a normal janitor. But he wanted to do something for her, as he felt sorry for her..