Chapter 580

The matter had been resolved, and Austin had not come to the country.

lan was very satisfied.It was rare that he did not have a bad expression of Justin.

Justin went upstairs and gently placed Nora on the bed.

Then, he heard the commotion downstairs.His brows drew together tightly.He went out and looked
downstairs.He realized that it was Sue.

At this moment, she was pointing at Tanya.

"Tanya, your status is so awkward now! Your father killed a person and even killed a policeman! He's
simply too lawless!"

Tanya rolled her eyes and ignored her.

However, just as she was about to go upstairs, Sue said, "You're now the mistress of our family.It's too
embarrassing to have a murderer as a father! Look, so many invitation letters have been sent to my
house.No one dares to invite you.Therefore, Joel, don't you think I should be the one appearing as the
mistress of the Smiths?"

Many people wanted to curry favor with the Smiths to do business.

As the mistress, she could get many gifts from them.

Being the mistress of the Smiths was a very glorious thing.Sue was using Tanya's bad reputation to vie
for this position! She really courted death every day.

Joel lowered his eyes.

"I won't trouble you with that kind of thing."



"How is it trouble? I'm also a member of the Smiths.Besides, Tanya's status is too awkward now, and
she's not suitable to appear in public.Isn't it my responsibility then?"

Almost as soon as she finished speaking, a police car stopped outside the villa with a screech.

The Smith manor was still some distance away from the gates.

Thus, when the police car stopped, the security guard hurriedly popped his head out the window and
was badly frightened.

"Are they here to arrest someone again?"

Puzzled, the butler went out and went up to the police car politely.

Just as he was about to speak, the car window rolled down, revealing Karl's face.He asked, "Is Tanya
at home?"

The butler was taken aback.

"Mrs.Smith has been home all along.Mr.Moore, have you...hijacked a police car?"

Had Karl broken out of jail and even stolen a police car? Wasn't he a little too bold? The butler's
thoughts terrified him.

Upon hearing what he said, Karl broke into a grin.

He even patted the steering wheel and asked, "Is this car dashing or what?"

The butler: "C'mon, cut the crap and open the door! I'm going in to look for my daughter!"

Following Karl's words, the butler swallowed.He ultimately didn't dare to stop Karl from entering, so he
opened the gates.



The car swayed about as Karl drove carelessly on the driveway.

In the living room.

Tanya's eyes were lowered and she kept quiet.

With a cold look on his face, Joel said, "Grandaunt Sue, I don't find my wife's status awkward at all."

Sue curled her lips disdainfully and said, "You don't have to glorify her anymore.All of New York already
knows by now that her father is a murderer.This has pretty much been cemented.We also have our
own contacts that we can use to find out the information we want! Tanya is not invited to any of the
events in the New York circle these days.If you don't believe me, then why don't you go out and have a
look yourself? Think of all the invitations that the Smiths had received when Yvonne was still
around.Who is going to send the Smiths any invitations now?"

She went on.

"It's not just Tanya.Even Nora is also…”

What is a good girl like her doing being a forensic doctor? Doesn't she find it crass dealing with dead
bodies every day? It's even taboo for many people, that's why they are not sending invitations to Nora
anymore, either.

"But there are many things that require a woman to come forward and take care of.Take a look at the
Smiths now, how many presentable women are there?

"Besides, I'm here this time because of a huge transaction!" Joel narrowed his eyes and looked at
Sue.

Sue said, "There isn't any land available for purchase in New York lately, right? The real estate
business is gradually failing.The part of our family's business in the real estate hasn't produced any



profits this year! But I daresay that this project of mine is definitely the most profitable in the real estate
industry!"

Joel immediately understood what project Sue was talking about.

He immediately cut her off and said, "The Smiths will not brood over certain businesses.The real estate
industry is not doing well anymore.It was a wise choice that we pulled out in time!"

He didn't give Sue a chance to speak, but stood up and pushed her out instead.

He said, "Grandaunt Sue, we have a lot to do.Why don't you go home for now?"

Tanya watched the two of them.

Joel had always been a wily little fox.

Even if he was obviously unhappy about something, he would still keep a smile on his face.He
maintained a smiley disposition all year round and then decimated his enemies behind their backs.He
seldom got angry on the surface back then.

But he was actually starting to get physical now.It must be because what Sue was about to say had
something to do with her.

As soon as the thought formed, Sue said, "Joel, don't push me.Isn't it for the sake of letting the Smiths
profit that I'm here to talk about the project today? Are you going to deprive the Smiths of such huge
profits just to protect your wife?"

Sue rushed up to Tanya and said, "Do you know? There is a big project in New York that all the
companies are bidding for right now.The Smiths could have easily fought for it; it's all because of you
that we have let this project slip by us!"



Tanya frowned and looked at Joel.

Joel's voice became even colder.

"Grandaunt Sue, don't force me into taking action against you!"

Sue, however, lifted her chin and said, "Then why don't you do it? But before you do, I still have to
make this clear!"

She looked straight at Tanya and said, "This huge project was to build a courthouse on a plot of land in
the suburbs! And since this building is so special, they require an engineering team with a crystal clear
track record with the law! The Smiths have indeed never broken the law before even after being in
business for so many years! But we now have a daughter-in-law with a murderer for a father! You've
utterly ruined the Smiths' reputation! We can't bid on the project anymore just because of you!"

Tanya bit her lip when she heard this.

As for Joel, he immediately shouted, "Where's the housekeeper?!"

Lucy entered the room and said, "I'm here."

"Show Grandaunt Sue out!"

"Yes, sit’ Lucy took a step forward as she spoke.

She grabbed Sue's hand right away and started to drag her toward the door.

Sue, however, sneered and said, "Joel, do you think this problem will just go away if you drive me out
and stop me from talking? Even if I don't say anything about it, both of you should know that it's all
because of her father that we have been barred from the project! Hah, we, the Smiths, have never so



brazenly broken the law all these years, but we have totally embarrassed ourselves this time! Are you
still going to defend a wife like that?"

To be honest, building a courthouse didn't bring much profit.

However, it was a representation of one's corporate reputation in the country! It was indeed extremely
unsightly that the Smiths’ engineering team didn't even qualify to bid on the project.

However...

Joel refuted her.

"We may not be able to win the project even if we bid for it, anyway! How can you blame it all on
Tanya?"

Sue sneered, "With what all the outsiders are saying, the Smiths have utterly embarrassed themselves,
yet you are still defending her! Not only is a matriarch like her unable to do anything for the Smiths, but
she's even giving us a whole lot of trouble! Joel, I told you, I came here with a project! As long as you
let me be the matriarch of the Smiths on the surface, I can convince the Department of Housing and
Urban Development to give the Smiths a chance to participate in the bidding! Whether we make money
or not doesn't matter; what matters is earning back the reputation we have lost!"

Joel frowned.He was about to speak when police sirens came from the door.

Sue's eyes lit up at once when she heard the police sirens.She pointed at Tanya and said excitedly,
"Hear that? The police are here again! Have we become at constant loggerheads with the police?
Tanya's father must have gotten himself in trouble again, they're here to arrest Tanya now!"

As soon as she said that, a wild and boorish voice came from the door.

"Who dares to arrest my daughter?!"



Upon hearing this, the few of them looked over one after another and saw Karl striding in wearing a
police uniform! A shudder went through Sue when she heard his voice.

Seeing that it was Karl walking in, Sue was reminded of the terror she had felt being dominated by him
the last time, and her legs turned into jelly.

Karl was dressed in a police uniform, which covered all of his tattoos and made him look very
righteous.It was just that there was no change to his simple and honest image.

As he entered, Karl grinned at Tanya and said, "I'm back."

Tanya's eyes reddened.

Joel put his arm around her shoulders.

After greeting his daughter, Karl finally looked at Sue.

Upon recognizing her, he frowned and said with displeasure, "You again?"

Sue swallowed hard.

"No, it's not me!"

Karl: ?

Sue was so terrified that she didn't dare to speak.

Instead, she said to Tanya and Joel, "Um, I have something to do, so I'll be going now! She hurried out
after speaking, upon which she spotted the police car parked at the door.


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