I’m Someone Else

Chapter 58

As Elaine was about to say something more, William stepped up and said, “If I were you, I wouldn’t poke my nose in their affair, Elaine. Izzy is just your employee. If the worst comes to the worst, you could just hire someone else.” Thinking Molly as the woman of the man he treated and respected like a big brother, William wouldn’t agree to let it slide either if he was in Thomas’ place. Therefore, there was no way Thomas was going to let Izzy off. No goddamn way! You may be my cousin, Elaine, but you still belong with the Denver Family, after all, and your mother is merely my aunt. So, you can forget about using me to pressure Thomas because I’m on his side.

“Listen to Will, Elle. Stay out of this matter! She is just a replaceable employee, so trust me—she isn’t worth it. You could always look for someone else to take over her place. I’m sure there are many other more capable candidates out there. Once she is gone, I believe everything in your company is going to be back to normal.” Samuel interrupted the conversation just when Elaine was trying to stand up for Izzy.

“Wait, what?” Everybody else was stunned when they heard what the older man said. After all, they didn’t expect Samuel to step in and side with Thomas. However, they were able to quickly tell about the older man’s intention to help Thomas out when he told Elaine to mind her own business.

“By the way… the fine wine at the door is for Thomas…”

“Yeah, I remember it now. Thomas is the long-lost friend of both Old Mr. Peralta and Old Mr. Morton, isn’t he?”

“D*mn it. No way! I haven’t heard of this guy ever before in Irieson. Who the heck is he? And how is it possible that he is the two old men’s long-lost friend?”

“What do you know? I just saw Old Mr. Morton fetching him a glass of wine.” Murmurs of gossip began to fill the atmosphere.

In the meantime, Elaine knitted her eyebrows tightly, thinking there was nothing else she could do after Samuel had made himself clear. She then glimpsed Izzy and sighed to herself on the inside. I did all I could to save you, but I couldn’t. So, you’re on your own, girl. Good luck!

“Miss Denver!” Izzy grew anxious when she saw Elaine’s expression. After all, her superior was her last hope, and even if she could not save her, there was no way she could get away with what was coming to her.

When Thomas noticed Elaine’s silence, he knew she would no longer stand in his way. Thus, he turned around and gazed at Izzy while recalling the old days they spent together as schoolmates. However, he quickly felt sorry for how things had changed so much over the past eight years, as things could no longer be the same as they were before. I’m no longer the same boy I used to be. Right now, I will allow no one to harm my beloved ones and friends.

“Please… Please let me go.” Izzy desperately begged Thomas to let her go when Elaine gave up on her, hoping the man would show her mercy. After all, she was just a nobody who worked a white-collar job in the city. Furthermore, the most influential people she had ever met were those from the Turner Family. As for Samuel and John, she had only heard about their names. In fact, she would have been scared to death had she known that Samuel was the gentleman who stopped Elaine from helping her. Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

In Droycore, a true gentleman is expected to be forgiving with a woman, but I suppose there is an exception in every situation. For a wicked lady like Izzy, I should have no qualms about punishing her. At the thought of that, Thomas raised his legs and landed a kick on Izzy’s spine, sending her rolling ten 30 feet away like a ball.

“Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!”

“Ouch! That was brutal, especially to a lady! I feel sorry for her.”

In that instant, Thomas had just made a name for himself as everyone else who witnessed what happened to Izzy now feared to cross him. After all, they didn’t expect that a beauty like Izzy would suffer from such a horrible fate and would never want to end up like her. On the other hand, Izzy lost her consciousness right away without having the chance to moan in agony as soon as she took a devastating blow from Thomas. Then, Thomas furrowed his eyebrows and gazed at Elaine, deeming her related to the Turner Family for having a subordinate like Izzy. He was even more convinced about his suspicion when he recalled the moment Elaine stood up for Izzy. That lady doesn’t seem trustworthy, either. After all, birds of the same feather flock together.

“Thomas Clifford!” A sweet and tender voice was heard at that moment, just as everyone else turned around and saw Olivia scurrying toward him.

“Is that the prettiest corporate president in Irieson?!”

“That’s the iron lady—Olivia Pearson!”

“Oh my god! She is my angel!”

“This is the first time I’ve ever seen Olivia Pearson right in front of me. She is so much prettier in person!”

“Oh, dear! I’m falling in love.”

“Falling in love? I can feel myself almost having a cardiac arrest now!”

When those men saw Olivia’s arrival, they were instantly overwhelmed by a rush of excitement that surged through them. After all, her good looks and attractive figure were so enchanting that they even forgot about the gory scene they had just witnessed. Why did she come here? Nobody saw her just now. But she just shouted Thomas Clifford’s name. Does she know him?

“What brings you here?” Thomas was curious because he thought Olivia should be napping in her own apartment at that moment.

“Molly gave me a call and told me you were in trouble, so I came here as soon as I could. Are you alright?” However, as soon as Olivia finished her sentence, she quickly noticed Jerry and Izzy lying down on the floor, along with Curtis, who was still kowtowing. “Ugh…” I guess asking him if he was alright wasn’t necessary at all! Come on, Molly! Does it look like Thomas was in any trouble? Instead, the ones who messed with him were in trouble!

“Wait, what?! Did the woman of my dreams just come here for Thomas?!”

“Yeah, it looks like the two of them are pretty close to each other!”

“Thomas seems pretty influential, doesn’t he…?”

The young men began to discuss Olivia’s purpose of arrival in murmurs as they felt jealous of Thomas, whom Olivia came in a hurry for. However, neither of them dared to mess with Thomas, especially after watching how Jerry’s legs were crushed.

Thomas shook his head and said, “Don’t worry about me. I’m fine.”

Nevertheless, Olivia didn’t bother to respond to Thomas. That’s obvious, isn’t that? She then turned her attention to Molly, noticing the blood stain on the corner of her lips. “Are you alright, Molly?”

“Thanks for asking, Miss Pearson. I’m fine.”

“I see. That’s great.” Olivia began to heave a sigh of relief. In fact, she had long known that Thomas and Sean were friends but had no idea how Molly ended up at the Morton Residence with Thomas. So when she got a call from Molly, who told her that Thomas was in danger during her nap, she immediately sprang off her bed and had her father take her to Thomas’ rescue. Before the car even

came to a proper stop, she stepped out of the vehicle and rushed toward the building while Norman was outside parking the car.

On the other hand, Sean and William both looked at Thomas in an annoyed manner, knowing that he was Olivia’s driver. Deep down, they were surprised by the fact that the two of them had grown so much closer to each other in just a matter of days. Furthermore, judging from the anxious look on Olivia’s face and her desperate scream of Thomas’ name, they reckoned there was more than met the eye.

You’re such a slippery bast*rd, Thomas! How did you manage to get a beauty like Olivia to come to your rescue? Come on. We’re your friends, Thomas. How could you not tell us the good news of winning the heart of Irieson’s prettiest lady? For that, we’re going to make you drunk tonight!