Chapter 209

Why did Jaden show up at the Clem family residence? Josie wondered.

If she wasn’t mistaken, there were two others in Jaden’s car – Vincent and a young lady.

The young lady appeared to be an heiress from a distinguished family in Aloville, someone known to be especially close to the Clem family’s daughter.

In her previous life, Josie had encountered the lady on several occasions and was aware that she had been privately assisting Audrey in securing sponsorships for her projects.

‘Surely the purpose of coming to the Clem family residence can’t be seeking sponsorship,’ Josie thought.

‘No, with Jaden and Vincent around, it can’t be as simple as seeking sponsorship. Are they also here for the equipment?’ Josie wondered.

She heard that the Monroe family had invested in their project. The institute’s current equipment was not the most advanced. Given the dispositions of David and Aiden, they would definitely replace the equipment at this time.

After all, in her previous life, they also replaced a batch of equipment at the research institute before the research started.

‘It turns out that back then, when they replaced the equipment, they also relied on the Clem family’s connections!’ Josie suddenly realized.

The Clem family was engaged in foreign trade. If one intended to import the most advanced equipment available worldwide, entrusting this task to the Clem family was the best choice.

‘Could it be that someone in the Clem family knows Sven?’ Josie wondered.

She slightly furrowed her brows and said, “Sean, we…”

Just as she began to speak, the main gate of the Clem family residence opened from within. Colby appeared at the entrance and said, “I’m sorry. I was held up by something and should have come to the door earlier to wait for you.”

“Cut the nonsense!” Sean patted him and turned sideways to let Josie enter first.

Josie smiled and greeted Colby, “Hi, Colby! How are you?”

“Not so good!” Colby closed the door, turned to face the two, and said, “Let me warn you: my aunt isn’t in a good mood right now. Take it easy.”

The three then walked along the flagstone path in the Clem family’s front yard toward the main hall.

Lindsey was said to head the Clem family now. Colby’s father was a good-for-nothing playboy in his youth, so the Clem family patriarch handed the family business over to his youngest daughter.

Although Josie knew little about the Clem family, during her imprisonment in her previous life, she read many novels about wealthy families and came to understand the cruelty of inheritance struggles within such families.

The Clem family was now headed by the youngest daughter, and the eldest son was bound to be dissatisfied. In the past, he might have let it go, but now that his son had made something of himself, he might attempt to reclaim the family business.

In that case, Colby was surely caught in a difficult situation between his father and his youngest aunt.

However, judging from the circumstances in her previous life, Colby had never thought about returning to the Clem family to compete with Lindsey for the family business. Otherwise, he would not have gone through the hardship of starting his own business.

However, while he might think this way, Lindsey might not necessarily share his perspective. ‘As Colby’s friends, will Lindsey have reservations about us?’ Josie thought.

Josie felt a momentary sense of nervousness, uncertain about how the situation would ultimately unfold.

Soon, they were brought into the main hall of the Clem family residence. The servants, coming and going, were busy cleaning up the fruit plates scattered on the floor and the shattered coffee pot.

A middle-aged woman whose anger had yet to subside was sitting on a sofa not far away. Despite dressing in loungewear with no excessive adornment, her natural elegance was impossible to conceal. Besides her innate air of nobility, her face was hard for anyone to overlook.

Even at an advanced age, she remained attractive, refined, and distinguished in temperament. She clearly demonstrated the Clem family’s excellent genetics.

“Lindsey, who upset you? Why are you so angry?” Colby approached her with a smile and reached out to massage the woman’s shoulders.

Lindsey’s eyes burned with intensity, but her anger quickly faded as a courteous smile curved at her lips.

“What nonsense are you talking? No one in my own household would dare to provoke me. I just woke up too early, felt a bit groggy, and accidentally dropped a pot of coffee. You are…” she said.

Colby quickly introduced, “Sean, you’ve met him before. This is Josie, our junior schoolmate. It’s school holiday now; Sean brought her to visit you.”

“Visit me?” she responded. A faint smile appeared at the corner of Lindsey’s lips. Although she tried her best to conceal it, that trace of sarcasm was still not hard to see.