After Reborn, I Become a Billionaire
Chapter 1022 The Conflict Between Doyle And Manuel

Chapter 1022 The Conflict Between Doyle and Manuel

Manuel and Susan woke up together. They were currently staying at Oscar's villa. Manuel only agreed to let Susan stay with other men under the same roof because he was living there too. He was not the type of man who would allow his wife to be around other men unless he was present.

Of course, another reason why they agreed to live together was that it would have been awkward for Susan to live with another couple.

Just like now, as soon as they entered the hall, they saw Doyle and Besse having breakfast in the open-plan dining room. Doyle was feeding Besse eggs, and they looked very intimate-just like a sweet couple in love.

Susan took out her phone and snapped a picture of them. At that moment, Doyle and Besse noticed Manuel and Susan entering the room.

"Good morning." Besse greeted them.

"Good morning," Manuel replied with a faint smile while watching them.

"Won't you join us? They've prepared plenty of food here." Asked Besse invitingly. "Sure."

The two walked over to join them at the table while the servants brought out breakfast dishes one after another. However, Susan didn't like eggs so much; she refused to eat them no matter how much Manuel tried coaxing her into eating them by saying things like "eating eggs makes babies smarter." But eventually, she gave in since she wanted an intelligent child with an IQ of 200.

Besse found it amusing how everyone always thought that Susan bullied Manuel when it was quite the opposite-he had her wrapped around his little finger.

"I'm full now. You guys can keep eating." Said Besse, wiping her mouth before leaving so as not to disturb their mealtime conversation any further.

Manuel and Susan nodded politely before continuing their meal. Sitting on a couch in the hall, Doyle couldn't resist commenting on their living arrangement, "I never thought you'd end up living with Susan." "There wasn't any other choice since Northfield residents are pretty hostile towards outsiders," explained Besse without mentioning Oscar's name explicitly which led Doyle into thinking that it was Susan who helped her.

"I shouldn't have to go back if I knew you'd be targeted this way."

"Don't blame yourself. I'm the one who asked you back." Besse continued, "Anyway, we only have a few more days until our lawsuit is settled then everything will go back to normal."

"Yeah, when the lawsuit is over, we'll leave immediately!" declared Doyle determinedly.

"Agreed! By the way, did you replace out who's backing 'Phantom' behind-the-scenes?"

"It's hard to say," Doyle said, feeling a bit agitated. "I've had people secretly inquire about several competing companies, but from what we know so far, it seems that no one is manipulating this matter." "If it's not a competitor, then who could it be?!" Besse was surprised.

"Whoever it is, we'll prove our innocence and leave Northfield. It doesn't seem like a good place for us to stay. I have a feeling our luck isn't good here."

"Do you still believe in luck?" Besse couldn't help but laugh.

"I'm educated on the subject." Doyle chuckled as well.

The atmosphere between the two seemed relaxed.

Susan watched them laughing in the living room while eating breakfast and sighed. "Oscar probably has no hope left."

"Don't you hate Oscar?" Manuel asked meaningfully.

"I do hate him, but... I don't know how to explain it. Look at Hannah's parents, they don't mind Oscar remarrying. If he can replace true love and start over again despite everything he's been through... even if I never speak to him again because of Hannah, I think I would understand Oscar."

Manuel looked towards the living room without saying anything more about Susan's words.

After finishing her meal, Susan sent a message to Oscar, "Give up on Besse!" She attached a sweet photo of Besse and Doyle feeding each other in the restaurant with her message.

At that moment Oscar was sitting in his office. He saw his phone light up. Then he stared at the text for some time before finally clicking on it. It took him awhile to ready for Susan's message. He saw how intimate that sweet couple was. Oscar silently put down the phone. For him, her carefree smile was all he wanted.

After breakfast, Susan went out into the backyard for some exercise. The doctor said she needed to walk more often for an easier delivery process. So after every meal she would habitually take walks. Besse was accompanying her, Manuel didn't follow them though; instead, he walked over towards where Doyle sat on their couch. They exchanged pleasantries before Manuel spoke up, "I heard you grew up together with Besse?"

"Yeah," replied Doyle nodding slightly. "We've known each other since childhood."

"Don't you think she's changed quite a bit?" Manuel casually remarked.

Doyle furrowed his eyebrows slightly showing signs of discomfort.

"I heard that Besse was in a serious car accident and was in a coma for a year after the accident," Manuel said, not paying attention to Doyle's emotions.

"What do you mean?"

"She lost her memory, right?"

"What do you want to know?"

"I want to know if you know the truth."

"What are you talking about?!" Doyle became visibly angry. Manuel wasn't friendly to him.

"I'm saying that it's unfair to deceive someone into loving them."

"What did I deceive her about?!" Doyle shouted back, clearly provoked by Manuel's words.

Susan and Besse were chatting peacefully in the garden when they heard their argument and quickly went inside the house.

"What's going on?" Susan asked excitedly.

"Nothing." Manuel stood up from the couch, ready to leave.

"Manuel, are you jealous of Doyle because I replace him attractive?" Susan said with a one-track mind. Sometimes, she seemed dumb but other times she could defuse an awkward situation instantly. Manuel laughed a little bit. "Yeah, I'm jealous."

"Damn it!" Susan cursed at him as he left with Manuel a few seconds later.

Susan kept explaining, "I like pretty guys, but my heart only belongs to you! Why can't you be more confident?..."

Besse walked over to Doyle as soon as they left.

"What did Manuel say to you exactly?" asked she.

Doyle still looked upset. Under Besse's gaze, Doyle replied, "He said I deceived you but I don't know what he means by that. And, I have a feeling that he's known you a long time."