My Billionaire Mom
Chapter 586

Chuck felt that Karen wasn't as weak as Adriana had claimed. As his mother had just said, where there's light, there's darkness.

Didn't this mean that whatever assets that Karen owned legally throughout her life could be earned by Adriana's family in only one year?

How about the assets that Karen owned... illegally?

"Mom, did you stash away a lot of money?!" Chuck lowered his voice, careful not to let others overhear their conversation.

"Yes, I did. No matter how much it is, it's all yours in the future," Karen smiled at him.

Chuck heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that his mother was not as weak as Adriana had claimed.

"When I was a killer, I got in touch with the hidden families once and learned an important lesson from them, which is that you should never reveal your family's true worth to others," Karen said. Indeed, she was not as weak as others thought her to be.

"Wait, so you do have a lot of assets that those families don't know about!" Chuck asked excitedly. All of Adriana's pretentious talks about her own family had really bothered him.

It had also made him feel oppressed. It didn't feel pleasant, and he wouldn't ever want to feel that way again. "Of course."

Karen smiled and reassured him, "Don't be afraid of anyone. No matter what problems arise, I will solve them for you."

Chuck felt relieved at her words. He knew that Karen's wealth was definitely nowhere near to that of the secret families. After all, she had only been in the business for roughly twenty years. Those secret families... They had been wealthy since long ago. The generational wealth was not something that anyone could easily compete with.

It was only normal that Karen couldn't compare to them.

However, even if Chuck's family wasn't as rich as those secret families, they were still well off.

"Then, what are you here for, Mother?" Chuck finally asked.

"The girl you were talking about wanted me to come here."

"What? Why did she ask you to come over?" Chuck was confused. What was the point of having Karen come to the Amazon?

"Well... We'll have to see," Karen answered.

"Then I'll go with you," Chuck said, curious to replace out what Adriana was up to.

"No, you and Willa will wait for me here," Karen glanced over at Willa.

For a brief moment, Willa bowed her head in embarrassment.

Karen didn't really mean anything, but the look in her eyes made Willa remember the incident with Chuck.

"Okay," Chuck agreed. After all, knowing Karen, she would be able to handle the issue with the girl easily.

When it came to girls like that, he really couldn't care less.

"Let's go, Betty," Karen instructed, and Betty followed her out.

"Auntie Logan, what's wrong with you?" Chuck looked over at her, noticing that she was acting strangely.

"It's nothing, Chucky. Just go back to sleep," Willa stammered as she tried to steer the conversation away.

From the conversation with Karen, he had gotten to know that Yvette was currently in the Amazon too. It came as no surprise to anyone that he would want to meet her. "Auntie Logan, could you please call Yvette?"

"Okay," Willa took out her mobile phone...

"Miss Adriana, Karen Lee is coming," Nelson announced.

Adriana opened her eyes and looked out the window.

"What is she like?" Adriana asked, showing a slight interest in Karen.

"She has someone with her. Karen Lee also looks like a capable woman," Nelson replied. "Capable?" Adriana cocked her head to the side. Knock!

Someone knocked on the door.

"She's here."

"Let her in," Adriana leaned lazily against the sofa.

"Miss, she is not qualified to see your face now," Nelson shook his head and reminded her.

"Indeed, but never mind that. I would like to meet her for myself and judge what kind of person she is," Adriana said.

"Yes, Young Miss," Nelson walked over to the door and opened it.

There were two people standing outside the door. It was Karen and Betty.

"Search them!" Nelson ordered.

"Search us?" Karen repeated calmly. Looking inside, she noticed a beautiful girl lazing around in the luxurious presidential suite.

Adriana gave Karen a once- over, feeling a little surprised.

She was already in her forties, but in terms of self-care, she was even better- looking than Adriana's own mother...

How did she do it?

"Search their body," Nelson ordered once again.

Betty frowned. In order to conduct a body-check, they would have to be touched. Even a woman couldn't touch Karen's body as they pleased, let alone a man. How dare he suggest that they have their bodies checked?

Karen glanced over at him and asked, "What are you afraid of? You must be the one who called me, aren't you? You sounded so confident, and you're also a combat expert. So why are you afraid of me? In your eyes, am I not only a mediocre person?"

"At least you're self-aware," The corners of Nelson's mouth curled up, as if to mock Karen.

Betty could feel anger seeping through her.

However, Karen was expressionless as she regarded the man before her.

"Let her in," Adriana ordered.

"Yes, come in then," said Nelson.

Karen entered the suite, but when Betty followed her, Nelson stopped her and warned, "You are not qualified to meet Miss Adriana!"

She was just a subordinate of Karen Lee. How dare she try to meet a heir of the Whitlock family?!

This was simply an insult to Miss Adriana!

Karen stopped in her tracks and suggested slowly, "Then, what makes you qualified?"

"Karen Lee, it seems that you don't know your place. Even a maid from the Whitlock family is richer than you are. What makes you think that I'm not qualified?" Nelson sneered at her.

"So? At the end of the day, you're nothing more than a butler and a bodyguard, aren't you? You'll still have to listen to orders," Karen retorted.

"You!" Nelson glared at her coldly. Apart from the members of the Whitlock family, no one else would dare to speak to him in such a manner! This woman was really something!

If Adriana was not here, he would have already strangled this woman to death with his bare hands.

Karen dragged Betty into the room.

"Showing me this attitude right when you meet me. What are you trying to achieve, Karen Lee?" Adriana glanced over lazily at the both of them.

To Adriana, there was no one who could cause her mood to fluctuate.

"I'm not trying to achieve anything. You're the one who asked me to meet you here. Now that I'm here, why aren't you letting my people come in? Is this how your great family treats guests!?" Karen questioned sternly.

"No, of course not! You've got it wrong."

Adriana stretched out a finger and waved it around nonchalantly, taunting, "Guests are invited. You? I'm the one who ordered you here. There's a big difference between you and a guest. You're not qualified to be my guest."

Nelson laughed at her words. Apart from the two other secret families, who else in this world could qualify to become Adriana's guest?

No one!

Not to mention someone like Karen Lee.

Betty was getting angrier by the minute as she was forced to listen to Karen being insulted. However, this was nothing compared to everything else that Karen had been through. She remained expressionless and shot back, "So?"

"So, if I ask you to come over, then you must do as I say! This is what your son wanted me to let you know," Adriana said.

"My son is innocent. He wouldn't do something like this," Karen could see through Adriana's actions.

"Whether he's innocent or not, I won't comment further on that. However, as long as he's a man, he will always have indecent thoughts! Your son has missed out on someone like me, and he will surely regret it for the rest of his life. This is what I'm reminding him of right now," Adriana shrugged idly.

There were no emotions in her voice.

Nelson scoffed. Chuck Cannon was an idiot for missing out on Adriana. She had taken a liking to him. He should thank the stars for such luck!

How dare he not cherish and be grateful for it?

"So, you're saying that you like my son? Do you want to be his wife?" A small smile appeared on Karen's face.

"No, you're mistaken again."

Adriana remarked casually, "No one is ever qualified to marry me, including your son. He... He was chosen by me and I can pay you. He will have to take after my surname and forfeit his own..." "What? You want Chuck to marry into the Whitlock family?" Karen was shocked. Betty was similarly taken aback.

She knew that if Chuck were to marry into the Whitlock family, his children would have to take after the Whitlock surname. However, why would Chuck have to do so too?

What kind of logic was this?

"No, you are wrong again. He wouldn't marry into our family. I bought him with money," Adriana shrugged. Yes, after he entered the Whitlock family, everything he had would belong to the Whitlock family! Karen's eyebrows knitted together and she frowned, "You..."

"Sit down. Since you are his mother, you can sit down in front of me. But don't cross your legs. I dislike people who do that in front of me," Adriana pointed to a small, dark corner in the room.

To her, Karen was only qualified enough to sit in the corner. As for the sofa next to her, Karen had no right to sit on it!