The Billionaire's Forbidden Longing

Chapter 69 Returning to Avalon City Hearing Allison's words, Jasper was floored. He'd never seen this side of her before. Allison used to be practically invisible at home, but now she was the backbone of the Bennett Group.

"So, what's the plan with Dad? Are you gonna keep him on lockdown?" Jasper asked again.

Allison figured it was tfor a heart-to-heart with Jasper, so she plopped down on the sofa. "Jasper, do you know anything about him moving assets around?" She looked him straight in the eye. When he shook his head, looking genuinely clueless, Allison knew he really had no idea.

Not only was he in the dark, but Jasper also couldn't wrap his head around the idea that Preston would do something like that.

"There's gotta be smistake, Allison. Dad wouldn't tank the Bennett Group; it's the bedrock of our family!" Jasper blurted out.

Allison shook her head. "It might be our bedrock, but not his, Jasper. From what I know, Preston moved the assets because someone set him up. Once those assets are gone, they're not ours anymore. The Bennett Group will go under, and we'll be buried in debt. Do you think Grandpa can handle that kind of blow?" Jasper's heart skipped a beat. He looked at Allison, and when he saw her determined expression, whatever hope he had left crumbled.

Allison went on, "So, I need a favor. After I wrap up the Skycrest situation, I want to go abroad. Jasper, will you cwith me?" She looked at him with the most sincere eyes. Jasper's heart tightened, and he nodded slightly. "I'll go with you. But you don't have to go. You're still young; you shouldn't take such risks. I can handle this!" Allison shook her head. "Trust me, Jasper, you can't handle this. It's way more complicated than you think. I'll send you the info tonight. Have your friends abroad check it out first. We'll leave in about a week!" Jasper nodded, took Allison out for lunch, and then went back to work while Allison started packing upstairs.

She called Cleo while packing. "Send someone over tomorrow morning to move everything here. I've got the lab at Skycrest ready, so you can move everything there." "Got it, Allison. I'll have someone there in the morning. Take care! Oh, and the gbeta is ready. I hope you can be the first to try it out." Cleo hung up and sent the gbeta to Allison.

Allison took a shower, changed clothes, and then opened her phone to play. The beta had a lot of bugs, so Allison gave tons of feedback, keeping Cleo's team busy all night.

Just before bed, Allison got a message from Alexander: [Is everything going smoothly in Avalon City?] Allison smiled and replied: [Pretty good, just moving. Don't worry about me!] Meanwhile, at the international airport in Harmony City, Alexander had just flown back from abroad and needed to transfer there. He wanted to call Allison but decided to send a message instead after checking the time. Seeing Allison's reply, he smiled and typed: [I'll cto see you once I'm done. Remember to eat well and don't overwork yourself!] [Okay!] Allison replied, then went to bed.

The next day, she got up at 6:30 AM. As soon as she was up, the moving company arrived. Three trucks took all the equipment away, and Allison finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After lunch, Allison went to Maplewood High School. Even though it had only been a little over a month, Allison still felt a sense of change.

As soon as Allison showed up, a bunch of girls started mocking her. "Isn't that Allison? Why are you back? Couldn't hack it at Skycrest and got sent back to Avalon City?" Allison just shot them a cold look and headed straight to Principal Ronin Sterling's office. "Mr. Sterling, you askedto cback. What's up?" If you're loving the book, nel5sis where the adventure continues. Join us for the complete experience all for free. The next chapter is eagerly waiting for you! Seeing Allison, Ronin got a bit excited and quickly had her sit on the sofa. "Allison, do you want to cback to Avalon City to take the SAT?" Allison raised an eyebrow, clearly surprised.

Noticing her confusion, Ronin continued, "Here's the thing, I know about your grades at Willowbrook High School. I never expected you to be so talented. Were you just pretending in previous exams?" "I just don't like exams," Allison replied; the only explanation she could offer.

Ronin didn't seem to mind and kept talking. "Allison, Maplewood High School is your alma mater. You'd be more comfortable taking the exam here." Allison shook her head. She had no intention of coming back, so she refused his request.

Seeing her refusal, Ronin pulled out two express mail envelopes from his drawer. "These arrived at the school a month ago. Two prestigious foreign universities have sent you offers. Allison, if you could graduate from Maplewood High School, it would be an honor for our school!" Allison was taken aback that the foreign university offers had been sent to Maplewood High School, and Ronin had held onto these letters just to make her cback for the SAT. This made her even more uncomfortable.

So Allison said directly, "I've already declined these offers, Mr. Sterling. I plan to attend college domestically and have no intention of going abroad. As for the SAT, my family wantsto take it at Skycrest. Besides, I've already transferred, so there's no reason to cback!" With that, she stood up and left. She had thought Ronin had something important to discuss, but it turned out to be just this? Allison left the campus without hesitation, only to be surrounded by a group of thugs at the gate.

"Allison, I heard you were at Skycrest. It seems like you're doing well there. You look even more radiant!" One of them said, reaching out to touch Allison's face.

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is eagerly waiting for you! Allison grabbed his hand and twisted it, making him scream. "Let go of me! Help! Are you all dead? Get her!" The group of thugs wanted to settle a score, so they all surrounded Allison. She hadn't exercised in a while and decided to use them for practice.

She kicked two thugs away while still holding the leader's wrist and m single-handedly took down the remaining two, leaving the onlookers in shock. They couldn't help but exclaim, "What an amazing girl! Five guys couldn't beat her. Incredible!" "I know her. She's a student at Maplewood High School. I heard she has a bad reputation. Maybe she got expelled!"

In the eyes of the onlookers, Allison beca delinquent girl. However, because these thugs often bullied 19% often them, no one dared to speak against them. "Allison, just wait. One day, you'll be beggingon your knees!" The thug leader was still defiant and even charged at Allison, almost knocking her down. Allison exerted force, and the sound of bones breaking was heard. The thug leader's wrist was broken, and he rolled on the ground in pain, scaring everyone present. The thug leader lay on the ground, screaming, "Help!" Soon, the police arrived. Allison and the thugs were taken to the station. Seeing the thugs' bruised faces while Allison was unscathed, even the police were amazed. "Did you really cause their injuries?" the officer asked.

Allison nodded. "Sir, I was just defending myself. They blocked my way hand tried to molest me. I had no choice but to fight back!"