Drake Group.
"Sir!" A man entered the office, finding the president of the Drake Group, who was talking to Ivan and his team.
"What?"
"We have just received the news from the expedition team. His name has appeared."
"!!!" The president stood up in shock. "Are you sure?"
"Yes. We have just received the updated information."
"But the expedition team should have been filled, right?"
"That’s…" The man rubbed his cheek, not knowing what to say. There was only one way to add another party to the expedition team.
And President Thomas obviously knew it. He slammed his fist onto the table. "Shit! How did they get the favor of Hana Skylark?"
He was originally happy that Clovis’s group didn’t participate in this expedition. He had done everything he could to fill up the quota as quickly as possible by using the favor.
But to think that Hana Skylark would add them into the expedition team all of a sudden.
"Wait. Isn’t she supposed to be staying in the hotel…" Thomas raised his head, noticing something was off. "Don’t tell me, her actual aim is him?"
"!!!" The people were stunned. If that was the case, they could finally understand why Clovis’s team could join the raid at the last second. Even if the mayor asked her about it, she could simply dismiss it, considering she was the one organizing the raid.
Ivan clenched his fists. Every single time, Clovis humiliated him. Even when it was his time to shine, Clovis would appear once again.
His hatred for Clovis gradually became bigger than even his obsession toward Kanaria.
On the other hand, Thomas kicked the trash can next to him while screaming, "Motherfucker!"
If her aim was really Clovis, Ivan wouldn’t be able to do anything. He could show off his strength, but unless the difference between them was so high, it would be impossible to impress her.
And there was no way Ivan or his Drake Group could get a favor from a big company like OpenSky.
That was why Thomas was so angry that he wanted to kill Clovis right away. However, the moment he tried to do it, those assassins would come for him.
Even Ivan had gotten his lesson after his previous attempt. If not for the fact that the main culprit had been killed, Ivan would have lost his life.
Still, he was unwilling. He had done everything right, yet Clovis appeared again.
If he actually harmed Clovis in this expedition, the ones he had to fight might not be the assassins. It would be the OpenSky Company. It wouldn’t be hard for Hana to crush his Drake Group financially.
President Thomas gritted his teeth before glaring at Ivan. "You better not do anything to them on this expedition. If you dare to do something, I will be the one to kill you!"
Ivan wanted to get angry, but he had to swallow his pride. There were already people looking at him with disdain because of his disfigured face and continuous embarrassment. If he lost the favor of the Drake Group, everything would be over even if he had a 99% evolution rate. People would simply eliminate him instead of taking him to avoid future threats.
Ivan clenched his fists so tight that his nails almost cut his palms. The only thing he could do was to lower his head.
"You guys go!" Thomas waved his hand, gesturing them to exit the room first as he thought about this matter.
While walking, Ivan looked like he wanted to murder someone. After the previous defeat, everything began to fall apart. The two girls that joined his group previously? One of them had left his side as though they didn’t want to participate in the fight between him and Clovis. The other one still remained, but there was a significant distance between them.
Elina was the only one who remained close to him, but it was clear that she only did it because the order of the president.
The problem would be Vina. He began to grow suspicious of Vina. In the previous raid, Vina used some excuses to remain on Clovis’s side and even supported him during the argument.
He had heard from Lovelia that Vina had been pretty distant since the first competition. There was a chance that Vina was actually siding with Clovis.
On the other hand, Elina wondered what she should do at this point. While it had become easy to manipulate Ivan through that intense hatred, Ivan had also turned into a double-edged sword. If they made a mistake, the entire Drake Group could be dragged down together.
Unfortunately, the president only ordered her to observe him for the time being.
No one uttered a single word as they exited the building.
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It was far different from President Thomas.
He was calling someone and even shouting at them. "Why are you letting the Libation Fiesta enter the expedition team?"
"We are sorry, Mr. Thomas. We don’t have much authority to refuse when the host is putting their name in it."
"This is unfair to the other groups who did their best to enter the raid team, don’t you think?"
"I’m sorry, Mr. Thomas. While I favor your opinion, the risk is too high."
"You bastard. Are you chickening now?" He gritted his teeth. When the other party hung up the call, he threw his device to the floor before stomping it. "Coward bastard."
Thomas knew that the relationship between the Drake Group and Clovis was already doomed. So, he had to eliminate Clovis at all costs.
"If you’re not going to do it, then I’ll do it myself." Thomas went back to his computer, steering everything so that Clovis couldn’t join this expedition. As long as he remained hidden, Hana wouldn’t be able to find him.
In addition, she also had to make sure to avoid having her reputation ruined. If there were enough pressure, she would have no choice but to comply.
Thomas used all his connections to find all the information about Clovis. Little did he know, he would find something that even he never expected. "This is… I might be able to use this."