The call was answered almost immediately.

Elaine quickly said, “Hello, is this Kevin? Hi, I’m Claire’s mother…”

Ever since he met Claire at the banquet, her stunning beauty had captivated him. She lingered in his thoughts, and he found himself frustrated about how to approach her. Just when he least expected it, her mother called him. He suspected Elaine might be in some sort of trouble, and of course, he was eager to impress her.

With a sincere tone, he replied, “Auntie, are you in any trouble?”

“Yes, I need your help,” Elaine said hurriedly. “Kevin, some old friends and I purchased participating policies from an insurance company called Axel, and we invested all our money into it. However, the company is refusing to pay us our dividends and they won’t even return our money! Can you help me get it back, please?”

Kevin felt a surge of excitement at the challenge. It was his moment to shine. “Auntie, don’t worry! I’ll come right over to help you solve this problem!”

Elaine was ecstatic. “Oh my goodness! Thank you so much!”

After hanging up, she shot another glare at Charlie, exhaling in frustration. “Some people are as useless as a pile of trash. We can’t rely on him. What can he do besides mumble?”

Charlie smirked. His mother-in-law was indeed pretentious and oblivious. She had turned to Kevin for help? The company had likely swindled them out of tens of millions, if not more. It was clear they had some sort of powerful backing to act so boldly. There might even be a mafia boss pulling strings behind the scenes. How could Kevin, an inexperienced young man, hope to confront these ruthless scammers?

The White family’s influence was merely average. After the Emgrand Group severed ties with them, their power had further diminished. It was practically impossible for the White family to tackle such large-scale financial fraud.

Honestly, Charlie could just call Isaac from Shangri-La, and the issue would be resolved in no time.

After all, Isaac was the Wade family’s representative in Aurous Hill, and everyone—businessmen and underworld figures alike—had to respect his authority. However, his mother-in-law’s blind faith in Kevin was infuriating. If she believed in him, then let him take the spotlight and handle things his way! Some onlookers were eagerly watching Elaine, hoping she had found someone powerful to assist them.

Elaine couldn’t help but smile proudly and announced, “Don’t worry, everyone. I’ve asked Mr. White for help. He’s very influential and capable; I’m sure he can retrieve our money effortlessly!”

Someone exclaimed in astonishment, “Wow, Mr. White? Elaine, you’re amazing for finding such a powerful ally!”

“Exactly! Mr. White must have a vast network. It should be a piece of cake for him to resolve our issue, right?”

“Elaine, since you know such an impressive young man, why not marry your daughter to him instead of this loser?”

Elaine shot Charlie a disdainful look and retorted coldly, “This loser will be kicked out of our family soon enough!”

Charlie remained silent, anticipating how poorly Kevin would perform. Soon, a sleek black Porsche pulled up in front of them. A handsome young man in a suit stepped out of the vehicle—here came Kevin White.

The onlookers gasped in admiration, “Wow, look at him! Handsome and sharp! I wonder which family is lucky enough to have him as their son-in-law!”