Chapter 1039

Carpenter Corporation was digging its own grave! That was absolutely what most of the guests attending the gala were thinking. Although no concrete rules were set for tonight's charity gala, everyone who was anyone knew that the real star of tonight's show was Patrick. No one was daring enough to go against Patrick, to steal his spotlight, but Elias had gone ahead and done just that! It seemed that there was some truth to the rumors that were circulating about—the conflict between the Big Four was about to reach a boiling point. Since everyone had turned on each other, Elias was the first to jump off the sinking ship. His plan must be to take advantage of Gerard's presence at the gala. Even if Elias was defeated during the upcoming battle against the other three, perhaps Gerard would be merciful enough to leave a path for him to survive once he recalled Carpenter Corporation's generous contribution toward charity. Patrick and the others' attention were trained on Elias, but he rema