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"It was an internal family conflict in the first place. None of you should have been dragged into it," Mason said in a cold tone.Then, he turned to face Aspen's supporters, who had been stunned into silence. "As for you…"The ones who were less mentally resilient were already starting to tremble."I've already investigated all of you. I'm the highest power in Royal Financial Group, and since you don't acknowledge me, there's no need for you to remain as shareholders," Mason declared.They immediately started to panic.Mason said coolly, "There are two paths for you to choose now. Not a single one of you has a clean record. Each and every one of you has done enough to be locked up for a few years. Now, you have a choice. Get locked up for a few years or spit out the money you stole from the company."One man insisted stubbornly, "We didn't steal from the company. The money was rightfully ours. If you want to hold someone responsible, then go after Aspen. We were all just followin
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Kyle walked up to Mason. "Mr. Hunt, everything went according to your plan.""Have the PR department release a media statement. Use the photos of me in the room just now. Announce that Royal Financial Group has completed an internal restructuring. I will continue serving as CEO, while Aspen and his wife, along with his faction, have been taken in by the police," Mason said.He added, "They are all being investigated for long-term financial embezzlement.""Understood," Kyle answered.After Kyle left, Mason picked up his phone and sent Summer a message. "Threat neutralized."When Summer received the message, Kate was still ranting. Kate sneered. "If you really think that the chat logs can be used as evidence, then go ahead and report me to the police. Mrs. Hunt will get me out anyway. Then, the tides would have turned, and I will make sure to return what you did to me today tenfold."Summer glanced at Mason's message, and her eyes curled up slightly.She replied, "Congratulation
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The other managers were still in shock. They exchanged looks with one another, unsure of what to do.Thankfully, the conference room door swung open at that moment."Ms. Hartford, Mason Hunt is back." Robin marched right into the room.He froze for a moment when he saw the mess around Kate and the blood on her head. "Ms. Leeds, what happened to you?""She tripped." Summer blinked."What did you say just now?" One of Kate's eyes had been shut with blood, so she could only open the other one."Mason's not dead, and he's already back at Royal Financial Group. They just released an emergency announcement declaring Mason will continue as the CEO. They also said that Aspen and Rosanna have been taken into custody for corporate fraud," Robin said in one go.Summer pretended to be surprised as she looked at Kate. "What now? Everyone knows Mason doesn't have a good relationship with my family, but he's still their CEO. That pair you trust so much seems to be under investigation. Looks li
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"Take a closer look at Ms. Leeds. There might be people on the board that were working with her," Summer said."Understood." Robin found himself being more and more impressed by Summer.The two of them walked into the administrative office area one after another. Kate's screams had been so loud that they could be heard from outside.Everyone looked at Summer, and their expressions were far different from when she first came."Sorry for disturbing everyone at work. It's nothing too serious. Ms. Leeds colluded with outsiders and deliberately allowed a mentally ill person to reach the top floor, endangering the CEO's life. "I've already solved the matter, and a new senior manager will be here in two days. It won't interfere with your work," Summer spoke calmly to everyone."Ms. Leeds?""Oh, my God, that's terrifying!""If the bodyguards hadn't been fast enough yesterday, that knife would have struck Mr. Hartford Senior."After Summer made the announcement, she left with Robin an
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"Both of us have been busy all day. When did you get here? Did you finish what you wanted to do?" Luke asked.Summer straightened up a bit. "I did. It was Ms. Leeds from the administrative floor. She was one of Rosanna's people."Henry didn't seem too surprised. "So it was her. She joined Hartford Group right after she graduated. She was actually my secretary for a while, and I felt like she wasn't very trustworthy. That's why I had her sent to another department, but I never expected…"Luke sighed. "This situation with Mason actually helped us expose all the monsters hiding in the shadows. So many people, who seemed kind and honest, revealed their true faces. "Thankfully, we managed to cut them out in time. It would have been troublesome if they got more powerful."Henry's smile faded. "Some of them were from the tech division. I bet there'll be more of a fallout after this."Summer didn't say anything to that. In her plans, Hartford Group would definitely maintain its traditio
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Henry looked at Terrence with some surprise. "You're so grown up already? Weren't you always overseas? When did you get back?"Terrence was dressed sharply today, and his gaze landed on Summer as he spoke, "It's been over a month. Could this be Summer?"Luke smiled and nodded before introducing the two. "Summer, this is Terrence.""Hello," Summer replied coolly.She didn't really show any other emotion other than being slightly distant. It was typical of any introvert meeting a stranger for the same time."It's really been a long time since I came back. The last time I saw Summer, she didn't even know how to walk yet," Terrence said with a smile."That's true." Luke glanced at Summer. Before Terrence appeared, Summer had been happily chatting away with them. Now, she was completely quiet.Normally, Luke would have invited Terrence to eat with them out of politeness, but he didn't ask since Summer was acting like that."I'm with some friends over there, so I won't interrupt. I
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Terrence was stunned for a moment. He clearly didn't expect Summer to have such a strong personality."If you hate it, then I'm willing to apologize. You can forget about Nono and get to know Terrence Dincht instead," he said."I already have," Summer replied."Can I borrow your phone for a moment?" Terrence was about to set up his next move on Summer.Summer replied emotionlessly, "No. We're not nearly close enough to exchange contact information. I'd appreciate it if you didn't disturb me in the future.""Summer, you might have heard quite a lot of rumors about me, but I'm not like what the rumors say. Maybe we can be friends first?" Terrence knew very clearly where his weaknesses lay.It was all those scandalous rumors about him."Sorry. I'm not planning on that for now," Summer replied politely before she turned to leave.Terrence blocked Summer's way again. "Isn't your company recruiting? Can I join? Don't be in such a hurry to shut me down, okay? You might not like me as
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Saul looked at Terrence. "I'm already working hard for her, so don't worry.""That's good." Terrence nodded. But Saul quickly noticed something important. "Wait. You said we both have someone in our hearts? Who's the woman you set your sights on this time?"Terrence patted Saul on the shoulder. "She's one of a kind. She's not just in my heart. She's permanently residing in it now.""Sure." Saul didn't take Terrence that seriously. After all, Terrence had made similar declarations more times than he could count.The two of them were lost in their own romantic fantasies as they stepped into the elevator and left the restaurant.When Summer got back to the table, she drank more than half a glass of juice."What's wrong?" Henry asked in surprise.Summer shook her head. "It's nothing. Grandpa, if there's nothing else at the company, I won't be going with you. I plan on being Mom's little guardian angel this afternoon.""Your grandpa has a guardian angel, and your mom has one, but
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Five million dollars. It was five million dollars.Ruddy's eyes were practically glued to the card.Aspen gave Malcolm an impatient look, and Malcolm handed the pen and paper to Ruddy.Ruddy was taken aback when he saw the pen and paper. "Aren't you supposed to write it, and I just sign it?""It would be better if you wrote it yourself," Malcolm said.Ruddy looked embarrassed. "But I don't know how to write?"Aspen finally lost his patience. He slammed the table and stood up. "What? You're illiterate?""What are you yelling at me for? When did I say I could write? I'm doing you a favor by agreeing to this, and this is how you treat me?" Ruddy didn't care that Aspen was rich at that moment.Aspen was begging him for help, so why should Ruddy tolerate Aspen?"Stop arguing." Malcolm was getting a headache. He never imagined that Ruddy would be illiterate."Fine. I'll have someone print out the content. You can just copy it, right?" Malcolm just wanted this done as quickly as pos
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Malcolm looked disgusted. "Got it. We'll get back to you soon."Then, he hung up. "Bastard!" Aspen slammed his hand on the table hard.Malcolm said grimly, "I told you before Paul didn't have many relatives. His parents are both gone, and other than his wife and children, there's only his brother left. The Hartford family is watching the West family closely. "No one answered when I called, so I had to try this guy. Who knew he'd be this stupid?""Is a letter of forgiveness from his biological brother useful?" Aspen asked.Malcolm frowned. "It has some value, but it wouldn't nearly be as effective as getting it from the wife or children.""I don't care. Even getting one is something. Offer him three million dollars." Aspen felt a headache coming on.Malcolm hesitated for a moment. "You really want to pay him? This thug has never treated his brother well before. If the family mentions that in court, this three million dollars might as well go down the drain.""Get that letter
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"Go ahead." Summer showed no intention of stopping him.Ruddy was stunned. "I'm not joking around. I really will go."Summer didn't seem to care at all. "Go ahead. Also, you were talking so much about inheritance just now. What inheritance? Since when did this ten million dollars count as inheritance?"Ruddy said smugly, "It's still compensation! I get a share either way! I know the law, Ms. Hartford."Summer nodded. "Seems like you got it wrong. This money isn't for Paul.""Don't try to fool me!" Ruddy frowned.Summer turned to gently soothe the baby, who was still sobbing. "Hey little cutie, you shouldn't cry anymore. I gave you a ten-million-dollar gift, and you're still upset? Come on, give me a smile."Everyone widened their eyes in shock."What ten-million-dollar gift? What are you talking about?" Ruddy tried to grab Summer, but Robin stopped him.Summer held the baby's tiny hand. "My grandfather already gave the funeral expenses to Mrs. West. I'm only giving the ten mil
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Summer added, "Another example. You happily get home and reach your building when suddenly, some lunatic jumps out of nowhere with a knife. He slashes through everyone, not leaving a single one of you left."She shrugged. "Or maybe you make it home safe. But in the middle of the night, when everyone's sound asleep, there's a gas leak. Or better yet, a fire. Everything's gone in a blaze, just like that. Stories like that pop up among rich families all the time. You can give it a shot if you don't believe me.""Quit trying to scare me! I'm fearless!" Ruddy thumped his chest."Paul was a good man who had been nice to my whole family. Ten million dollars is no small sum. I believe I've shown more than enough sincerity. As for what you choose, I won't interfere," Summer said calmly as she motioned for someone to open the door.Seeing this, Ruddy rushed forward and pulled his relatives to leave. "Come on. Let's go first. We'll talk about it among ourselves later.""If you want to leave,
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Bailey had never been one to make decisions.Her two sons had their own difficulties as well. They didn't want to betray the truth behind Paul's death, but Ruddy had a point. Pauh was gone, and the living had to carry on."Ms. Hartford, my uncle is right. This is a family matter. I think we should handle it ourselves," the eldest son, Dustin West, said with great difficulty.Bailey looked at him in shock, then lowered her head silently."I understand. We all have our own burdens." Summer didn't blame him.Only those who had truly suffered understood how hard it was to make choices in the midst of hardship."Come on, let's go! The lawyer's still waiting. As long as we sign the letter, that ten million dollars is ours!" Ruddy urged eagerly."Bailey, you really need to think this through! You're doing Paul so wrong here!" Phoebe felt like crying.Summer said, "If it's for the money, you don't need to leave. Paul died because of me, so I was planning on compensating you anyway.""
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Summer didn't have much of an expression on her face as she walked down slowly.But Phoebe explained anxiously, "Let's not even talk about whether the ten million dollars is real or not. Ruddy, that's your brother's life! Are you really going to be the kind of person to take money in exchange for his life?""What's it got to do with you? You're already siding with this family anyway!" Ruddy glared at the lavish interior of the Hartford residence. "Just look at this place. Is this how you all make your money?"Ruddy's last sentence had been aimed at Kristen, it was obvious he knew that Kristen was the lady of the house.Summer walked over to Kristen and said, "Mr. West, what's the rush? You didn't even bother with basic manners before coming in, and you started shouting the moment you entered. Don't you think that's a bit out of line?"She looked at Bailey's arm and saw that her wrist was red from being grabbed too hard. "Why don't you let go of Mrs. West's hand first? Her wrist is
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"I got it." Summer knew that going head-to-head with the Hunt family this time must have caused Mason to be caught in the middle of some immense pressure and criticism.So, she didn't want him to worry about her too much.Chandler's incident had stirred massive public attention following Summer's live stream. In the next two days, more and more people were speaking out online.The police department responsible for the investigation was finally compelled to issue a statement, promising a lawful and thorough investigation into the case.Paul's family had rested at the Hartford residence for a day before they started to recover a little."We won't hold the funeral here. Our family back home is already handling the arrangements," said Paul's wife, Bailey Oak. Her eyes were still swollen from crying.Kristen nodded. "Alright. Don't worry. Mr. West has worked with our family for over ten years. He was practically one of us, so we'll make sure to take care of your family in the future."
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"You know how vicious the Hunt family can be. Back then, I…" Kristen instinctively pressed her hand to her lower abdomen with an expression of grief. "I'm afraid of losing another child."Luke had an expression that was full of heartache. He gently pulled Kristen into his arms. "That won't happen. From now on, we will face everything together. We'll definitely protect Summer."Can I really do that?" Kristen's tears fell uncontrollably.Back then, she thought she could protect the child in her belly, too. But in the end…Luke said firmly, "You can. You definitely can. My wife has always been the strongest person I know!""Yes." Kristen nodded as she leaned against his shoulder.They had never spoken of that pain over the past 20 years. This was the first time. Summer's actions today had been like a key that unlocked this long-suppressed wound in Kristen's heart.Neither of them knew that Summer hadn't gone to sleep, either. She stood at the window in her room and could just see th
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"Something like that happened?" Rosanna looked shocked. She had been locked up at the time.Jane sighed deeply. "I just heard about it, too. The kidnappers told her not to go to the police. They said they'd kill the kids if she did. In the end, she didn't report it and ended up paying 70 million dollars in ransom."Jane sighed again. "But she ran into some real monsters. After they got the money, they sent her a location to get the kids. When she got there, all she saw were their decomposing bodies!"Rosanna covered her mouth. "Oh, my God! Did they catch the kidnappers in the end?"Jane shook her head regretfully. "They were professionals, so how could anyone catch them? She lost her money and her children. Mrs. Mills fell seriously ill and is still in the hospital.""Those kidnappers are truly heartless!" Rosanna said."They were only missing for three days. Based on the state of the bodies, the kids were probably killed the moment they were kidnapped," Jane said.As Rosanna lis
