Her face contorted with anger when she saw Farwell Group’s new announcement trending. On top of that, the announcement clearly stated it was Aubree’s personality that caused the annulment of the engagement.
How could Lucian do this to me? A netizen commented: I’ve met Aubree before. Sure enough, she’s not all that great. She always looks down on others as if we’re inferior to her.
Another comment read: I heard Aubree even scolded the daughter of the Farwell family and called her Little Mute. Back then, I thought I’d gotten the wrong person because they hadn’t called off their engagement yet. Now that I see it, it’s definitely Aubree. No wonder Mr. Farwell wants to renounce the engagement.
The more Aubree read, the darker her expression grew. Everyone, no matter their identity, was stepping out to criticize her.
Hmph! What do they know? It’s all Roxanne’s doing! Who knows what she said to Lucian? It’s clearly that b*tch’s fault. What right do they have to criticize me?
Aubree was seeing red. Just as she was about to contact the media company to attack Roxanne again, the person in charge beat her to it. “You called me at the perfect time. I want you to post the news from this-”
Before she could even finish, the person on the other end of the line questioned, “Ms. Pearson, didn’t you say our company won’t be affected? What’s happening now?”
Aubree froze for several seconds before frowning. “What’s wrong? What happened?” The person in charge sounded as if he was hiding somewhere. Although his voice was soft, his anger was notable.
“The assistant of Farwell Group’s CEO brought his men to our company and even showed us evidence of our illegal acts from the past. They want to send us to jail. They even seized our company!”
Suddenly, Aubree felt a chill run down her spine. The person in charge continued, “And now, our company’s bankrupt. I’ve lost all my money! Where’s the balance of the ten million you promised? Transfer it to me now! I’m going to go into hiding with that-”
Before he could finish, Aubree hung up..
It took her a while to register the fact that Cayden had brought his men to the media company. Does that mean Lucian knows it’s my doing already?
The thought of that possibility made her break out in a cold sweat. Lucian said he wanted to send me to jail for attacking Roxanne earlier. He’ll never let me off the hook if he finds out I’m the one behind this again.
As she was feeling fearful and uneasy, her broken room door was suddenly pushed open. At that, Aubree hastily put away her phone and gazed at the door. All she saw was her father marching over with a gloomy expression.
“Dad…”
Aubree was already feeling extremely guilty. Her voice trembled more when she noticed Samuel’s expression. Glowering at her, Samuel fumed, “What did you do again?”
Aubree shuddered, and her subconscious self decided to hide the truth. “What are you-”
To her horror, Samuel grabbed her by the neck and lifted her up from the bed before she could finish. “If you did nothing, why would Lucian suddenly tell me to watch you carefully? If you did nothing, why would he suddenly tell me Pearson Group would face worse consequences? Do you take everyone for a fool?”
Samuel’s eyes were bloodshot as rage surged in his heart. Aubree could barely breathe. “Dad, let me go… I was wrong…”
Samuel was so infuriated that he lost his composure. “You imbecile! Didn’t I tell you not to mess with Roxanne? Why didn’t you listen? Do you want our entire family to pay the price with our lives?” Samuel tightened his grip with each second.
Aubree was losing her breath as she struggled, causing her to knock something off the floor, which produced a loud sound. Upon hearing the sound, Gina hurriedly went over to comfort Aubree as she thought the latter was throwing things out of anger..
However, the sight of Samuel strangling Aubree was what greeted her right after she went through the door. “Samuel, what are you doing?”
Gina’s knees went weak for a while before she rushed to them and pried Samuel off of Aubree. Falling to the floor, Aubree held her neck while panting heavily.
“What happened? Wasn’t everything fine earlier? Sonya has even agreed to ask Lucian for forgiveness on our behalf. Why did you lose your temper again?” Gina questioned in dissatisfaction as her heart broke for her daughter.
“What did I lose my temper again, you ask? Why don’t you ask this imbecile of yours about what she did? Because of her, Lucian’s outraged once again! Not to mention Sonya, even Mr. Elias can’t save us this time!”
As Gina heard that, her hand on Aubree’s back froze as she stared at the latter in disbelief. “What did you do this time?” In a state of frenzy, Aubree shouted, “I didn’t do anything wrong! That b*tch asked for it! She was the one who messed with me first!”
When her words fell, Samuel slapped her so hard she fell to the floor again. “You still show no remorse, huh? You’re grounded from now on! Don’t even think of stepping foot outside of this house!”
Wearing a gloomy look, Aubree held her cheek. Roxanne, that b*tch! I will never forgive her! Lucian kept his word. He showed Pearson Group no mercy.
In just a short period of time, nearly all business partners of Pearson Group put their termination contracts forward on the grounds that the Pearsons might ruin their reputation.
Not only could Pearson Group not afford to pay a single penny of the liquidated damages, but they could possibly face a huge sum of compensation as well. That night, the Pearson family members: gathered in Samuel’s living room..
“What exactly did Aubree do to get Farwell Group to target us like this, Samuel?” asked someone who could remain calm, trying to clarify with Samuel to see if there was a way to make things right.
However, Samuel was too embarrassed to speak. The members of the Pearson family had not been that supportive of the marriage contract between Aubree and Lucian.
Initially, they welcomed the idea, as they could gain Farwell Group’s support, but after observing Lucian’s attitude in the past few years, they suggested dissolving the marriage contract. After all, they were certain Lucian would not stop supporting them because of the favor he owed Old Mr. Pearson. If they delayed further, Lucian’s patience might run thin.
Even so, Samuel and his family did not believe it as they clung to hope, only to backfire when the prophecy came true-Farwell Group ruthlessly oppressed Pearson Group as a result of a falling out. “This is all your fault!” someone scolded. “What do you plan to do now?”
Forcing a smile, Samuel replied, “I’ll ask Aubree to come here now so she can apologize to all of you.” As his words fell, Gina quickly had someone call Aubree to the living room.
Coming down the stairs, Aubree spotted her father surrounded by the other relatives pointing their fingers at him and questioning him. “What are you guys doing?” Aubree asked after seeing the scene.
In the entire Pearson family, their family was the superior one; they had never received such treatment. Hearing her voice, everyone turned to look at her.
“You still have the guts to question us, huh? You know, had you not offended Lucian, our family would not have been like this right now. Old Mr. Pearson established Pearson Group all by himself. It’s not something you can toy with! You’re the one who messed up, but why do we have to bear the consequences as well?”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.