For so many years, Damaris Group had been building a positive reputation for itself and had a good working relationship with both the government and police. Why are the police targeting us?
Kevin replied warily, “I was told that the police suspected that contraband is stored in our warehouses.” As despair set into him, Jack finally understood what was going on.
He was now paying the price which Lucian had spoken off. Roxanne has really produced the antidote!
“What should we do now, Mr. Damaris?” Kevin, well aware that this was Lucian’s means of revenge, was already gripped by fear. Jack’s temper flared up at that.
After giving Kevin an earful, he barked, “Contact Old Mr. Damaris. As the heart of the Damaris family, he might be able to exercise damage control.”
Kevin grunted in acknowledgment. Jack added, “Also, transfer all of the company funds right away. We have to save as much of it as we can!”
He had a hunch that Lucian wasn’t going to just stop there. “Understood!” With that, Kevin turned to leave. However, the more Jack thought about it, the more troubled he was. “Forget it. I’ll go back with you!”
After hurrying the nurse to bandage his wounds, he got to his feet to leave. All of a sudden, he felt a sudden bout of weakness in his body. He failed to exert any strength, and his legs became wobbly.
The very next second, Jack collapsed onto the ground, his consciousness fading away “Mr. Damaris! Are you all right?”
The commotion caused Kevin to turn around and hurry to Jack’s side. When he saw the unconscious Jack, a hesitant glint flashed across his eyes.
Lucian will never let Damaris Group go. If I continue to stick with them, I will be dragged down. In that instant, Kevin was filled with the urge to flee.
On second thought, he figured that he would. always be a member of Damaris Group in Lucian’s eyes. Even if he left, Lucian might not necessarily forgive him.
Upon realizing the fact, Kevin turned around and called out to the nurse, “Take him to the emergency room. Quick!”
Shocked by what she had witnessed, the nurse was brought back to her senses by Kevin’s instruction. She called for a stretcher and rushed Jack to the emergency room.
Meanwhile, Jonathan was elated to learn that Damaris Group’s warehouses had been seized. “That b*stard, Jack, must be filled with regret by now!”
Standing beside Jonathan in the corridor, Lucian pretended not to have heard the comment. All he did was stare solemnly at Roxanne. Roxanne was already sitting up and looked visibly better. Nonetheless, he could clearly see that she was still weak.
Madilyn and Linda were caring for her, while the children-having stopped crying-were all smiles as they chatted with Roxanne. The atmosphere in the ward brimmed with warmth.
Upon learning of Roxanne’s recovery, the specialists came over to examine her and ran into the two at the entrance. They slowed down and greeted Lucian warily. Lucian nodded in response. “Don’t let her know that I’m outside.”
The specialists agreed before proceeding into the ward. The sight of Roxanne being truly awake filled them with shock. They examined her while still being filled with disbelief. Once they were done, the look they gave her transformed into one of admiration.
“How is it?” Roxanne couldn’t resist asking when she saw the strange look on their faces. Having been brought back to their senses, they explained, “Your body is generally fine. The hardened blood vessels earlier have also improved. All you need is some rest, and you’ll be back to your usual self.”
The children cheered at that news. Roxanne stroked their heads with a smile.
The heart-warming scene in the ward melted Lucian’s heart. “Lucian, do you really not want to go in?” Jonathan asked when he saw the change in Lucian’s expression. Lucian’s face darkened again. “No. I’ll do so after I crush Jack.”
Only after Jack had paid the price for his actions would Lucian have the peace of mind to stay by Roxanne’s side. If he were to go in now, he expected himself to go soft again because of Roxanne.
Knowing Lucian’s thoughts, Jonathan stop persuading him and glanced at his phone instead. “The plan has been set in motion.”
Lucian looked as if he was unsatisfied with the current plan. He fell into deep thought and said. coldly, “Next, Farwell Group and Queen Group will attack Damaris Group’s stock overseas. On top of that, expose Damaris Group to the organizations overseas so that they, too, can join us in bringing down Damaris Group’s share price.”
Jonathan nodded in acknowledgment and gave the orders immediately. At one in the morning, an uproar broke out on the internet. One headline read: Breaking news! Century-old Damaris Group inflated profits, cheating shareholders! Another read: Damaris Group is overvalued. Prospects are grim!
All sorts of negative headlines flooded the news. Moreover, there were even parties who began unleashing personal attacks on the employees of Damaris Group.
“Damaris Group is a hypocritical company. Their annual medical consultation is nothing but a PR stunt, as they increase their drug prices every year!”
“Despite being a self-style century-old traditional medicine family, they don’t have any ethics at all. At the end of the day, they’re just a greedy profit-driven family!”
Damaris Group’s retail shareholders engaged in heated discussions with each other, unable to sleep after looking at the share price..
Within an hour, Damaris Group’s stock price fell off a cliff, dropping by sixty-five percent due to the attacks by various factions, and it was still dropping.
Many of the panicking shareholders tried desperately to sell but simply froze like a deer in the headlights. In fact, some even suffered a heart attack from the shock. Soon, a huge number of them were cursing at Damaris Group.
In just one night, Damaris Group’s reputation was destroyed and burned together with its stock price. The panic that resulted spread unabated. Late at night, Hector was awoken from his sleep by a knock on the door.
He had been sent back to Bellridge by Jack. However, due to Jack’s concern that he would go and treat Roxanne, Jack had him brought back to the main residence where he was being watched. Hector was essentially imprisoned.
Never in his life had he been humiliated to this extent before. Unfortunately, he was no longer the head of the Damaris family. In spite of his anger, all he could do was bear with it and live like someone without a soul.
When he heard the knock on the door, Hector assumed that Jack had returned to brainwash him again. He subsequently turned his back to the door and ignored it. A moment later, the bodyguard’s voice rang out.
“Old Mr. Damaris, there’s someone here to see you downstairs.”
Someone’s here to see me? Hector gradually sat up on his bed. Jack has been preventing me from seeing anyone out of precaution, so what’s going on now?
Hector staggered to the door and opened it. Just as he was about to ask the bodyguard who it was, he heard an argument downstairs.
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