Good Lord! Forcibly taking Mdm. Xander away is already a crime. On top of that, they even had delusions of using Madilyn as a pawn for a political marriage! How ridiculous!
After hanging up the phone, Roxanne related the situation to Lucian. When Lucian had listened to it all, he wore a relaxed expression, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.
“Jonathan has really seen the light. With this trip, not only has he secured his girlfriend, but he’d undoubtedly won his future mother-in-law over. Let’s just wait to attend their wedding.” Mulling it over, Roxanne felt that it indeed made sense.
“I’m still mad, Lucian. Norton Sheffield is a downright sc*mbag!” Rage still blazed within her.
“I know of him. He’s exceedingly barbaric in his tactics of doing business in Xandenia. I reckon there’s likely a problem with Southern Star Group that he’s so desperate to force Madilyn into a political marriage. In that case, I don’t mind giving things a push.”
With that said, Lucian snagged his phone and gave Cayden a call. “Investigate the condition of Southern Star Group in Xandenia and teach their chairman, Mr. Sheffield, a hard lesson!”
“Understood!” Cayden answered, all too familiar with the tactics in doing so. In no time, he dug out a ton of problems with the company. There was a whole boatload of them.
It turned out that Southern Star Group invested in mineral resources abroad in recent years, but all the projects failed. The company’s debt ratio had also swelled to epic proportions. With just a prick, it would burst like a balloon.
In fact, it had even violated the law in many ways previously, such as its real estate companies acquiring land by illegal means and its mineral processing plants causing severe damage to the environment. In the face of all that, Lucian ordered, “Leak everything out.”
Needless to say, an empty company worth nothing much in market value could not withstand such scandals. Hence, Southern Star Group’s shares would certainly plummet for several days in a row until the company became insolvent.
Consequently, the various banks and creditors would definitely come knocking at the door to collect the debts in a mad frenzy.
At that time, Norton would be powerless to salvage things.
Meanwhile, at the Sheffield residence, Wilmer’s Porsche pulled up at the entrance. As Wilmer stepped out of the car, he adjusted his clothes before walking into the living room in a composed manner.
He had seen a photo of Madilyn. Ever since that first sight, he had been unable to get her off his mind. Her exquisite features seemed to be out of this world.
Thus, even though Wilmer knew that Norton had arranged this marriage of convenience to save Southern Star Group from imminent danger, he was willing to go through with his proposal. In fact, he had even convinced his father Jensen to allow him to get married.
After all, in Wilmer’s mind, it was natural to give up a little bit of money to court and win over a belle. However, what awaited Wilmer was Norton’s dejected expression and Mildred’s dark gaze. “Mr. Sheffield, hasn’t Madilyn returned?” Wilmer frowned, evidently displeased with the situation.
Norton raised his head to look at Wilmer, not knowing what to say. Just as he was about to explain the situation by blaming Madilyn’s disobedience, Mildred shot up from her seat in fury at that exact moment.
Gritting her teeth, she seethed, “Mr. Wilmer, you’re way too good for Madilyn. Never would we have imagined that she has gotten a boyfriend behind our back and has now even gotten herself pregnant! We’re enraged beyond words! Just before you arrived, her dad had gotten into a huge argument with her.” Mildred sighed in exasperation. “Oh, I can’t believe this!”
Wilmer blinked, dumbfounded. For a second, words eluded him. The next moment, a look of disgust filled his eyes. He had been expecting a morally upright woman.
“Fine! Since that’s the case, this whole ordeal cannot be carried forward. Goodbye, Mr. Sheffield!” Wilmer was burning with rage as he turned around and walked away impatiently. Norton’s lips quivered, but no words came out.
If he were to be truthful, he had to admit that vilifying Madilyn’s morality would immediately make the Cheever family back down from the deal.
Mildred’s approach was better than his plan to provide the Cheevers with endless explanations. If that were to happen, he might very well offend the Cheever family instead.
In the end, he turned to look at Mildred with a crestfallen expression. “Darling, can your side of the family still lend us some money? We just need about one hundred million to be able to redeem the mineral resources abroad. By then, we can continue to develop the area and get through this difficult time!”
Instantly, Mildred shrieked like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, “Norton, where would my family still have the money? We’ve given what we can to you a long time ago, and didn’t that result in a severe loss as well? If you ask me, since your daughter has gotten entangled with the Queen family of Horington, you should consider asking the Queen family for help! See if they can at least help patch up some holes in this sinking ship!”
Norton was rendered speechless. He threw Mildred a look of exasperation as though one would look at an idiot.
All the while, Mildred and her two daughters had been bullying Lorraine and Madilyn. Not to mention that they had practically kidnapped Madilyn back to Xandenia that time around. How could they hope that his future son-in-law Jonathan would help them?
They should be grateful that Jonathan had not turned hostile and sought revenge. Just as Norton was lost in thought, his phone suddenly rang. It was a call from the secretary of the board of directors.
“Mr. Sheffield, there’s terrible news! Our company’s shares are plummeting as we speak! What on earth had happened? Do you know anything about it? The board of directors is hoping that you can show up immediately for a meeting!”
Norton froze on the spot. Alas, one attracts what one fears. Mildred was still going on and on, nagging relentlessly beside him. All of a sudden, Norton exploded. “Shut the hell up!”
Taken by surprise, Mildred stared at him in shock before roaring, “Why the f*ck are you shouting? What’s the use of you shouting at me?”
Norton no longer wanted to talk to her. Getting up from his seat, he got ready to go to the office. However, before he could leave the house, a series of cars drove into the compound. Upon closer inspection, Norton realized that those were all people he knew.
Among them was a manager of a bank which Southern Star Group had taken a five hundred million loan from. He had been postponing the payment again and again.
Another was a person in charge of a private funds group. With a look of fury written on his face, he dashed to the living room the moment he stepped out of the car. Following suit were many contractors. All of them looked unfriendly as they marched toward Norton.
“Mr. Sheffield, we can’t tolerate it any longer. You’re a big shot. Shouldn’t you be able to settle a small debt of a few million?”
“Mr. Sheffield, the upper management is beginning to take action. If the numbers don’t tally, I will lose my job. Please be merciful and pay up the five hundred million that you owe.”
“Norton Sheffield, Southern Star Group is done for! What are we going to do now? I demand you to give me an answer!”
That day, the gate of Norton’s mansion was broken into by countless people. Shocked out of her wits, Mildred hurried upstairs and locked the door.
Jonathan and Madilyn were completely clueless about Lucian’s harsh punishments against Norton. The sun was already setting. A Rolls-Royce was on the road, heading to Horington from Xandenia.
More specifically, Jonathan had slowed down the car after they had passed the outskirts of the city to enjoy the beautiful and unique scenery.
“Where do you get this car, Jonathan? Doesn’t this car belong to the person in charge of the hotel?” Lorraine was overjoyed to see how much in love Madilyn and Jonathan were.
Jonathan shook his head in response. “Mdm. Xander, this car doesn’t belong to the person in charge. The car is specially provided by the company for the hotel to welcome distinguished guests. Thus, I’ve requested to borrow it for a few days. Once we arrive at Horington, I’ll ask someone to return the car!”
“I see. Well, that’s splendid! This car can make Mildred know her place in an instant! I assume the car is extremely expensive!” Lorraine had never sat in a Rolls-Royce before, even though Norton had one in the past. Despite that, Lorraine had always refused to sit in it. After all, she knew the car was Mildred’s dowry.
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.
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