Millions of dollars, that was not a small amount. It was enough to help their family overcome their difficulties.
“Thank you, Mrs. Pansy. I promise to come and talk to you every day from now on and make soup for you.”
Florence was so excited that she almost knelt down, but Beatrice quickly helped her up and smiled, saying, “Silly child, go quickly, or your father will be worried.”
Florence nodded and went to the bank to transfer the money from the card to her father.
After a day of hard work, her father managed to salvage the company’s stocks, albeit not to the extent they were before. However, they were able to recover some of the losses, avoiding a devastating outcome.
The news of the Doyle family being saved quickly reached Patrick’s ears.
Patrick raised an eyebrow, realizing that this matter might not be as simple as he had imagined.
“Go and find out who helped the Doyle family,” Patrick ordered his assistant. He leaned back on the couch and let out a slow breath.
The assistant quickly investigated and returned shortly after. “Mr. Pansy, we just found out that someone gave the Doyle family fifty million, and Mrs. Pansy’s account happens to be lacking fifty million.”
Patrick nodded. The Mrs. Pansy in question was not Jane, but Beatrice. He knew that Beatrice had been secretly in touch with Florence.
“It seems that I don’t need to intervene in this matter.”
Patrick’s eyes were deep and unfathomable, making it difficult to discern what he was thinking.
He picked up his phone and called the old mansion.
“You brat, finally decided to call and console me?”
A powerful and resonant voice came from the other end of the phone.
“You’re so healthy, you don’t need my consolation.”
Patrick didn’t beat around the bush and went straight to the purpose of his call.
“I was harassed by a woman today, you know, I have a wife.”
“For such trivial matters, you can handle them yourself.”
Mike’s presence was also formidable, though time had etched wrinkles all over his face.
“My mother helped her.”
As soon as those words were spoken, Mike knew what he needed to do.
…
The next day, as soon as Beatrice woke up, she received a call from Mike.
“What have you done?”
As soon as the call connected, Mike’s questioning words came through.
Beatrice was puzzled, but the next sentence from Mike instantly deprived her of her freedom.
“As the head of the Pansy family, you should lead by example. Stop causing trouble outside and running around. From now on, you must report to me wherever you want to go.”
“No, why?”
Beatrice questioned.
“Why? Think about what you’ve done in the past few days.”
Mike’s stern voice came through the phone, and even though they were separated by a telephone line, Beatrice could feel his anger.
“I won’t care about your 50 million dollars, but if I catch you again, restricting your movements will be the least of your worries.”
The phone was hung up before she could respond.
Beatrice pounded her pillow in frustration; everyone in the Pansy family had such a temper! It was probably her son Patrick who got them into this mess again. She lowered her gaze and remembered how she had been caught helping Florence yesterday and how Patrick went to his grandfather for help.
Beatrice really suffered more losses than gains this time. She helped others but ended up being restricted herself. This way, the Doyle family might be in jeopardy.
This matter even alarmed Mike. Now, no one could be of any use.
As expected, without Beatrice’s help, the Doyle family would soon collapse.
Florence’s father sat in his office, watching the stocks continuously plummet, lost in thought.
Yesterday, the fifty million that Florence received was inexplicably bought out by another company. Now that Florence couldn’t contact Beatrice, there was no one left to help the Doyle family.
Florence got involved with Patrick, and as a result, all the diplomatic relationships her father had built over the years were ruined in an instant.
After all, no one dared to go against the Pansy family.
Florence’s father felt like his heart was being scraped by a knife. All his hard work over the years had been ruined by Florence’s impulsive actions.
“Mr. Doyle, something bad is happening. A powerful force is suppressing our company.”
Just then, the secretary came to report.
This added another difficulty to him, who was already troubled.
He looked at the stocks on the screen and was once again shocked.
The stock prices were rapidly declining, and within a few seconds, they were reaching an all-time low.
“Quick, quick, bring it back up.”
Florence’s father shouted in anger, but the secretary was powerless. The company had already run out of resources.
While the stock prices continued to fall, many other companies were pressuring them, urging their shareholders to sell their stocks, causing the prices to plummet.
The news of the Doyle family being suppressed once again made it to the trending topics, and people started mocking Florence, saying that her attempt to steal had backfired.
Jane was one of the first to see this trending topic. Although she felt a bit angry seeing Florence in the video, she was relieved to see many netizens defending her, so her anger subsided.
Watching Florence’s current situation, Jane couldn’t help but sigh. This was the outcome of greed.
Last time, when she was in the office, she didn’t realize the danger. But now, she had come to Patrick’s doorstep and annoyed him. There was no one who could save her now.
Jane smiled as she looked at the screen but didn’t forget her task for today.
It had been some time since Maria’s incident, and now she wanted to check Twitter. There was hardly anyone discussing that matter anymore, as the attention of internet users had shifted to Florence.
Seeing this, Jane smiled with satisfaction. This time, Florence had done them a great favor by diverting the attention, giving them time to handle their previous affairs.
“Jane, you called me?”
Just then, Maria entered the room. Although she lived at Jane’s house, she still had to come to the office on time.
“Have you seen the trending topics?”
When Maria heard this, she thought she had made the news again and paled with fear, “Really? Jane, don’t scare me like that.”
“What are you thinking? Of course, it’s not about you.”
Jane was amused by Maria’s reaction and handed her the phone, saying, “Take a look. Everyone is discussing Florence’s situation now. This means you have some free time.”
Maria nodded, but she still recognized the person in the video.
“Isn’t that Mr. Pansy? How could…”
“Forget about that.”
As Maria mentioned Patrick, Jane interrupted her. She would have to talk to Patrick about this matter when she had some free time.
Maria let out a soft “oh” and then closed her mouth.