Russell fell silent for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, “Charlotte, we were in the wrong before, but it wasn’t intentional. Please forgive your grandpa and all your uncles and aunts.”
Charlotte sneered inwardly.
Not intentional?
They wouldn’t allow her to seek medical attention when she had a high fever, and now they’re claiming it wasn’t intentional? Ridiculous.
Moreover, given Russell’s shameless and domineering personality, how could he possibly come to apologize in person without any ulterior motives?
There must be something fishy going on.
She wanted to see what these people were up to.
“Besides, if the Pittman family is really bankrupt, it won’t benefit you in any way. Why would we want to destroy ourselves? Please, let that… influential person go easy on us and spare us,” Russell pleaded.
“What? Influential person? Go easy on you?” Charlotte looked puzzled. “I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
She was utterly baffled.
“We’re all bankrupt, the company and the mansion have been seized…” Russell’s voice was filled with desperation. “Do you really have the heart to watch the Pittman family, which we’ve worked so hard to build, fall into ruin?”
“This has nothing to do with me,” Charlotte replied, “and I can’t help in any way.”
Emery, on the other hand, looked worried. He hadn’t expected the Pittman family to reach such a dire situation!
After all, it was a legacy built by three generations…
He still had feelings for the Pittman family.
Otherwise…
Given the actions of the Pittman family, he would have cut ties with them long ago!
The only reason he still had contact with them was that he still had a glimmer of hope for this family…
“Dad! How could the Pittman family go bankrupt? What’s going on?” he asked anxiously.
Maverick snorted, “Son! Do you not know what your daughter has done? What a clever strategy she has!”
“What do I know?” Emery felt wronged and bewildered.
“Stop pretending!”
The members of the Pittman family accused him, “Do you know who caused the disaster for the Pittman family this time?”
It was Charlotte! A big shot is backing her up and ruining our Pittman family…”
Upon hearing this, Emery and his family were all shocked!
“How… How could this be possible? If we really had that capability, why would we…?”
“Still denying it?”
“Still pretending?”
“Son, you have truly disappointed me! Are you deliberately trying to ruin the efforts of three generations of the Pittman family?”
Russell exclaimed with anger, “How could you be so heartless, forgetting everything the Pittman family has provided for you over the years…”
Before he could finish, Charlotte interrupted, “Grandpa, this has nothing to do with me. I don’t know who did this, and I can’t help.”
“You’ve got the wrong person. I may have left the Pittman family, but I wouldn’t ruin it… I’m not that bored.”
Her attitude infuriated the Pittman family, “You…”
This woman was still pretending!
Russell’s facade completely cracked. Leaning on a cane, he angrily said, “Are you still pretending not to know? Inspector Wade wouldn’t make a mistake in what he told us.”
“I don’t know which suitor of yours is trying to help you, but this is all because of you! You owe us an explanation!”
“And also…”
“Charlotte, now that you’ve grown wings, do you think you can threaten the old man because of this?”
“It must be because I made you kneel down the other day that you hold a grudge! Fine! I’ll kneel down for you now…”
He attempted to kneel down but hesitated for a long time…
Seeing this, Emery was shocked and quickly helped him up.
“Dad! What are you doing? You can’t do this…”
Russell was the elder, how could he kneel to his junior? Wasn’t that absurd?
However, Russell directly pushed him away, then shouted with a pained expression on his face.
“Unfilial! I’ve raised a group of unfilial children! I, Russell, have been generous to you all, and yet you, you white-eyed wolf, allowed outsiders to harm the Pittman family.”
“If you don’t resolve this today, I’ll kneel here and never get up…”
Seeing Russell’s tantrum, Charlotte felt very helpless. But he was her blood-relative grandfather; how could she let him kneel for real?
She helped Russell up, “Grandpa, don’t do this. I really don’t know who did this, how can I help you resolve it?”
She truly had no idea who could have orchestrated all of this…
Who had such great power?
To bring the Pittman family to ruin in just a few days, and to crown it all with her shame! Does such a person exist?
Even if she racked her brains, she couldn’t figure it out.