Ayan, of course, was relentless and pressed further.
The atmosphere became tense.
In the end, they couldn’t withstand Ayan’s pressure.
John confessed everything, but the more he spoke, the colder Ayan’s expression became.
Finally, when everything was explained, Ayan’s face turned ice-cold, and a hint of indifference appeared at the corner of his mouth. He said, “So you plan to use us as pawns!”
John quickly said, “That’s not what we intended. We had no other choice! Besides, she has nothing to lose.”
“Yeah, she has nothing to lose and can even benefit from it. Is that what you mean?”
He looked at them with cold indifference in his eyes.
He questioned, “Do you think the Simpson family lacks this little bit of money?”
“We’re not thinking that at all. We just believe that adding a little extra is better, right? Besides, she deserves everything!”
“That’s just your opinion. If she didn’t benefit you in any way, would you really go through all this trouble to try to connect with her? Of course not, right? So why are you pretending here that this is all for her own good?”
Ayan held nothing back. He said everything that needed to be said.
His face exuded a chilling coldness as he looked at Crystal and spoke in a calm tone, “Honestly, I had some good feelings towards you because you became friends with Camille and made her happy. But now I wonder if you even need to go to Hance City anymore.”
“Mr. Simpson, you can’t make decisions for me.”
“But you deceived me, didn’t you?” Ayan said coldly.
He hated being deceived.
His words left Crystal speechless.
John chimed in, “Mr. Simpson, as long as she returns as a member of the Bill family, she will have the majority share.”
“Do you think I care?” Ayan scoffed and looked at everyone present with indifference. He said, “Regarding this matter, it would be best for all of you to keep your mouths shut and not let me hear anything you shouldn’t be saying. If anything about today’s matter reaches her ears, even if it wasn’t leaked by you all, I will hold the Bill family responsible for everything.”
He looked at them with an unwavering dominance and raised an eyebrow with a smile. “Of course, you can choose not to believe me and give it a try.”
Even though Flento City wasn’t his territory, there was nothing he couldn’t do when it came to things he wanted to achieve.
Ayan’s attitude was resolute. After speaking his mind, he left the private room.
Crystal hurriedly followed him and asked, “Mr. Simpson, can I speak with you privately?”
Crystal’s expression was serious. Initially, she did approach Camille with ulterior motives in the first place and establish a good relationship in order to fulfill the Bill family’s goals. However, after spending time with Camille, she realized that Camille was genuinely kind-hearted.
Later, she didn’t have any hidden agenda when becoming friends with Camille.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have tried to ensure peace between the Bill family and Camille out of concern for Camille’s well-being.
She wanted to clarify things with Ayan, but he didn’t want to give her that chance.
Ayan calmly said, “It’s useless to say anything. I don’t want to listen.”
“Mr. Simpson, you can’t judge me as a bad person without giving me a chance to explain,” Crystal protested anxiously.
Her voice was not low. This being a corridor, it was not convenient for conversation. Ayan narrowed his eyes slightly and said indifferently, “Are you sure you want to continue this discussion here? If you do this, I will think that you are deliberately stopping me here, intending for someone to capture this scene to cause Camille to misunderstand me.”
Although he said this, in reality, he had already had Kian arrange everything properly, so such an accident was impossible.
Crystal was also stunned by Ayan’s words. Her face turned pale, and she stood still, looking at him, only able to say in a low voice, “Mr. Simpson, I really don’t want to hurt Camille. If you block me from befriending Camille because of my family situation, I have nothing to say. But I just want to make it clear to you, I don’t want to hurt her.”
“I don’t believe your explanation. I don’t want to hear more, so you don’t need to say anything further, understand?”
Ayan’s attitude remained as cold as ice, and his words were not gentle at all.
Crystal, having seen his tenderness towards Camille, knew that he must be displeased and angry at the moment.
Crystal said no more, only quietly pleading, “I want to complete the project I’m currently following up on. It’s my dream.”
“It’s your business.”
After saying this, Ayan didn’t look back and left directly.
Kian hurriedly followed.
In the private room, John looked at Crystal’s cousin and said, “Play the recording. With this recording, I don’t believe Ayan won’t listen to us.”
John impatiently shouted, and Crystal’s cousin obediently took out his phone, but found that the phone was malfunctioning, with no response at all.
“How is this possible? There’s no signal, not even the recording function works?”
John also immediately went over and snatched the phone, his expression particularly ugly. “How could this be?”
Crystal walked in, her gaze indifferently looking at her uncle, and she said, “Ayan won’t let you succeed. I told you, approaching Camille with ulterior motives is a despicable tactic. I said from the beginning, if you just want to use her, then don’t get close to her.”
Crystal was very emotional, and her uncle and aunt’s expressions were not pleasant.
Kathleen said, “Crystal, how can you speak like this? The Bill family is not as it used to be. Your parents need a lot of money for expenses. Aren’t I doing this for the good of the Bill family? You will also benefit from it. Besides, I am her nominal mother. How can you say I am using her?”
“Then go ahead and recognize her. See if Ayan will let you get nothing. Do you think he is easy to manipulate? He will definitely not let you do as you please.”
Crystal grabbed her bag. She really couldn’t stay a second longer. She said, “You decide on your own matters. I won’t help you anymore. I also advise you to act wisely. Otherwise, in the end, you will have nothing.”
She looked at them coldly, said no more, and turned to leave the private room.
Her cousins also hurriedly followed, because this matter was indeed somewhat complicated. The opponent was Ayan. Even if the Bill family had some foundation, they probably wouldn’t be Ayan’s match if they offended him.
However, this matter could not just end like this. It was such a huge inheritance! Of course, they couldn’t possibly let it go like this.