Leonard’s heart was starting to burn with anxiety because he had never expected that all of his men would be wiped out like this.
Since those people had committed a lot of crimes, it would be impossible to release them on bail. It would be a blessing even if they were sentenced to eight or ten years of imprisonment.
He couldn’t use any of them since they were arrested, so his choices were limited. However, this wasn’t the main problem. This group of men had done a lot of his dirty work, and he wouldn’t be able to get out unscathed if they ratted him out.
Leonard immediately asked his assistant when he thought of this, “Do you think these guys will put the blame on me?”
“I don’t think so. They won’t have a chance to be released if they rat you out. After all, you are the only one who can save them.”
Leonard thought about it and agreed. Then, he heaved a sigh of relief and said, “Send someone to find out more about the situation and send a message to them. They will never be able to come out alive if they run their mouths!”
The assistant nodded and agreed before he asked Leonard, “Mr. Floyd, we don’t have men left under us right now. What do you think we should do next? Do we need to bring our men over here from overseas?”
“Let me think about it first.” Leonard’s men all had criminal records. William would definitely arrest all of them if they came here, which would cause Leonard to be on the losing end.
However, he couldn’t sit back and do nothing. He had been at William’s mercy since he came back, and the latter would definitely take him as a joke if he stood on the sidelines.
He had a grand scheme to run. Leonard was all alone, so he had nothing to lose. However, William was different since he had a family, so Leonard firmly believed that he could find an opportunity to use this fact to his advantage.
Leonard hated William to his core. He wanted nothing more than to stab William in the heart so that the latter would know that he wasn’t someone to be trifled with.
Meanwhile, in the Davis family, Azalea sat under the shade in the garden while she ate some fruits leisurely. She had been treated very well after she got pregnant. Meadow would constantly dote on her and Wayne treated her kindly as well. The servants also bowed to her and she could do whatever she wanted.
Except for the fact that she would occasionally feel uncomfortable when her child got sick, she lived her days without any worries.
Just as Azalea was thinking about it, a servant quickly walked over. “Miss Clark, your son had another attack!”
“I thought he was fine before this, so what’s happening now?” Azalea stood up irritably and followed the servant back to the living room. Hre son was twitching uncontrollably and he was foaming at his mouth. The servant stayed motionless because she didn’t know what to do as well.
Azalea was extremely anxious. “Why aren’t you sending him to the hospital? What are you waiting for?!”
The servant carried the child and hurried out while Azalea followed behind with an impatient expression on her face. Previously, she had showered her child with love because she wanted to use him as a bargaining chip.
But things were different now. She couldn’t use her sick son to gain Michael’s attention anymore, so he had become a big burden. Now that she was pregnant, Azalea had lost almost all of her patience for the child.
Azalea and the servants called Michael while they sent the child to the nearest hospital, but he didn’t answer.
Azalea had no choice but to send a message to Michael. “Michael, our son had an attack again. I’m very worried, please come here as soon as you see the message.”
However, Michael didn’t reply even after the child was sent to the hospital.
Azalea went to the corridor outside to call Michael while the doctor was giving her son a check-up.
No one answered the phone, so Azalea had to call Francis because she wanted him to inform Michael to come to the hospital.
Francis picked up the phone and asked impatiently, “What’s the matter?”
“Dad, my son is sick and I can’t contact Michael. Can you ask him to come to the hospital?”
“I can’t contact him as well!” Francis’s tone was harsh. “This b*stard, why can’t I get through him at such a critical moment? What on earth is he doing?”
“Dad, why are you looking for Michael?” Azalea asked.
“Why else? Of course, it’s about the investment.” Francis answered angrily.
The Gurney family’s stock price had started to drop exponentially since yesterday and it had already dropped by 15 per cent currently.
Francis was extremely anxious when he saw the stock prices fall. After he investigated it, he found out that it was because there had been negative news about the Gurney family. Someone accused the Gurney family of having a shortage of funds that would adversely affect the business, and a specific figure of the expected losses was broadcasted as well.
Francis was busy asking the public relations department to stop the rumours and manipulate the existing news. After the news was suppressed, Francis breathed a sigh of relief and thought that this matter would pass.
Who would have thought that the Gurney family’s stocks would plummet by an extra 20 per cent?
A drop of 35 per cent in their stocks was equivalent to bankruptcy. When Francis saw this, he was filled with extreme fear and his son even told him that their family’s financial situation had been leaked out. They had a lack of funding and they were in debt, which made the investors begin to sell their stocks out of panic.
Francis was so anxious when he saw the stock price and his son proposed for him to buy a portion of the shares to give a sense of security to the investors.
Francis also thought that this idea was good, but he didn’t have any money now because he gave all his liquidated money to Michael.
Francis immediately drove to look for Michael, in hopes that the latter would give him some of his investment funds to stabilize his family’s stocks.
Francis immediately called Michael, but his call couldn’t get through. Francis couldn’t sit still and rushed to Michael’s company with Frederick.
However, Azalea called him to ask Michael to visit their sick child in the hospital. At this time, how could Francis be in the mood to care about Azalea’s problems?
Francis directly hung up and rushed to Michael’s company immediately. Since Michael wasn’t around, his assistant greeted Francis instead.
Francis didn’t care about being polite. “Where’s Michael?”
“He didn’t come to the company.”
“Do you know where he is?”
The assistant shook his head. “I don’t!”
“You’re his assistant, so how can you not know where your boss is?” Francis asked the assistant rudely.
“I’m just assistant, so I can’t possibly delve into his personal affairs.” The assistant replied flatly.
Francis had no choice when he heard this. Since he couldn’t contact Michael, he could only ask the assistant. “Do you know about my investment?”
“Somewhat,” the assistant replied.
Francis immediately asked, “Can you transfer some money to me? I’m in dire need for some money.”
“I’m afraid I can’t!” The assistant replied.
“Why? Do you need Michael’s permission?” Francis thought that the assistant wanted to ask Michael.
The assistant shook his head and said, “No, I don’t think taking out your funds now would be favourable for you.”
“What do you mean?” Francis was confused.
The assistant said slowly, “The market doesn’t look very good currently. If you want to transfer the funds now, you will lose at least 30 per cent of your capital. Are you sure you want to take it out?”