At these words, Ruby nodded after a silent moment.
After that, none of them left but stayed with Kevin in the hospital to recuperate.
On the other hand, the Hussain family was anxious.
At the dinner table, as soon as Ashton sat down, he saw Dexter rushing back in a rage, scolding him.
"What's going on with the work over at Matix? Why has it suddenly stopped? How on earth do you do things? Are you trying to bring Hussain’s down?"
Ashton had only just picked up his chopsticks, when he heard this, he dropped them on the table in shock and immediately stood up.
"Dad, what do you mean by that? Didn't that project just start? How come it's suddenly stopped?"
Seeing that he still did not know anything about it, Dexter was even more furious and flung the document he had just received directly in front of him, "Read it yourself!"
Ashton picked it up in a hurry, and his face became pale.
In the main seat, Haider was also shaken with anger and questioned in a stern voice, "Ashton, what the hell is going on here?"
Seeing that Ashton was stammering for words, Haider slapped the table, "Dexter, you say it!"
Dexter was furious to let out all the pent up anger.
"I was about to go to a dinner after work, but I got a transatlantic call from Matix and this faxed document! They've tested that the steel bars we used in the project are faulty! They say we have caused damage to Matix and lost trust, and now they want to cancel the cross-border cooperation!"
At these words, Haider got up, glaring angrily at his untalented grandson.
"Is that true? How could there be a problem with the steel? You were the one who took care of all the details of this project! How could there be such a big mistake?"
Ashton's face was white and he was sweating profusely, his hand clutching the paper tightly, and he opened his mouth but could only stammer out an "I" and nothing more.
Seeing that, Dexter understood, immediately swept the dishes on the table to the floor, threw the chopsticks at Ashton's head.
"You're a piece of shit who can't do anything right! Tell me honestly, did you take the money from this project?"
Ashton hastily denied it, "No! Absolutely not!"
But Dexter drew another document from his briefcase and slapped it directly in his face.
"How dare you say no?" He was so furious that his loud voice almost poked a hole in the ceiling, "I've checked the finances, the books have clearly been tampered with!"
Ashton's face instantly turned red when he lowered his eyes and saw that the financial statement that had been tapped over was clearly marked with a red pen outlining where the accounts were incorrect.
Seeing this, Haider understood, and his anger went straight to the top of his head, grabbing a stick and hitting him.
"You ungrateful son of a bitch! How dare you get your hands on this project! This project is tied to the government! If anything goes wrong, the Hussain family will all be punished! You've got a lot of nerve! Do you want to destroy the Hussain family?"
When Betty saw her son being beaten, she defended him, "Dad, take it easy, Ashton is your only grandson, he can't be beaten up!"
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