The CEO Gets What He Wants novel Chapter 388

A branch company under Trident Group developed a high-end residential area, Chartreuse Garden, two years ago. Recently, one of the units caught fire, causing the owner's wife and six-year-old son to die in the fire.

The arsonist was arrested quickly. It turned out that she was the housekeeper working for the owner of the unit.

The housekeeper was greedy enough to steal the owner's wife's belongings several times. At first, no one realized her doings until the owner's wife caught her in the act one day.

The owner's wife was a hot-tempered woman, and thus threatened to send the housekeeper to the police station.

As her deed was exposed, the housekeeper was afraid she would be sent to jail. Therefore, she set the house on fire to burn all evidence, wanting to cover up her crime.

The nasty case quickly caught the attention of the media.

The major online news websites, mainstream media, and state-owned media criticized the culprit and demanded that she receive severe punishment. Besides, they also pointed fingers at Trident Group.

According to the news, the fire trucks faced several obstacles before arriving at the fire scene. They were first obstructed by the irregular shrubbery, then faced the problem of putting out the fire on a high-rise unit. It was a high-rise building, but there were serious problems with the firefighting facilities and property management. Thus, the firefighters couldn't put out the fire in time, causing the death of the innocent mother and son.

Actually, if the problem was handled accordingly in time, Trident Group was powerful enough to use its connection to put a lid on the matter.

Alas, the branch company didn't want to get implicated and assumed they could solve the problem themselves. They acted presumptuously and delayed reporting the matter to the headquarters. It was a futile effort, for the media outlets reported about the case continuously. In the end, they couldn't even put a lid on the matter even if they wanted to.

The case involved many parties, so it quickly escalated to the point of no return. No one could control or tamp it down.

After that, many people and netizens who championed justice helped the owner to declare war against Trident Group.

Anxiety spread across the unit owners of Chartreuse Garden. Everyone was worried about the safety precautions of the residential area, so news about owners vacating their houses and holding protests to demand their rights was reported again and again.

Trident Group's share prices were affected and dropped drastically.

At midnight, Avery stepped out of the bathroom after taking a shower to realize that the lights in the study were still on.

Cayden was still busy with work.

She sighed, feeling bad for him.

Avery's job was merely designing stuff, and that alone took up most of her time. Cayden, on the other hand, was busy running Trident Group, which was an international company. He was already busy when the arson case happened, adding more to his plate.

She understood how he felt and how much effort he put in to deal with the situation.

Cayden had a low starting point. He was the illegitimate child of the Moore family and led a miserable life since young.

Despite having parents, he was sent to the orphanage at a young age and even suffered from depression.

Later, he was brought back to the Moore family. At a young age, he started dealing with the Moore family's huge mess. Without any help, he had developed a company that was originally on the brink of declaring bankruptcy into an international company in just a few years. It was hard to imagine how much effort he spent to achieve this feat.

Avery remembered reading about him in a finance magazine before they met. The magazine introduced some companies that were brought back to life miraculously in Chanaea. Trident Group was ranked first in the list.

As if that wasn't impressive enough, Cayden was in his twenties when he became one of the richest men in Aploth.

Avery glanced at Cayden before going to the living room. She poured a glass of milk, intending to give it to Cayden.

Ring, ring!

Suddenly, the landline in the living room rang.

It was an unknown number, so Avery hesitated before answering the call.

“Cayden?” Allie's voice rang out.

“Mdm. Allie,” Avery greeted her begrudgingly.

Hearing Avery's voice, Allie tamped down her anger and declared, “Tell Cayden to answer the phone!”

Avery knew Allie didn't call at this hour to show her concern for Cayden.

Moreover, she didn't want Cayden to get affected by Allie's call and couldn't focus on work due to his bad mood.

“He's taking a shower now. He's tired after dealing with the incident at work, so you can call and talk to him tomorrow, okay?”

“Who are you to refuse to let my son talk to me? Avery, even if my son adores you, that doesn't mean you can be rude to me! Tell him to answer the call now!” Allie yelled in anger.

“Mdm. Allie, if it isn't important, I will hang up now. You can talk to him tomorrow.” Ignoring Allie's insults, Avery cut the line instantly.

Avery knew Allie never liked her, but the latter's attitude showed no signs of improving even though Avery had been with Cayden for some time. Therefore, Avery was disappointed to the extent that she stopped hoping that Allie would change.

Forcing herself to stop thinking about the frustrating matters, Avery went to the study with the glass of milk.

The door to the study was ajar.

Avery saw Cayden working hard while his phone's screen flashed, signaling an incoming call from someone named “Ms. Nicole.”

Without making a sound, Avery answered the call but didn't say anything else.

Nicole's sweet but anxious voice traveled from the other end of the line. “Mr. Moore, are you busy?”

There was no answer save for someone breathing. Assuming it was Cayden, Nicole added gently, “I read about the entire incident, and it was all the housekeeper's fault. The public shouldn't criticize Trident Group. Do you need my help? If you do, I can ask my dad for help. Things will be easier to solve with his help.”

Hearing the concern in Nicole's voice, Avery tightened her grip on the phone.

Nicole was the state secretary's daughter, so her family was extremely influential. It would be a walk in the park for them to solve the problem for Cayden.

However, due to personal reasons, Avery didn't want them to have any interaction with each other.

It was unsettling for any woman when a rich and powerful love rival was targeting her husband.

Plus, things would be more complicated if William were to interfere in the matter.

Cayden would owe William a huge favor. It was easy to repay a debt involving money, but it wasn't easy to repay a debt of gratitude.

Avery was strangely calm.

She called Cayden and handed his phone to him, mouthing that it was a call from Nicole.

Cayden took his phone and declared icily, “What do you want, Ms. Lambert? I'm tired. If it's nothing important, I'm going to bed with my wife now.”

Nicole was thoroughly disappointed to hear Cayden's answer.