Chapter 116
“How could you possibly know?” Robert’s face was ghostly pale. “I can’t believe it.”
Charles gestured dismissively, and Ronald caught on quickly. “Gentlemen, Mr. Hoffman would like a private chat with the three directors, please.”
The usual crowd that hung around Charles left first. The neutral ones, sensing the tide had turned, did not want to get dragged down too, so they scattered quickly as well.
Soon, the large conference room was left with only Charles, Robert, and two other directors.
Charles gestured for them to sit. They were no strangers to tough times, but they had never seen Charles this assertive before. They realized they had underestimated him.
“Don’t you gentlemen want to see?” Charles asked.
“No, we’d rather not,” they replied.
Charles’s smile was thin but dangerous. “Money laundering overseas, dealings with arms dealers… These are serious crimes.” His face turned stern. “Collosus Group has always been clean. My grandfather may
have retired, but his rules haven’t.”
Robert looked utterly defeated. “When did you find out?”
He could not figure it out. He had been so careful. There was no way anyone could have found out what he did. However, Charles knew everything. The fake records and the money he took were not even what
Charles cared about the most.
The only reason behind what he did last night… Robert’s eyes widened. “You planned this all along? You helped Chloe escape? And made us sell our shares? So now our shares are…”
“Robert, you’re not completely clueless,” Charles said, tapping the desk. “Too bad you realized it too late.”
“Wow, you really are a Hoffman. You’re just like your dad, Mateo!” Robert’s face turned pale. He thought that by selling his shares, Charles would at least be held back by the new owners, even if he would not get Collosus Group’s perks. He thought the company would not be all Charles’s anymore.
Once his new company took off, Charles would not be able to touch him, right?
“How can you plot against your own family? Are you even human, Charles?”
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