Chapter 190
Cecilia met Christopher’s uneasy eyes and scratched his palm.
“But I don’t think Aiden will be easily satisfied with you. He’s out now and will only be back in a few days. You can flatter Grandma Elaine first to make her speak for you afterward.”
Upon hearing that, Christopher felt less anxious.
“Ceci, don’t worry. I’ll make everyone in the Shaw family accept me and make sure you can be with me without any pressure.” After saying that, he went out with Cecilia.
The gift Cecilia bought the day before had been put into the car trunk.
Thus, the gifts that the butler moved at the moment were all bought by Christopher in person.
Those gifts were not only huge in quantity but also expensive.
Seeing that the car trunk nearly could not fit the gifts, Cecilia hurriedly said, “Stop. There are too many gifts. Those are enough. If not, Grandma Elaine would scold you for wasting money.”
However, Christopher did not listen to Cecilia and asked the butler to stuff the trunk completely.
After getting in the car, he explained, “We should bring more, just in case. If Mrs. Shaw doesn’t like it, we can have lesser gifts for her.”
Noticing that Christopher was thoughtful, Cecilia did not argue anymore.
“We need about four hours to reach Acocester. It may not be a smooth journey, so we should keep the bodyguards on guard.”
“Don’t worry. I’ve told them, and Evan has arranged everything along the way. Nothing serious will happen.”
On that trip to Acocester, Christopher brought 40 bodyguards to avoid any incidents.
Their skills were excellent, comparable to those of special forces.
The same luxury cars set off from Emerald Mansion, looking magnificent.
Cecilia and Christopher’s car was moving in the middle.
The car looked like the bodyguards, but it had been modified.
The car not only had extraordinary performance but was also
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bulletproof and anti–collision.
The vehicle stopped before it exited Emerald Mansion.
Christopher immediately called the bodyguard in the lead and asked, “What happened?”
“Mr. Christopher Forte, Jeremiah was in the way but had been taken away.”
As soon as he finished his words, they set off again.
When Cecilia passed the intersection, she saw Jeremiah with a haggard face being held by bodyguards, and he could not get rid of them.
He cursed harshly, “Cecilia, you vicious woman. You’ll end up-”
Before Jeremiah could finish his curse, the bodyguard swung a fist at him, causing the corner of his mouth to be injured.
Cecilia cast a glance at Jeremiah indifferently and withdrew her gaze, unaffected at all.
She had nothing to do, so she took out her phone and browsed through the news.
The news about the Yancey family remained the top news in Quilton, and many netizens scolded Gordon and Sophia for that.
After all, no one could do such ruthless acts as distorting facts to frame their biological daughter and guilt–trip her by kneeling before her. However, that was not the only thing people were discussing.
There was also Gordon’s art gallery raising the prices by fabricating the sales, and Sophia teamed up with the judges in the music competition to give out high scores for the singers under her, making them win the awards in the end.
Both of those things were common for industry insiders, and people had done them.
many
Knowledgeable minds knew and would generally turn a blind eye.
However, if it got exposed to the public, the nature of the act would change.
In severe cases, they could involve fraud and imprisonment.
Cecilia casually browsed the news and did not pay much attention, as she just wanted to kill time.
She froze when she saw the news that the Yancey family was bankrupt.
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Although she had expected it in advance, she hadn’t expected it to happen so soon.
Cecilia handed her phone to Christopher and asked, “Did you do it?”
Christopher nodded while reading the content and replied, “Yes.”
Noticing Cecilia’s gloomy expression, he thought she was unhappy and explained, “Ceci, we’ll leave Quilton for a while. So I made a move to prevent unexpected changes from happening.”
It was only a matter of time before the Yancey family went bankrupt. He only acted as a catalyst to make the outcome occur earlier.
Cecilia was just slightly surprised and did not think Christopher had done something wrong.
“That’s good. The Yancey family and their affairs are finally over.”
As soon as Cecilia finished speaking, she thought of the shares of the Yancey family in Chrystilia Corporation.
“Has the Yancey family agreed to sell the shares to you?” Cecilia asked.
“Not yet, but no one dares to acquire their shares except me. It’s only a matter of time before they come to me,” Christopher replied.
Hearing that, Cecilia was relieved.
She turned off her phone and leaned on Christopher’s shoulder before resting with her eyes closed.
Meanwhile, everyone in the Yancey residence was filled with desolation. Gordon and Sophia were in the hospital, their eldest son, Jonathan, was working as a toilet cleaner at Chrystilia Corporation, and their third son, Jayden, was not allowed bail at the police station.
Their second son, Jeremiah, had just returned from Emerald Mansion, feeling dejected.
Their fourth son, Jackson, took a few days off from the racing track and returned to deal with the mess.
There were compensation contracts for Jeremiah and Jayden, along with the refund orders for paintings purchased from Gordon’s art gallery on the coffee table.
He roughed it up, and the total had exceeded 4 billion dollars.
According to the current situation of the Yancey family, even if all assets were liquidated, it would not be enough for compensation.
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Jackson looked at the depressed Jeremiah and asked, “Jerry, how much is our family’s shares in Chrystilia Corporation worth?”
He was preoccupied with racing in the past, so he knew nothing about business or shares.
Back then, he would invest in racing tracks because he liked racing and happened to have spare money.
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