Winning Her Heart Back (Emelie and William) novel Chapter 451

Chapter 451 Xander Pierce 

“The Xander Group was the largest private enterprise in the country back then. Xander was said to have the golden touch in the business world. Every project he was involved in was guaranteed to be successful, without exception. It was quite legendary 

“Consequently, any project he wanted to undertake could attract massive investments from both domestic and international sources. He once embarked on a major mining project. Even before starting, he had already secured several hundred billion dollars in investments. 

“it was all highly anticipated. However, no one expected the mine to collapse suddenly and bury over a hundred miners alive.” 

Lyle frowned and turned off his game after his character was killed. He decided to focus on Jayden’s story, 

Jayden sighed as well. That was over a hundred workers, which meant over a hundred families. 

After taking a sip of his drink, Jayden continued and said, “Following the incident, Xander was detained by the relevant authorities. The investigation took more than half a year before they concluded that it was indeed an accident and ruled the case to be due to a natural disaster” 

William’s expression was unreadable under the colourful lights. 

Jayden went on, “But this incident had severely weakened the Xander Group and sparked public outrage. The authorities had no choice but to continue investigating the matter, “To be fair, even the big companies are not very strictly regulated in such a fast–moving era. No company could withstand such intense scrutiny.” 

As expected, the deeper the investigation, the more issues were uncovered within the Xander Group 

“But the most fatal blow came from numerous anonymous reports received by the investigation team, each one accelerating the Xander Group’s downfall and Xander’s demise. “In the end, Xander didn’t survive his time in prison. He was sentenced to death for multiple offences and didn’t appeal, instead accepting his punishment. After his death, the Xander Group was disbanded.” 

This was a case of man–made disaster. 

Jayden’s brief words painted a picture of a giant enterprise’s rise and fall. 

William’s dark eyes reflected the colour of the wine, and there was shimmering in them 

Although Lyle didn’t run a company, many of his friends did. He had some understanding of these matters. “Wait a minute. How could such a big company just collapse like that? Didn’t he have any children or heirs to take over and try to salvage it?” 

“I don’t know if he has any children. There are also no reports mentioning that he has any heirs. The management has also yet to take any steps to save the com 

the company. I suspect that the management is colluding with those anonymous whistleblowers in an attempt to kick out Xander Group.” 

Jayden turned to look at William, who hadn’t said a word. He said in a mysterious tone, “When a whale falls, all creatures thrive. After the Xander Group fell, four major groups sprang up like mushrooms after rain. The reason I suggested that Will ask Uncle Henry about this is because Cloudex Corporation has acquired quite a few assets from the dismantling of Xander Group” 

Willam finished his last sip of the drink. His expression turned somewhat cold. 

Lyle smirked. “Are you implying that one of those whistleblowers might have been Uncle Henry??” 

Jayden gave him a confirming look. 

However, there was an old saying that if people didn’t look out for themselves, they would be doomed. All business people were like that. If Cloudex Corporation were to falter, rival companies would seize the opportunity to accelerate its downtall and divide its market share. 

When the lion was in its prime, the byenas only lurked in the shadows. But when the lion was wounded and dying, the hyenas would swarm to kill and feast on it 

William asked in a deep voice, “Is this all you know? Who else knows more about Xander and the Xander Group? Especially about Xander’s children” 

Jayden thought for a moment before replying, “That would be Norman. When Xander was buried, all his usual associates were afraid of being implicated and stayed away. Norman was the only one from the business world who attended his funeral. He even helped carry the coffin.” 

William leaned back in his chair. It need out that there was a deep connection between the Grahams and Xander.