Before Chairman Lyle could even turn to look, Abner and his girlfriend quickly ran over—clearly intending to show off—as they added, “Indeed, Chairman Lyle! You know he tried to trick everyone into believing that the real Mr. Crawford had invited Cundrie to Mountain Top Villa earlier! I assure you that everyone here can testify to my statement!”
“What a b*stard!” roared Chairman Lyle as he immediately turned to look at where Xyon was pointing.
Holding their breaths, everyone was ready to see Chairman Lyle flip out… However, they were instead greeted by the shocking sight of him trembling in place!
He wasn’t the only one either. All the other Crawford bodyguards were equally as stupefied as Mr. Lyle was.
“I-It’s not his fault! I was the one who had told him to impersonate Mr. Crawford! If there’s anyone that needs to be punished, it’s me! He was only following my orders!” shouted Cundrie as she gritted her teeth.
Hearing that, Mrs. Smith’s anxiety peaked. They were already placing the blame on someone else! Why was her stupid daughter stepping up to take the blame instead?!
“Have you gone mad, Cundrie? Why are you even speaking up for this ugly toad?!” asked Mrs. Smith, her immense unease evident in her tone.
“I haven’t! I only speak the truth! Since I was the one who told him to do all that, then I should bear the responsibility!” replied Cundrie.
Before Mrs. Smith could retort, she suddenly heard Mr. Lyle shouting with great difficulty, “M… Mister Crawford…!”
Turning to look at him, everyone was shocked to see him filled with tears as the middle-aged man trembled vigorously.
Following that, the other bodyguards bowed deeply before shouting in unison, “Mr. Crawford! We stand before you with the utmost respect!”
The shout itself was so loud that it almost felt like the entire structure swayed for a moment there, leaving everyone completely flabbergasted.
While the Snyder father and son found themselves widening their eyes, the father and son from the Gross family—who had been laughing cunningly just seconds ago—on the other hand, found themselves unable to even close their jaws in their utter disbelief. In fact, they were gaping so widely that one could stuff an egg in there without any issue.
‘…Mister… Crawford…? We… We must’ve heard that wrongly… right?’
As the atmosphere grew rigid, Gerald simply replied, “It’s been quite a while since we’ve last met, Zack!”
‘It… It’s over… The Gross family is truly ruined this time…!’ Xyon thought to himself as he felt a familiar dampness in his pants again.
“Speaking of which, Zack, this family over here is extremely evil! Do get rid of them for me by making them go bankrupt as soon as possible! Let them have a debt of over a hundred and fifty million dollars! With your current influence, I’m sure it shouldn’t be too difficult for you!” said Gerald as he turned to look at Abner and the others with a cold smile.
“Oh? Gladly!” replied Zack as he returned a cold smile.
Following that, Zack then turned to look at his subordinates before ordering, “Head out and investigate any business partners that the Gross family has. Your task will be to cut off their relationships with the Gross’s! Should any of the business partners be unwilling to do so, then just make them bankrupt as well!”
“Right away, Mr. Lyle!” shouted the bodyguards as they hurriedly ran off to carry out their new task.
So this was how powerful the Crawford family was!
After looking at how respectfully Zack treated Gerald, nobody dared to doubt the authenticity of Gerald’s true identity anymore.
Everyone found themselves holding their breaths, as Gerald turned to look at the Gross family before saying, “You enjoy building your happiness over others’ misfortunes, do you not? Well, I’m glad to tell you that the same goes for me as well! I’m honestly overjoyed to see how much suffering you’re currently going through!”
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