Chapter 279 Something Big Happened

Chapter 279 Something Big Happened

With that thought in mind, Elena narrowed her eyes slightly and nodded.

"Okay, I understand."

Seeing she had things under control, Aaron visibly relaxed. He straightened up, seeming to think of something as he glanced at Elena's phone lying face-down on the desk. But he said nothing more, just gave her a cryptic look with a slight smirk before turning to leave.

Elena didn't notice his expression. At that moment, she was completely absorbed in her own thoughts.

What Elena hadn't expected was that the Crawley family would move even faster than she'd anticipated.

That day, Elena was in her studio reviewing project materials when Anna burst through the door, looking anxious.

"Ms. Elena, we've got a major problem."

As she spoke, she thrust her tablet forward.

"The internet is completely trashing Chase Group right now, saying the company will stop at nothing to make money, not even the most basic..."

Anna couldn't bring herself to continue. She pushed the tablet closer to Elena, wanting her to see for herself.

The moment Elena read the content, her expression changed drastically.

#The Chase family and the Blake family's joint project exposed as major fraud, insiders claim the project was problematic from the start, but Chase Group's head Aaron completely ignored it#

#The Blake family issues statement claiming the project was entirely arranged by the Chase family, they knew nothing#

#The Chase family's Aaron suspected of fraud, could face prison? Financial experts weigh in on related events...#

"This is..."

Elena's brow furrowed deeply, her eyes darkening. "This is complete nonsense! The Chase family would never do something like this!"

Hearing her words, Anna couldn't help but sigh.

"That's not all. Greg and the Crawley family have also come out in support, saying they back eliminating these unethical practices..."

At those two names, Elena's eyes turned cold.

Suddenly, as if realizing something, her back straightened slightly, her gaze turning sharp as she looked at Anna.

"You're saying the Crawley family also supported the Blake family?"

Anna looked confused but nodded anyway.

"Yes, shortly after the Blake family released their statement, he posted one too..."

After learning this, Elena seemed to understand something. She let out a cold laugh, her eyes shadowed. "So that's how it is."

Perhaps she should have realized it earlier. Fred and the Crawley family had joined forces. After working together to go after Sebastian before, now they wanted to target the Chase family.

At this thought, Elena couldn't help grinding her teeth before standing up.

"Tell the studio employees not to worry and to keep doing their work. As long as I'm here, the Chase family's troubles won't affect this place."

"Also remind them not to post anything online. I'll handle those matters."

Hearing Elena's words, Anna nodded and immediately agreed before hurrying off.

The moment she left, Elena grabbed her car keys and left the building. She planned to find Sebastian.

She didn't know why, but she had a feeling Sebastian must have prepared for this.

With that thought, Elena got in her car, slammed her foot on the gas, and drove off.

Meanwhile, in a private room at a club in the city, Greg was leisurely sipping red wine.

His eyes narrowed as he watched the brilliant liquid refract the light. Thinking about how the Chase family must be panicking internally by now, his mood was exceptionally good.

His thin lips curved up as he drained the glass.

"What excellent wine!"

Beside him, Ciaran wore a faint smile, though his eyes were ice-cold.

He stroked the back of the slender young man in his arms while speaking smugly.

"I was originally planning to let the Chase family survive a bit longer, but who knew Aaron would be so ruthless."

"Since that's the case, I'll make the Chase family completely finished. That should help ease my anger."

Greg raised an eyebrow and glanced at the person in Ciaran's arms with some disdain, though he didn't show it.

"When Elena was kidnapped before, Chase Group already had problems."

"Although they managed to escape disaster afterward, their reputation still took a significant hit."

"Now with this move, the Chase family and Chase Group are basically finished."

Ciaran agreed wholeheartedly, nodding.

"Exactly."

"They're probably in complete chaos right now, not knowing what to do."

"By the way, has Chase Group released any statement? Look it up, let's see. It'll help relieve some of our frustration."

Greg didn't refuse his suggestion and immediately picked up his phone to search.

Ciaran took this opportunity to flirt with the person in his arms, even planting a kiss on the young man's face.

"How about it? Coming with me tonight?"

"Okay..."

Listening to their flirtation, Greg's brow furrowed.

But when he searched repeatedly and found no news related to Chase Group, his frown deepened.

"What's going on? Why isn't there anything?"

Hearing his murmur, Ciaran immediately had a bad feeling. He released the young man and walked over to him in a few quick steps.

"The Chase family hasn't made any statement? That's impossible, isn't it?"

"It's true."

Greg couldn't believe it either. "There's nothing online related to the Chase family, as if they're completely unaffected by this."

"Something feels off about this."

Hearing his murmur, Ciaran's heart slowly sank. Disbelieving, he grabbed his phone and started searching too.

The same result—nothing.

But he didn't think much of it, assuming the Chase family was temporarily too busy to deal with these matters.

They were probably focused on minimizing the company's losses and hadn't paid attention to these minor details.

But after hearing his weak explanation, Greg still wasn't convinced.

He turned to stare at Ciaran seriously. "Are you sure you cleaned up all the loose ends from what you had people do?"

"Don't leave any hidden problems that could ruin our plans."

Hearing this, Ciaran immediately patted his chest with complete confidence and smiled. "Don't worry, I handled everything. There definitely won't be any problems."

Seeing his confident demeanor, Greg didn't relax. Instead, his heart remained on high alert.

After Ciaran left with the young man for the adjacent suite, Greg sat on the sofa in the private room, deep in thought for a long while, before finally pulling out his phone and dialing a number.

Soon the call connected, and his assistant's voice came through.

"Mr. Colton."

Greg hummed in acknowledgment, then gave his instructions.

"Go to the office immediately and copy all the locked files from my laptop. Then bring the USB drive to me now. I have urgent need for it."

The assistant on the other end was silent for a moment before agreeing and hanging up.

Only after doing this did Greg gradually relax.