No matter how unstoppable they were, in front of the power and status of the Shillingford family, they were still nothing.
“Please organize the Copeland Group’s supply chain contracts and quality inspection reports from the past five years for me.”
Ten minutes later, the secretary came in immediately with the documents to report.
“According to the bidding data of county–level hospitals in the Southwest region, the temperature control system of the batch of ventilators that the Copeland Group won the bid for last month had an error of over 17% compared to the original parameters of the Linwall supplier.”
The legal counsel was flipping through the documents, sweat dripping from his forehead.
“Mr. Shillingford, reporting quality issues directly will trigger a medical incident investigation….”
“So let them spill the beans themselves.”
Quinn’s eyes flashed with a hint of malice.
“Contacted short–selling institutions, released quality inspection black materials before the market opened tomorrow, and then terminated the patent authorization with overseas partners.”
He loosened his tie, revealing the cold white skin on his neck.
“I remember sending the trading records of their chairman’s son’s yacht
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in Silverspell to the financial media anonymously.”
At 3 a.m., the Copeland’s villa was still brightly lit.
Gracelyn stared at the sudden drop in stock prices, her phone vibrating non–stop in her hand.
The inquiry letter from the Quality Inspection Bureau, the termination notice from the partner, and the pressure call from the board of directors came one after another.
The financial channel suddenly interrupted with news. My father was being taken out of the office by law enforcement officers, with a mountain of problematic medical equipment piled up behind him.
She sat down on the ground, finally trembling as she dialed Quinn’s number.
“Quinn, please spare the Copeland Group, I know I was wrong.”
She begged hoarsely.
Quinn’s contemptuous laugh came from the other end of the phone.
“Have you ever thought about today when you provided poor quality equipment to the mountain hospital?”
“Oh, by the way, I have already submitted the complete accounts of the charity fund you misappropriated to the audit office.”
He paused, his voice low and eerie.
“Gracelyn, that’s the price you paid for messing with Andrea.”
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The scent of shampoo filled the air in her hair, Andrea curled up on
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her soft sofa at home, a bit absent–minded.
The phone was unusually quiet, and the name “Quinn” in the contacts silently sank to the bottom of the list.
In the days after being discharged, not a single message popped up to disturb this silence, as if she had completely disappeared from the world.
And, my brother also never came home.
“Quinn called me this morning.”
Scarlett put the cut fruit plate on the coffee table.
“He didn’t dare to call you, so he came to me to sound me out, asking how to proceed in the future, all up to you.”
She paused, hesitantly asking.
“Andie, what were you thinking? If you can’t handle it, let’s just call off the engagement.”
Andrea was silent for a long time.
“Mom, I really don’t want to get married.”
The moment the words fell, it felt like a huge stone crushing my chest into pieces.
“Okay, so Mom told Lucian to go talk to the Shillingford family and break off the engagement.”
Andrea heard it and hung her head in self–blame.
“Sorry mom, I caused trouble for you guys.”
Scarlett lovingly patted her head.
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“Silly Andie, you are my only daughter. No matter what you want to do, Mom will support you unconditionally.”
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.