Chapter 34
Chapter 34
At the Callum group headquarters, Victor was both angry and worried after his sudden phone call. He was more concerned that the property management team might hurt Susan, so he quickly dialed Alfred's number via the internet.
Beep, beep beep, the call rang without an answer. “Why isn't he answering?” Victor snapped; he was sweating heavily while inwardly criticizing Alfred, his chief secretary, for his inefficiency.
Just then, a notification popped up on his screen… Ding…!
Victor looked at the screen and saw a notification from the bank. He paused, quickly unlocked his phone, and read the message
‘ Dear customer, the business you initiated in our bank has been processed. Your supplementary card has been frozen, and your remaining balance is now 3.10 million dollars’.
Upon hearing this, Victor stood up abruptly, triggering his manhood injury. He cried out in pain and slumped back into his chair. He was more concerned about his frozen account than his worsening Injury
“ Damn, Emily! She actually froze my bank card! Who gave her the audacity!”
At that moment, Alfred picks up just in time to hear Victor yell out, leaving him momentarily at a loss for words.
What was this foolishness now? He wondered but didn't address it, he didn't know how long he was going to deal with this man's childish behavior. Instead, he maintained his professional demeanor and asked, his voice feigning concern, “ Mr Callum, are you okay?”
Victor's face twisted in pain. He struggled to reach out, shaking as he hit the loudspeaker button on the phone. His voice was full of pain and anger, “ Alfred… contact Emily right away tell her to unfreeze my bank card! And…get an ambulance for me, no…you come and drive me to the hospital!”
Hearing this, Alfred's mouth twitched slightly as he fully understood the situation. He couldn’t help but feel a bit speechless!
Despite Victor's pain, his priority was still for Alfred to call Emily.
Alfred, still sitting relaxed in his office with his legs crossed, didn't bother to do anything in a hurry, although his voice was filled with urgency and surprise, “What? Mr Callum, are you telling me that Mrs Callum froze your bank card?”
Victor replied with a pained moan which Alfred took as confirmation.
Before Victor could say another word, Alfred cut in, “Mr Callum, I haven't had the chance to inform you but the auction manager called earlier. He said Miss Susan spent 13 million dollars last night at the auction. The card you provided her had only 4 million dollars leaving about 9 million dollars balance unpaid. Miss Susan took the auction items last night and instructed the manager to reach out to you for the remaining balance, but now your account is frozen… what should we do?”
“What?” Victor screamed, “How much did you say? 13 million dollars! Are you serious? Did she purchase the Statue of Liberty?”
Alfred almost chuckled but restrained himself, he adjusted on his seat and cleared his throat, “Not exactly, 13 million wouldn't even cover the Statue of Liberty”
Victor couldn't afford a castle, much less the Statue of Liberty! Overwhelmed and drenched in cold sweat from pain, Victor wasn't in a state to consider if Alfred was joking. He quickly asked, “What's left in the company account? Use that to settle the bill. We can't afford to let this news get out. If the Waylen family heard I can't cover 9 million what would they think of me?”
“Well … in that aspect, the company account is completely exhausted, and we only have about 2 million liquid assets left. You transferred 40 million to our partners two days ago, and we are still awaiting payment from several projects.”
Alfred's update caused Victor's vision to blur, as the ceo of the Callum group and the sole heir to the Callum estate, he couldn’t imagine facing financial problems… this was all Emily was doing!
Emily had the guts to freeze his card after just a few harsh words from him?!
Victor was filled with rage, momentarily overlooking the sharp pain in his groin, then he yelled, “So, what are you waiting for? Call Emily and get the money! And make sure you secure that 7 million for the auction”
“Well…Mr Callum…Didn't you ask me to take you to the hospital”
“Forget that! I can call an ambulance for myself! You focus on reaching Emily!” Victor said,
“Alright Mr Callum” Alfred replied and quickly ended the call, unable to hold back his laughter.
Luckily, he was in his own office, if not Victor might have seen him like that which would have made him faint from anger.
Victor's face was pale, his lips quivering from the pain. He repeatedly dialed 911, aware of the fact that the hospitals are the busiest place in the world. By the time he connected, he was nearly fainting from the pain. After giving his address, everything went dark and he lost consciousness.
The commotion in the office didn't attract the attention of the busy staff outside until a team of medical personnel in white coats rushed in and carried him out, leaving his workers in a state of confusion.
What on earth happened?
A few minutes later, there was a knock on Alfred's office door, he cleared his throat and said, “Come in”
A slim female who is the secretary from the ceo office walked in, her face looking worried,
“Alfred, Mr Callum fainted in his office and he's taken away by The ambulance”
Alfred appeared to be shocked, and jumped up on his feet, “How did that happen?”
“I don't know. How can he just faint like that?” The female secretary asked, completely worried about Victor's health. She was about to say more but paused when she noticed Alfred was sitting comfortably in his chair, seeming unbothered. She looked both shocked and confused, “Alfred, aren't you going to the hospital to check on Mr Callum?”
Alfred kept a serious expression and waved his phone in the air dismissively, “As you can see, Mr Callum instructed me to handle some matters and told me not to worry about him. Since the hospital staff had taken him, there shouldn't have been any problem. You should return to your office and not disturb me while I attend to Mr Callum tasks”
The female secretary hesitated, opening her mouth as if to speak, but held back her words.
“Alright, I'll get back to work”
“Hmmm…” Alfred nodded.
As the door was soon shut, Alfred couldn't hold back but grin wide. He hadn’t expected Victor to end up in such a situation, lying unnoticed in his office for half an hour before being transported away by the medical team.
It was so funny.
Alfred shook his head, chuckling, Victor deserved everything that's happening to him.
While Alfred didn't have any sympathy for Victor, he didn't forget the assignment given to him. Picking up his phone, he leisurely dialed Emily's number and cleared his throat before the call connected,
“ Ms Charles, Mr Callum has been hospitalized again!”