Chapter 142 Take Audrey Home Holden had thick dark circles under his eyes.
As the current in-charge person of the Kenneth Group, Holden had not slept much for nearly four days, so he looked exhausted.
He worked all out to negotiate with various parties and discuss countermeasures.
However, the various parties were all very determined and had no hint of easing the tension.
No matter how hard he tried, Holden couldnât stop the falling stock price of the Kenneth farmily Hearing Caspian called out his name, Holden took a deep breath. His gaze swept across the others and said, âEveryone should have known about this matter Starting from Monday, with the lead of Universe Group and New Bank, many banks joined together and conducted all-around attacks on us, almost taking over all the industries of our family. We have communicated with many of them, but they either refused or had a tough attitude Speaking of this, he sighed and then said, âAs for the specific reason, we still donât have a clue Everyone from the Kenneth family fell into silence Holden said, âI donât know how long this process will last Everyone is suffering a loss. Now, it is nothing more than throwing money to see who cannot hang on longer Justin sat in a corner calmly His hand was still wrapped in bandages.
His hand was injured by the broken glass at the seafood restaurant, and it had not healed yet Justin did not show much interest in what Holden said.
Justin knew that there was no way for him to inherit the family. He was the second her in name, but he was aware that Cole was the one who had the control power of the family Therefore, Justin did not care too much about it but just sat there and watched calmly Holden continued, âWe guess that Universe Group worked together with the various banks and did this. The conflicts between Universe Group and us always exist Some companies that have cooperated with us are also helping in this couple of days âIs Leandro crazy?â On Holdenâs left, a member of the Kenneth family frowned and said. âIt doesnât do any good to Universe Group. Its market value has been falling recently âI wonder what he is thinking,â Holden said, âbut I have a bold idea. â
âHuh?â Everyone looked at him.
Holden said, âI know that it is close to impossible, but I have to think about it this way. Leandro has some connections with Mason, who was driven out of the family by us. It was not until Leandro took charge of Universe Group that Mason started working at Universe Group. Gerald, who committed a crime of rape nine years ago, returned to Sacramento and successfully worked int Universe Group Speaking of this, he pondered for a moment and then said, âSo I suspect that this matter has something to do with Mason and Gerald âThatâs impossible!â Beside Holden, another member of the Kenneth family sneered and said, âWe all know what Mason and Gerald are Mason was quite good in our family back then, but thatâs all. We are fully aware of his background. As for Gerald, he had been in prison for nine years. He could work at Universe Group probably because of Mason. How can Leandro lose the entire Universe Group for Mason and Gerald?â
Another person said, âYeah, I think so. Also, Leandro is in no position to do so. It seems that he doesnât have shares in Universe Group, right?â
âThis is what we are puzzled about as well. So it is just a guess.â Holden said, âOther than that, I canât think of the reason why Leandro took action against us.â
âWhat about New Bank?â Someone else asked.
âWell, we donât have any idea,â Holden said, âAfter this incident, we contacted Sterling, but Sterling did not care about it at all. Yesterday, we asked for help from Mr Dobbin, the head of the Dobbin family, hoping to leverage the Diamond Card to stop New Bank from targeting us. But it was rejected by New Bank.â
None of the news that came out of Holdenâs mouth was good.
With this news, everyone was a little depressed.
They were on the Kenneth familyâs boat. If the Kenneth familyâs estate shrank, they would be affected as well.
Just then, Caspian let out a breath and said, âIn short, what happened has already happened. Now, we have two options. One is to shrink our estate. Give up some less important industries and sell them to protect the most important industries. Two, fight against Universe Group to the end. However, option two might result in a loss-loss situation. Currently, Leandro looks like a mad dog. He doesnât care about anything at all. So, letâs voteâ
Everyoneâs expressions became gloomy Most of them chose to shrink and give up something that was not so important.
âOkay. The resolution is passed.â Holden let out a breath and said, âThe next thing is about the end-of-year meeting that is scheduled for the day after tomorrow, whether it should be held as scheduled or not. Most of the invitations have been sent out.â
Caspian said calmly. âNaturally, it should be held as scheduled. This is the image of the Kenneth family. Let those guys in Sacramento think it over that even so, the Kenneth family is still stable as usual.
Another day passed by quietly At 6:00 pm on Friday. Gerald waited for Audrey to come downstairs from Keira s apartment He had to take Audrey home to deal with his parents Soon, Gerald saw Audrey come over from afar When he saw her Gerald was slightly stunned.
Audrey, who rarely put on makeup, was carefully dressed up. She put on light makeup, which made her delicate face flawless.
The hemline of her dress reached her knees, revealing her fair calves.
She held a handbag with two small boxes in her hand When Audrey saw Gerald, she smiled slightly She walked in front of Gerald, turned around, and asked, âHow do I look like? Iâm pretty, right?â
Geraldâs Adamâs apple rolled. He said, âSure, you are pretty Donât give yourself away laterâ
âDonât worry âAs Audrey spoke, she handed the two small boxes to Gerald Then she held Geraldâs arm and said, âLetâs go. Letâs go to see my future parents-in-law Gerald wondered, shit! She is in character so quickly He took the two wooden boxes and frowned. âWhat are these?â
âThese are gifts for your parents. A necklace for your mother and a watch for your fatherâ Speaking of this, Audreyâs heart ached, and she said, âThey cost me tens of thousands of dollars!â
âThat much?â Gerald asked in surprise âWell, just take it as a favor in return.â Audrey curled her lips and said, âDidnât you say you wanted to make it more realistic? This is generous enough, isnât it?â
Gerald smiled and said, âAbsolutely He stopped a tax, and then they headed for the Kennethâs house When they reached the door of the Kenneths house. Gerald paused for a moment. Then, a strange expression appeared on his face He heard that there were many people in the house.
âWhy hasnât he come yet?â Masonâs voice was heard from the inside.
âCome on, Mason. Why are you so anxious? Didnât he just call and say that he was on the way home?â
This was Geraldâs grandmotherâs voice Other than that, Gerald also heard Jolie, Lilia. There were at least seven or eight people in the house He was going crazy Gerald had thought that he was just bringing Audrey to meet his parents. He had not expected his parents to bring most of their relatives over âWhatâs up? I am not even shy, but you are â Audrey saw Gerald stopping his footsteps and asked in surprise Gerald looked at Audrey and said, âThis is too difficult. My home There seem to be many people insideâ
Audrey curled her lips and said, âSo what? It is not like I am not presentable Just go in openlyâ
With that, Audrey became serious and then revealed a hint of a smile. Thus, she had changed from a mischievous girl to a gentle and virtuous lady Gerald was slack-jawed When he first met Audrey. Audrey was reticent, like a cold goddess.
After contacting her in private, he found that Audrey was completely different from before She was a little mischievous and quick-witted.
Now she came to meet Geraldâs parents, and she turned into a soft and virtuous lady Gerald sighed in his heart, it is a pity that you are not an actress. Then he took a deep breath.
Gerald led Audrey to walk toward the door of his house He opened the door with the key When the door was pushed open, it suddenly fell silent inside Everyone inside looked toward the door, including Yazmin, who was busy in the kitchen.
When they saw Audrey, who held Geraldâs arm, entering the house, everyone was stunned.
âShe is so beautiful,â Jolie murmured.