Chapter 288
When There Is Nothing Left But Love
After a pause, she explained, âThe hospital charged the family a million after the old patient passed
away, and thatâs why the patientâs children sued them.â
Drawing my brows together, I uttered, âTheyâre still charging the family medical fees after he passed
away for months? What are they treating? His corpse?â
She shook her head. âI donât know. These are obviously questionable charges, but there are many
similar cases. All the hospitals under Fuller Corporation have these cases. Thatâs why itâll be difficult to
handle them all now. Thereâs a chance that Mr. Fuller might have to go to jail for this.â
No way! Ashton canât possibly have done this!
âJared has always been the one managing the medical side of the business, and Ashton has never
asked anything about his management because he trusts him. Now that theyâre expanding the
business overseas, all the business related to medical and research is Jaredâs responsibility. How can
things turn out this way?â
Does Ashton and Jared have a secret past?
Stacey sighed. âClearly someone has planned for this for a long time. All thatâs left now is to find out
how Mr. Fuller is going to deal with it.â
I pressed my lips together. âThe children of the old patient have been paying the fees after he passed
away? They said nothing even though theyâre paying a million for no good reason?â
No one would continue to pay the fees after their parents are gone, right?
She nodded. âTheyâve even kept records of every receipt and medication, so everyone is talking about
how evil Fuller Corporation is.â
It was almost impossible for Ashton to turn the tables with all evidence pointing toward him while
everyone was criticizing him.
Cameron really is ruthless. Sheâs all quiet until she deals a deadly blow that no one can recover from.
After a brief while of contemplation, I said, âThere are no results for Mr. Clintonâs case in the
investigation. Do you have any plans?â
Although Cameron and Clinton frequently contacted, neither of their accounts had any transfer of funds
from each other, and no one could find a trace of evidence regarding cash transactions. Moreover, they
had found nothing in Clintonâs house.
Mulling over my words, she replied, âIâm not too sure about that. What about this? Iâll go back and ask
around for more details to see if I get anything useful.â
I nodded; that was all we could do now.
â¦
Stacey and I did not converse for long as someone was bound to notice us if we stayed around too
long.
I had originally planned to head straight back to the villa, but I suddenly recalled the Whiteâs matter.
After a pause, I went to the White residence to visit Marcus instead.
However, it was not long before I was stuck outside a building in the city center.
A handful of people had gotten down from their cars and headed toward the building, trying to find out
what was going on. Even just by looking out of the car, I knew that something major must have
happened.
I was not a busybody, but I was trapped between two empty cars. In the end, I could not help but ask a
middle-aged woman nearby what was going on.
Middle-aged women were either on social media or trying to gossip, so the moment she heard my
question, she quickly responded, âOh, young lady, if youâre in a rush, itâs best that you leave this place.
Someoneâs trying to jump from the building ahead, and I heard itâs the ex-wife of the White
Corporationâs chairman who just died. What a tough life for the rich too. Her ex-husband just died, and
now sheâs being forced to jump because of the mistress. Iâd say that J Cityâs Fullersâ woman is really
something. I mean, look. She already has her inheritance, but sheâs still forcing the manâs first wife to
kill herself. Karma will come to her for this eventually.â
Outside the building was a noisy, chaotic crowd. After explaining the situation to me, the middle-aged
women hurried over to watch the commotion.
For a few seconds, I was in a daze. The ex-wife of White Corporationâs chairman?
Sharon? Marcusâ mother?
After a few more seconds of rumination, I locked my car and followed her toward the crowd.
Within a few minutes, the people had gathered into a large crowd outside the Prism building in the city
center. Even the roads were blocked, and no cars could pass.
The Prism building was the location Ashton had chosen for the companyâs new headquarters. Around
them were several offices of famous companies, including White Corporation and Moore Corporation.
Sharon was all the way at the top of the hundredth-floor building. If one did not squint, one would not
have noticed someone about to jump.
Many passersby were gathered at the bottom of the building out of morbid curiosity, knowing that this
was the result of grudges between wealthy families.
Someone had called the police early on, and the officers were already here. I could spot a fire engine
around, and the police had already blocked off the building.
No one from the inside could come out, and no one from the outside could go in.
Not knowing what was going on, I tried calling Marcus, but none of my calls went through.
I then called Ashton, but he sounded like he was on the plane. Perhaps he was in a rush, for he only
told me, âIâll be making a quick trip to J City, so Iâll be back late. Donât wait for dinner for me.â
With that said, he ended the call. When I tried to call him again, I heard the automated response telling
me that his phone was not in service.
With no choice, I squeezed past the crowd to talk to the police. âSir, can I go in? I know the woman
whoâs about to jump.â
âWho is she to you?â the officer inquired as he motioned for me to move backward and away from the
scene.
As Benjamin and Sharon were already divorced, I could not think of who I was to her for a moment. In
the end, I replied, âSheâs my friendâs mother. Can I go up and talk to her?â