Chapter 454 Serial Suppression
"This isn't true, it's Brooklyn's scheme to sow discord! Honey, I swear, I really didn't do these things. All the news online was deliberately released by Brooklyn." Susie cried.
Suddenly, Marc slapped her hard, causing her to spin and fall onto the carpet. Susie covered her burning face, tears welling up as she looked at Marc. "You... you hit me?"
"Hitting you is nothing! I want to shoot you!" Marc raised his cane high, ready to strike Susie's head in the next second.
Susie raised her hand to grab his cane, her tear-streaked face turning pale with fear, and she knelt down. "It wasn't me, Brooklyn has always held a grudge against me. She resents me, so she's framing me. Honey, I'm your wife, the mother of our son. How can you believe an outsider over me?"
Marc snorted, "You whore, you still want to deceive me? You're asking for death!"
Susie shouted. "I wouldn't dare! I didn't do those things. Brooklyn wants... she wants to take the Mitchell Group from you, so this is all her scheme. She wants to see us turn against each other! You can't fall for it!"
The cane hovering over her head loosened a bit. Marc's sharp eyes narrowed into a line as he leaned down to scrutinize the kneeling Susie, slowly sneering, "She wants to take the Mitchell Group?"
"Yes, she wants to take the Mitchell Group from you, and she threatened me. If you don't agree, she'll... she'll have someone kill me. She has Sebastian backing her. How could I dare to offend him? You have to save me, save me." Susie quickly nodded.
Marc withdrew his cane and tapped the floor, "Brooklyn, Sebastian, they both want to die!"
At that moment, Marc's phone suddenly rang, the ringtone mixing with Susie's sobs, causing Marc to shout angrily, "Shut up! If you cry again, get out!"
His angry shout made Susie stop crying abruptly. She looked at Marc anxiously, her heart pounding with fear, afraid that any further disturbance would ruin her completely.
"Mr. Jordan, something's happened." his man reported.
Marc glanced sideways at Susie and said coldly, "Go ahead."
"The Aucester branch has been reported. The Department of Justice is here to investigate the accounts and all business operations of the Aucester branch. They're currently forcibly locking down the company's accounts and halting all financial transactions."
"What!" Marc gripped the phone tightly, gritting his teeth as he said, "Get out!"
Susie, kneeling on the ground, scrambled to her feet and timidly hid behind the sofa, not daring to move.
Marc, leaning on his cane, strode out of the hotel suite, the wind from his departure hitting Susie's face, sending a shiver down her spine.
Susie staggered and grabbed her phone, her hands trembling as she held it. It took her a while to dial the number, "Mom... what should I do? Marc... he will kill me."
"Interesting, really interesting! I didn't expect to receive such good news before our engagement party. It seems we're truly a match made in heaven!" Simon leaned against the headboard, laughed.
While Megan sat on the sofa in the bedroom, holding a lit cigarette. She took a puff and exhaled a ring of smoke.
"Brooklyn and Susie are at odds. Sebastian will definitely help that bitch Brooklyn, and his attention will be divided. This is the best time for us to strike MBK! Mr. Scott, haven't you been preparing for this?" She looked back at Simon through the smoke, her lazy hair falling over her shoulders.
Seeing Megan's face, Simon's Adam's apple bobbed up and down. He pulled off the blanket and walked behind her, wrapping his arms around her. "Of course, I've been preparing to deal with him for a long time. Now, with your involvement, we are bound to success."
Megan smiled, "Mr. Scott, you're really smart! By partnering with me, our chances of success will greatly increase."
"I heard you used to have a good relationship with the Rivera family. Piper and James are your cousin. Why don't you use such good connections?"
"Piper? A woman, how capable can she be? When it comes to business and big things, you need a real man. As for James? That playboy has long been infatuated with Brooklyn. The Rivera family's two members are no good!" Megan snorted.
"What about me? Aren't I bad too?" Simon smirked.
"Mr. Scott's badness is the kind I just can't help but love. And trust me, I'm loving it." She smiled and kissed him on the lips, her misty eyes captivating him.
"Such a charming person, it's hard not to like!" Simon exclaimed.
"Mr. Scott, I really regret not meeting you sooner. If I had known you hated Sebastian so much, I would have teamed up with you earlier."
On the other hand, several law enforcement officers came, "Mr. Jordan, we've received a report that your company is involved in smuggling and illegal financing. We need to conduct a thorough investigation of the company. Rest assured, we will act impartially."
Marc gritted his teeth in anger, gripping the top of his cane as he sat on the sofa, "Who reported it! Let them come and confront me. I've been in business for so many years, and nothing like this has ever happened!"
"Sorry, Mr. Jordan, we must protect the whistleblower's privacy. Please cooperate with our investigation, or we will arrest you and your assistant for obstructing justice."
Marc lifted his eyelids and snorted coldly, "Fine, investigate! Go ahead and investigate! Do a thorough job!"
The law enforcement officers left his office, and Marc angrily threw his cane, "Get out!"
An assistant ran in, lowering his voice, "Mr. Jordan, many of the company's accounts haven't been cleared yet. Recently, because we lost a batch of goods, a sum of money hasn't been accounted for. Plus... Mr. Jordan, the company is in big trouble this time"
Marc's sinister and venomous gaze fixed on the reporting assistant, his mouth twitching with anger, "In trouble?"
The assistant bowed deeply, looking at Marc's feet, "Mr. Jordan, the company going bankrupt is the least of our worries. If they uncover anything else, you could be looking at serious legal trouble or even prison time."
Marc grunted. He knew this all too well. "Notify the legal department, have everyone come to my office. We need to clean this up before it gets worse."
"Yes!"
The entire legal team sat in two rows, each person looking grave.
Marc frowned, "What are you standing around for? Speak, is there a solution?"
A lawyer cautiously said, "Mr. Jordan, the best course of action is to confess everything and accept the investigation. If they find anything, the consequences will be more severe. It won't just be about the company going bankrupt."
"Useless bunch, confess? Then why did I hire you?"
"Mr. Jordan, the online public opinion is very unfavorable to you and Mrs. Jordan. With this incident, the company's stock plummeted as soon as the market opened. If it continues to worsen, it will cause immeasurable damage." the lawyer insisted.
Marc's bloodshot eyes coldly stared at the middle-aged man, Floyd Chapman, "So, Floyd, what do you suggest?"
Floyd said, "Brooklyn claimed in an interview that the Mitchell Group is her property and that she is the heir of the Mitchell family. If we transfer the Mitchell Group back to her, no matter what happens, she will be the primary responsible party, and you will only be guilty of failing to report it."
"Afterward, we will use legal loopholes to help you avoid punishment, and you can sever all ties with the Mitchell Group."
Marc narrowed his eyes, pressing his cane against Floyd's throat, "What did you say? I should give the Mitchell Group to Brooklyn?"
Floyd, frightened by the cane, turned pale and said in a trembling voice, "At... at present, this is the best solution. Also, this will silence the media. The online public opinion is terrifying and has already affected the headquarters in Aqua Vista City. Mr. Jordan, this is the only way. Please consider it carefully."
Marc lowered his cane to the ground, laughing self-deprecatingly, "I really never thought! I, Marc, would be in such a helpless situation! Fuck!"
Before the meeting ended, Marc's secretary rushed in, looking anxious, "Mr. Jordan, something's happened."
"Bad timing! What is it?"
The secretary bit her lip, "The Department of Justice just found a large batch of firearms in our suburban factory."
Marc jumped up from the sofa, "How could this happen!"
They had never dealt in arms. How could there suddenly be a batch of guns!
Marc clenched his fists, and his eyes widened. Sebastian did it, it must be him!
"Contact Sebastian immediately, I need to see him!" he was furious.
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