Chapter 183
Keith had been involved in the family business since the age of three.
The company under his operation, Transmedia Tech, was a subsidiary that the Winston Group had planned to divest from two years ago.
He took over the day before its planned bankruptcy.
Now, after a year of shrewd management, Transmedia had become one of the top three most profitable subsidiaries of Winston Group.
Keith, having just finished a meeting, felt a nagging unrest.
He was usually a calm person, but his current anxiety exposed a vulnerability reflective of a four-year-old child.
"Young Master, you've pretty much wrapped up all your work for today. Perhaps you should head back and rest?" suggested his young assistant, Russell, with due respect.
Keith shook his head.
He sensed discomfort.
Had something happened to Owen?
He was about to reach for his phone to call Alfred when his phone began to vibrate.
He glanced at it. The incoming call was from his mother.
Tight-lipped, he picked up, "Mom, what's the matter?"
"Keith, something’s happened to your brother..." Emily's voice choked up through the phone, and Keith shot to his feet.
He'd been feeling unsettled for the past hour, which meant Owen had been in trouble for at least that long.
This call had come much too late!
Keith strode out, his voice carrying an edge of urgency. "Mom, what happened to Owen? How is he now?"
"He was hit by a sports car, so much blood... I almost thought we’d lost him..."
Keith's heart plummeted.
Stumbling slightly, he nearly lost his footing...
"But he had a successful surgery, he's awake now. Don't worry, Keith..."
A wave of relief breathed life back into Keith. "Which hospital is Owen at?"
"Keith, slow down. I called you to talk about something else."
Standing at the hospital entrance, Emily's eyes were shadowed with ominous intent.
Her lips curled into a sly smile, her voice calm but piercingly cold.
"The accident happened right outside the DeRoss Group building. Owen was in a hurry to see Haley and got hit by a car speeding down the road! There's something off about the whole incident, it feels intentional to me. I heard the driver had run away, and despite your father's efforts, they haven't caught him yet..."
"At the scene, Haley was there. She made sure Owen was saved right away, even donated blood on the spot... Owen has that rare Rh-negative blood, which Cuenca's largest hospital usually has in stock. But somehow, last night, their entire supply was depleted; a chilling coincidence..."
"Now, Haley's his savior, treated like an honored guest by the Winston family..."
As Emily's words unfolded over the phone, Keith's face turned stony cold.
Getting into his car, he spoke with deliberate clarity, "Are you suggesting Haley orchestrated the accident?"
"I'm just speculating..." Emily drew out her response, "She despises me, would love nothing more than to see me hurt... but she can't go after me directly, so she went for Owen... Even using the accident to lower your father's defenses... He trusts her completely now, even lets her stay in Owen's room to care for him..."
An image of Haley flashed in Keith's mind.
Could that woman, so beautiful with a kind smile, truly harbor such malice toward Owen?
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