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Chapter 370
Chapter 370:
It was a cheap, obvious delay tactic.
Richard and Martha exchanged a dark, dissatisfied look.
Richard’s posture stiffened. He dropped the friendly act entirely.
“Cole, Eleanor has completely paralyzed our supply chains,” Richard said, his voice trembling with cornered desperation. “We are bankrupt. We are drowning in debt because of your grandmother’s embargo. If we go down, we are taking you with us. If you refuse to give Alycia the status she deserves to save our family, I will personally ensure certain media outlets catch wind of the rumor that the current Mrs. Compton violently attacked a pregnant woman in a hospital p>
It was raw, undisguised blackmail from a desperate man — a direct threat to destroy Compton stock by leaking the scandal to the press.
Cole’s eyes snapped open. The temperature in the room instantly plummeted.
𝘞е𝖾𝗄𝘭𝘺 𝗋𝗲𝘭e𝖺𝗌е𝗌 𝗼n
He stared at Richard. He absolutely despised being threatened by parasites.
He did not say a word. He simply tilted his head a fraction of an inch toward the assistant standing behind him.
The assistant stepped forward immediately, his face a blank mask. He opened the leather briefcase and pulled out a massive, heavy stack of legal documents.
SMACK.
The assistant threw them onto the center of the dining table. The impact sent the expensive bone china plates rattling against the wood.
Richard and Martha jumped in their seats.
Cole leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms over his chest. His eyes were completely dead.
“Richard,” Cole said, his voice slicing through the air like a razor. “I read the quarterly reports. Your primary construction firm is bleeding cash. Your supply chain is paralyzed. You are two weeks away from defaulting on your bank loans p>
Richard’s face drained of all color. His most carefully guarded secret had just been laid bare on the table.
Cole pointed a single, lazy finger at the stack of papers.
“That is a wire transfer authorization and a private loan contract from my personal trust fund,” Cole stated coldly, fully aware that he was bypassing the board entirely and leaving himself dangerously exposed. “One hundred million dollars in direct liquidity. It will save your company from bankruptcy tomorrow morning p>
Richard’s eyes bulged. His breathing turned ragged and shallow. One hundred million dollars.
Martha stared at the contract, her eyes gleaming with a hungry, sickening light.
Cole leaned forward, resting his elbows on the table.
“Sign the contract,” Cole ordered, his tone absolute and unforgiving. “And in exchange, for the next three months, you will keep your mouths completely shut. I do not want to hear the word ‘wedding’ come out of your throats. Ever p>
Richard and Martha sat frozen.
Their faces twisted in a grotesque display of human greed. They attempted to look insulted, but the gravitational pull of the money was too massive. It swallowed them whole.
Richard’s hands shook violently as he reached across the table and grabbed the contract like a starving dog grabbing a bone.