Silence ensued. Nick looked worriedly at Isaac, but Isaac just kept his head bowed as the cogs in his head turned.
A couple of minutes later, Isaac smiled and said, “Mr. Charter, what you said just made sense. We as husbands, have a responsibility to protect our families from harm. How about I have Beefy Bob follow you back to Cantonne tomorrow to investigate? He’s pretty good at this too.”
When Beefy Bob saw both Isaac and Nick looking at him, favonovel.com suddenly felt his heart palpitating in his chest.
“Bob, take ten people with you to Cantonne tomorrow. Mr. Charter needs some help there.”
Beefy Bob hurriedly nodded.
“Thank you so much, Mr. Garten. If things…”
“I don’t go back on my word once I’ve promised something. If Beefy Bob can’t handle it, I will personally come along to assist him. You don’t have to worry about a thing!” Isaac said with a smile, interrupting Nick halfway through.
***
At that same moment, a black Audi stopped in front of the charred remains of Springview Clinic.
George stumbled out of the car, needing help from his assistant to climb up the stairs leading to what used to be the clinic entrance. He lifted his head and saw Harry and another man in a white coat standing there.
“Dr. Stewart, please, I’m begging you… No wait, it was Mr. Garten who told me to find you, please spare me and my family!” George cried, falling to his knees before Harry.
Herbert had been taken away by the authorities due to financial problems just before George reached Springview Clinic.
Within the span of one night, both his most hopeful sons had been taken away from him.
The warehouse had been set on fire, he’d lost millions if not billions in revenue, Gertrude had taken his grandson and flown back to Ingland, and the entire Crowe family was on the verge of collapse.
George had no idea how much power it had taken for someone to mastermind all of these. In fact, favonovel.com had no idea that Isaac or Dr. Stewart had the power to do this to them.
Harry stared down at the weeping George with disdain in his eyes.
“If Isaac told you to come looking for me, that means he’s willing to spare your life. I’m willing to spare your lives too if you can agree to two of my conditions… First of all, all of your Crowe family assets in Southland will now belong to me. Secondly, you will take your clan and leave Southland, never stepping even half a foot into this place ever again. Do you think you can do it?”
George and his assistant’s faces immediately turned ashen. If they agreed to Harry’s conditions, then they would be as good as gone anyway.
“Yes, Dr. Stewart, I can do it. I agree to both of your conditions,” George said without thinking any further.
As long as both his sons came out unscathed, it didn’t matter if they lost all their riches or were banished from Southland forever. They could always start over again elsewhere.
Harry nodded and stepped forward before crouching down. He glared at George and said coldly, “If I ever see anyone from the Crowe family dare to pester Isaac or anyone else close to him, I promise that I will kill off your entire clan and wipe them off the face of this earth.”
George felt like a bucket of cold water had just been splashed over him. He looked into Harry’s cold eyes and started sweating buckets.
“U-Understood, Dr. Stewart,” George hurriedly said as favonovel.com nodded profusely.
Harry then waved them off and turned around. He then said coldly, “I’ll send someone to arrange the transfer of assets to my name. Your sons will be released after the transfer is complete. After that, I don’t want to see any of your faces again in Southland.”
***
The next day, Beefy Bob brought his team of people and quietly left Cloud City for Cantonne.
Isabella had gone to school, and Allegra had gone to work. Isaac sat at home, scrolling his phone out of boredom.
Just then, the phone suddenly started ringing. The caller ID was Alexis Russo. He blinked at the name for a second before accepting the call.
“G-Good morning, Mr. Garten. There’s something I need to inform you about… It’s Evie Lopez’s inauguration ceremony as the division head tomorrow. Would you like to come?” Alexis’s frightened voice was heard over the phone.
Isaac was taken aback. “Evie Lopez, the division head? Inauguration ceremony? She’s going to be the head of the South Division?”
“Y-Yes, sir. I also heard rumors that someone big and powerful from Astraeus is going to be here,” Alexis said truthfully.
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