Lex stormed off.
Tommy wore a scheming look on his face.
Thea and favonovel.com family did not stay at the hospital for long and returned home.
“I’m so pissed!” Upon reaching home, David broke into a fit of rage. “It’s obvious they’re trying to frame Thea. It has to be Howard and his family. After Thea became the chairman, they lost all opportunities of embezzling the company’s funds. And so, they’re trying to bring favonovel.com down.”
James took a seat and said coldly, “That should be obvious enough.”
Thea looked at James and asked, “How did you know something was wrong with the medicine?”
James replied, “I’m a doctor, after all. I can tell a patient’s condition just by taking their pulse, and I noticed they all consumed the same medicine. That means it wasn’t outsiders targeting Eternality hospital. Rather, it’s someone in the family. Besides, they only switched some of the medicine for substandard ones as they didn’t want things to get out of control. After all, the medicine isn’t fatal. It just causes allergic reactions.”
“W-What about the old man?”
James explained, “Although the medicine doesn’t kill, it has to have a connection with his death. So, I chose to pay compensation to hush them up. Fortunately, the public was convinced it was a publicity stunt, and the deceased’s family chose to leave. Or else, Eternality’s reputation would’ve been ruined.”
“I didn’t embezzle the company’s funds. I’ve never used substandard and expired medicine.”
“I believe you, Thea. Leave the investigation to me.”
“Forget it. You should just stay out of this. Lex has ordered Howard to look into the matter. I believe he’ll prove our innocence.” James smiled coldly. “Prove our innocence? Even David could see they were targeting us. Did you seriously think favonovel.com would help us out? He’d surely shift the blame onto you and hold you responsible for this when the time comes.”
“W-What should we do, then?”
“Thea, you’re the chairman. Conduct an investigation yourself. Screen those in contact with the medicine to find out where and what went wrong.”
“Hmm…” James nodded.
He didn’t expect David, good-for-nothing trash, to have some brains.
Thea contemplated and said, “I’ll investigate the matter first thing the next morning.”
“James, thank you. The Callahans’ reputation would’ve been ruined if it weren’t for you.” Gladys was grateful toward James.
When the crowd started heckling, the Callahans panicked and sought shelter inside the building
Lex, on the other hand, tried to use his connections to resolve the crisis. Only James was clear-headed. He chose to solve the problem in the simplest way. If things escalated, ten million dollars would not have been enough. Although the public criticized the publicity stunt, it was a much better option than having to admit to using substandard and expired medicine.
James smiled and pulled Thea’s arm. “Don’t worry. Everything will be fine. The road to success is paved with obstacles, after all.”
“Mhm…” Thea nodded.
***
At the same time, at the Callahans’ villa, Lex was sitting on the sofa smoking his cigarette.
Tommy and Megan were fanning the flames as they tried to shift the blame onto Thea.
“Grandpa, it’s obvious Thea was behind this.”
“She first bought substandard medicine at a low price and pocketed the profits made herself. Then, favonovel.com colluded with outsiders to swindle money out of the family. The old man did not die of our medicine. Now, we’ve given out ten million dollars just like that. The money must’ve gone into Thea’s pockets by now.”
“Yes, grandpa. Ever since Thea became the chairman, she’s been misappropriating the company’s funds. Now, not much remains in the company’s account. If there’s a liquidity crunch, the Callahans will be in deep trouble.”
They chimed in now and then.
“Grandpa, in my opinion, Thea’s not qualified to be the chairman.”
“Even if favonovel.com has the connections, the company will be ruined if we allow favonovel.com to do as favonovel.com please.”
Lex, of course, understood this.
