Carrie walked up to Lydia and took her arm.
“Don’t worry,” she coaxed the younger woman.
“If Alick dares to do this kind of thing after your marriage, I will beat him up myself! Rest assured, he will listen to you when it comes to family affairs, every single one of them. Adolf and I will always be on your side.”
The couple plied Lydia with promises in an attempt to persuade her.
Lydia let them ramble for a while before pushing Carrie’s hand away.
“I’m sorry,” she said with a faint smile, “but I’m not a trash bin.
I don’t accept pieces of garbage.”
Right on cue, Brayden entered with a stack of documents in his hand.
“Besides,” he drawled, “the purpose of this so-called marriage alliance isn’t entirely pure, is it? You’re not doing this out of the goodness of your heart. You need just as much help as Lydia’s family does.”
“Brayden Davies!” Adolf’s face darkened.
“What do you mean by that?”
Jaylin became agitated. He was afraid that Lydia would bolt out of there with Brayden.
“This is private business between our families.
You are in no position to meddle!”
“Ah, believe me, I don’t want to meddle, either. But it has to do with Lydia, so I’m afraid I can’t just leave it alone.” He walked over and placed the folders in Jaylin’s hands.
“These are the records of the losses incurred by the Shaw Group’s overseas investments. If these fail to convince you, just let me know. I have more dossiers in my office. Be sure to read through them carefully.”
“What? What the hell are you talking about?” Jaylin was pale with shock, his eyes wide with disbelief. He frantically opened the first folder and tried to skim through the report.
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“Dad?” Henry leaned forward to peer at the documents, too.
“Is it true?”
A couple of feet away, Adolf’s face also turned white as sheet.
“Now, listen here, Mr. Davies. I know that you have feelings for Lydia, but you can’t just make up stories as you Like!”
“I’m sure you are more than capable of verifying whether I made it up or not. With the Phillips family’s connections, it shouldn’t be difficult to confirm those reports, right?”
Jaylin’s hands trembled as he stared at the amount of money indicated on the document. He looked up at Adolf in disbelief.
“So, you were planning to use our family’s money to plug the losses that Shaw Group is suffering?”