Chapter 170 The Fall of Bennett Corporation
At the Brooker’s Villa, the rain continued to pour relentlessly,
Elliot had been begging for mercy in the rain for over two hours. His face was as pale as paper, completely drained of color. Finally, he couldn’t hold on any longer, his body went limp, and he collapsed onto the ground, splashing water everywhere.
Jeffrey stood by, witnessing it all. He sighed helplessly, bent down, and struggled to drag Elliot into the car. Then, he quickly. got into the driver’s seat, started the car, and sped toward the hospital.
All the way, the windshield wipers frantically moved back and forth, trying to clear the incessant rainfall, but the visibility remained blurry.
Jeffrey’s eyebrows were furrowed tightly, occasionally glancing at the unconscious Elliot in the back seat through the rearview
mirror.
Jeffrey couldn’t understand why Elliot was doing this to himself.
The harm he had done to Lauren had already become an irreparable sear.
Jeffrey pondered. What is the point of such masochistic repentance now! If he doesn’t care about Lauren, tohy does he keep her so close refusing to let her cry or escape, and degrading himself in the rain to beg for her forgiveness! But if he does care for Lauren, why does he repeatedly insult and physically hurt her for the sake of Willow, ruthlessly shaming and injuring her, and destroying the hopeful life she could have had, leaving her disabled?
Elliot’s actions were too contradictory and difficult to comprehend
If only he had offered Lauren the care and protection she deserved when she returned to the Bennetts, how could they have reached such a point of sibling rivalry and broken family ties?
He couldn’t even bear to think about what Lauren, with her excellent grades, could have achieved after graduation. She should have been shining in a broader world, living an incredibly successful life.
But life offered no hypotheticals, and the harsh reality was that Lauren’s life had been thoroughly destroyed.
Now, Elliot’s pitiful state, though sad, was far from sympathetic..
As the night deepened, darkness enveloped the city.
Michael sat anxiously in the Bennett Corporation office,
He repeatedly dialed Elliot’s number, but all he got was the monotonous tone of an unanswered call,
At that moment, Elliot lay in a hospital bed, his body burning with fever and unconscious. The IV dripped steadily, unable to awaken hus dormant consciousness.
With no choice left. Michael dialed the chairman’s number, only to be met with a cold disconnection tone.
The company was facing an unprecedented bankruptcy crisis, yet he couldn’t reach either the chairman or Felix, pacing incessantly in his office.
The long night finally passed, and the morning sun broke through the clouds, casting light upon the fresh, rain–cleared air.
Elliot slowly woke up. As soon as he opened his eyes, his phone rang abruptly.
“Hello” His voice was raspy and weak, as if scraping from the depths of his throat.
“Mr. Elliot, why did you just pick up? I’ve been calling you all night! You need to come to the office right away, Bennett Corporation has gone bankrupt!” Michael’s anxious voice came through the phone, filled with panic and helplessness.
“What?” Elliot shot up from the bed, eyes wide and face filled with shock and disbelief.
“Explain yourself, what do you mean Bennett Corporation is bankrupt? The company was fine yesterday, how could it possibly go bankrupt overnight?”
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But Bennett Corporation had long been riddled with critical flaws, including severe financial issues and rampant tax evasion.
Beneath its seemingly glamorous exterior lay a fragile shell, so weak that Josh didn’t need to exert much effort or even take a whole night to bring it crashing down.
Without changing out of his hospital gown, Elliot rushed to the company in desperation.
But as soon as he arrived at the company entrance, before he could even step out, he was stopped by several police officers.
Elliot bellowed, “What are you doing?”
“Bennett Corporation is suspected of tax evasion, and as its legal representative, you need to cooperate with our
investigation.
These words struck Elliot like a bolt from the blue, leaving him stunned and blank.
He was not shocked by the tax evasion itself, but by the police’s mention of him being the legal representative”
How is that possible? When did I become the legal representative?
