Chapter 118: Are you praising her?
"What an unfilial son," he muttered, his frustration deepening. He must deal with Aaron properly but then how he can save save the day becomes a paramount concern as the Allen. Group stock nosedived due to the news.
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~At the Allen family estate~
Elder Allen sat in the garden, basking in the sun. The warmth did little to soothe the unease that had settled in his bones—a feeling that only deepened as he noticed Alfred, the butler, approaching with a grave expression.
Elder Allen sighed. Alfred was a man who had weathered countless storms alongside the family, never one to flinch in the face of adversity. Yet now, his gloom was unmistakable. The weight of bad news was written all over his face.
"What is it?" Elder Allen asked, his voice laced with fatigue and tiredness.of a man who had laboured so much.
Alfred hesitated, choosing his words carefully. "It’s Aaron," he said, then paused, as if deliberating how best to deliver the blow.
Elder Allen’s gaze remained fixed on the distance, unreadable yet expectant. "Aaron?" he echoed. "What has he done this time? Has he finally sold off the Allen Group?" His tone was laced with bitter resignation.
Alfred exhaled. "No... but he might as well have." Elder Allen turned his head slightly, his eyes narrowing.
"He’s caught in a scandal," Alfred continued. "With another man’s wife. The Internet is on fire with the news, and the stock" He hesitated before he continued "—is plummeting at the speed of light."