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Lea was about to go crazy from anger. “Watch your mouth! Mason has been trying to speak up for you all along. Initially, I was slightly soft-hearted toward you during this period. Now, I realize that I’ve been overthinking things. You’re just cold, heartless, and inhumane.”
Shaun crossed his arms. “How am I inhumane? 80 billion dollars is indeed the profit that rightfully belongs to Lyons Corporation from our joint projects with Campos Corporation all these years. My account statement has it written down clearly. They are the ones who did not give that money to us. I’m demanding Lyons Corporation’s money back, yet I’m getting scolded. Mom, I’m doing this for the benefit of Lyons Corporation.”
“Lyons Corporation does not need such benefits. The Campos and Lyons families are relatives to begin with. These projects were the decisions that I made back then when I wanted to support the Campos family. Your grandfather knows of this too—”
“Then you can look for my grandfather. Why bother looking for me?” Shaun smirked in sarcasm.
Lea’s expression hardened. “Your grandfather has retired. I’m reminding you not to do things so ruthlessly. Otherwise, don’t blame me for not going easy on you.”
“I’m not sure what you mean by those words, but…”
Shaun suddenly took a remote control and turned on the big screen on the wall. The faces of a few major shareholders of Lyons Corporation appeared clearly on the screen. “Excuse me, Mom. I was having a video call with the shareholders. They’ve heard everything you just said.”
Director Kennedy, who was the eldest among the shareholders, said, “Vice Director Lyons, if we take back the 80 billion dollars, we could divide it among ourselves and we’d each have a few hundred million. Of course, we know that you’re rich and you don’t care. You can reject the money and just give it to us.”
Director Martin said sarcastically, “We understand that the Campos family is your husband’s family, so we turned a blind eye to your underlings in Lyons Corporation back then. But we never knew the Campos family had taken 80 billion dollars. This is just too ridiculous.”
Director Morris harrumphed. “My son worked faithfully in the project department for decades. Even if he took some benefits for himself, he only took 400 to 500 million dollars. You, on the other hand, gave the Campos family 80 billion dollars for no reason. You’re always siding with the outsiders.”
Director Kennedy said, “Your son, William, signed another project with the Campos family again not long ago and gave up five percent of the profits to them. Luckily, Eldest Young Master Lyons terminated the collaboration. Otherwise, the Campos family would have earned more than thousands of billions.”
Director Morris said, “We don’t need a vice director who always sides with the Campos family.”
Lea’s face became paler, and her body was trembling.
She had managed Lyons Corporation for decades, and this was the first time these shareholders were criticizing her. “Gentlemen, I admit that I lent Campos Corporation a helping hand before, but it’s impossible that they took as much as 80 billion dollars. This is all made up by Shaun.”
Director Kennedy smiled. “I don’t think these allegations were made up from nowhere. The Campos family is most likely ambitious, so maybe even you were kept in the dark.”
“No way!” Lea did not believe it at all.
Shaun raised his head toward the screen and said, “Alright, shareholders. I’ll communicate this with my mom properly.”
“Thank you, Eldest Young Master Lyons.”
The video call ended.
Mason frowned and said, “Shaun, how can you treat your mom this way? How will she face other people from now on?”
Shaun smiled. “Uncle, if I were you, I would say something along the lines of, ‘My dear, to not let you feel troubled, we’ll just return the 80 billion dollars to Lyons Corporation’.”
Mason’s expression darkened until it almost looked black.
80 billion dollars was not 70,000 or 80,000 dollars. It was not that easy to fork out and give away.
“My dear…”
“Okay, he’s just putting you in a difficult position. I understand.” Lea pulled Mason. “Let’s go.”
At the door, Lea turned back. Her tone was icy as she said, “Shaun, I’ll remember this slap on the face that you gave me today. From now on, don’t call me ‘Mom’. We’re not related to each other anymore.”
Half a minute later.
Hadley closed the door. He shook his head and sighed. “Madam Lyons has really been brainwashed by Mason.”
“Never mind, he can’t hide it much longer.”
Shaun’s gaze was faint.
…
At the parking lot.
Mason supported his head in his hands in distress and did not say a word.
Lea bit her lip and hesitated. She took a card out of her wallet and gave it to him. “I have 60 billion dollars in here. You can take it to Campos Corporation to regulate the cash flow.”
“My dear…” Mason looked at her with guilt and misery. “I cannot take this.”
“Don’t be stupid. If the Campos family wants to go to court with Shaun, there’s absolutely no chance of winning. He’s an expert on the law. Nobody can outwit him.”
Lea pressed the card into his hand. “I run a company too. I know how big is the cash flow of a listed company. You can return the money to me when the Campos family has enough capital.”
“Thank you.”
Mason hugged her.
Lea smiled. At that moment, Old Master Lyons called her all of a sudden. “Where are you? I have something to discuss with you. Come back to the manor immediately.”
“Okay…”
“Just you alone.”
Lea was stunned.
An hour later, she walked into the living room. “Dad, why did you call me back here?”
“Let me ask you, how much cash do you have in hand?” Old Master Lyons gazed at her sharply.
Lea pressed her lips together inexplicably. “There’s not much left. I invested most of it.”
Old Master Lyons stood up slowly. “I’m very clear about how much you have and how much you invested. Don’t tell me that you lent the money to Mason?”
Lea gritted her teeth and said, “Dad, Shaun demanded 800 million dollars from Campos Corporation in one go. Where can the Campos family find so much money—”
“So you really gave it to him?” Old Madam Lyons asked shakily.
“Yes.” Lea nodded.
When she finished, Old Master Lyons slapped her across the face. “Idiot!”
“Dad…” Lea was in a daze from being hit. Since she was young, she had received nothing but praises from Old Master Lyons—except for the time she insisted on getting married to Mason that year.
“I thought you were quite clever before, but why is the hole in your brain getting bigger as you grow older?”
Old Master Lyons flung a document to her face. “Look for yourself. This is my recent investigation into the Campos family. Campos Corporation has a net worth of more than 900 billion. Of course, most of it was used for investment, but there’s still at least 100 billion dollars in the company’s account.”
Lea was shocked upon seeing the documents.
Her in-laws had always been telling her that the Campos family was having trouble maintaining their cash flow.
“This… I didn’t know my in-laws were so cunning, but this surely has nothing to do with Mason. All his attention is on composing and he often goes overseas. He doesn’t manage Campos Corporation at all…”
Old Master Lyons shook his head in disappointment. “If your in-laws were that smart, they wouldn’t have been poor and broke despite being in their 40s. Campos Corporation has been keeping a low profile and patiently waiting all these years. There’s a person who’s scheming behind the scenes.”
“Dad, you don’t mean to say that this person is Mason, right?” Lea did not believe it at all. “I’ve laid in the same bed with him for decades. No one understands him more than me.”
Old Madam Lyons said helplessly, “Your grandfather has already investigated it. Liam and Valerie weren’t the ones who spread the news about Shaun’s mental illness. There are only so many people in the Lyons family. Who else do you think it could be if it wasn’t him?”
Lea was shocked.
She did not want to be suspicious, but if that was really Mason’s doing…
“And…” Old Master Lyons said, “You know about the marriage between the Campos and the Yule families right? It was supposed to be a happy occasion, but ever since Joel got into the accident, the Campos and the Yule families are now joining forces and money to enter the finance, logistics, and e-commerce industries. They already have Lyons Corporation’s subsidiary companies surrounded and in a pinch.”
Old Madam Lyons said, “Initially, Shaun wanting the Campos family to compensate 80 billion dollars would’ve broken their capital chain and rendered their plans useless. But you…”
Lea slumped into the chair. She felt cold all around.
“Thanks to you, the Lyons family might only have Lyons Corporation Electronics to rely on in the future.” Old Master Lyons wanted to slap her. “Get lost. I don’t want to see you.”
Lea did not know how she walked out from the Lyons family’s manor.
She had used her hard-earned money to help the Campos family steal the Lyons family’s business?
No, she had to get back the money no matter what!
When she came back to her senses, she hurriedly called Mason. “Mason, can you return the 60 billion dollars to me? Don’t worry, I’ve already talked about the Campos family’s incident with my dad. He said he’d stop Shaun—”
“Sorry, my dear. I’ve already given the money to Charlie,” Mason said helplessly, “Charlie just transferred the money to Lyons Corporation.”
“…”