Reborn as Mr.CEO's Fat Wife

Chapter 366: Chapter 366: Twenty-one Million Vanished into Thin Air
 

Abigail’s fever subsided, and she recovered quickly.

The sudden high fever that came mysteriously had departed just as oddly. So, the next day, when Abigail accompanied the old man for Tai Chi as usual, everything at the mansion returned to normal.

Especially Brandon, who had been taut with worry, finally relaxed.

As for his visit to old Mr. Beckham, he concealed it perfectly.

Even though Pullan liked to gossip, he knew when to keep quiet. Even the old man didn’t mention a word.

And no one asked where the second young master had gone or what he had done that evening, just like Abigail’s fever.

However, now that her body had recovered, it was time to settle some accounts.

After Rose Taylor left the hospital that day, she hadn’t appeared again, nor did she return the company’s money.

Instead, she sent Abigail a piece of surveillance footage.

When Abigail opened it, she saw the video of herself and Brandon visiting Lincoln Green in the hospital. Rose Taylor, playing the drama queen, knelt and begged them to spare her and not to kick them out of the hospital.

The video’s angle was quite good. It vividly captured Lincoln Green’s frailty, Rose Taylor’s helplessness and pitiful demeanor, Abigail’s heartlessness, and Brandon’s cold-bloodedness.

Abigail could imagine the significant impact this video would have on her, Brandon, and even the Piers if released to the media.

“What do you think?” After watching the video, Abigail looked at the man beside her, who had recently been frequently watching Teddy.

“I didn’t think she had a second plan while performing this scene.” Brandon laughed. If Rose Taylor had not sent the video over and had given them a surprise hit, it might have caused him some trouble. But since she had sent it, did she think it could still be released?

“I didn’t expect it either.” Abigail shrugged. She saw Rose Taylor frantically gathering money and even ripping her face apart with Lincoln Green, fearing prison. Now it seemed this was indeed a reason, but most importantly, it was to stash money for herself.

Afraid that the matter of the Piers’ shares would fall through, and with Lincoln Green critically ill, the inheritance would have to be split with her. So, she struck first.

But sometimes, being too greedy isn’t good.

“What’s the plan?” Brandon looked at Abigail. After the recent high fever, their little chubby girl had slimmed down a bit. Seeing her like this made his heart ache, wanting to nourish her, but she despised it, so he could only endure.

“The last case should be up for trial, but on your end…” Although Abigail was sure Rose Taylor wouldn’t dare expose the video, just in case it did get exposed, it wouldn’t matter to her. But it would affect Brandon and the Piers.

She still remembered last time, when the news of Brandon’s critical condition leaked, the Piers’ stock price dropped significantly.

“Don’t worry, as long as I’m here, she won’t have the chance to publish it. Focus on what you need to do.” Brandon’s words gave Abigail the strongest support.

“Okay.” Abigail, having seen the video, guessed that Brandon wouldn’t let it ever see sunlight. Hearing it from him directly, any remaining doubts in her heart also vanished, and she responded cheerfully.

She didn’t bother wasting time entangling with Rose Taylor. She went ahead and filed a lawsuit, letting the court notify Rose Taylor of the trial date.

When Abigail informed the Taylor mother and daughter to repay the embezzled twenty million last time, she already knew they wouldn’t return the money easily. While sending them a lawyer’s letter, she also had Lincoln Pharmaceuticals’ new legal team prepare the lawsuit materials and filed the case in court.

Rose Taylor thought that causing a bit of discord at Lincoln Green’s place and using the video to threaten Abigail would make her obediently drop the lawsuit and the matter of recovering the embezzled funds?

Until now, the mother and daughter still thought they could mold her like a clay figurine.

Dream on!

…

Green’s Mansion.

Lincoln Green was still in the hospital, and Rose Taylor wasn’t idle either.

After sending the threatening video to Abigail, she started transferring assets.

Now, Lincoln Green wasn’t dead yet, and the people Abigail had stationed at the hospital left her without a chance to act.

These days, whenever Rose Taylor tried to visit the old man, she was screamed at to get out as soon as she stepped into the ward. She had never seen Lincoln Green so furious, looking at her with deep hatred.

Rose Taylor was a bit curious about what exactly that fat bitch had said to him.

But regardless of what was said, Rose Taylor knew their relationship could never be mended. So, she quickly aimed to grab all the benefits she could.

Even if Lincoln Green got discharged, he wouldn’t be able to do anything to her.

However, while feeling smug and plotting, Rose Taylor completely forgot the trial date on the court summons.

Seven days later.

After sending the video, Abigail had no further messages.

More than that, there was no movement from the court either. Her heart relaxed. While applying a new luxury face mask, she mocked Abigail, thinking even after marrying into the Piers, she was still a coward.

But just then, her phone beeped twice with new messages. Commanding a servant to carefully wipe the mask residue from her fingertips, she grabbed the phone and glanced at it. Startled, she screamed, the mask couldn’t withstand her exaggerated expression and fell onto her chest, sticky and all over, but Rose Taylor didn’t care.

She frantically dialed the bank and learned she had been sanctioned by the court.

Holding the phone, she stood still for a long time. Ruby Green, beside her, didn’t understand what had happened to her mother. “Mom, what’s wrong?”

“Bitch!” Rose Taylor squeezed out the words, her face flushed with anger.

Ruby Green, seeing her mother holding the phone, grabbed it and saw the balance was less than a million. Her face turned pale. “Mom, what are we going to do?”

The bank had automatically deducted twenty million from her mother’s account, along with a million in penalties.

How could this be?

Ruby Green stared blankly at her mother. Wasn’t it already resolved?

When Rose Taylor first got the money, she considered filling the company’s financial hole but felt more and more unwilling and couldn’t part with the money, so she filmed the video hoping to scare Abigail.

After sending it, there was no response from Abigail or contact from the court, so Rose Taylor assumed Abigail had backed down. Little did she know, the twenty-one million was suddenly gone.

How could Rose Taylor accept this?

Seeing her mother unresponsive for a long time, Ruby Green shouted anxiously, “We should have put the money in my card!”

They already had little money, now less than one million after this deduction. Plus, she still owed Gordon money.

“It’s useless. We are mother and daughter. If sanctioned by the court, it wouldn’t matter whose card the money was in. Abigail, that bitch, knows her mother died because of her, yet she can remain indifferent. And Lincoln Green, that useless man, how can he not handle a fat girl.” Rose Taylor cursed bitterly.

Ruby Green, frustrated, said, “Mom, if they’re heartless, don’t blame us for being ruthless. Let’s release the video!”

Upon hearing her daughter, Rose Taylor didn’t respond immediately.

Unlike her impulsive daughter, she thought more.

Sending the video to Abigail was meant to threaten her, not for release.

It’s not that she couldn’t, but she dared not.