When Maxwell came out of Isaac's company, he was so angry that his face darkened to the extreme. He had suffered many setbacks, so he could manage to control his mood. However, he felt really terrible and his blood was boiling with anger.
Before he took over Bai Company, he had been despised by many people, but it had been a very long time. After he took over Bai Company, he had a smooth life and those who met him were all polite and respectful to him. He was used to the life of a superior. Living a noble life for many years almost made him forget what it felt like to suffer setbacks.
But at this time, he had suffered such a blow from his son whom he always looked down upon. He always thought that Issac wouldn't be promising. How could he not feel mad?
When he arrived at Bai Company, the situation in the company had become completely different in less than a day because of the sudden change. Many employees felt that Bai Company couldn't claw back some of its old influence, and they had left as if they had made an appointment. Those who stayed looked very worried and they were not cheerful at all.
"Dad, why are you here?" Lucho was discussing with a few top managers in the company. He did not expect Maxwell to come here.
Seeing Maxwell, those managers greeted him in a hurry. Maxwell only nodded and let them go out.
"Have you made any progress?" Maxwell got straight to the point.
Lucho looked very conflicted, "Not yet, but... we're thinking about it."
Maxwell frowned, "I knew it."
"Since Isaac dares to aim at us openly, he must have a complete and thorough plan. This matter has happened, and now you want to solve it in panic. Do you think it will be useful?"
"But, we have to think of a way, otherwise..."
"What?" Maxwell said in a deep voice, "Otherwise, should we watch Bai Company go bankrupt?"
"Dad!"
Maxwell snorted coldly, went to the reception sofa and sat down, "On my way here, I heard that not only Issac and his friends want to aim at Bai Company. Is this true?"
Lucho's expression changed, but he didn't dare to lie, "Yeah. I've sent someone to investigate it. The Li family also targets at us. Now, some of the shareholders in the companies can't hold on anymore and have sold their shares at a low price. Some of the shares were bought by the Li family, while some... were bought away by Issac."
"Does the Li family want to share a piece of the pie?"
Maxwell didn't seem to be anxious at all. However, Lucho was his son and had lived with him for many years. If he didn't know that Maxwell was actually disturbed at this time, he would be really stupid.
"Dad, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. If I didn't provoke the Li family, maybe... things wouldn't be so troublesome now."
Maxwell looked at Lucho coldly. After a long while, he looked away, "Now you know you're wrong? What a pity. It's too late!"
Lucho flushed, but he couldn't even say a word to refute.
When he knew that the Li family began to go against Bai Company, he immediately fell into an unprecedented despair. With his own ability and the connections the Bai family had had over the years, it might be easy for him to deal with Issac and his friends. However... the Li Company was really powerful.
When Maxwell heard this, he didn't feel better and even became even angrier, "You b*stard! What else can you do except for apologizing?" He pointed at Lucho's nose, "If I had known that you would be so useless, I wouldn't have cultivated you with all my
heart!"
Lucho's body suddenly trembled. He stared at Maxwell in shock and pain. It turned out that his father, who he always respected, thought of him like this!
Suddenly, he had an unspeakable heartache. For a moment, he felt that he was not different from Isaac. But what could he do? He couldn't do anything. He could only suppress his pain, unwillingness, and disappointment deep in his heart.
As soon as Maxwell said this, he felt that he had gone too far, especially after he saw Lucho's dejected face.
But he was an elder and had been powerful for so many years, so he had no way to apologize to others.
He coughed softly, "Tell me the ideas you've thought of."
Lucho composed his emotions and lowered his head as he replied, "We have a shortfall in the capital chain, and now the situation has become worse. Many business partners want to withdraw their funds. We've asked the banks and they're not willing to lend us money. That project of the Li family, as well as a few important projects which have been settled are going to be terminated. The share prices have been declining, and it has crashed to an all-time low."
Maxwell closed his eyes, and his breathing became heavier in an instant.
After a long while, he moved his dry lips with hatred in his eyes, "How dares Issac!" He roared, and then stood up, "Since he is so heartless, don't blame me for being cruel!"
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