Reborn Fake Heiress Watch the Whole Family Burn novel Chapter 541

Edward and his children began to panic. The joy they had felt just moments ago had completely vanished.

"How could this happen! Nick, go check it out immediately! Find out what's going on!"

Soon, the situation began to spiral out of control.

Of the dozen or so employees sent to the hospital, four more had died.

Families of the victims besieged the company headquarters.

The employees went on strike, blocking the main entrance.

The incident had blown up, and the police had arrived.

Edward and the others paced around the office, frantic and unable to think clearly.

"How did this happen... how is this possible..."

"Dad, we checked the cafeteria. The ingredients are fresh; it shouldn't have much to do with the food there!" Nick said.

Shortly after, the police entered the office.

"Who is the person in charge here?"

"It... it's me," Edward said nervously.

"Mr. Whelan, inspections have revealed that the hazardous substances in your raw materials exceed legal limits and do not meet national safety standards. This has led to the poisoning of your workers. As of now, several people have died. As the responsible party, you need to come with us."

After speaking, the officer handcuffed Edward.

"Officer, wait... this has nothing to do with me! I just got here. I only took over two days ago. I don't know anything! You have to let me go, you've got the wrong person, it wasn't me..." Edward tried frantically to explain.

The old lady's expression was grim. There had been no peace recently; things kept going wrong.

"Hmph! It's your own fault. You were the ones who insisted on driving your uncle away, claiming he was managing things poorly and wasn't fit for the position. You took over, and now you come begging to me! Don't you know how to handle it yourselves?"

"Grandmother, you can't blame us for this! This is a problem Uncle Daniel left behind. It has nothing to do with us. Dad is just taking the fall for him. The one who should be arrested is Uncle Daniel. Dad is completely innocent! Grandmother, you have to think of a way to save him!" Nick pleaded.

"What can I do? The only option now is for you to call Daniel and ask him to come back and handle it. You'll have to give up the General Manager position."

"This..." Cathy and Nick hesitated.

They had fought hard to get the position back, and they had only held it for two days. Giving it up now was painful.

"What? Do you still want to hold onto the company? If you want to keep control, then go solve this mess yourselves!" the old lady said sharply.

"No, Grandmother, we don't want to hold onto it. The position belonged to Uncle Daniel anyway; we'll just give it back to him!" Cathy said quickly.