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But Josh didn’t even get a chance to change his clothes before Victor called him over to the hospital.
After learning that the Schmidt Group’s assets had depreciated by two billion dollars in value, Victor had thoroughly “refurbished” the VIP ward he was staying in. It was better demolition work than most people could accomplish.
Money wasn’t the most important thing right now. What was important was that the recent wave of negative news had impacted one of Schmidt Group’s big projects in Kontina, forcing them to stop operations.
The Kontinian authorities even wanted to investigate Schmidt Group’s financial status thoroughly. This was the greatest blow to the company.
“Please calm down, Dad. Don’t overexert yourself.” Josh’s voice was weak. His greasy hair and stubbled chin gave him a disheveled look. “We can always earn back the money, but if we don’t properly handle the crisis our company is facing now, it will surely impact the family.”
“Earn back the money? Easy for you to say!” Victor was fuming in the midst of the wrecked ward.
“Three billion… We’ve lost at least a hundred billion dollars with the addition of the halted project overseas! Tell me, when exactly will we make enough to cover a loss of that amount?”
Josh’s expression stiffened. He had no solution in mind.
“Don’t panic, Dad,” A clear voice rang out, making Josh’s heart sink.
Jameson strode into the hospital ward with no hint of worry on his delicate features. He smiled warmly and said, “Don’t worry about the project in Kontina. I have a plan to fix the problem.”
“You have a plan, Jameson?” Victor was stunned.
Despite his neutral expression, Josh’s eyes burned with hatred as he looked at Jameson. Internally, he couldn’t resist grumbling, “Goddamned son of a bitch! Jameson is nothing more than a useless mutt!”
“I’ve been up to some things myself overseas, Dad. I’ve made some connections of my own, too.”
Jameson walked over and gently patted Victor’s back. “Did you forget? I lived in Kontina for 15 years.
With my connections there, I can accomplish something as miniscule as getting our project back in progress.”
“Jameson, is that true? Can you get our project in Kontina up and running again?” Victor grabbed
Jameson’s arm excitedly.
Internally sneering, Jameson observed Victor’s hopeful eyes.
Victor had subjected Jameson to both physical and verbal abuse since he was young, never displaying such excitement and hopefulness toward him until now.
Jameson would always remember how the Schmidt family treated him growing up.
When Jameson was forced to starve on that winter night in the eighth year of his childhood, David and
Daisy showered him in cold water and shoved ice cubes down his collar, making him catch a high fever for three days straight. All his mother could do was wait for him to recover while silently wiping her tears away.
Being the eldest, Josh not only allowed his siblings to bully Jameson, he even laughed at the sight. He had laughed so loudly.
From then on, Jameson swore that he would make each of them pay a terrible price.
“I have no reason to lie to you when it comes to this important project worth billions, Dad.” Jameson smiled like an obedient little child, a sharp glint hidden in his eyes.
“Oh, my wonderful, wonderful boy!” Victor exclaimed, overjoyed. He clasped both of Jameson’s shoulders. “I admit I have been too harsh on you in the past, Jameson, and I haven’t shown you enough care. I am truly sorry for that!”
“Nonsense, Dad.” Jameson hugged his father and patted his back. “You’re my father. Who else would I help but you? I understand that you were harsh on me in the past because you wanted me to toughen up and make a name for myself. I have never hated you for it.”
Jameson’s words were so touching that they made tears swim in Victor’s eyes.
“Hmph! Don’t go all bark and no bite on us, Jameson.” Josh glared at him. “Don’t you come and stir up the pot even more now. If you’re truly this capable, why haven’t you shown it to us since your return?”
“Because you’re Schmidt Group’s CEO, Josh. I’ve always trusted your problem-solving capabilities, so I was sure you’d be able to help the company navigate through such a tough time. Hence, I never dared show you what tricks I had up my sleeve.” Jameson’s praise couldn’t have been worded more sharply.
“If your brother really was as capable as you say he is, our company’s progress wouldn’t have stuttered in the past two years. Now, we’ve even lost the position of the wealthiest family in Solana City to the
Walsh’s!” Victor scowled, shooting Josh a glare.
Josh fumed silently, his expression dark as midnight.
Josh had been raised by his father to become heir to their family since he was a child. He had never been so insulted in all his years of doing whatever he pleased!
“You scoundrel, Jameson Schmidt!” muttered Josh under his breath.
Victor asked anxiously, “Since you have a plan already, when do you intend to set it into motion,
Jameson?”
“I can help you clear the obstacles for the project right now. But what capacity would I be doing this in?”
Jameson sighed. “I have no shares in the company, which isn’t a big deal, but I don’t even have a position. How do I introduce myself when I go meet the Kontinian officials? Do I tell them that I’m the fourth son of the Schmidt family?”
“That’s easy to settle!” Victor clapped Jameson’s shoulder and said, “I’ll draft an official resolution tomorrow to make you managing director of the company. You’ll be able to participate in the board meetings from now on! If you can get our project in Kontina up and running again, I’ll give you all of
Daisy’s shares plus an additional five percent!”
Josh’s eyes widened in utter shock. Yet, Victor was already putty in Jameson’s hands. Victor was bound to fulfill Jameson’s every request so long as Jameson could get Schmidt Group out of the crisis it was in!
Jameson grinned happily. “Then you have nothing but my thanks, Dad.”
The moment he finished speaking, Victor’s secretary ran into the ward in a hurry. He cried out, “Bad news, Mr. Victor! Mr. David… The police have arrested Mr. David!”
“What?” Both Victor and Josh were stunned.
Behind them, Jameson’s lips curled into a smile.
David had still been in the middle of partying with some young models when he was arrested. He was high on both alcohol and drugs and even assaulted the police, yelling, “I’m the motherfucking king of the world!”
So, another charge for assaulting the police was added to David’s charges. He really was just as crazy as his sister.
David was in nothing but briefs when the police arrested him. So the police very politely let him march out of the Schmidt family residence in nothing but said underwear.
“How dare you. What right do you have to arrest me? I did nothing wrong! I’m a fucking law-abiding citizen!” David yelled.
David fearlessly spouted nonsense because he was high on drugs. He couldn’t control his facial expressions or how much he was drooling.
The police officer chuckled at the sight but still said in a stern tone, “David Schmidt, you’re under arrest for committing sexual assault and hereby further charged with assault against a police officer!”
“Sexual… You’ve got the wrong guy! I’ve never assaulted anyone! I’m innocent!” David had regained some of his senses now, though his features were still slack.
“Innocent? We have all the evidence needed to back up your crime. You’ve sexually assaulted more than ten women!” The police officer was so angry he felt like punching David. “There’s no way you’re going to be let off without at least ten decades in prison. Why don’t you save your claim of innocence for the judge?”
David started quivering the moment he heard the word “prison”.
Maybe it was the drugs he took that gave him the sudden burst of strength needed to shove the police officer away, or maybe David had just broken down.
A startling scene unfolded next¡ªDavid gritted his teeth and pushed his underwear down to his knees for all to see.
“I. I could never commit sexual assault! I’m sexually incompetent!”
All of a sudden, countless camera flashes and clicks erupted around David. His most private parts were exposed just like that, and the reporters were all taking pictures of it!
David gaped in shock as his entire body stiffened in response. He hadn’t realized there were media reporters around while his mind was in a haze earlier!
He passed out seconds later.
That night, the news about David’s arrest shook the entire country. As expected, Daisy made use of this more impactful news to push her ranking down from the trending searches.
However, the most pitiful news was still none other than the ones about the Schmidts.
Following the revelation of the incident involving the Schmidt siblings, the Schmidt Group found itself backed into a corner. Aside from David’s arrest, he had even exposed himself indecently for the whole country to see! Even his grandfather, Thomas Schmidt, would likely be turning in his grave!
After watching the live news, Victor’s heart couldn’t endure it. His face lost color, and he staggered backward.
“Dad!” Josh rushed forward to catch Victor. However, Jameson managed to get there ahead of him as he was nearer to Victor.
“Hurry up and take a seat, Dad. Deep breaths.” Jameson helped Victor to the sofa to sit. He turned around and cast an anxious gaze at Josh.
“What are you still standing there for, Josh? Get the doctor to come and look at Dad, quick!”
Josh ran red with anger. He very much wished that he could shut him up. “Jimmy, you…”