Becoming the Richest Man Alive

Chapter 177

Remy continued sitting there, feeling clueless about what he should do.

He knew that he had committed an irreversible mistake, but he did not know how to salvage the situation.

Naturally, he was aware of how awful the things he had done to Casper were. If their roles were reversed, he would not forgive Casper so easily. But Casper was the one who found the medicine and saved his life when he was critically ill.

Yet, after he woke up, he threw a tantrum at Casper because of that minor incident. Even Felix and Colton were disappointed with him.

Remy shook his head in despair. If he were them, he would have punched himself so that he could get a wake-up call and see how utterly foolish he had been.

Raising his head, Remy lifted his arm and slapped himself forcefully.

Then, he slapped himself again. It was only until he lost all strength in his hands that he finally stopped.

By then, his cheeks had become swollen. It was the only way to ease the feelings of guilt and unease in him, even for the slightest bit.

After lessons in the afternoon, Casper went to Buddy Internet Cafe as he wanted to discuss with Jeremy, Robin and Stallion about the Antique Fair.

When he arrived, the three of them were already sitting there and waiting for him.

However, they were not the only ones there. For some reason, Elena was with them as well.

Casper shot her a suspicious glance before looking at Stallion.

Stallion shook his head, signaling that he was clueless about it too.

It turned out that Elena had suggested tagging along after knowing that Stallion would be attending a Firewolf Chamber of Commerce meeting and that Casper would be present as well.

In that case, Elena probably has something to say to me.

Casper shifted his gaze to her.

At that moment, she said, “Mr. Simpson, please proceed with important matters first. I have something really important to tell you later.”

Casper shook his head and replied, “It’s fine. You can just tell me now. They aren’t outsiders. Since they’ll know about it sooner or later, you don’t have to wait.”

“Okay.” Nodding, she started explaining her objective of coming here.

“Mr. Simpson, Tycoon’s revenue has been decreasing lately. As of now, it has fallen by more than 20%. Besides that, our investors are withdrawing their investments. The guests who have booked us for banquets or parties have suddenly revoked their bookings too. They’re even willing to pay us a huge sum of compensation so that they can terminate the contract. At the same time, there are some people spreading malicious rumors about Tycoon, saying that our food is unhygienic,” said Elena solemnly.

When Casper heard about Tycoon’s situation, he frowned. He had not expected the situation to be so serious.

Evidently, Tycoon’s current predicament was caused by a few evil-intentioned people who were trying to target them. Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.

He had no clue who those people were. After all, he had offended quite a lot of people recently.

However, since they dared to provoke him, they would definitely give themselves away.

By then, he would know what to do.

Casper nodded, implying that he was already aware of the situation.

Then, he asked Elena, “Have you found out whether there are any problems with the ingredients we use? And what about the investigation of the investment withdrawals and the booking cancellations?”

Elena nodded. If she had a choice, she would not be troubling her boss with these trivial matters.

However, she was utterly helpless, unable to come up with any feasible solution.

She replied, “We’ve dispatched the respective departments to investigate the matter, but nothing came up. Not only were the investors and customers unwilling to communicate with us, but our diners did not believe us as well. We don’t know who spread the rumor that our ingredients are unhygienic. In fact, we were only aware of it after a regular customer told us. Yet, he had only heard it in passing.”

However, everyone would rather be safe than to be sorry.

For businesses in the F&B industry, especially those that had already made a name for themselves, a single rumor could ruin them.

Elena lowered her head embarrassedly. In her opinion, her inability to answer all those questions undermined her professionalism greatly.

When Casper heard that, he frowned. It’s definitely not a mere coincidence that all the mishaps happened at the same time. Someone must be deliberately trying to bring the hotel down.

However, who would oppose Tycoon so vehemently?

Now, Tycoon’s one of the top hotels in Horington. To destroy such a hotel, the person must need an extensive social network, abundant resources, and immense power. Who has all these?

In other words, who is willing to sacrifice so much to ruin Tycoon?

Someone from the industry? Or one of my enemies?

Casper immediately told Elena, “We should give out instructions to the rest of the staff first, then wait and see what happens. We’ll have a more detailed discussion after that. I’m aware of the situation now, so you can go back first.”

Elena nodded and left.

When she was gone, Jeremy and Robin frowned.

Naturally, they were delighted to know that Tycoon belonged to their friend. It meant that they could go there to eat for free anytime.

However, they did not expect the hotel to be facing such a crisis.

Robin said, “Boss, why don’t I think of a way and force those people to come clean about defaming the hotel?”

Jeremy chimed in, “Why don’t we catch a few investors, customers, and diners? We’ll interrogate them and find out where they got their information from and why they did that to the hotel. Won’t that work?”

But Casper shook his head.

Although such actions might have a temporary effect, it was not a suitable long-term plan.

Furthermore, if word got out, it would greatly impact the hotel’s reputation.

Casper stroked his chin. Still, it’s still a possible solution when the need arises.

For now, the most important thing was not only Tycoon’s crisis but also the Firewolf Chamber of Commerce’s preparation for the Antique Fair.

Hence, Casper instructed, “Both of you should focus your attention on preparing for the Antique Fair. As for the hotel, you can come with me and check it out later.”