The True Lady Strikes Back novel (Cecilia and Christopher)

Chapter 190

Cecilia met Christopher’s uneasy eyes and scratched his palm.

“But I don’t think Aiden will be easily satisfied with you. He’s out now and will only be back in a few

days. You can flatter Grandma Elaine first to make her speak for you afterward.”

Upon hearing that, Christopher felt less anxious.

“Ceci, don’t worry. I’ll make everyone in the Shaw family accept me and make sure you can be with me

without any pressure.” After saying that, he went out with Cecilia.

The gift Cecilia bought the day before had been put into the car trunk.

Thus, the gifts that the butler moved at the moment were all bought by Christopher in person.

Those gifts were not only huge in quantity but also expensive.

Seeing that the car trunk nearly could not fit the gifts, Cecilia hurriedly said, “Stop. There are too many

gifts. Those are enough. If not, Grandma Elaine would scold you for wasting money.”

However, Christopher did not listen to Cecilia and asked the butler to stuff the trunk completely.

After getting in the car, he explained, “We should bring more, just in case. If Mrs. Shaw doesn’t like it,

we can have lesser gifts for her.”

Noticing that Christopher was thoughtful, Cecilia did not argue anymore.

“We need about four hours to reach Acocester. It may not be a smooth journey, so we should keep the

bodyguards on guard.”

“Don’t worry. I’ve told them, and Evan has arranged everything along the way. Nothing serious will

happen.”

On that trip to Acocester, Christopher brought 40 bodyguards to avoid any incidents.

Their skills were excellent, comparable to those of special forces.

The same luxury cars set off from Emerald Mansion, looking magnificent.

Cecilia and Christopher’s car was moving in the middle.

The car looked like the bodyguards, but it had been modified.

The car not only had extraordinary performance but was also

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bulletproof and anti–collision.

The vehicle stopped before it exited Emerald Mansion.

Christopher immediately called the bodyguard in the lead and asked, “What happened?”

“Mr. Christopher Forte, Jeremiah was in the way but had been taken away.”

As soon as he finished his words, they set off again.

When Cecilia passed the intersection, she saw Jeremiah with a haggard face being held by

bodyguards, and he could not get rid of them.

He cursed harshly, “Cecilia, you vicious woman. You’ll end up-”

Before Jeremiah could finish his curse, the bodyguard swung a fist at him, causing the corner of his

mouth to be injured.

Cecilia cast a glance at Jeremiah indifferently and withdrew her gaze, unaffected at all.

She had nothing to do, so she took out her phone and browsed through the news.

The news about the Yancey family remained the top news in Quilton, and many netizens scolded

Gordon and Sophia for that.

After all, no one could do such ruthless acts as distorting facts to frame their biological daughter and

guilt–trip her by kneeling before her. However, that was not the only thing people were discussing.

There was also Gordon’s art gallery raising the prices by fabricating the sales, and Sophia teamed up

with the judges in the music competition to give out high scores for the singers under her, making them

win the awards in the end.

Both of those things were common for industry insiders, and people had done them.

many

Knowledgeable minds knew and would generally turn a blind eye.

However, if it got exposed to the public, the nature of the act would change.

In severe cases, they could involve fraud and imprisonment.

Cecilia casually browsed the news and did not pay much attention, as she just wanted to kill time.

She froze when she saw the news that the Yancey family was bankrupt.

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Although she had expected it in advance, she hadn’t expected it to happen so soon.

Cecilia handed her phone to Christopher and asked, “Did you do it?”

Christopher nodded while reading the content and replied, “Yes.”

Noticing Cecilia’s gloomy expression, he thought she was unhappy and explained, “Ceci, we’ll leave

Quilton for a while. So I made a move to prevent unexpected changes from happening.”

It was only a matter of time before the Yancey family went bankrupt. He only acted as a catalyst to

make the outcome occur earlier.

Cecilia was just slightly surprised and did not think Christopher had done something wrong.

“That’s good. The Yancey family and their affairs are finally over.”

As soon as Cecilia finished speaking, she thought of the shares of the Yancey family in Chrystilia

Corporation.

“Has the Yancey family agreed to sell the shares to you?” Cecilia asked.

“Not yet, but no one dares to acquire their shares except me. It’s only a matter of time before they

come to me,” Christopher replied.

Hearing that, Cecilia was relieved.

She turned off her phone and leaned on Christopher’s shoulder before resting with her eyes closed.

Meanwhile, everyone in the Yancey residence was filled with desolation. Gordon and Sophia were in

the hospital, their eldest son, Jonathan, was working as a toilet cleaner at Chrystilia Corporation, and

their third son, Jayden, was not allowed bail at the police station.

Their second son, Jeremiah, had just returned from Emerald Mansion, feeling dejected.

Their fourth son, Jackson, took a few days off from the racing track and returned to deal with the mess.

There were compensation contracts for Jeremiah and Jayden, along with the refund orders for

paintings purchased from Gordon’s art gallery on the coffee table.

He roughed it up, and the total had exceeded 4 billion dollars.

According to the current situation of the Yancey family, even if all assets were liquidated, it would not

be enough for compensation.

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Jackson looked at the depressed Jeremiah and asked, “Jerry, how much is our family’s shares in

Chrystilia Corporation worth?”

He was preoccupied with racing in the past, so he knew nothing about business or shares.

Back then, he would invest in racing tracks because he liked racing and happened to have spare

money.

Sensing Jackson wanting to sell the shares, Jeremiah said furiously, “We can’t sell them!”

Jeremiah mused, “Chrystilia Corporation is prospering under Christopher’s operation, and the value of

shares has increased progressively. If we sell them now, we’ll make a loss.”

Jackson frowned and replied, “Jerry, if we don’t sell the shares, we won’t be able to pay those

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“There’s always a way. Let the bank auction off the real estate first. Perhaps it’ll be enough for

compensation,” Jeremiah suggested.

Having said that, Jeremiah himself did not believe it.

He picked up the coffee cup on the coffee table and smashed it hard to the ground.

“It’s all Cecilia’s fault. If it weren’t for her, there’s no way we’d go bankrupt! And also our parents‘ legs.

Even if they can stand up, it will affect their walking. How vicious of her!” he cursed.

Jackson looked at Jeremiah, who was acting insanely, as if he had seen. himself in the past.

He, too, blamed Cecilia for all his mistakes instead of finding out the reason within himself.

Jackson said, “Jerry, Ceci didn’t do anything wrong. It’s us who didn’t do right by her. We have been

picking on her. She was just forced to fight back.”

As he heard that, Jeremiah widened his eyes in disbelief.

“Jack, are you crazy?”

“I’m not. I’m clear–headed, and so should you be, too, Jerry. I can’t handle these alone.”

“What benefits did Cecilia give you to talk for her? When you talked about the shares just now, are you

planning to sell them to her? She gave you a kickback?” Jeremiah asked.

Jackson looked at Jeremiah speechlessly and felt that he was the one who

was crazy.

“Jerry, the compensation is too much for us to bear. Only by selling our shares can we fill the hole.

Even if we don’t sell them to Cecì, the bank will auction the shares off later.

Jackson was reasoning the situation they faced. However, Jeremiah had a twisted thought that

Jackson had taken Cecilia’s benefits and wanted to sell the shares to her.

Jeremiah was so angry that he got up and walked over to Jackson. He grabbed the latter by the collar

with his left hand and swung his right fist to Jackson’s face.

“What a traitor! I’ll beat you to death!” Jeremiah yelled.

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