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Chapter 331 Skyler Chantier's Suicide
Chapter 331 Skyler Chantier's Suicide
"Who's that?”
"A person who will benefit from this, naturally,” said Julian Shaw.
"So what you’re saying is that this is possibly a behavior that stems from business competitiveness, M r. Shaw?” The journalist seemed to have caught on to something.
"Maybe." Julian chose not to elaborate anymore.
The journalist began speculating swiftly.
If this was a business competition, then who would benefit the most when Lanyard Construction went bankrupt?
An emancipated camel was still larger than a horse. Even if Lanyard Construction failed to sustain itself, small companies were still incapable of taking a bite out of it in vain.
As a result, the goal was actually to lock on a few larger companies. If one were to narrow in on the area, it seemed that only three powerful families were left.
Those families were the Jenkins, the Ainsleys, and the Wests!
The Wests had always kept a low profile, and their family was related to the Jenkins and the Ainsleys by marriage. More importantly, the Jenkins and the
Shaws were bound by hatred.
The answer was right there.
Joseph Shaw and Luke Jenkins' expressions were rather unpleasant as they watched the live scene.
Frankly, the money order incident could be explained, but the crucial issue was that someone needed to accept the explanation too.
They had already set the trap earlier. As soon as the incident took place, they would seize the opportunity t o gain the upper hand by utilizing public opinion.
This way, even if they failed to acquire solid evidence i n the end, it would be enough as long as the public had suspicions.
A matter like this was hard to explain in the first place.
Nevertheless, Julian found a way to explain it. The reputation of the Wrights was overturned repeatedly until it ended up being better than before.
Commander Wright was a military hardliner, so how could he tolerate his son-in-law Julian being a traitor of the nation?
It was precisely by utilizing the public's ideology that they would make the people deviate even more to believe Julian's explanation.
"So you think you can escape this way, Julian! You must be dreaming!" Joseph sneered.
On the other hand, he immediately sent his people to continue campaigning on the internet.
The content that they posted was different from the past this time.
'Am I the only one that thinks that Julian Shaw is striking the competition maliciously? He must be trying to cast the blame on the other powerful families, right? Besides, he is utterly incapable of procuring any solid evidence to prove his innocence i n reality.'
'That’s right. I was wondering how such a coincidence could occur. His wife is the daughter of the Wrights. Julian has a powerful family and business in Ningcheng City. I thought carefully and came up with a rather terrifying speculation. Could he have known about Susan Shelby’s family history earlier? Was that why he married her? Then, when he encountered a problem this time, he made Susan reunite with her family in an attempt to try to cleanse himself by using the Wrights' reputation?’
'Upvote, think carefully, and come up with a terrifying speculative comment.'
'Upvote, think carefully, and come up with a terrifying speculative comment.'
'I feel that we should remind the Wrights to be careful because Julian seems like a deep, dark, scheming person!' 'That’s right...'
The direction of the comments leaned toward conspiracy theories.
Upon triggering a wave of people into campaigning on the internet, Joseph then made a call with a suave expression. He said in a cold voice, "Let the operation begin." This is property © of NôvelDrama.Org.
"Joseph, what kind of operation is that?" Luke Jenkins looked at Joseph with a frown.
"An operation that is enough to render Julian inexcusable." Joseph smiled.
In just a few minutes, serious news was reported!
Skyler Chantier had committed suicide in his house and left behind a grieving note blaming Julian Shaw for his death.
Skyler's wife revealed the suicide note to the public mournfully.
'I knew that I'd die soon, but I didn't expect it to happen so fast. Julian's capability has truly surpassed my imagination. I didn't expect that he would be capable of overturning the situation so quickly.
Internet users are pushing me to show more evidence, yet I'm incapable of procuring even more evidence. The only thing that I can do is take my life. I don't care if everyone believes me, but I can only hope that my death will awaken the people that are being deceived s o that they will see Julian and Lanyard Construction’s true colors. If all of you insist on asking me why I am s o determined, I have only one answer: I'm a Canadian, and everything that I do is for my country. Yours truly, Skyler Chantier.'
The internet immediately boiled over as soon as the suicide note was posted. Everyone began querying the authenticity of this news in succession. They quieted down after they received news that Skyler had genuinely committed suicide.
Skyler would die just to blame Julian.
His final sentence was especially prominent.
'I'm a Canadian, and everything that I do is for my country.'
That sentence weighed down on everyone's hearts with ineffable heaviness.
How determined was he if he had committed suicide after writing that last letter?
Skyler’s death cast a shadow over this incident. Public opinion, which had already been deviating toward Julian, changed ever so slightly once again.
"Right, this is the way. Julian, I want you to shoulder the suspicion of being a traitor of the country that can't be cleansed in an eternity." Joseph laughed in an almost hysterical manner.
Luke watched Joseph's savage smile. He suddenly regretted his choice to collaborate with Joseph deep i n his heart.
It was true that he hated Julian and wanted to destroy Lanyard Construction, yet he had always thought of utilizing commercial techniques.
Meanwhile, Joseph had managed to make this political.
Luke, who could let it be, tried his best to work with Joseph willingly as long as he could take down Julian.
However...
Joseph had just made a call and initiated the beginning of an operation.
Then, Skyler had committed suicide!
Luke refused to believe that there was absolutely no connection between these two incidents.
"Did... Did you kill a man?" Luke’s voice sounded resentful.
"Luke, why do you say that?" Joseph looked at Luke with a ghastly expression. "Skyler committed suicide. Wasn’t that reported clearly in the news?"
Luke pursed his lips. He felt chills run down his back instantaneously.
He suddenly felt intense uncertainty in his heart.
He felt like he was at a loss and wondered if his choice to collaborate with Joseph had been right.
"Skyler's death is a great development. It will be even more difficult for Julian to clarify the situation in light of Skyler's death," said Charlotte Jenkins with a sneer.
Luke suddenly raised his head and took a glance at Charlotte.
Her expression was really savage yet terrifying. It was the exact same expression as Joseph's.
Luke's heart was racing wildly all of a sudden.
He regretted his choice at that very moment.
He wondered if he had done anything wrong that had made Charlotte immerse herself in hate. In fact, she did not even care about a man losing his life. Was... Was it really okay for her to behave like this?
"Julian, I'd like to see how you're going to explain your way out of this."
Joseph and Charlotte did not notice the change in Luke's expression. They were only staring straight into the live scene.
Luke remained quiet all along.
Skyler's death weighed down on his heart heavily like a boulder.
He loathed Julian and wanted to take down Lanyard Construction and seize back Susan.
However, he had never expected that he would... get blood on his hands.
This was a man's life. A man's life had been lost via ' suicide'!
Luke could not help getting lost in a daze. He regretted it. He truly regretted it. He did not want t o work with Joseph anymore, yet Charlotte was already married to him. Could he still sever his connection with Joseph?