Twisted Ties of Love

Izabella spoke in a calm tone, but her words hit Brett like a sudden thunderstorm on a clear day. Silence fell on Brett's end of the line immediately.

"Brett, I never took you for an honest man. Answering my questions so candidly, admitting to harboring illicit goods. That's illegal, you know." Izabella chuckled. "Thanks for giving me so much information. This recording will make great evidence in court. Setting people up, do you think you could end up like Nathaniel?"

She continued with a smile in her voice, "So, are you going to turn yourself in, or should I release this recording and let everyone see who President Windham of the Windham Group really is? I know you're used to getting your way, but if you push me too far, I won't mind cutting you down to size."

"You're scheming against me?" Brett questioned in disbelief.

Izabella's smile widened, revealing her white teeth. "You're a good teacher."

With that, Izabella hung up the call. She looked at her phone with a smile of victory. After listening to the recording once more and making sure it was correct, she saved multiple copies for backup. Brett was wealthy. Wealth can make the world go round, but it can't blind everyone.

After all, there's always someone watching.

Izabella put her phone down, feeling nauseated by Brett's words. She had called to tell him about her marriage just to upset him. Brett was always on guard. But once he lost control of his emotions, he could become unpredictable.

To get Brett trapped to confess, Izabella had to say a lot to distract him. Now that the matter was resolved, she felt a dryness in her mouth. She picked up her water glass and took a few sips to soothe her parched throat.

It was a peaceful night, even somewhat uncontrollable sleepiness crept up on her. A glance at the clock showed it was already ten o'clock.

She had been working overtime with Casey for the past few days, dealing with the Dempsey Group. All the networking and late nights work had left her exhausted. But now that she had a valuable recording, her tightly wound nerves relaxed.

Izabella mustered her remaining energy to finish her work. Then she sent the recording to Casey.

"I'll handle the rest. You should rest. I'll be home late."

Meanwhile, Brett stared at his phone. After the call ended, the screen returned to the photo of the marriage certificate showing Izabella's serene smile. It was as if he was seeing her for the first time.

He hadn't expected Izabella to be so cunning, to scheme and trap him into confessing everything.

Brett put his phone away, not

planning to immediately address the situation. Instead, he looked at his injured hand and leg, retrieved a first aid kit and removed the shards of glass embedded in his flesh, He cleaned the wounds with

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disinfectant.

He took a deep breath and collapsed onto the sofa, looking up at the crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling.

He coughed a few times. Blood was brought up to his throat. He covered his mouth with a hand, the one he had just cleaned now stained again.

After catching his breath, Brett picked up his phone to send a message to Liam, instructing him to do something.

Just as he was about to send the message, he realized that Liam had decided to resign. Liam, who had followed him for over a decade, was also leaving. Was this a case of everyone deserting him?

Before dawn, the police arrived at the Windham Group to confiscate everything The entire company was in panic, not knowing what was happening. It seemed like they had done something illegal. Otherwise, why would the police be there?

The entire executive board was invited to the police station for "interrogation".

When this news reached the internet, the news of the imminent bankruptcy of the Dempsey Group also spread.

Internet users reacted in different ways. Some were indifferent, some were worried, and some were amused.

Some even mocked, "Some people

said Izabella wasn't good enough for Casey, that she was reaching above her station to be with the Dempsey Group. Look at them now, how the tables have turned. The Dempsey Group is on the brink of bankruptcy, and it's Casey's fault. He might even need Izabella to support him. After all, she is the Chairman of the Maple Group who can stand on her own."

The crisis of the Dempsey family was still unresolved. Like what Brett had said, many people wanted the Dempsey Group to go bankrupt. At the moment, everyone was eyeing that piece of juicy meat.

The Windham Group was under public investigation. But behind the scenes, it ran business as usual, with funds flowing in every day.

The police didn't find any illicit items. With this investigation, the Dempsey family wouldn't be framed and end up in jail for illegal activities. Brett wouldn't allow anyone to threaten his position.

When Izabella woke up the next morning, the world had changed. She read the news while having breakfast.

Breakfast was brought by Casey. He said he would be back later, but he came back in the morning just to bring Izabella breakfast.