The Pinnacle of Life Chapter 550

Alex Rockefeller hugged his wife as if hugging a ball of flame. Without saying another word, he picked Lady Dorothy Assex up. *** “Argh!” After the Assex family had left, they quickly sent Madame Joanne to the hospital. While driving, Benny Assex started going crazy, banging his hands against the steering wheel. Anderson and Lady Emma Assex were so terrified they couldn’t speak. “Brother, what… What are you doing?” Anderson asked. Screech!!! Benny suddenly stopped the car in the middle of the road and slapped Anderson across his face. “All of this happened because of you and your daughter! You two losers! D*mn it! Resources spent on you two are a waste. You bring nothing to the table and cause trouble all the time.” Anderson became enraged too. “Brother, what does this have to do with Emma and me?” he protested. “It’s all because your daughter wants to take over Lady Dorothy’s Dorothy-Alex Constructions, isn’t it? If that weren’t the case, Dorothy-Assex Constructions wouldn’t even exist. They would still be Assex Construction City South Subsidiary Company, part of our Assex Construction conglomerate. Assex Construction wouldn’t have fallen from grace like it is now,” Benny spat. “Uncle, isn’t that a little too funny? You’re the one managing Assex Construction, and you’re the company’s CEO. What does it have to do with us?” cried Lady Emma. “Which is why I said one of you is an idiot, and the other is retarded. How could you possibly manage Dorothy-Alex Constructions? The company would definitely be finished within a month under your leadership!” said Benny without holding back. “If it weren’t for you repeatedly messing with Lady Dorothy and Alex, bringing problems to Assex Construction, would we have lost the contract with Waylon Realty? Would we have lost the dealership from Thousand Leaves? Would we have failed to sign a contract with South Cali Structures? The Assex family is going bankrupt!” Benny exclaimed. “What?” Anderson was shocked. “Brother, is the Assex family going bankrupt? How could that be?” he asked. “It’s all thanks to you two idiots! You destroyed Madame Claire’s villa, stole from her, and got yourself locked up. To bail you out, the company had to lose all its liquefiable assets. This time, we’ve even taken a loan worth 30 million dollars! Now, we can’t even pay our employees. What do you think we should do?” asked Benny. While he spoke, Madame Joanne suddenly sat upright. “Huh? Mom, are you fine?” They were all shocked. Madame Joanne looked around. “Has Granny Blackwood left? She didn’t come after us, did she?” “…” “Look at the lot of you! I was just pretending to be unconscious. Otherwise, if Granny Blackwood really did poison me with a parasitic worm, I’d be finished for sure,” Madame Joanne gushed. They all sighed in relief. However, they had no idea that Granny Blackwood’s breath did indeed contain poison. The only thing was, the parasitic disease would have to go through a process before it was activated. Those afflicted would instantly pass out, but they would regain consciousness for a while after that. Later… Things would end in a sorrowful state. Since Madame Joanne said she was only pretending, there was no longer the need to go to the hospital. Hence, they returned home right away. However, on their way home, Benny received a call from his secretary. “Mr. Assex, Citizen Bank’s people are here, asking us to repay our debts right away. If we don’t do so, they’re going to freeze our accounts and clear the loans by force.” “What? How did this happen?” “They even said that you’ve taken a high-interest loan, but there’s a problem with your credit rating.” “How dare they…” Before Benny could say anything, the secretary continued. “Also, Mr. Assex, when it was time for the company to pay our staff today, accountant Muller said the company doesn’t have a single dime left. Somehow, word got out, and now, all the employees are causing a scene. Things are getting out of hand.” Benny’s head was throbbing. Quickly, he turned on the engine and headed to the company. Meanwhile, something major had also happened to Alex Rockefeller. He thought it would be a beautiful incident. Instead… The outcome was a terrible one! Alex looked at his shirt that was covered in filth. “What should we do?” Lady Dorothy leaned against the bathroom sink. Not saying a word, she shook her head slowly.  “Ughh…”