Chapter 48 Doom
In less than a minute, the Ford family had experienced the best of times, and the worst of times.
They had still been immersed in the joy of being able to continue working with As Beauty. In the next
second, Rachel had announced that only William could represent them. Furthermore, with the
exception of William, all other Ford family members had been cklisted by As Beauty!
What did that mean?
In other words, everyone except William was considered persona non-grata by As Beauty!
Especially Caroline and Reba, whose names had been stated explicitly by Rachel. Both of them
were livid.
"What''s this? cklisted in the industry?"
Reba said angrily, "Even if they are a bigpany, they can''t do this to us. No, Caroline, you go
ask them!"
They had hoped to make a lot of money through this, but they were cklisted in the blink of an eye.
Caroline couldn''t understand why her father was the sole exception. She immediately dialed a number.
Soon, the call was connected and Rachel''s cold voice came through. "Is there anything else?"
Suppressing her anger, Caroline asked, "Miss Ward, what do you mean? What do you mean by saying
that we will be cklisted forever? I don''t recall ever offending As Beauty."
However, Rachel sneered. "This is what the higher-ups want. If you want rification, go ask Miss
Henderson."
Her arrogant tone made Caroline feel like she had been insulted, but she did not dare to re up. She
argued, "I want to see Miss Henderson."
"Sorry, you’re not qualified to see her yet."
Rachel said righteously, "She is busy every day, and her schedule is packed. How will she have time to
deal with your business?"
"You..." Caroline was so angry that she didn''t know what to say.
"Miss Ford, As Beauty has shown extreme forbearance to yourpany. If you are still so
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insensible, don''t me us for what we will do next!"
Rachel''s voice suddenly turned cold. "God is watching your every move. If youmit too many sins,
you will get your just desserts."
These words caused Caroline''s expression to change slightly. What slight did the Ford familymit?
Normally, Rachel would not say such things. But this time, Ms. Henderson seemed to be really angry.
She had given Rachel power, which was why she had rebuked the Ford family like that.
"Miss Ward, can you please ask Miss Henderson to reconsider?"
Caroline''s lips twisted bitterly as she begged, "This cooperation is truly important to us."
"Think about whether you have offended anyone recently before youe back and talk to me."
Rachel said coldly and hung up the phone.
After Caroline repeated what Rachel had said, everyone in the Ford family sank into silence as they
tried their best to recall if they had offended anyone recently.
However, they couldn''t think of who they have offended recently.
"Could it be that trash..."
Caroline muttered to herself. However, she tossed that thought to the back of her mind. He didn''t have
that much power.
Since they couldn''t figure it out, they simply stopped thinking about it. At this moment, the atmosphere
in the living room was indescribably strange. Everyone looked at William with mixed emotions.
Some were skeptical, some were jealous, and even more were anxious.
Caroline and Reba''s expression returned to normal.
Actually, this might be a fatal blow to the other families, but for Caroline and her family, it was not a
huge loss.
Regardless, As Beauty still hadn''t terminated her contract with the Ford family. This was the best
news.
Even though William had be the representative and Caroline and Reba were both cklisted
by As Beauty, William was still her father. If he did well, they would still be able to earn money.
"William, we usually treat you well, don''t we? We always send you nice things."
Samuel looked at William and said stiffly, "My family should have a share of the profits."
"And us. I am your younger sister. You can''t leave us to die, can you?"
Reba''s younger sister, Patricia, also said sourly.
"You can''t leave our family out..."
All the members of the Ford family started talking over each other They had not even earned money
yet and they had already started to divide the profits.
Reba and Caroline looked as if they had sucked on a lemon. They looked at Samuel, Patricia, and
the others with disdain. This was their family''s money; how could they give it away?
William sighed and said helplessly, "If the deal with As Beauty works out, I will transfer the money
into the family’s shared fund. You will get it ording to the shares each family holds."
The expressions of the various families eased up slightly when they heard this. Caroline and Reba''s
hearts settled as well.
In terms of shares, their family would still get the biggest portion of the money. However, when they
thought of how they still had to share the money, it came with a bittersweet feeling.
At this time, a tall strange man in a suit came in. After looking around the crowd, he asked, "Is this the
Ford family?"
William stood up. He looked at the man and asked, "Who are you?"
"My name is Clinton Munoz, awyer hired by Cleo Entertainment."
The man ced a document on the coffee table and said indifferently, "This is a document from the
court. Due to the immeasurable damage caused by the Ford family to Mr. Neil O''Brien, as well as the
bodily harm and psychological damage you have caused to him, you have to pay a total of 35 million
dors aspensation."
"You are being given a week to repay this debt. Otherwise, the court will take forceful measures. We
will take the Ford family''spany and transfer it to Mr. Neil O''Brien directly. After that, you will still
have to pay the rest of the debt minus the worth of yourpany."
The Fords were dumbfounded. They froze on the spot as if they had been struck by lightning.
35 million dors? And they had to pay it within a week? How was that possible?
"Mr. Munoz, are you mistaken?"
Caroline asked with a pale face. She was so scared that her voice was trembling. "It was Leo who
wrecked Mr. O''Brien''s office. It had nothing to do with us!"
"That''s true, but Mr. Cohen is a member of your family. That is an indisputable fact."
Clinton continued unmoved, "He doesn''t have the financial ability topensate the 35 million dors,
so you''ll all have to pay him back."
Thewyer''s words made Caroline''s face suddenly turn pale. 35 million dors was almost equivalent
to two or three years'' worth of ie from the subsidiarypany of the Ford family. How could they
afford it?
Reba was like a cat on a hot brick, "We''ve already broken off all rtions with that man, he''s not
even a member of our family!"
A cold light shed in Clinton''s eyes, and he asked emotionlessly, "Do you think you can break off the
rtionship just because you said so?"
After a pause, Clinton gave an ultimatum. "If you still can''t pay off the debt in a week, you can either
use your property ownership certificate, car ownership certificate, and thepany under your name to
pay off the debt, or you can just go to jail!"
After saying that, he swaggered off, leaving all the members of the Ford family sitting on the sofa
dejectedly.
"It''s over, it''s all over..."