?Chapter 50:


    Tricia, just waking up and still groggy, struggled to make sense of her father’s furious scolding.


    “Dad, I’m not following you. What’s going on?”


    Clutching the phone tightly, Delmar Guerrero ground his teeth in anger. “Tell me, who have you managed to piss off? Are youpletely clueless? Don’t you realize that our family’s stock is plummeting today?”


    Delmar had been meticulous in his business dealings for years, and such a crisis was unprecedented. There had to be a reason why the Guerrera family was suddenly under attack.


    Tricia’s foggy mind finally cleared. She quickly opened the stock app, revealing a sea of red. Guerrero family stocks were plummeting, and numerous shareholders were voicing theirints. The drop in stock value indicated that the Guerrera family had likely lost fifty million overnight.


    If the stock price continued to decline daily, the Guerrero family could lose everything and faceplete bankruptcy. There were numerousments specting that Tricia had offended someone, leading to these massive losses. Tricia felt a wave of dread wash over her.


    Delmar warned, “If you can’t sort this out, don’t be surprised if I take severe action!”


    He then mmed the phone down in frustration. Tricia copsed onto her bed, bewildered. What had happened? When had she offended anyone?


    Then, her mind shed back to what Katelyn had said the previous day.


    Could it really be Katelyn behind this?


    No, it seemed impossible—how could she be so powerful? The news about the Guerrero family’s stock plunge quickly spread, and Lise, of course, heard about it. The Guerrero family’s stock had always been stable. The sudden, severe drop indicated that the opposing party had far greater financial power, possibly bing thergest shareholder in the Guerrero family, which caused the stock price to crash.


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    Lise couldn’t help but feel anxious, and Katelyn immediately came to mind. However, Katelyn had no assets after leaving the Bailey family. It seemed more usible that the Guerrera family had offended someone else.


    Tricia, sharing Lise’s concern, clung to a slim hope that the stock price might stabilize by the next day. But her optimism was quickly shattered.


    Every project the Guerrero family was involved in, whether still under negotiation or already in progress, encountered issues. Partners chose to pay liquidated damages and withdraw from deals rather than continue. It seemed as though the Guerrero family had be a ma for misfortune, with anyone associated with them caught in the fallout.


    Then, Tricia realized the truth. It was really Katelyn behind all of this.


    Katelyn had orchestrated the revtion that any partner working with the Guerrero family would face stock crashes, causing their partners to flee in droves. Tricia’s heart sank. She reached out to Lise for help.


    As soon as Lise answered, Tricia said, “Lise, it’s really Katelyn’s doing. What should I do? If she doesn’t stop, our family will end up bankrupt!”


    Lise quickly shook off her initial shock and assured Tricia in a soothing tone, “Tricia, stay calm. Panicking will only make things worse. I’ll help you find a solution.”


    Tricia, on the verge of tears from anxiety, still found the energy to berate Katelyn angrily. “Damn it! How is this bitch still so powerful after leaving the Bailey family?”


    Meanwhile, the Guerrero family remained on the brink of bankruptcy.


    As time passed, the Guerrero family’s situation grew increasingly precarious, as if they were teetering on the edge of a cliff. Delmar did some digging and eventually discovered what had transpired at Tricia’s birthday party.


    When he returned home and saw Tricia engrossed in her phone, his anger boiled over. He pped her hard. “How could you be so stupid as to offend Katelyn? Call her and apologize right now!”


    The force of the p sent Tricia crashing to the floor. Her cheek was already swelling, and her eyes were filled with disbelief.


    “Dad, how could you p me?”


    “I won’t just stop at pping you,” Delmar growled. “If our family actually goes bankrupt, I will break your legs!”


    Delmor, seething with fury, was infuriated by his daughter’s ipetence. How could someone so foolish be his daughter? He even questioned whether Tricia was truly his.


    Seeing Tricia still in a daze, Delmor stepped forward and delivered a sharp kick to her leg. “Call her and apologize right now!”


    Tricia, overwhelmed by the pain, could barely speak. Despite her reluctance, she had no choice but to call Katelyn; her father’s anger could not be taken lightly.


    “Katelyn, I am apologizing now. Please, show some mercy and spare my family.”


    Katelyn, with a chilling tone, replied nonchntly, “I expect you to broadcast a livestream where you get on your knees and beg for forgiveness.”


    Tricia’s face reddened with fury. “No way! What are you even thinking?”


    “Then let the storm intensify,” Katelyn sneered, immediately ending the call.


    Tricia’s expression hardened. As soon as she looked up, she was met with Delmor’s murderous re.


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