As Faye drove, she nced at her father in the rearview mirror, her heart swelling with intense anger and hatred for Vanessa. The way Vanessa had deceived their entire family, ultimately leading to the bankruptcy of Yeaton Holdings, was utterly unforgivable.


    If only she had made it clear from the start thatn was unreliable, her father wouldn''t be in this mess. Even before thepany went public, they had beenfortably well-off.


    And the way Vanessa had paraded around, acting as ifn were truly her boyfriend and future husband, was both disgusting andughable.


    In reality,n was only using her blood to save his mother, yet Vanessa had managed to put on such a convincing performance. But then, why didn end up divorcing Eleanor? After a moment''s thought, a likely reason came to her. Given how infatuated Vanessa was withn, it was almost certain she would have tried to sabotage their marriage.


    The fact thatn gave Eleanor eighty billion in the divorce settlement proved that she must have been the one to file for it, forcing his hand. His willingness to give her the kids, the money, and all those resources could only mean he was still in love with her.


    Otherwise, he wouldn''t have continued to pour money into her research after she joined theb. The realization left Faye feeling deeply unsettled.


    Just then, she heard her father on the phone in the back seat. "Contact mywyer and my ountant immediately," he was saying. "I want to see all the documents for the bankruptcy filing by tomorrow morning."


    Faye was startled. Was her father really going through with the bankruptcy filing?


    "Dad, is there... is there really no other way?" Faye couldn''t bear the thought of her family simply going bankrupt.


    Rnd''s fierce emotion had vanished, reced by the cool, calcted resolve of a businessman. His conversation with Vanessa had made it painfully clear that confrontingn directly would be a disaster. In the business world,n wielded absolute power, and with his rumored connections to Kingston''s political elite, any resistance was futile.


    If he wanted to avoid a worse fate and sinking deeper into debt, his only option was to file for bankruptcy himself. By doing so, he couldase the protection process to salvage what personal assets he could, securing some kind of future for the Yeaton family.


    "What other options do we have at this point?" Rnd scoffed. He was furious about it, of course, but he could see the writing on the wall. If he tried to tough it out, the deb would only snowball until even his personal assets were forcibly


    liquidated. Filing for Daw


    while he still had some


    maneuverable assets, was a painful but necessary choice-like cutting


    off an arm to save one''s life.


    "It''s all her fault," Faye cursed, unable to swallow her anger. "If she had never gotten involved withn, our family would be perfectly fine."


    A harsh glint shed in Rnd''s eyes. "From this day forward, I, Rnd Yeaton, no longer have a daughter by that name."


    That night, Rnd, despite his age, summoned his legal team and began the process of organizing ounts and preparing the necessary documents.


    News of the Yeatons'' situation reachedn immediately. In the early hours of the morning, he nced at the report on his phone, his expression impassive.


    A short whileter, Gavin Young called to give a more detailed update. "Mr: Goodwin, Rnd assembled his team overnight and has officially begun bankruptcy proceedings. It seems he''s trying to use the process to protect some of his personal assets."


    "That''s far enough," Ian said, his voice t.


    The bankruptcy of Yeaton Holdings had been his objective. Now that Rnd had the sense to file for it himself, there was no need to waste any more energy on annihting thempletely.


    Besides, as the chairman of The Guild of Commerce, it wouldn''t be appropriate for him to be seen carrying out such a ruthless vendetta.