A Fallen Heir’s Redemption By ( Lucian and Freya )
Chapter 69

Chapter 69 Radianz Group Bankrupted

A lot of people were stupefied by the day’s turn of events.

Previously when Lucian had challenged the Gray family, everyone thought of him as a fool. To them, he was nothing more than a useless piece of trash trying to delay the inevitable. Little did they expect that he would actually cause the Gray family to suffer a loss.

“Prince Ezekiel, Alexander died a long time ago. Do you really think it’s a good idea to offend so many of us here for his sake?”

All the presidents of the Big Five stepped forward. Jackson was also familiar with the underground scene. He said with a dark expression, “Don’t try to act tough. If we really fight, you might not even necessarily win against me.”

“Jackson Wells, all five of you are worthless ingrates.”

Prince Ezekiel barked, “If it weren’t for Alexander, do you think your companies would see the success it sees today? There always needs to be a line and you can’t toss away your humanity. Otherwise, karma will come back to bite you!”

“You-!” Jackson and Horatio were at a loss for words.

Suddenly, Lucian interjected, “Prince Ezekiel, Grim Reapers, you don’t need to get involved in this. I will take care of these worthless ingrates myself!”

Lucian then turned to Jackson and said, “Jackson, yesterday when I went to Club Radianz, I thought you still had a shred of humanity in you. However, I didn’t expect you to be even more merciless than Horatio and wanted to take my life. Many years ago, it was my father who helped you all obtain everything that you have now. Initially, I thought that you would help me on account of your debt to my father, but I was wrong. All five of you are just ungrateful animals!”

“Since that’s the case, I will no longer hold back. Truth be told, the Big Five is what it is today because of my father’s leadership many years ago. You can say that you owe my father at least 70% of your current success. I’m not an unreasonable man. Sell 50% of your assets to me, and fifteen days later I want all of you to bow down before my father’s grave and beg for forgiveness. If you do that, I’ll forgive you. Otherwise, I will not only make you lose everything, I will ensure that you end up as beggars on the street. Think carefully now.”

“Hahaha”

The entire hall laughed mockingly at Lucian’s words.

Even Henry, who had been standing nearby, was laughing aloud to the point of gasping for air. He couldn’t fathom where Lucian was able to replace the audacity to give such bold declarations as to have the Big Five not only sell him their assets, but also beg for forgiveness in front of his worthless father’s grave,

Was that useless rascal Lucian still living in a fairy tale?

Even the Harrison family was beside themselves with laughter. They never expected Lucian to make such a bold statement.

He’s mad. He must be!

Jackson looked at Lucian with contempt and said, “Lucian, your father was at least a somebody while he was alive. How did he sire a son as idiotic as you? You want me to sell my assets? Beg for forgiveness from your father? You and what army? Prince Ezekiel and the Grim Reapers? Let me Tell you. They’re not even the strongest in Sioux’s underground scene!”

Lucian was displeased and said, “So I take it you don’t intend to comply?”

“Obviously!” Jackson stood with his hands behind his back and his chest puffed out. He continued, “Lucian, did you let military life brainwash you? As you are, you’re nothing more than a piece of trash in front of me. Even if you have the backing of Prince Ezekiel and the Grim Reapers, you’re still no match for me. If I really want to kill you, the three of them wouldn’t be able to stop it at all. All it takes is a single word from me.”

Lucian lit a cigarette, puffed out a smoke ring and said, “I can also bankrupt your Radianz Group with a single word!”

“Ha… Hahahaha!”

Jackson bellowed with laughter. He looked towards Horatio and said, “Hey Horatio, did you hear what he said? He said he can make the Radianz Group bankrupt with a single word. Hahaha. What a funny boy.”

Horatio also couldn’t help laughing out loud like he had just heard the funniest joke ever. He didn’t think Lucian was capable of doing such a thing at all.

The other guests were also breaking out into laughter at Lucian’s words.

Jackson looked at Lucian maliciously and shouted, “Son of a bitch, please bankrupt the Radianz Group for me then. Hahaha.”

“Fine, you asked for it.”

Lucian then took out his phone and called Liam, saying, “Announce the bankruptcy of the Radianz Group!”

Not long after Lucian ended his call, Jackson’s phone started ringing. Seeing as it was from the group chairman, he immediately picked up the call.

“Mr. Wells, we’re in trouble. The feds just brought us an investigation warrant. It seems like they know that the Radianz Group has been evading taxes worth a total of three hundred million over

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the past three years. They told us that we can either reimburse the taxes we’ve failed to pay, or they will take stronger measures to make sure we do.”

Jackson was completely dumbstruck by the call, his eyes blank with shock.

Right after one call ended, another came through.

“Mr. Wells, I think our shared project should come to an end. We are no longer able to work together with you and

your company. Don’t ever call me again, and let us never cross paths in the future.”

“Mr. Ramsay, what happened? Why are you terminating our partnership?”

Jackson was shouting in his nervousness.

His voice was so loud that all the chatter in the hall immediately fell silent upon hearing him. A curious crowd formed around him, unsure of what had happened. However, it was apparent from his anxious expression that something major had gone down.

The hall was filled with a deathly silence.

Before anyone could ask Jackson about what happened, he soon received another call.

This time, it was from another major client.

“Jackson, your products‘ quality is too poor and has brought our company severe losses. If you don’t pay us five hundred million as compensation, I will definitely sue you in court. You have one day to give me an answer. Think about it.”

Another call came after this. This time, it was from one of the company’s employees.

“Mr. Wells, we’re in trouble. The head of finance just embezzled all our money and went AWOL. There’s no more money left in the company account.”

The calls came in like a thunderstorm, each giving Jackson the shock of his life one after the other. Soon, his face was as pale as a sheet. He fell and landed on his butt, looking old and haggard as though he was suffering from a terminal illness.

How did this happen?!

Jackson was completely shell shocked. His head of finance took all his money and went missing, his major clients no longer wanted to work with him, and he was being investigated on counts of tax evasion. There were so many things happening at the same time that he felt a little suffocated from all the pressure.

We’re bankrupt!

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At this point, the Radianz Group truly was bankrupt.

“Lucian, is this your doing?” Jackson questioned Lucian in an exasperated voice.

Laucian took a puff of his cigarette and casually explained, “You wanted the Radianz Group to go bankrupt, so I simply did as you asked.”

“Y–y–you…”

Jackson was too angry for words. As he expected, Lucian was the mastermind behind all this. But how did a bastard like him have so much influence?

“Jackson, what’s going on?”

Horatio, Christopher and the rest were curious as to what happened.

Even Henry could sense that something was amiss and had come over to ask.

“The Radianz Group is bankrupt…”

Jackson recounted the several phone calls he just received with a puzzled tone.

The crowd was flabbergasted.

The Radianz Group was actually bankrupt.

And it was really done with a single phone call from Lucian.

Henry was most nervous at this point. The reason why the Gray Group could be publicly listed was because of its long–standing cooperation with the Big Five. Year on year, their margins would grow while their partnership was sustained. However, with the bankruptcy of the Radianz Group, the public listing of the Gray Group was sure to be affected as well.

“Lucian, you did this?” Horatio coldly stared at Lucian and asked.

Lucian chuckled, “What? You don’t believe me?”

Henry barked, “He’s bluffing. Don’t fall for it. He’s nothing but a retired soldier. Where would he replace the influence great enough to cause the Radianz Group to go bankrupt? This is definitely all just a coincidence. The feds must have surely known you were avoiding taxes a long time ago, and your clients must have also harbored such thoughts for a while now. It doesn’t have anything to do with him.”

Horatio reassured Jackson, “That’s right. This brat has absolutely nothing to do with this. Don’t worry, Jackson. This is not enough to cause the Radianz Group to go bankrupt. With our four companies still fully operational, we’ll prop the Radianz Group right back up starting tomorrow.”

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Henry nodded, “He’s right. We will help the Radianz Group. Once the Gray Group is publicly listed, the Radianz Group will stand tall once again.”

The other three presidents were also nodding in agreement.

Jackson was slightly reassured by their promises. He shot Lucian a cold stare and said, “Foolish boy, stop bluffing. These minor setbacks are not enough to cause my Radianz Group to go bankrupt. Not to mention, I have comrades who will help me here.”

“Hehehe. They can barely help themselves. Where will they replace the time to give you any aid?”

Lucian looked at them with contempt and continued making phone calls, “After this, the Hope Group, the Arctiq Group…”