Chapter 78: Chapter 78

Lucy patted her on the back, "It’s all over now."

"I won’t keep you guys chatting, I should get going."

Lucy let go of Mia and looked at the old lady, "Granny, don’t leave. It’s so late already, just stay here for the night."

"Yes, ma’am," Jacob agreed, "Please don’t go."

"No," the old lady replied, "Here’s my home address, you must come over for lunch tomorrow."

She handed the address she had prepared to Lucy, "I’ll be waiting for you."

"Okay, I will definitely come," Lucy said, taking the address, and they all walked her to the door.

Originally, Nathaniel was going to drive her, but she insisted on not needing a ride, saying she was used to walking back and forth and that she couldn’t sleep once she got home anyway.

As the door closed, John Green asked, "Lucy, how did you meet this old lady?"

"Previously, Elijah found a piece of jade in the black market. It was a ninety percent match to one I have, so he brought it over for me and Jacob to see. We kept that piece of jade, and the other day Jacob went to consult some experts about whether it was fine for me to wear such artifacts from ancient tombs frequently. That’s when we met this granny for the second time."

"I think she really likes you," John Green said with a smile, "I thought you two were quite well acquainted, but it turns out this was only the second time. But what was that medicine she gave Mia to drink?"

"I don’t exactly know, she didn’t say, and I didn’t want to pry. Since Mia is fine now, our next step is to identify the culprit. So I suggest keeping the news of Mia’s recovery under wraps. If necessary, let her pretend to be unwell. For the time being, you all should stay at Blossom Haven. Mia should have a good rest and not go to the store until we confirm who the culprit is."

"I agree," John Green nodded, "The more life-threatening Mia’s situation appears, the more the culprit will become complacent and drop their guard."

"Once you catch the culprit, how do you intend to handle it?" Jacob asked.

"At all costs, make sure they cannot harm Mia a second time," John Green said with determination in his eyes.

Lucy asked Mia again, "Think carefully about when in the past three days you felt slightly uncomfortable in the head? Or suddenly found yourself asleep. Since the other party used an injection, they must have knocked you out first."

"The day before yesterday at noon, after work, I went home and took a two-hour nap. I almost overslept for work. When I woke up, my head felt foggy and uncomfortable. But I thought I was just groggy from sleeping."

"Check the security tapes," Lucy instructed Nathaniel, "Pull out the neighborhood surveillance footage. If someone visited, it has to have been captured."

After such a heart-pounding incident over the night, Lucy still felt somewhat heavy-hearted as she lay in bed.

Jacob brought her a cup of hot milk, "Have some milk to calm your nerves."

"Wars between women never play out without tricks," Lucy accepted the glass, looking at him, "From now on, avoid leading people on, don’t you know you’re very charming?"

Jacob chuckled softly, "Is it now my fault for being outstanding?"

Lucy looked down, drinking her milk, "I just hope you can keep your distance and propriety with women who have ulterior motives."

"How about we make it public, let everyone know I’m a married man?"

"Not for now; I don’t want to become the center of attention."

"What if I announce my marriage but without revealing who you are?" Jacob suggested, "Wouldn’t that be killing two birds with one stone?"

"Your family won’t be kept in the dark. Even if you try to hide it deliberately, they’ll eventually find out. I don’t want to meet your family elders right now."

"When do you think you’ll be ready?"

"My family is pretty nice, aside from my grandma who’s a bit old-fashioned. Especially my mom, she’s nothing like the typical noble matriarch, she’s easy to get along with."

Lucy finished her milk, got up to put the cup down, and headed to the bathroom without answering his question.

Jacob followed to the bathroom door, "Don’t believe me? You’ll find out once you interact with them."

"How you treat me will determine how your family treats me, it’s something I’m very clear about."

Seeing her saying this, Jacob didn’t explain much further. He stepped forward and hugged her waist from behind, nestling his chin into her neck, "I will never let you be wronged in my family, because you are my boundary."

Early the next morning, the financial newspapers had extensive coverage of the Quinn Group being pressed for payment by two state-owned banks.

The banks demanded the Quinn Group immediately repay loans totaling 290 million.

The company was already struggling, and now it was a case of adding insult to injury.

The Quinn Group wanted to delay, but the bank warned if the loan wasn’t repaid within a week, they would proceed with legal action.

Seeing the news, Lucy asked, "Is this the major catastrophe you mentioned yesterday?"

"Mm-hmm, the projects the Quinn Group was working on have all been terminated, and the smaller ones can’t sustain the company for long. Plus, with the banks asking to repay the loan, it’s like pulling the last straw."

"Will the Quinn Group repay it?"

"The noose is already around their necks. They can’t just opt not to repay. If sued by the banks, the court will enforce it. What then for the Quinn Group?"

"So, the Quinn Group won’t last much longer?"

"I have further actions planned," Jacob said, "Next, the Quinn Group’s financial chain will completely break down. Without funds to operate, how will the company run? The partners to whom debts are owed will feel the crisis and pursue debts. Then it will spiral into a vicious cycle, and we can take the opportunity to acquire the Quinn Group."

John Green, who was present, asked, "Are you going to eliminate them completely?"

Jacob replied, "Otherwise, should I let them bounce back?"

"The Quinn Family didn’t realize they walked themselves into this. For turning tricks on you, they end up eating their own words."

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As soon as he finished speaking, Nathaniel entered to report, "Young master, Benjamin Quinn and Autumn Fletcher have arrived and want to see you."

"Tell them to get lost, I won’t see them."

Nathaniel hesitated, "Benjamin Quinn said that if you spare the Quinn Family, he’ll do anything for you."

"Tell them I don’t need it."

Nathaniel nodded and turned to leave.

He conveyed Jacob’s message to the Quinn couple.

Upon hearing Nathaniel’s response, Benjamin Quinn and Autumn Fletcher felt nothing but despair.

The Quinn Family was now at a critical stage of life and death, without financial support, it was over.

Unless Jacob relents, essentially no company would help the Quinn Family at this moment.

For a while, Benjamin Quinn looked worried and sighed heavily, helpless about his enterprise.

Autumn Fletcher was even more annoyed with herself for being too eager for success, only wanting her daughter to marry into the Green Family.

But she never expected things to come to this point today.