Come Into My Arms novel Chapter 584

Hearing what happened, Amelia's heart ached. "My father... never mentioned that to me."

Seeing that she was clueless about it, Jonathan sighed, "You must have just entered high school at that time. Your father didn't want to affect your studies."

Amelia suppressed the unease in her heart and asked, "And then what happened?"

Jonathan said, "Then, your father held a press conference right away and apologized. He also personally passed the pensions to every victim's family. Back then, news and technology weren't as advanced. Moreover, it wasn't your father and the company who were at complete fault, the bridge design itself had its problems. So, that was why the incident didn't blow up. After your father's apology, he began to compensate in the name of the company. Eventually, the incident was forgotten."

Amelia said with faint wishful thinking, "I hope... we can land on our feet just like my father did back then."

Jonathan only expressed gravely, "Now that Apex Construction Corporation has grown into the leader of the construction industry, many competitors in the same field are anticipating our downfall. Some of them may have even hired people to stir up trouble about us on the Internet!"

Amelia became cautious. "I get it, Uncle Tucker. The sooner this press conference is held, the better for us to control the situation!"

Jonathan replied, "You can say that."

Amelia initiated, "Then, should I go back and prepare a speech now?"

Jonathan responded, "Yes, try to make it sound as heartfelt as possible. And one more thing, never copy from the internet. If the netizens find out, you'll be underfire."

Amelia nodded and said, "I'll write it from my heart."

Jonathan continued, "Just in case, you can send me a copy first. I'll help to do polishing for you."

"That's great! Thank you, Uncle Tucker," Amelia expressed her gratitude.

Jonathan waved his hand to show his courtesy and added, "Controlling the public opinion is one part of it. The failed project in the development zone is the fatal part of this incident because all the funds we borrowed from the bank have been lost!"

Amelia frowned, "I heard that Daniel borrowed six hundred million from the bank in the name of the company for the project which worthed one billion?"

Jonathan shot a strange look at Amelia. "Who did you hear this from?"

Amelia blurted out, "Daniel!"

"That b*stard!" Jonathan was both amused and furious. "He lied to you! One billion was the amount he reported to the higher-ups. I believe you know the reason behind it. In actuality, there was no way this project could be done without spending three billion."

The new information struck Amelia like a bolt of lightning. Amelia was stunned for a long time before spitting out two words, "Tax evasion?"

Jonathan forced out a bitter smile. "Yea, that's right."

Amelia's face turned frigid. Daniel had actually told her the wrong amount to meddle with her. He genuinely did not have the intention to tell her anything truthfully!

Thinking back, Daniel must not have wanted to hand over Apex Construction Corporation to her right from the start. Otherwise, he would not have lied to her like this!

After calming herself down, Amelia pressed on and asked, "Then how much did the company borrow from the bank?"

"The original financial statement is with Daniel, the finance department only keeps the copy of it. You'd better go to both of these places and see it for yourself."

In the general manager's office.

In the few years time being in Apex Construction Corporation, Daniel had gone from a small architect to a former acting chairman. Although he was promoted along the way, his office remained the same as the one he had when he first arrived at Apex Construction Corporation.

Many had asked him why, and he only answered that it was to save trouble. However, what he did not disclose was that Amelia was the one who picked out the office for him...

The process of sorting out the documents gradually slowed down. Daniel's attention wandered, and his gaze fell on the shattered frame at the bottom of the drawer.