The Pampering CEO: Don't Mess With My Secretly-Married Sweet Wife novel Chapter 317

George's serious tone put a frown on Julian. "Marshal Wright, did something happen?"

There was a momentary silence on the line before the older man said, "Something happened to Oliver. It's just a small issue. I can handle it. It’s just, Luna and the kids might get worried if they see it. Cover it for m e."

The attempt to sound relaxed was evident in George's voice but Julian’s frown only creased deeper.

The Wrights were already a family at the top of the societal pyramid. Whatever that happened to Oliver must not be something small if Marshal Wright was trying so hard to hide it from Luna and the girls.

Julian did not pursue it further, however. He only asked, "Do you need help?"

"No thanks," George said, his tone now tinged with ice. "We've gone through years of storms. It's not as simple as they think to take the Wrights down. I just hope that you can keep this a secret from Luna and the children.”

"Sure, I'll do my best," Julian promised.

"Thank you," George said, fatigue seeping from his voice. "I guess what happened will come out on the news soon. You can have a look at yourself then, but remember, Luna and the girls must not find out."

George had emphasized this for the umpteenth time, s o Julian could only catch on to the severity of the matter. However, he did not show too much emotion, complying with an indifferent hum.

The call ended shortly. The women suspected nothing as they thought that it was a business call.

Julian did not act any differently but he covertly asked someone to keep him updated on news in Skyking City.

The next day, he received the cause and effect of Oliver’s plight. Julian asked George again and the latter recounted the particular episode this time without avoiding it.

After the holiday, Oliver had received gifts.

The Wrights never accepted valuable gifts, so presents were usually simple and straightforward like fruit and food. Oliver usually received them in the past years as well, and thus he accepted the ones he was gifted this year without much caution.

The second day, however, people came knocking on his door accusing him to have accepted a large sum of bribery.

Oliver stood clear that he had never done it, allowing them to search his place without a single speck of a guilty conscience.

Cash was unexpectedly found in the boxes of fruits, loaded inside after the cartons were cut open. At the very bottom of the cash, there was a nameless Switzerland bank card that contained a hefty sum of five million dollars.

Oliver was unable to clear his name no matter what he said and was temporarily held in custody.

The case was currently being investigated, the truth unknown.

Nonetheless, it was obvious that someone was targeting the Wrights as speculations spread like wildfire outside once Oliver was captured. Oliver accepting a huge amount of bribery by leveraging his official rank was rumored and passed on with a life of its own. Newspapers and the internet were roiling in heated discussions.

George, who was upright, had not given it much thought at first, believing that Oliver's name would be cleared naturally when the investigation result was announced. He did not expect that public gossip would escalate the whole situation to all the Wrights.

Some online posts were claiming, as if they were witnesses, that Oliver was shouting about his father, George Wright, and he would be released briefly no matter what he had done when he was caught.

Relaying the entire case to Julian, George felt a headache. "This is crazy! Why is the public mouth so terrifying nowadays?"