Chapter 964: Chapter 964: Making a Final Break
After speaking, she left with her people.
Matthew Thompson’s underling came in and hesitantly asked, “Brother Matthew, are we really going to help them?”
“What else? Owen Winton is already in trouble; do we need to lose ourselves along with him? I’ve had enough of him already. Give the order, when we go back, tell the brothers to unify their stories.”
The underling immediately nodded, “Understood.”
Scarlett Summer was hiding downstairs and hadn’t left. Seeing Aria Richardson come down, she immediately ran forward, “Are you okay?”
Aria shook her head, looking at Scarlett’s pale face, she asked, “Were you scared out of your wits?”
Scarlett nodded indescribably, her voice even trembling a bit, “Yes, it’s the first time I’ve truly felt the terror of having a knife held against me.”
If she had come back alone today, she didn’t dare imagine what could have happened to her.
The mere thought filled her with fear.
“Don’t be afraid.” Aria comfortingly patted Scarlett’s back, “We promised we would protect you, and we will honor that, see?”
Scarlett followed Aria’s gaze and saw a group of bodyguards wearing suits with the Lewis Family insignia surrounding the building.
Scarlett covered her mouth in surprise, “You were prepared for this?”
“Uh-huh, of course.”
So today, if Matthew Thompson really acted foolishly and refused to cooperate, insisting on confronting them, they wouldn’t need to be afraid at all.
Aria took out her phone and called Hope Williams, “Hope, it’s already done. You were right, Owen Winton wanted to go after Scarlett.”
“Good to hear it’s settled. Proceed as planned.”
“Okay.”
Scarlett looked at Aria, hesitating for a moment, then still asked, “Can I ask you a question?”
“Go ahead.”
“You got the video last night, why didn’t you release it immediately? The online opinion isn’t very favorable to you right now.”
Aria slightly raised her eyebrows. Initially, she didn’t understand and thought Hope did this just to make Owen Winton panic and suffer, to vent some anger.
But now she understood that it was to gather more solid evidence.
To leave Owen Winton with no room to argue.
Otherwise, he might still shift all the blame onto Emma Winton.
After all, Emma was the one involved at the scene, and Owen could always find loopholes to push most of the responsibility onto her.
Aria answered Scarlett, “To catch everything in one go and eliminate future troubles.”
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Matthew Thompson went back to report to Owen Winton. Owen had not slept all night, waiting for a reply from the person who sent him the video. His attempts at threats and bribery didn’t yield any results.
Owen leaned on the sofa, rubbing his temples, looking utterly tired.
Matthew walked over quietly in the dimly lit room with drawn curtains, which added to the oppressive atmosphere. Matthew bent down slightly, “Chairman.”
Owen sighed, sat up, poured himself a cup of tea, and asked, “How did it go?”
“It’s been dealt with.”
Owen’s shrewd eyes lifted to scrutinize Matthew, “Went smoothly?”
Matthew lowered his head, shaking it, “Not smoothly, the Lewis Family had many people protecting her, but thankfully, you foresaw it. We had twice their numbers, so while it wasn’t smooth, it wasn’t difficult either.”
Owen squinted at Matthew, unclear about his belief, and after a few seconds, nodded, “Hmm, cleaned up properly?”
“Rest assured, as per your instructions, it’s clean, with no loopholes.”
Owen nodded, “Good that it’s clean. You can go now.”
Matthew nodded and left; his face was calm, but he was already sweating profusely.
Owen was a cautious and suspicious person. Although he trusted him, he would specifically send people to check again.
Owen glanced at his phone, rubbing his brow.
The lack of response meant the person didn’t just want money, which was most troubling to Owen.
Just then, a message popped up on his otherwise quiet phone all night.
Owen’s heart fluttered and he froze for a moment, then, after preparing himself mentally, he picked up the phone and opened the message.
The person directly demanded a ten million payment and sent a payment account.
Owen looked at the phone, immediately composed himself, and asked, “How can I trust you?”
The other person quickly replied: I only want ten million, after that, I’ll delete the video.
Owen pondered for a while and replied, “Okay.”
As long as the person wanted money, everything would be negotiable. After taking the money, he wouldn’t dare release the video, as extortion charges wouldn’t benefit him.
He could also use the money to stabilize this person first and then slowly track them down to eliminate future threats.
With this thought, Owen immediately transferred the money.
After doing all this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The video was dealt with, and the female journalist was handled.
The Lewis Family had no way to find any evidence anymore.
Owen leaned back on the sofa, his furrowed brow finally relaxed, and a smile appeared on his lips.
At noon, Owen received a call from Christopher Lewis. Owen confidently answered, “What do you want from me?”
“Come to the Lewis Clan tomorrow, and let’s settle this matter once and for all.”
“Why? Is it because you can’t hold back and are begging for our forgiveness, to spare Wyatt Lewis?”