Come To Me (Amelia and Patrick)
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.

Right at this moment, the door was pushed open.

Daniel hurriedly shut the drawer and shot a somewhat embarrassed glare at Amelia. "Don't you know how to knock?"

Amelia scoffed, but she was here for something else. "You lied to me!"

Daniel pulled the office chair behind him and sat down. He then looked at her composedly, "I've lied to you about so many things. Which one are you referring to?"

Amelia had a strong urge to kick him on the spot. "You've not only borrowed six hundred million from the bank, haven't you?"

A shadow loomed over the look in Daniel's eyes. "That old bloke Jonathan told you about it, didn't he?"

Amelia tensed up.

Daniel lowered his voice and said, "I knew it was him. Jonathan has never liked me and had rejected my proposal several times."

Amelia gritted her teeth. "That's because Uncle Tucker knows better!"

Daniel stared at her derisively, "Uncle Tucker? You've only met him once and you're already calling him so endearingly? Remember, at Apex Construction Corporation, you'll be dragged down by your subordinates the second you let down your guard. I hope you don't trust in the wrong people, or you'll end up in a grave you've dug for yourself."

Amelia's expression turned cold. She did not know if Daniel was giving her a warning or intentionally trying to sow discord.

After all, Jonathan was the first person to show her any trace of goodwill. If she was to distance herself from Jonathan just because of what Daniel said, the situation would only worsen for her. Wait, she had only come for the information, not to be brainwashed by him.

"Files, report statements, and contracts. Have you sorted them out yet?"

"I'm almost done." Daniel took a glimpse at the table and hurriedly completed her instruction.

Amelia felt a little worried about his cooperativeness. "Don't pull any tricks!"

In response to her reminder, Daniel only replied, "Don't worry, I won't cause trouble for myself. It does no good for me if I ruin the company."

Amelia said, "Good that you know it!"

Looking up with his gentle, attractive face, Daniel asked in a seemingly casual tone, "After I sort out what you wanted, are you going to call the police and ask them to arrest me?"

She pursed her lips and did not say a word, but her expression was so obvious that she might as well have written the word 'duh' on her forehead.

Daniel then requested out of the blue, "Can you drive me to the police station?"

Amelia was startled. "Me?"

He raised his head to look at her and said, "That's right, you."

"You're out of your mind," spat Amelia unhappily. "I'm incredibly busy right now, I don't have the time to send you to the police station."

"Then forget it." With that, Daniel put his hand holding the documents out of the window. Under Amelia's wide eyes, he chuckled, "Tell me, if I let go from the seventeenth floor, will you be able to find back these that you asked for?"

Amelia immediately reacted and warned, "Stop that! I'll drive you then!"

Under the resentful glare from Amelia, Daniel slowly retracted his arm. "In case you go back on your words, I'll hold onto the documents and give them to you when we arrive at the police station. Do you have any problem with that?"