Chapter 421
Chapter 421:
“Yes, sir. My investigation indicates that he is quietly buying up Mr. Del Mundo’s sausage business, acquiring shares in small increments. He’s now in the process of finalizing the paperwork to transfer everything into his name. The company is in a difficult position, and Mr. Del Mundo still owes that man’s father a considerable debt. They were planning to use a one-million-dollar loan to leverage the situation against the old man p>
“How much does Mr. Del Mundo actually owe them p>
“I don’t have the exact figure yet, but my sources suggest it’s around thirty million. The good news is that she has already managed to pay the first ten, so roughly twenty million remains p>
“Good God! What happened to all that money?” I gripped my phone tighter, frustration spilling over. “That’s an obscene amount p>
“Most of it went toward settling his other debts with banks in Bologna. The rest was spent on new machinery and equipment for the factory p>
I drew a slow breath as I took in the grim reality of the old man’s situation.
“There’s something else, Mr. Kelley. They’ve been pressuring Mr. Del Mundo to repay the full debt before the year is out. If he fails to comply, they intend to seize the company as collateral p>
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“What kind of trap is that? How is he supposed to pay back twenty million dollars in six months when the business barely generates that in an entire year p>
My body tensed. I got to my feet and slammed both fists on the desk, feeling the fury rise through my chest like fire.
Barely five seconds after the call ended, my phone rang again. My investigator.
I frowned but answered anyway.
“I forgot one crucial detail, Mr. Kelley p>
“Now what p>
“It concerns your wife p>
My back went straight. I took a slow breath, trying to settle the sudden pounding of my heart. I didn’t know why fear gripped me so quickly. “What about my wife p>
“You asked me to find out why she left her family and why she left Italy p>
“I remember. Tell me p>
“She was sexually assaulted, sir. It happened nearly seven years ago p>
“What did you just say? What happened to her?” Every part of me went cold.
“She wasn’t fully violated, but she was assaulted and forced. The incident occurred seven years ago p>
My legs gave way and I dropped into the nearest chair. I didn’t know how to absorb what I had just been told. The room seemed to tilt around me, and a crushing weight settled on my chest, leaving me breathless as I tried to grasp the pain she had been carrying alone all these years.
“Mr. Kelley, can you still hear me p>
“Yes, I’m here,” I managed, forcing my voice to hold steady. I clenched my jaw and pressed on, unable to hold back any longer. “Tell me who did this to her. Who was it that tried to hurt my wife p>
“It was her former fiancé, Félix p>
“I swear to God I will kill that bastard!” I shouted, past caring who heard me, as a wave of pure rage tore through me.