Chapter 929
In the altar room, Romello placed the paddle back into its long velvet box.
The thought of Sheena manipulating Gabrielle to take Phoebe away made his gaze even more ominous.
The next day at E&S Haven, Howard had not slept all night, sitting by Phoebe’s bedside.
The doctor had examined her, finding her extremely weak. Even though it took two sedatives to calm her madness, they also kept her asleep all night.
Her wrist wounds had also been treated and bandaged by Howard.
He looked at her pale and exhausted sleeping face, holding her hand tightly in his.
Convincing her to reclaim her position as the Nicholls family heiress seemed like the biggest mistake of his life, and it seemed nothing could make up for the harm Phoebe had suffered in the Nicholls family.
When she woke up, no matter how she chose to punish him, he would accept it..
Howard’s eyes were red, and his heart ached, silently weeping.
The whole room felt suffocated with despair.
Suddenly, a phone call interrupted his extreme sadness.
It was Wayne.
The moment the call connected, Wayne quickly tried to please him.
“Mr. Howard, I’ve thought it through. I’m willing to break my engagement with Phoebe. But I might need a few days to find a suitable excuse to tell Mr. Romello. Can you help me handle the negative press online for the Santos family in the meantime?”
Howard’s expression darkened.
“You haven’t sorted out this matter, yet you want me to clean up the mess for the Santos family online? Wayne, do you think I’m a fool?”
“No, Mr. Howard, you’ve misunderstood. I just…”
Howard did not want to hear his explanation, issuing a final ultimatum.
“By noon today, I want to hear that the engagement arrangement between the Santos
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and Nicholls families has been canceled. If you can’t get it done and keep stalling, I’ll
have Nana cancel all cooperation with the Santos Group. Do you want to see the Santos. Group declare bankruptcy within a few days?”
If the Lawson Group took the lead in isolating the Santos Group, other companies would surely follow suit and kick the Santos Group while they were down.
Without cooperation, the Santos Group’s businesses in the hospitality industry would suffer, and they would not be able to hold on for more than a few days.
In truth, Howard felt no guilt in threatening Wayne this way.
In his forties, Wayne was a middle–aged man notorious for his womanizing ways. He had been widowed several times, each time claiming illness as the cause of death, but the
actual reason was unknown, hidden very well.
Clearly, Wayne had some undisclosed quirks.
For such a jerk to have his sights on Phoebe, causing the Santos Group to lose hundreds of millions, Howard was already showing mercy.
“Mr. Howard! Mr. Howard…”
Wayne wanted to say something more, but Howard decisively ended the call and blocked his contact, unwilling to waste another word.
His threat was proven to be very effective.
Wayne could not get through to Howard anymore, realizing he had been blocked, which in turn proved to him how furious Howard was over this matter.
He immediately called Romello, and half an hour later, he rushed to the Nicholls residence.
For Wayne, he could go without marrying another wife for the rest of his life. After all, he could always find some young women at the clubs. However, have the Santos Group collapse!
The Santos Group was his life!
It was like his own baby!
he could not afford to
When Wayne hurriedly arrived at the Nicholls residence, Romello was in his study handling business matters.
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He had the butler escort Wayne to the living room to wait.
Yet, this wait lasted for an hour.
Wayne was on pins and needles, sweating profusely from nerves. He kept checking the time on his watch, realizing it was almost 11 a.m., and Romello still had not come to see
him.
If he kept waiting like this without any assurance, and if the Lawson Group made a move, he would be in big trouble.
“Excuse me, could you please remind Mr. Romello again? I really have an urgent matter to discuss with him!”
