Chapter 679

Chapter 679:

Fernando wiped the sweat from his brow, offering a conciliatory smile. “Mr. Baldwin, you’re too kind. It was my subordinates’ incompetence that nearly caused this mess. Please, forgive us.”

“Forgive?” Ashton scoffed. “They received a malicious tip-off and were about to close down my company. If I didn’t know you, they would have succeeded. Do you really expect me to just let them off the hook?” Fernando’s face stiffened, and he quickly caught onto Ashton’s meaning.

But before Fernando could act on his thoughts, the uncle and nephew from the Crawford family, sensing the tide turning against them, made a swift retreat, abandoning their men to face the fallout.

Although the uncle and nephew from the Crawford family fled quickly, they couldn’t escape the consequences.

Soon after, Staville’s tax office issued a statement announcing that Brixton had been severely reprimanded and demoted for abuse of power. His once-prestigious position as section chief was reduced to that of a regular employee.

For most people in Staville, this was a fleeting incident, easily forgotten. However, for the Crawford family, it marked a significant loss.

The Crawfords had relied heavily on Brixton’s position within the tax office to secure numerous benefits, including special tax subsidies that saved them millions each year. With Brixton’s demotion, they could no longer access these advantages.

The Crawford family, who had intended to teach Ashton a lesson, instead found themselves dealt a quiet but impactful blow.

Stephen Crawford, the head of the family, sensed something was wrong. They had only moved against Ashton after investigating his background. All they found was that Ashton appeared to have strong ties with the police director’s family, but no direct connections to the tax office.

So why did Fernando personally come to support Ashton as soon as they took action? Could Ashton be hiding some unknown identity?

𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑳 𝒑𝓮𝓻𝒎𝒊𝓼𝓼𝒊𝓸𝓷 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 g𝓪l𝗇ov𝒆𝗅𝓈.𝓬om

Uneasy, Stephen immediately contacted the heads of the Miller and Nash families, inviting them to his home to discuss the situation.

Upon hearing about the Crawford family’s troubles, Leonardo Miller, the head of the Miller family, and Hamlin Nash, the head of the Nash family, quickly set aside their affairs and came over.

After listening to Stephen’s account, they exchanged glances, their faces showing hints of disdain.

“Stephen, have you become too paranoid with age?” Leonardo remarked dismissively. “Isn’t Ashton from Inewood? How could he possibly have the influence to call in high-ranking officials from Staville?”

Hamlin added his own thoughts. “I believe it’s his business partner, Abrial Carter, who invited Fernando over. Don’t you know she’s from the Carter family? Her grandfather, Levi, is a highly influential figure. I bet she reached out to him for help.”

Stephen found their reasoning somewhat persuasive. In recent years, the Carter family’s rapid rise had not interfered with the core businesses of the three families, and Levi’s influence was undeniably remarkable.

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