Chapter 550 Public Opinion


    Christina felt her stomach lurch. “What happened to him?” she asked with a trembling voice.


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    The call from Rayne’s end had a lot of background noise, and the signal was bad, making it hard to


    hear her voice. “I don’t know how to exin it either. You should look up the inte but don’t take it to


    heart, no matter how horrible thements are. Just trust that Nathaniel can sort it out. I’ve got to


    keep an eye on the runway now. Call me if you need anything.”


    As soon as the call ended, Christinaunched the browser to find Nathaniel’s rumors as the top ten


    trending searches.


    Ament read: The world of the wealthy has always been crazy, but I never expected someone as


    calm andposed as Nathaniel to have psychotic tricks up his sleeves. He’s totally shattered my


    worldview.


    The nextizen wrote: I remember Madison had been working as Nathaniel’s assistant for years on


    end. She even attended various events as his femalepanion. He’s really cruel for throwing her into


    the psychiatric hospital just because she did not like his wife.


    Anotherizen wrote: You guys are outdated. I have a friend working at the psychiatric hospital, and


    he says Madison’s dead. Apparently, she was abused before she died. In fact, it was a miserable


    death, but all the evidence was erased.


    The nextment read: He’s right. I can vouch for him. When Madison was dead, Old Mrs. Taggart


    went looking for Mrs. Hadley but got carried out of the ward. Rumor has it that Nathaniel locked her up.


    Onement read: Madison’s death must have something to do with that man. I’m hearing more and


    more bad things about him this year.


    The rest of the discussion on the inte criticized Nathaniel for being heartless, drowning out the


    netizens that voiced their doubts.


    Christina closed the browser and dialed Nathaniel’s number. The call connected almost instantly.


    “What’s wrong, Christina?” Nathaniel sounded calm.


    “I saw the news on the inte. Are you all right?” Christina was gripped with worry. She couldn’t help it


    despite knowing Nathaniel would not be affected by the rumors.


    “Do you trust me, Christina?’


    Christina froze for a moment. Although she did not know why Nathaniel would suddenly ask her that,


    she answered without hesitation, “I do.”


    “Then don’t read the news or worry about me. I’ll take care of it.” Nathaniel’s voice had a magical effect


    that calmed Christina’s nerves.


    Smiling faintly, Christina promised, “All right. I won’t read it. Are youing back for dinner tonight? I’ll


    get Raymond to make your favorite dish.”


    “I’ll pick you up from the hospital after work. Take good care of yourself. Don’t tire yourself out,”


    Nathaniel reminded worriedly. “Anyway, I’m at a meeting. I’ll call youter.”


    Christina felt bad for interrupting her husband at work. “Okay. I won’t take up your anymore.”


    When the call ended, Christina returned to Lucas’ bed and tucked him in.


    In reality, Nathaniel was in a chaotic situation, unlike how it sounded in the call earlier.


    Withdrawing Hadley Corporation’s investment from Koandria’s medical research was like making the


    company’s millions of investments go to waste.


    The fact Nathaniel had given up on a potential project and allowed the Taggart family to benefit from it


    caught the attention of some board members.


    Displeased by the turn of events, they demanded for a board meeting to get an exnation from


    Nathaniel.


    The conference room was in utter chaos, yet Nathaniel looked as if he was watching a movie, totally


    unbothered. He would either ignore their questions or sidestep the curial details. Even worse, he


    answered the call in front of everyone with no care for the rules.


    “Mr. Hadley, the medical project will beunched officially in three days. How could you just withdraw


    the investment without giving us a call? We were hoping this project would supply us enough funds for


    the second half of the year. Does thepany’s future look like a joke to you?”


    “Exactly! It’s a sixty percent profit. Sixty percent! Its monthly profit is higher than thepany’s


    profit in a year. Look at what you’ve done now. The Taggart family has benefitted from this, and they’re


    happy to show it off to the world, turning Hadley Corporation into the fattest joke on earth.”


    “Mr. Hadley, you should give up your position sooner if youck management skills. Thepany can’t


    keep failing because of you. A sessful person should know where to draw the line between work


    and private matters.”


    A series of aggressivements were aimed at Nathaniel, increasing the intensity of his mocking


    gaze.


    “Give up my position? No one here has the ability to take over my position!” he sneered.


    The arrogance he exuded was incredible, and his piercing gaze that swept over the crowd. made the


    atmosphere tense.


    “If anyone of you wants to withdraw your investment, I can purchase them at the market. price.


    However, there’s no turning back once you choose to leave Hadley Corporation. Those who decide to


    stay will have to do as I say. Please think carefully before making irresponsible remarks.”


    With that, Nathaniel got up and left the room, and the crowd was left looking at each other


    speechlessly. Those who tantly criticized Nathaniel earlier looked exceptionally pale with fright.


    Tugging at his tie frustratedly, Nathaniel asked his assistant, “Have you found Sebastian yet?”


    “No,” came the assistant’s answer.


    The response only made Nathaniel stormed to his office.


    Sebastian had served Nathaniel loyally for many years; he was the person who understood thetter


    the most.


    Hence, Nathaniel could not just let Sebastian die like that.


    In fact, Maggie was not as valuable as Sebastian. Nathaniel was simply creating a farce by not letting


    her go as requested by the Taggart family. Once the time was right, he could get rid of the entire


    Taggart family, eradicating any future problems once and for all.


    The assistant observed Nathaniel’s expression cautiously. “The person behind your rumors is found.


    His name is Manuel Taggart-Old Mrs. Taggart and the Taggart family’s most favored grandson. Not only


    that, he even has ns to hold a morous funeral for Madison on behalf of Old Mrs. Taggart. Every


    influential person in Jadeborough has received an invitation.”


    Nathaniel smirked. “When is the funeral?”


    “It’ll be held in three days at the Taggart residence.”


    After a momentary pause, Nathaniel instructed, “Send Old Mrs. Taggart home. I can’t be impolite when


    the Taggart family has given me such a huge gift. Postpone everything in my schedule for that day.”


    “Understood.” The assistant turned around to leave.


    Meanwhile, Nathaniel did not get anyone to suppress the news. He simply let theizens carry on with


    their discussions.


    He had just finished his work and was about to pick Christina up from the hospital when he bumped


    into a police officer who had some questions about the situation.


    Just like that, Nathaniel was brought to the police station for a few hours of questioning.


    It was almost midnight by the time Christina received a call from the police to pick Nathaniel up.


    As they got into the car, Christina immediately threw herself at him and wrapped her arms tightly


    around his waist.


    “You scared me to death, Nathaniel. I thought they were going to lock you up!”