Chapter 451 Xander Pierce


    “The Xander Group was thergest private enterprise in the country back then. Xander was said to have the golden touch in the business world. Every project he was involved in was guaranteed to be sessful, without exception. It was quite legendary


    “Consequently, any project he wanted to undertake could attract massive investments from both domestic <b>and </b>international sources. He once embarked on a major mining project. Even before starting, he had already secured several hundred billion dors in investments.


    “it was all highly anticipated. However, no one expected the mine to copse suddenly and bury over a hundred miners alive.”


    Lyle frowned and turned off his game after his character was killed. He decided to focus <b>on </b>Jayden’s story,Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.


    Jayden sighed as well. That was over a hundred workers, which meant over a hundred families.


    After taking a sip of his drink, Jayden continued and said, “Following the incident, Xander was detained by the relevant authorities. The investigation took more than half a year before they concluded that it was indeed an ident and ruled the case to be due to a natural disaster”


    William’s expression was unreadable under the colourful lights.


    Jayden went on, “But this incident had severely weakened the Xander Group and sparked public outrage. The authorities had no choice but <b>to </b>continue investigating the matter, “To be fair, even the bigpanies are not very strictly regted <b>in </b>such a fast–moving era. Nopany could withstand such intense scrutiny.”


    As expected, the deeper the investigation, the more issues were uncovered within the Xander <b>Group</b>


    “But the most fatal blow came from numerous anonymous reports received by the investigation team, each one elerating the Xander Group’s downfall and Xander’s demise. “In the end, Xander didn’t survive his time in prison. He was sentenced to death for multiple offences and didn’t <b>appeal</b>, instead epting his punishment. After his death, the Xander Group was disbanded.”


    This was a case of man–made disaster.


    Jayden’s brief words painted a picture of a giant enterprise’s rise and fall.


    William’s dark eyes reflected the colour of the wine, and there was shimmering in them


    Although Lyle didn’t <b>run </b>apany, many of his friends did. He had some understanding of these matters. “Wait a minute. How could such a bigpany just copse like that? Didn’t he have any children or heirs to take over and try to salvage it?”


    “I don’t know if he has any children. There are also no reports mentioning that he has any heirs. The management has also yet <b>to </b><b>take </b>any steps to save the


    thepany. I suspect that the management is colluding with those anonymous whistleblowers in an attempt to kick out Xander Group.”


    Jayden turned to look at William, who hadn’t said a word. He said in a mysterious tone, <b>“</b>When a whale falls, all creatures thrive. After the Xander Group fell, four major groups sprang up like mushrooms after rain. The reason I suggested that Will ask Uncle Henry about this is because Cloudex Corporation has acquired quite a few assets from the dismantling of Xander Group”


    Wim finished hisst sip of the drink. His expression turned somewhat cold.


    Lyle smirked. “Are you implying that one of those whistleblowers might have been Uncle Henry??”


    Jayden <b>gave </b>him a confirming look.


    However, there was an old saying that if people didn’t look out for themselves, they would be doomed. All business people were like that. If Cloudex Corporation were to falter, rivalpanies would seize the opportunity to elerate its downtall and divide its market share.


    When the lion was in its prime, the byenas only lurked in the shadows. But when the lion was wounded and dying, the hyenas would swarm to kill and feast on it


    William asked in a deep voice, “Is this all you know? <b>Who </b>else knows more about Xander and the Xander Group? Especially about Xander’s children”


    Jayden thought for a moment before replying, “That <b>would </b>be Norman. When Xander was buried, all his usual associates were afraid of being implicated and stayed <b>away</b>. Norman was the only one from <b>the </b>business world who attended his funeral. He even helped carry the coffin.”


    William leaned back in his chair. It need out that there was a deep connection between the Grahams and Xander.


    Jayden was, after all, Wim’s half–brother. He quickly saw what William was thinking. “Are you pondering how to meet Norman?”


    William raised his head slightly. He did not deny it. Jayden raised an eyebrow and asked, “Will, this isn’t like <b>you</b>. Why are you suddenly <b>so </b>interested in the Xander Group?”


    William didn’t exin. Lyle snorted. “If it were me…”


    He started a new game and said calmly. “If I want to know something, I’ll just ask. Otherwise, lingering doubts keep me up at night and ruin my appetite. Anyone could suffer, just


    hot nie.”


    “You’re absolutely right.” wi


    William stood up and patted <b>Jayden’s </b><b>shoulder</b>, “Come with me to the Graham residence.”


    Jayden was surprised. “Huh? Right now? But it’s already ten o’clock!”