Chapter 575
Next the discovered that the Evest Group’s properties had some serious quality issues in the coastal
region back in the day
Among them, the structural beams of the buildings had broken, causing over a hundred homeowners to
demand refunds.
However, since the Inte wasn’t that developed back then, the news got squashed
Now, a decade had passed, and nobody cared about what happened to those homeowners.
Maja could only find out that these folks didn’t dare live in the buildings with broken beams, but the
developers didn’t want to give them their money back either
This behavior was practically robbery.
Maja quickly hopped on a ne to the coast, found themunity, and managed to get the contact
information of these homeowners from other residents.
For the past ten years, they’ve been fighting for their rights.
One of these homeowners had nned to use the house as a wedding gift, with both the man and
woman pitching in to buy it.
But when the house was deemed unlivable and they couldn’t get their money back, the man couldn’t
help ming his new wife,
In the end, the wife jumped off the roof of this dangerous building and died in front of him.
Apart from some old folks who died of depression because of this issue, the other homeowners were
still fighting in court.
But after a decade, the storm they’ve stirred was too small. Coupled with the vast influence of the
developers, their voices had all been suppressed.
Maja looked at the eighty–plus people in front of her. She exined her intentions to them and paid for
their ne tickets and all expenses to Greenfield.
However, a middle–aged man stood up,
“Miss Penny, it’s useless. The EverBest Group has bribed some folks and listed all of us as defaulters.
We can’t take the high–speed train or nes, and we can’t even drive our own cars to Greenfield.
We’ll be stopped and sent back.”
Maja narrowed her eyes and dialed Holden’s number.
After exining the situation, Holden coughed a few times on the other end.
During his tenure, Holden was highly respected. He had never heard of such outrageous behavior, so
he personally called the mayor.
In less than two hours, the people discovered they could purchase ne tickets.
The eighty–plus people cheered, tears welling up in their eyes. Some even started crying on the spot.
Maja took a deep breath, looking seriously at everyone.
“I’m helping you for personal reasons too. After we get to Greenfield, I’ll pave the way for you, but I
have one condition. You must refuse to be bought by them. We need to make a big fuss about this and
let the whole country know.”
When the EverBest Group was mentioned, everyone’s faces filled with anger.
“The EverBest Group is our enemy! We swear, we won’t believe a word they say!”
“We want to sue them!”
“We won’t back down, we’ve waited ten years!”
With that, Maja took the group to Greenfield.
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She even hired the most professional and prestigious legal team in Greenfield,
Just a day before the EverBest Group was about to sign a contract, this group of people arrived at the
Journalists who received the news hurried over.
These homeowners were no longer young, with the youngest being in their thirties.
With over eighty people gathered, it garnered the attention you’d expect.
TV stations immediately reported the incident, and coupled with the group’s experiences, it sparked
public outrage.
ording to currentws, if a house had serious structural issues before it’s handed over, the
developer must refund the money. But the EverBest Group didn’t give refunds back then. They even
used their connections to list all of these homeowners as defaulters.
For most people, having a house of their own was a lifelong goal.
The EverBest Group not only took their hard–earned money but also prevented them from speaking
out. It was simply shocking.
The leader of the group was a professor. He held a megaphone and condemned the EverBest Group’s
actions over the past decade to the media.
“We’ve experienced ten years of hardship, but our passion hasn’t cooled. We demand justice; we want
our rights back. We went from over a hundred people to just over eighty Because of the EverBest
Group’s actions, some have lost their parents, others their wives.”
“The EverBest Group has always been high and mighty. Do they reallyck a few million dors? They
don’t! They just don’t want to give it. They look down on us, thinking we’re just ordinary people who
can’t make a big fuss. But if we ordinary people don’t speak up, the same disaster could happen to
you!”
Over at the EverBest Group, they were already uneasy because of the arrival of these people.
They were supposed to sign a contract the next day, but now this happened.
Online public opinion immediately sided with the group, and the EverBest Group was criticized to the
point where they didn’t dare to open thements on their official ounts.
Their stock price plummeted by half, and preliminary estimates showed a loss of half a billion dors.
Maja had been keeping an eye on the EverBest Group’s stock. Seeing the price fall, a cold smile
shed in her eyes.
The Shepard family was in chaos, with everyone at a loss. The pressure from public opinion was
intense, and if not handled properly, the stock price could hit a
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limit.
At this crucial moment, thepany that was supposed to sign a financing contract with them
backed out and criticized them severely.
Carlene paced anxiously, scolding the elders loudly.
“It’s just a few million dors; what were you being so greedy for?! Now that things have blown up like
this, how are we going to clean up the mess?”
A few million dors ten years ago was a huge sum.
The people of the Shepard family all looked at Carlene with anticipation.
“Carlene, those people were originally on the defaulter list, but they quietly came to Greenfield this
time. Someone must be helping them.”
“Don’t I know someone’s been helping them out?! The burning question right now is how we’re going
to deal with this. Every day we wait, the Shepard family might just go belly up!”
“Carlene, go seek help fromn; he could be our only hope to save the Shepard family. His dad’s still
in the hot seat; he holds all the power, he’s got both the dough and the clout. If he lends a helping
hand, the Shepard family might just make it out unscathed.”
Carlene took a deep breath, her fists clenched tightly.
“Firstly, we need to negotiate with these people andpensate them three times the original price of
their property. If we don’t do this, the more reporterse knocking, the more our reputation is going
to hit rock bottom. I’ll go ton; someone from the top brass of the EverBest Group has to own up to
this, but I’ll ask forn’s help to lighten the charges, pay a fine, or something at the end.”
She picked up her bag, ready to dash off to findn.
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