Chapter 579
After helping the embarrassed-looking Brittany back onto the sofa, Alice turned to Amelia and
apologized, "Amelia, don''t me Daniel. He has always been in charge of this project. He''s the one
who finds it most difficult to handle when something like this happens."
Amelia looked at the dejected Daniel and sneered, "Aunt Alice, you don''t have to pity him. This
time, he deserves to be beaten!"
Brittany red at Amelia and said sullenly, "We called you here because we want you to advise us
with a n. Why are you having a go at Daniel?"
"I''m having a go at him?" Amelia replied coldly, "If he''s not guilty, then why didn''t he fight back?"
Brittany hurriedly followed up and said, "Daniel, why aren''t you saying anything?"
Daniel''s expression flickered, but he remained silent in the end.
Amelia sat down on a single-seated sofa and looked at Daniel with a jeer. "Are you a man? You''re
the person who''s in charge of such a major ident, yet you''re hiding at home?"
Daniel''s face gloomed terrifyingly as if he had been punched in the face.
Alice sensed that something was not right from what Amelia said. She frowned and asked Daniel,
"Are you hiding something from us?"
Daniel''s eyes shed, and he looked as if he was at loss at how to respond.
An icy gaze swept over Daniel in disdain. Amelia then looked at Alice and said, "Aunt Alice, I should
answer your question. If Daniel hadn''t skimped on the resources, this building wouldn''t have
copsed for no reason."
Under the look of horror from Alice and Brittany, Daniel refuted in a low, hoarse voice, "I only
skimped because I wanted to help thepany to save costs!"
Alice was at first sceptical about Amelia''s usation, but Daniel''s words destroyed herst bit of
doubt.
Amelia narrowed her eyes and mocked, "It turns out that you can talk after all. I thought you were
mute!"
Alice said with grief, "Daniel, how could you do such a thing! Integrity is the most important quality
of any person. And yet, you... s..."
The words were all boiled down into a heavy sigh.
"At this point, what''s the point of ming Daniel for it?" Brittany said as if she was challenging the
both of them, "Isn''t it merely about a building copsing? It''ll be all fine once we rebuild it!"
Her words quietened the entire living room.
Amelia looked at Brittany as if she was looking at a naive, ignorant youngdy. No, to be exact... It
was as if she was looking at kid with low intelligence.
"Brittany, your man has racked his brains to have so many tricks up his sleeves, but you can''t even
well use of your brain. You''re trulyplementary to each other."
"You!" Brittany''s glowered at her.
Alice looked displeased. "Brittany! Go upstairs If you dare to talk back to your sister again!"
Brittany''s mouth twitched. In her mind, any problem that could be solved with money was not a
problem. She even thought that Amelia was deliberately exaggerating the scope of the matter to
make things difficult for Daniel since she did not like him.
"Mom, you''re doited!"
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When Brittany said this, Alice had pped her in the face!
Brittany was stunned. After a pause, she covered her cheek with her hands and looked up with her
teary eyes. She asked Alice in a trembling voice, "Mom... you hit me?"
"Fred, bring Brittany back to her room!" Alice bore the pain in her heart and ordered the butler to
take her trouble-making daughter away.
"Yes, madam," the butler came to Brittany and said gingerly, "Miss Brittany, please follow me."
Brittany was so furious that she grabbed the cushion on the sofa and flung it at the butler''s face.
"Get out of my way! I can walk on my own!"
After a while, the violent sound of a door m sounded from the second floor, which greatly
annoyed the people on the first floor.
At this, Alice only shook her head.
As soon as Brittany left, Amelia calmed her tone down slightly, "Aunt Alice, I''ve already sent as
many people as I can to rescue the trapped workers. Now it''s the best time to save the wounded. I
believe the rescue team will bring us good news."
Alice leaned back on the chair and said with little hope, "I definitely hope so."
Amelia paused for a moment. Although she hated that she could not hack Daniel to death, she still
tried her best to remain patient and said, "Daniel, I''m going to ask you questions, and you''ll answer
me. If you hide anything from me, nobody will be able to save you afterwards!"
The corner of Daniel''s bloodshot eyes crinkled, and he asked in a dull voice, "Can I smoke a
cigarette?"
The veins on Amelia''s forehead bulged immediately. "F*ck no!"
"Madam!" Huxton nced at her in disapproval from her side.
Amelia took a deep breath and said to Huxton, "Sorry, I''ll try my best to be moredy-like."
Huxton did not reply.
Turning around, Amelia hurried Daniel irritably, "Go ahead and smoke!"
Daniel moved slowly and picked up the cigarette and lighter from the tea-table. Tilting his head, he
ced the cigarette in his mouth and lit it up. Then, he narrowed her eyes and began to smoke.
This scene reminded Amelia of a prisoner having hisst meal before his execution. She felt a chill
running down her spine.
When the cigarette was whittled down by one-third, Daniel finally said, "Ask away."
Amelia could not wait any longer. "How much money did you invest in the development zone?"
"Nearly one billion..."
"Does thepany have one billion for you to use freely?" "No, I took a six hundred million loan
from the bank."
Amelia suppressed the urge to curse and said, "Daniel, you''re very bold!"
"When ites to real estate, it''s highly profitable. Our situation is only so passive now because of
the ident. If the skyscraper is built and finished, thepany will quickly return to business and
break even." Daniel was still living in his idealistic dream.
Amelia shot Daniel a cold nce. "Daniel, there''s no ''if'' in this world!"
"That''s right, there''s no ''if''..." As he said this, Daniel''s gaze was strangely fixed on Amelia.
Amelia felt ufortable under his stare. "I''ve never seen a leader who''s more irresponsible than
you. You don''t even dare to go to the scene when something happened to your project and your
employees!"
Daniel hastily exined, "I did go, I just didn''t get out of the car."
Amelia blurted out, "Coward!"
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Huxton coughed drily as if to remind Amelia that she had also remained in the car.
"Humph, you can say whatever you want." Daniel took in two more puffs of the cigarette, looking as
if he was enjoying the final moment of his life.
Amelia turned pale with anger. Daniel had not only ruined Apex Construction Corporation''s most
important project but also damaged the reputation of thepany, which had been built up for
many years. And yet, he was still so calm, at peace, andpletely unbothered so shamelessly!
Amelia advised him to bear the consequences of his action. "Daniel, you''re the person-in-charge of
this project..."