At this moment, Thorne was still a bit confused, not understanding why so many SWAT team members were mobilized by the police station. They were armed with guns and protective shields.


    As they rushed in, they surrounded Arwen and Thorne in an instant.


    “What’s going on…” Thorne couldn’tprehend it.


    Arwen held onto her son, urging him to step back, afraid of any harming to him, and whispered her instructions.


    “Now I am in charge of thepany. Everything that happens, put it all on me. Remember, don’t confront Elijah directly.”


    “Mom…”


    “These people are here to arrest me, but I have no regrets.” Arwen looked deeply into her son’s eyes, filled with reluctance. She knew that the path she had chosen couldn’t be turned back. She resolutely walked toward thew enforcement officers, raising her hands voluntarily.


    “You are suspected of two cases of vicious murder. Come with us for investigation immediately.”


    The SWAT team members approached her and handcuffed her.


    Thorne widened his eyes, unable to believe it, yet understanding everything at the same time. In that moment when Arwen was taken away, she turned her head to look at her son, a faint smile curling up at the corner of her lips. She did not regret her choices. It wasn’t that she weed death, but she had no other choice. Someone had to take responsibility for thepany’s affairs, and she wanted to protect her son, even if it meant bearing everything herself. Even if she didn’t harm Colton and ra, she wouldn’t have fared well. Rather than enduring Elijah’s torment, she would rather die, and in doing so, she could also exact revenge on the ungrateful Colton and the one who humiliated her, ra.


    With Arwen Silverton’s arrest, the case gained widespread media attention.


    Murder, crimes of passion, various versions flooded in. Furthermore, the rtionship between ra Montague and Colton Silverton was fully exposed. Some even praised Arwen online, saying that what she did was right, that ra was a homewrecker and deserved such treatment. In short, this incident caused a huge uproar in Urbora City.


    Harmony & Mercy Hospital.


    Freya assisted Dr. Sivin Peters inpleting a heart surgery. After leaving the operating room, Freya found a secluded spot to make a phone call to Elijah. At this moment, Elijah, Evan, and Xander were all in the study, with therge screen on the wall ying the day’s news. They showed no surprise whatsoever as if they had already anticipated it.


    The phone on the table suddenly vibrated. Elijah reached out and answered it. Freya’s voice came from the other end, “I just assisted our director in performing a life-saving surgery on Colton Silverton.”


    “Did he survive?”


    “He had a stab wound with damage to his heart, which has been repaired. The surgery was sessful, and now he’s in the intensive care unit. As long as he gets through the next 24 hours without any postoperativeplications, his life should be out of danger,” she said.


    “Okay.”


    He leaned back in his seat and asked, “Did you call specifically to tell me this?”


    “Yes.”


    Freya knew what Elijah had been up totely. There was nothing she could do to help. It just so happened that Colton ended up in the hospital where she worked, so she felt obligated to notify Elijah.


    Elijah smirked, his voice low, “I thought you’ve been missing me.”


    “I’ve told you the situation, and I have to get back to work. I’m hanging up now.” With that, she ended the call.


    Elijah chuckled as he looked at the phone.


    Xander turned around and caught sight of Elijah’s smile. He couldn’t help but ask, full of curiosity, “What’s so funny?”? N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved.


    Elijah’s expression instantly turned serious, “Want to know?”


    Xander grumbled and smacked his lips, “Not really.”


    Evan almost burst outughing at Xander’s cowardly response. From outside, a voice reached Xander’s ears, “Can’t you be a bit more assertive?”


    Xander rolled his eyes, “You think I can be assertive in front of him?”


    “But you don’t have to be as cowardly as you are.” Evan replied.


    Xander gave Evan a big eye-roll. Elijah nced at the two of them and said, “Now is not the time to becent. Keep a close eye on thepany’s affairs.”


    “Understood,” Evan responded promptly. This was his responsibility.


    …


    Arwen Silverton was arrested, and a series of events unfolded, leading to the bankruptcy of Eastsun Group. The involvement of Headence Group’s investment in Eastsun Group was also brought to light.


    When the board members learned about this, they exploded and immediately called for a meeting. Jack Silverton was originally supposed to chair the meeting, but because he found out about Colton’s situation, he couldn’t hold himself together and fell ill. He was still in the hospital and unable to preside over the meeting.


    So, this meeting had no chairman. Thorne didn’t even sit in the front seat, keeping silent in the face of usations and curses.


    “How could you invest in Eastsun Group? You know nothing about those research projects, yet you invested so much. You sold off the two profitable projects of thepany, which is utterly foolish. You must be held ountable for this matter to all the shareholders present.” They berated him.


    “That’s right, we thought you were a hero, but it turns out you’re just a useless bug, ruining the wholepany and bringing it to the brink of copse because of your investment in Eastsun Group. Don’t even think about getting away with it,” they berated him.


    “We were blind to choose you, indeed. The Silverton family should have only been Elijah, the rest are all useless,” they continued.


    Thorne, who hadn’t said a word, clenched his fists tightly upon hearing thest statement. He red at the shareholder who spoke. The shareholder showed no fear and confronted him directly, “What are you looking at? Did I say something wrong?”


    Thorne smashed a teacup on the table and angrily stared at the shareholder, “Don’t forget, I was able to hold this position because of your support. Even if thepany is losing money, you deserve it!”


    With that, he stormed out of the room, leaving the other board members stunned. They all wore ugly expressions on their faces. Thorne’s words were not wrong. It was his mother who had agreed to his position in thepany.


    Now that such a situation had urred, they were also responsible.


    “Why don’t we approach Elijah? With his abilities, he might be able to turn things around,” one of the directors suggested.


    The room fell silent for a moment.


    “But we treated him so harshly before, he might not be willing to help us now,” another director said.


    “What do we do if we don’t approach him? It’s clear that the Silverton family is currently without a leader, and Thorne is even more incapable. I’ve reviewed thepany’s ounts, and it’s a mess. We might face a crisis of running out of funds,” said another director.


    “Thepany is in a tough spot. Let’s go find Elijah. We didn’t appreciate the benefits they brought us when things were going well, and it was us who acted without morals first. Now, I can’t bear to lower my pride. Besides, I don’t own many shares, so whether thepany lives or dies doesn’t affect me much. I’m leaving first,” one director said, getting up and leaving.


    He had fewer shares, but what good were they if thepany faced a financial crisis? What used to be valuable shares were now like hot potatoes.


    “Who knows where Elijah lives? Let’s go find him together,” someone stood up and suggested.


    The others fell silent, seemingly considering it. But just at that moment, the door of the conference room was pushed open. All the board members turned their gaze toward the door. When they saw who it was, they immediately perked up! They even stood up from their chairs, looking eagerly at the person who had entered.