“Haha,” I smiled, adjusted my emotions, and turned to ask Brooklyn, “why did Mr. Queen file a lawsuit against Ziegler Corporation?”
Brooklyn looked at Bryson helplessly, then lowered his head and explained in a polite tone. “There is an investment company under Ziegler Corporation that deals with stocks and funds. Two months ago, Mr. Queen invested in some commodity futures that amounted to around two hundred million following the suggestion of a top investment agent.
However, in only one month’s time, he suffered a complete loss from this investment. During this time period, not even a single soul checked with him whether to sell off the futures to cut losses. After this whole event, Mr. Queen went to the investment company to demand an answer for his unreasonable loss. They refused to do anything about Mr. Queen’s loss citing the reason of the company not being responsible for unpredictable market changes.”
At the mention of his misfortune, Bryson was especially inflamed. He took off his glasses and ranted, “Damn it! I thought the Zieglers were an elite family and hoped to make friends with them. That was the reason I gave all that money to the Ziegler woman without worry. Who would have foreseen that it was a trap?
I went all the way to their company, waited a whole day, and that wretched woman didn’t even bother to appear. Whatever it is, I am a director of a listed company, so she’s definitely looking down on me! I will remember this! I am not a Queen if I don’t make them pay!”
I was taken aback. I have only heard one person speak in this manner, and that was John. There was someone like him in K City? Why haven’t I heard anybody mention him before?
Looking at Bryson, I suddenly felt a slight regret at not having met him earlier.
Based on my first impression of him, there was nothing especially remarkable about Bryson. Nonetheless, his daring attitude toward Thora made him a person worth befriending.
“Alright, I understand. Don’t worry, Mr. Queen. We will take up your case, and assign our best lawyer to you. If that arrangement doesn’t work for you, I shall represent you myself,” I offered generously.
“Really?” Bryson looked at me skeptically. He lowered his head; his cunning fox-like eyes flickered rapidly. “It seems what was said in the magazine was right…” He mumbled to himself.
He said it at a very low volume, but my ears caught the intriguing statement. Therefore, I gossiped unabashedly. “What did the magazine say?”
Bryson paused for a beat, then collected himself and put his glasses back on. Grinning cheerfully, he answered, “It said that the Stovall family had a bone to pick with the Ziegler family and that you were always on the lookout to stir up trouble for them.
Going by this logic, it made sense to contact the Stovall family. By the looks of it, the magazine had been spot on. I have already made it known since a month ago that money is not an issue as long as I can win the lawsuit against the Ziegler family and embarrass them. Up until now, you are the only one daring enough to take up my case.”
What Bryson talked about was probably the whole ruckus that John stirred up to deal with Mitchell. It was no longer a trending topic, but some small publications were still milking and sensationalizing this incident to sell their magazines.
Whoever gave Bryson the idea must have intended to land a blow on the Ziegler family by using the Stovall family, and they could avoid landing themselves in hot water at the same time. Yet, Bryson told us everything up front. He was evidently quite frank and not a manipulative person.
This type of people was actually the easiest to deal with.
I smiled and courteously replied, “The Stovall and Ziegler families did have a small misunderstanding. However, it’s not to the extent of having bad blood. Since both of our families are running businesses in K City, we are bound to have dealings with each other. It would be impossible to cut all ties. But let me clarify what I heard just now. You said that as long as we win the lawsuit, we can ask for any price. Did you really mean it?”
People who had dealings in the corporate world have to be cautious and versatile, especially those from prominent families. Even if two families could no longer tolerate each other, they would not make it obvious to the public. Saving face for one another is crucial because enemies could become friends under other circumstances. No one would opt to burn down all their bridges.
Still, no one was willing to take up Bryson’s case except for me. The message that I was sending out by doing this was clear as day.
Bryson may be a straightforward person, but he got my hint and guffawed. “Don’t worry about that for I have done my survey around for a bit. As long as we manage to win the lawsuit, even the worst outcome would call for Thora to pay a hundred million. You can have all of it by that time. What I want is just the thrill from seeing her atone for her wrongdoing!”
