2026-08-19 00:05:19Calvin spent some time thinking about the situation that Autumn Grove was currently in while he sat inside the cab taking him towards the gates of Palm Estate.
The scheme suggestion that Ashley had brought up earlier came back to mind, and Calvin spent several minutes carefully considering the possibility.
‘Mark’s family lent money to Autumn Grove, then the Chief Accountant ran off with both Autumn Grove's funds and the borrowed capital, leaving Mark's family as cred
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Chapter 87- Closing the Net
Calvin spent some time thinking about the situation that Autumn Grove was currently in while he sat inside the cab taking him towards the gates of Palm Estate.The scheme suggestion that Ashley had brought up earlier came back to mind, and Calvin spent several minutes carefully considering the possibility.‘Mark’s family lent money to Autumn Grove, then the Chief Accountant ran off with both Autumn Grove's funds and the borrowed capital, leaving Mark's family as creditors. This could mean that Mark’s family’s acquisition push might be an attempt to recover their lending through equity ownership rather than cash repayment.’It was a coherent corporate motive that further solidified the already obvious notion that Mark’s behaviour at school was proxy pressure rather than simple bullying.‘Should I spend some more time looking into it?’Calvin thought about that possibility for a moment before shaking hi
Chapter 86- Liquidating Assets
Calvin’s words held logic, and Ashley clearly agreed with what he was saying, but it only took a single glance at Charley to understand that he most definitely didn’t want to explain the internal details of the situation.Calvin also understood this, so he simply shrugged before saying, “Oh well, but like I said earlier, you guys’ only option is a buyout.”“If you don’t have enough money to keep your company afloat by the end of this week, then you’ll go completely bankrupt,” Calvin continued, laying out the situation plainly for Charley.“You’re already in debt to several banks, so I don’t think you’ll be able to borrow any money from them either, and I don’t think anybody within your father’s network is going to lend him the money he needs right now when he’s already carrying so much debt.From their point of view, there wouldn’t be much of a chance for
Chapter 85- Deep in the Red
‘This is the same as that other day!’That thought immediately crossed Isaac’s mind, but he was still completely unable to do anything about Calvin’s elemental energy.Mark tried to turn in Isaac’s direction after hearing him suddenly groan, but in the next moment, Ashley was suddenly in front of him.“I warned you last time, didn’t I, Mark?” Ashley asked, her expression clearly furious.Before Mark could even try to voice a single complaint, Ashley’s fist slammed into his stomach with enough force to immediately double him over, causing him to fall onto his knees before vomiting part of his lunch.“Ugh, disgusting,” Ashley said as she immediately backed away, avoiding the vomit so her shoes wouldn’t get stained.Mark coughed and wheezed, his body trembling from the pain as he struggled to speak through his ragged breathing.“Ashley... you... hit me...&rdquo
Chapter 84- One-Sided
The three of them walked around the side of the old classroom block, gradually getting closer to the source of the voices that Calvin had heard moments earlier.Soon, they got close enough to the rear of the old school building, enough that Jack could now hear the loud voices audible from somewhere behind the structure.Once they reached the edge of the building, Calvin and the others silently peeked over it.What they encountered was a scene that immediately looked like some kind of fight, although it was much more one-sided than an actual fight.Three young men were surrounding and beating up another student, while two others stood farther away from the group and simply watched everything happening in front of them.The two who were watching from a distance were familiar faces to Calvin, unlike the three guys who were ganging up on the unfortunate student and the student they were beating up.“Isaac and Mark,” Calvin muttered q
Chapter 83- An Unpleasant Encounter
“So, about that gym thing,” Jack said as they walked down the hallway, “you were actually serious about that, right?”“Of course,” Calvin replied. “I already have a gym membership, although I’m not sure whether the gym I go to is somewhere you’d be able to use.”Jack glanced towards him with a slightly curious expression, wondering what exactly was so special about the gym Calvin went to that might make it unsuitable for him.He was just about to ask what kind of gym Calvin was talking about when Calvin’s phone suddenly vibrated in his pocket.Calvin pulled it out and glanced down at the notification, seeing that Ashley had sent him a message.[I'll be late. I just saw something unpleasant that I want to deal with.]Calvin’s eyebrows lifted slightly as he read the message, his attention immediately being drawn towards those particular words.“Something unple
Chapter 82- An Invited Guest
Bradley was very determined not to lose Calvin’s trust, and he’d even said that he’d share his location with Calvin to prove that he was exactly where he claimed he’d be, doing exactly what he’d said he was doing.It was the day the machines for the factory that Bradley had found in Slatfield’s Industrial District were supposed to arrive, and there had been some issues with communication between Calvin and the driver delivering the machines, so Calvin wanted Bradley to go and inspect everything.However, the sounds Calvin had heard in the background when he’d called Bradley made him doubt that the man was actually in the industrial district, and Calvin had clearly voiced that doubt, resulting in Bradley trying to prove to him that he wasn’t lying.Sighing softly as he remembered that day, Calvin raised a hand to his temple and pressed his fingers against it.“I should head over this weekend and clear t
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