Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex’s "Uncle" - Chapter 94

Chapter 94: The Price of Lying Chapter 94: The Price of Lying The perfume supply chain had never had any issues, so how could it suddenly and quietly be shut down?!  And the timing was too coincidental… Could it be Logan’s doing?  The shareholders wore anxious expressions.

“Mr.

Clark, what is going on?”  James, flustered and panicked, suddenly seemed to realize something.

His head jerked up.

“Reid… Reid Sir, you… you…”  Logan let out a soft chuckle, his tone calm yet laced with an unmistakable authority that sent chills down everyone’s spine.  “Mr.

Clark,” he said, his voice as smooth as the surface of a still lake, “I told you, all I want is the truth.”  Logan tilted his head slightly, continuing in an unnervingly measured tone: “This… is the punishment for lying.”  The punishment for lying…  James staggered back a step, his face pale as a sheet.

He… he had lied, but Logan didn’t even give him a chance to explain, instead choosing to shut down the perfume supply chain outright?!  It was like cutting off one of Clark Group’s lifelines!  James finally grasped just how terrifying this man truly was.

Desperately, his gaze shifted toward Katie.  Katie froze completely, her face stiff, tears trembling on the verge of falling, trapped in an awkward and utterly helpless expression.  Logan, spinning the tea cup lazily in his hand, cast a bored glance upward.  “Mr.

Taylor,” he said with a cold smile, “I’ll give you one more chance.

But if you don’t tell the truth this time, the consequences faced by the Taylor Group are not as simple as the seizure of the Clark Group, do you understand?”  Selina blinked slowly, realizing Logan’s method.

By pitting the two sides against each other, he was forcing them to reveal the other’s schemes for the sake of self-preservation.

In one fell swoop, Logan ensured Taylor Group and Clark Family would turn on each other completely.  Taylor’s president swallowed hard, his regret nearly choking him.

If he had known Selina had such powerful backing, he never would have dared to cross her!  Now shaken by Clark Family’s example, he no longer dared to lie but instead carefully chose parts of the truth that were advantageous to him.  “Reid Sir, I’ll tell the truth!

The truth is… my son and Miss Clark were never in love.

It’s just that… my son took a liking to her, so… so we tried to arrange for her to marry him.”  “But I swear, we really only wanted the Clark Family’s eldest daughter to become the Taylor Group’s young madam!

We didn’t do anything else!”  Logan responded with a cold laugh.  At that moment, Taylor’s president’s phone rang.  A voice on the other end delivered devastating news: “Taylor President, the investors in the Century Tower project have pulled out…”  Taylor’s president’s eyes widened in shock, and his body seemed to freeze.  The Century Tower investment… That project was Taylor Group’s lifeblood.

Without it, all the money they had poured in would go down the drain.

That would spell the end for Taylor Group!  The intense fear overwhelmed him.

Unable to endure the mounting pressure, Taylor’s president collapsed to his knees with a loud thud.  “Reid Sir, I admit it!

I admit my son has… certain unsavory habits.

Most women who fall into his hands end up… ruined…”  He hesitated for a moment before nervously glancing at Logan for a reaction.

Not hearing the sound of the phone again, he breathed slightly easier and continued:  “My son wasn’t really looking to marry Miss Clark.

He just… just wanted to have some fun…”  “But the Clark Family willingly sent Miss Clark over, essentially showing they didn’t care what happened to her!

Reid Sir, I was wrong.

We were wrong!

Please, show mercy and spare us!”  James’s vision darkened as rage surged through him, sending his blood pressure skyrocketing.

“That’s nonsense!”  Taylor’s president hesitated but forced himself to continue:  “Reid Sir, every word I’m saying is true.

The Clark Family knew exactly what my son is like-they knew… knew my son’s hands aren’t clean.

But for the sake of money, they willingly sent Selina over!”  “James told me he’d lure Miss Clark to the company, drug her, and then let my son do as he pleased with her… The worse it went for her, the better.

Every word I’m saying is true!” James shouted furiously, “Nonsense!

Absolute absurdity!

Reid Sir, don’t listen to-” “Mr.

Clark, there’s no need to rush,” Logan interrupted, his tone calm as he lightly tapped his fingers on the table.

“If you wish to refute, go ahead and speak your mind.” James blurted, “Taylor Group is lying!

They deceived us-” Before he could finish, his phone rang again.  The ringtone was like a death knell, making James visibly shudder.  Jack smiled faintly, his voice steady yet sharp.

“Mr.

Clark, if you’re still unwilling to tell the truth, I believe there won’t be much left of Clark Family’s assets for anyone to seal or acquire.”  James, who had always lived a smooth and privileged life, now trembled visibly.

Being cornered and threatened by a younger man made his entire face twitch with suppressed rage and fear.  “Fine… yes, we did deceive Selina today,” he admitted grudgingly, “but we never intended for Taylor’s son to kill her!

We were just worried she wouldn’t be able to find someone to marry…” The phone ringing hadn’t stopped.

Now, another shareholder’s phone began to ring as well.  James, like a rabid dog cornered, snarled, “Reid Sir, Reid Sir!

You can’t do this!

Selina, I’m your father!

Do you want to see me dead?!” Selina arched an eyebrow, her expression indifferent.

“Father, what a strange thing to say.

You were ready to hand me over to Steven, a murderer, and you expect me to treat you with respect?”  Jack stepped protectively in front of Selina.

His expression turned cold as he warned, “Mr.

Clark, if you dare threaten Mrs.

Reid again, Clark Family will cease to exist.

You’re welcome to try.”  “Moreover, our sir only wants to know one thing: why would Clark Family choose Steven for a business marriage alliance?

Everyone knows Steven’s history with women.

Could it be that Mr.

Clark was truly hoping for his own daughter’s demise?”  That question struck like a hammer.  Indeed, out of all the candidates for a business marriage, why Steven?

Could Taylor’s president have been telling the truth after all?  James choked on his words, the taste of blood rising in his throat.

“Of course not, I didn’t know-” Whizz!

A fruit knife sailed through the air and embedded itself in the wall behind James with a sharp thud.  Logan casually retracted his hand, his tone eerily calm, “I’m running out of patience.

Let me rephrase my question.

Was Natalia involved in this business marriage arrangement?”  James felt a chill flood his entire body.

Instinctively, his gaze flicked toward Natalia.  Natalia froze completely, her body stiff as a board.

Shaking her head violently, she stammered through her tears, “Reid Sir, you’ve misunderstood.

I care deeply for my sister.

I would never-” Another phone rang, this time from a different shareholder.  The relentless ringing seemed to strike fear into Natalia, making her entire frame tremble.  “I didn’t… I really didn’t know… why are you all treating me like this?

I might as well be dead…”  The ringing didn’t stop.  Natalia refused to admit anything, crying dramatically with tearful eyes.

“It’s true!

I only suggested Steven for the marriage, but I had no idea about his terrible reputation!

I was sheltered, I didn’t-“  Ring ring ring…  Suddenly, every shareholder’s phone started ringing simultaneously!  James’s face twisted in alarm, his legs wobbling beneath him.

Unable to keep up appearances, he abandoned Logan’s gaze and checked Clark Family’s stock prices.

The more he stared, the more terror filled his expression.  Natalia could hardly breathe, her chest heaving with panic.

She couldn’t admit to anything-if she did, her reputation, her engagement, her entire future would be over.  She was supposed to be perfect, standing tall above Selina.

She couldn’t let this happen.  Natalia burst into sobs.

“I swear it’s the truth!

I didn’t know, I didn’t know, I didn’t-” “Enough!

Shut up!”  The sudden roar came from one of the shareholders, who stormed toward her.

His face was red with fury as he grabbed Natalia by the collar.  “Natalia, you wretched troublemaker!

Reid Sir told you to tell the truth-do you not understand?

How much deeper do you plan to drag us down?!”  James’s expression changed drastically.

Instinctively, he stepped in front of Natalia to shield her.

“How dare you!

Are you trying to rebel?!”  The rest of the shareholders, their patience at its limit, stood up one after another, their expressions furious and ready for confrontation.

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