Chapter 271 Almost
“Mr. Johnson, this phone call…”
“Arianna called.” Dalton choked out the words.
At this moment, Arianna must have called to ask if he could change his mind. If Axton hadn’t intervened, he might have refused to marry into the Fleming family after calming down. But Axton had acted, and so decisively and beautifully at that, he no longer had a reason to refuse.
Arianna couldn’t and didn’t dare to answer this call.
As a grown man, the father of two daughters, he had never felt so powerless before.
Thinking of his daughter about to marry that fool, Dalton could no longer hold back and burst into tears in front of so many people.
Watching Dalton disregard his dignity and cry bitterly, the shareholders present all silently turned their faces away, and some with strong empathy even secretly teared up.
Many people thought that the company’s leaders led glamorous lives, but what they didn’t know was that these leaders were also shouldering heavy burdens, striving for the survival of the company and to prevent their subordinates from losing their jobs.
“Mr. Johnson, perhaps we should think of another solution…”
Someone couldn’t help but speak up.
Once there was one person, there was a second one.
“Yes, Mr. Johnson, your daughter is so outstanding. I heard that she was the top scorer in the province during the college entrance examination, and she was directly admitted to the doctoral program. Such an excellent child, marrying that fool from the Fleming family, it’s really…”
“Mr. Johnson, we are of an age where we should be shouldering burdens for the younger generation. It’s shameful that they are making so many sacrifices for the company. Listen to me, whatever happens, we should bear it together. We can’t let your daughter sacrifice in vain.”
With just a few words, these people warmed Dalton’s heart that had previously turned cold.
Who said that only interests remained in the company? When he truly encountered difficulties, these people who had followed him for many years would stand up and shoulder them with him.
Looking at these top shareholders, Dalton’s heart was burning with passion.
Dalton turned off his phone, took a moment to compose himself, and
said to them, “The loss of my daughter hurts me the most. Thank you for your understanding. I will discuss this matter with Axton again. If all else fails, I am personally willing to compensate the Fleming family with my own shares.”
He knew that Axton didn’t care about money at all, nor would he care
about his shares.
But he was Arianna’s father, he couldn’t possibly do nothing and just push his own daughter away.
He had to protect his niece, and also his daughter.
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Seeing Dalton hang up her call, Arianna turned to Claudia, expressing her worry, “He’s not answering my calls, do you think something’s wrong?”
Thinking of Dalton’s absent-minded state today, Arianna’s heart was pounding incessantly
She had just nearly lost hope, her father wouldn’t have also…
“If he didn’t answer the phone, we would go to his company to find him.” Claudia was also very worried after knowing the unreasonable demands proposed by Axton.
Dalton was not like Dempsey, who was adept at selling women for
glory. If Dalton knowingly compromised with the Fleming family despite being unable to fight against them, it would only bend Dalton’s spine, until it destroyed this man who had once been a soldier.
Arianna was also very worried about her father. Upon hearing this good news, she couldn’t wait to tell Dalton. Her cousin Seraphina was really amazing and could protect them. She didn’t have to marry that fool.
At this point, Dalton had already left the company.
The cold north wind blew, penetrating his thin coat. He had left his jacket in the office, intending to walk back in the cold wind, as if only in this way could his mind become clear.
Perhaps due to being preoccupied with too many concerns, I didn’t notice that the red light had already come on when I was crossing the road.
A large truck, seemingly malfunctioning, was heading straight towards him.
Just at this critical moment, a dazzling sports car drove towards the wheels of the big truck.
The wheel scraped against the body of the truck, and it seemed as if the truck driver only then came to his senses, hastily turning the steering wheel in the opposite direction and slamming on the brakes.
Immediately after, the sound of brakes screeching filled the air.
The noisy street suddenly fell into a terrifying silence.
Dalton stared blankly at the sudden turn of events, as if frozen in place.
He almost, almost died.
He looked at the yellow Lamborghini sports car and steadied himself as he walked towards it.
Just now, the person in this car saved him.
In the car, the person sitting next to Edmond was still in shock.
“Edmond, are you insane? We almost died just now!” Everett sat in the passenger seat, his face as white as a sheet. Thinking back to the scene just now, his heart still hadn’t settled back into place.
Although this car was expensive and had decent hardware, it was completely suicidal compared to a big truck.
Fortunately, the sports car’s cockpit had good safety features, and thanks to the quick reaction of the truck driver, the wheels didn’t run over it.
Edmond’s lips were tightly pressed together, his hands gripping the steering wheel firmly, his handsome brows furrowed tightly.
After knowing the request Grandpa made to the Johnson family, he
state.
He followed Dalton all the way, and just as the truck driver was about to hit Dalton, he deliberately steered his car towards the big truck without any hesitation.
Dalton did all this for Claudia.
And he was Claudia’s uncle, if anything happened to him, she would definitely be upset.
At that moment, he didn’t hesitate, because he wanted to try to protect the person she wanted to protect.
A dull pain throbbed in his shoulder, causing Edmond to furrow his brow. Enduring the pain, he drove the car away from the street.
Watching the car drive away, Dalton’s lips parted slightly.
This person saved him, how could he just leave like that?
Dalton immediately felt a wave of regret, wishing he had written down the license plate number.
He glanced at the terrified truck driver, who was wide-eyed and still
shivering all over.
The truck driver’s clothes were somewhat worn out, even the woolen hat on his head was so old that it was out of shape.
Dalton thought for a few seconds, but ultimately did not pursue the driver’s responsibility.
Edmond drove the car to the hospital and said to the person next to him who was still muttering, “Get out.”
Although Everett grumbled all the way, he still obediently opened the ear door.
“The first time I came here to see you, I encountered this situation. I really should have checked the almanac before leaving the house.”
He didn’t know why Edmond had taken such a risk, especially when it had almost cost him his life.
“Is that person so important that you would risk your life to save them?” Everett was full of anger with nowhere to vent, “You can’t seriously think you always have a resurrection armor, can you? Playing dead and actually dying are not the same, when you’re gone, I won’t even collect your body!”
Edmond gave him a cold glance, his tone indifferent: “He is Claudia’s biological uncle.”
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“…” Everett rolled his eyes at him, “She never intended to forgive you, why did you save her uncle? Do you think that would make her change her mind? Let me tell you, even if you really died, she wouldn’t forgive you. Don’t forget, not long after you ‘died’, while your body was still cold, she was already planning to get engaged to Horace.”
“She didn’t like Horace,” Edmond’s tone carried a hint of chill, a trace of malice surfacing in his eyes.
