Chapter 437 - Cox Industries (8) (1/2)
Stacey waited for Timothy to come back from the study for what seemed forever. Lindsay and Scarlet were on the sofa, playing some online game on their phones.
Timothy came back from the study with a blank expression. He got himself another full glass of whiskey and plopped on a one-seater sofa chair. He didn't care that some of his drink got spilled on a fine tan fabric of the armrest. He watched as the material absorbed every drop.
Stacey sat across from Timothy and stared at him, waiting for him to speak. Anxiousness in her was rising, and she was afraid to ask what he found out. His expression was not good.
After some time, he sighed. ”Company is gone.” This was his biggest pain. He lost his company, position that carried prestige. And he was humiliated. That was the worst part.
”We can get it back, right?” Stacey blurted out. She was not sure if she tried to comfort her husband or to see if getting the company back is possible.
”They are shutting it down. It's gone.”
Stacey didn't understand. Why would anyone get a company just to shut it down right away? ”Who is shutting it down?”
”Jeffrey White.”
Stacey thought that she is going to faint. ”What?!!”
”White… Jeffrey White!” Timothy screamed. At this point Lindsay and Scarlet lifted their heads from their phones and watched their father who was getting out of control. ”He showed up in a meeting and announced that everyone is fired, and he is closing the company! What did you do?!!”
”Me? Why me?” Stacey didn't understand how the company problem is related to her.
”Because this was personal!” He screamed and huffed few times before grabbing the glass with whiskey and downing it. He was staring at his wife and trembled from anger. ”Money is also gone! All of it is gone! I don't know how… but I know that Jeffrey White is responsible for taking the money from our offshore account as well!”
Stacey still didn't understand. ”Even if that is true, how can you make it sound like it's my fault?”
”Because you don't know when to stop! Always meddling with Whites.” He glared at Lindsay and Scarlet. ”You pushed these two useless creatures to meet with Whites, to charm them, to get into the White family. For what??! For this dumbass to try and kill Jeffrey's fiancée?” He pointed at Lindsay. ”If you taught them how to put makeup on and pout their lips, why didn't you teach them not to poke a tiger!”
”Oh! Now it's my fault?!” Stacey sneered.
While two of them spat insults at each other, Lindsay was listening in shock wondering if what she is hearing is correct. Did they really lose company, and money? And it was all doing of Jeffrey White? And why are they dragging her into this??? She suffered a lot two evenings ago… First, she embarrassed herself on the stage, then Jeffrey intimidated her with his threats. She still remembers that he said how he will rearrange her face! And then Elanor and Oscar! They knew so many things about them which no one should know! And they said that if they see them anywhere close to their family that everything will be exposed! That was the most horrible day in her life… ever.
Next to Lindsay, on the sofa, Scarlet was disconnected. She browsed on her phone for her favorite pastime: celebrity gossip. Suddenly, she froze while staring at her phone. Her eyes darted to her father and back to the phone few times before she tugged Lindsay's arm to get her attention.
It took some time for Lindsay to stop swatting Scarlet's hand away and to turn to see what she wants. But only because Scarlet was very persistent. When her gaze fell on Scarlet's phone, Lindsay opened her mouth in disbelief. When Lindsay recovered, she stood up so fast, that it looked like she is launching herself to the second floor.
That startled her mother. ”Why are you acting like this??!” Already agitated Stacey screamed at Lindsay.
Lindsay didn't seem to be bothered by her mother's behavior. She stared at her father. ”Is it true?”
Timothy's face was twisted from anger. ”What?!! Which part you didn't get?!! Money? Gone! Company? Gone! And that means NO MORE MONEY!!!”
Stacey saw that everyone is getting out of hand and tried to calm everyone down. ”OK. OK… Screaming is not doing us any good. To anyone. Let's all take few deep breaths and think of a way out of this.”
Timothy slumped back into the chair. Stacey took that as an agreement. ”We still have the house, cars, we are not completely out of money. As long as we stick together, we can recover. We can get back what belongs to us. Right?”
Timothy nodded. He was defeated, furious, but what is the point of those feelings? At least he can agree with his wife and hope that in time he will see the way out of this predicament.