Don't Fall For Me, CEO-Chapter 1168: The Earl Withdraws Investment

Chapter 1168: Chapter 1168: The Earl Withdraws Investment

Marsden Estate—

The funds Andre invested into the Marsden Family before his arrest made Joseph breathe a sigh of relief.

At this moment, he was busy chatting with his son Jennings about their plans.

"Anna’s idea is pretty good, and my lab just happens to need such a specimen."

"But, if Auntie Quinn finds out, she’ll be very angry and won’t talk to you anymore."

Jennings was quite opposed to their plan.

Especially since the plan came at the expense of someone he liked the most, making him inwardly resist it even more.

"Do you think she wasn’t angry with me before and still talked to me?" Joseph sneered.

Jennings: "..."

Indeed, that’s true.

At least before, Laura Quinn was still willing to put up appearances with him, but if that plan was implemented...

He felt Laura Quinn would never associate with Joseph again.

Jennings was pondering how to make Joseph abandon the plan when the butler hurriedly pushed the door open and walked in.

"Sir, an urgent call!"

Joseph hurriedly took the call.

But whatever was said on the other end made Joseph very angry.

After Joseph finished the call, Jennings quickly asked, "What happened?"

"Ryan’s plan failed." Joseph’s face was gloomy.

"How could this happen?" Jennings was extremely surprised.

The Ryan plan was actually a rescue plan for the Marsden Family.

They had filled the plan with funds from the previous sale of The Penguin Hotel and from Andre, hoping to quickly earn the money back by reviving several shelved projects.

According to previous simulations, their plan had a 95% chance of success.

"What on earth went wrong?" Jennings couldn’t understand how a plan with such a high success rate could suddenly fail.

"The Earl withdrew his investment." Joseph was extremely annoyed.

"The Earl? But wasn’t he uninvolved in these projects?" Jennings was puzzled.

Yes, during that time when they were closely involved with the Earl, they had tried to bring him into these projects.

But back then, the Earl refused.

How come now the withdrawal of the Earl’s investment is being blamed for the failure of Ryan’s plan?

"He was involved, he always was. In fact, those projects were actually all planned by him."

Joseph was practically exasperated.

Because he suddenly remembered, it was after the Earl showed up that these projects suddenly emerged.

Maybe these projects, and even the Earl, were aimed at the Marsden Family from the start.

"How could that be? Didn’t he choose us as partners because he was close to the Marsden Family?"

Jennings couldn’t wrap his mind around it.

"Partners? Hmph, I see him more as our enemy!"

Joseph was furious, slammed his phone onto the table, and ordered the butler to arrange a meeting with the Earl.

Although he also felt the chances of meeting the Earl were slim.

After all, he had frequently requested meetings with the Earl but was always rejected.

But Joseph didn’t expect that this time, the Earl actually agreed to meet.

"He really agreed to meet with me? Are you sure?"

Joseph doubted what he’d heard and confirmed with the butler several times.

"Yes, sir, the Earl’s side suggested meeting at that private club, and advised you not to be late, as he doesn’t like waiting."

"Aside from that, did they reveal which box the Earl would be in or if there are any distinguishing things about him?"

"The Earl’s side didn’t say."

Joseph and the butler continued discussing their upcoming meeting, while Jennings remained silent, looking thoughtful.

Just because the meeting location was precisely at the private club where Miss Michelle, also known as July Quinn, had been.

Is this a coincidence, or...

Indeed, Jennings vaguely felt that the mysterious Earl could very well be July Quinn.

But as soon as this idea appeared, he dismissed it immediately.

It’s unlikely.

July Quinn is only so young, how could she cause such a stir, shaking the very foundation of the Marsden Family?

Yet, even though he mentally denied it, Jennings still felt a faint worry, especially since he had signed an agreement with July Quinn.

After thinking it over, he decided he would also follow Joseph to meet this so-called Earl.