The CEO's Mischievous Little Bride by Whispering Willow

Chapter 596 Sharp Questions

Nobody saw it coming when The Rossi Family's raw materials got yanked back. Even The Rossi Family was floored.

They had this grand plan to corner the market, flood it with their stuff, and leave customers desperate for their raw materials, all while blocking the Olteran Group from selling theirs. The idea was to make Olteran's second division bleed at least seven billion dollars.

To dig themselves out, Olteran would have to scramble for new business, leaving them wide open. The Rossi Family figured they could swoop in, hit Olteran where it hurt, and get their revenge. "Congrats, Mr. Rossi," said an ex-Olteran employee who'd jumped ship to The Rossi Family.

Cole raised his wine glass, "We owe it to Mr. Stewart for joining us."

But just as the party was getting started, a phone call killed the vibe.

Who spilled the beans that their goods were from shady sources?

Cole didn't even get to sip his wine. His eyes went from cloudy to sharp in a second, "Who ratted us out?"

They'd moved the goods through the Dark Web, dodging all the checkpoints. But now, after everything was sold, someone had snitched. The Dark Web's supposed to be airtight; how did this leak?

That morning, The Rossi Family cleared out their warehouse. By evening, they were gearing up for a thank-you bash. But in the afternoon, the cops showed up, "Mr. Rossi, we need the sales list for this batch of goods, including their source." Cole's eldest son, Leroy Rossi, a middle-aged guy, stepped up to handle the cops, "Our goods are legit. Why the sudden visit? We'll cooperate fully. I'm tight with your boss, Ralph Dixon, you know..."

"You might know a lot of people, but it won't help. The order for this investigation came from someone even Mr. Dixon can't touch," the cop said, all business.

told his team

his big boss chair, his eyes sharp and

knuckles popping. Patrick

had time to deal with the cops. Even if they had to confiscate them, the

going after all the goods he'd just

everything got recalled, hundreds or thousands of customers would

tank. If they did, The Rossi Family couldn't

They were being played.

in charge was buzzing,

in charge hung up, and Patrick switched on the office display, tuning into live news

reporters and buyers were

Leroy, got hauled in by the cops for questioning, while his younger son, Wyatt

Stewart, the guy who

face, "Mr. Stewart, you were doing great at Olteran.

the

reporter didn't back off, "Since you don't want to talk about that, let me ask, your move didn't help The Rossi Family win this deal. What do you have to say

questions and bolted back to The Rossi

during your price war with Olteran, you slashed prices by forty percent but still had to clear inventory. Does this mean your goods were illegal or had quality issues?" As soon as the reporter finished, the others pounced, "Answer us! Are

hearing this, started to believe the goods were dodgy