The Great Medical Saint (Matthew)

Chapter 360

However, compared to the Wood family, the Carters were much weaker.

In a daze, Rachel bid Matthew farewell and returned home.

Seeing her return, Fred rushed over. "What happened? Weren't you supposed to be negotiating a deal? How did it turn into a conflict? You've caused a huge problem this time!"

Rachel recounted the events of the meeting and ended with a sigh. "This time, it really wasn't Matthew's fault. Isaac went too far. He tried to take me away right in front of Matthew. No man would be able to tolerate that." But...

Fred frowned deeply. He understood the situation and that Matthew's actions were justified.

"I'm not saying Matthew was wrong, but the issue is the Wood family's power. What if they are unreasonable? It won't just be our family that suffers, but Matthew's family could be dragged into this as well."

Rachel frowned, feeling indignant. "Why can't they be reasonable? He was too much!"

they have money, power, and guns. If they want to be unreasonable, what can you do?" Rachel's worry amplified. "Grandpa, can't you use your connections to ask someone to mediate? We can afford to spend more money on

but people are avoiding us like the plague. They made some excuses and hung up. When I tried calling back, their phones were turned off. They've already regarded us as pariahs

an unfamiliar number, he frowned. "I don't even manage the company's affairs anymore.

call. "Hello, who's

on the

up. "I'm sorry. Please don't be angry. We admit our fauft. Please show mercy to the two children. Whatever conditions you ask

someone from the Wood family calling, and

for something that the Carters could manage, ideally just

listened to the caller,

you're asking for... is truly unreasonable. Can we negotiate another condition? We'll pay any amount. Please, I beg you to reconsider

he could finish, the caller hung

ashen as if he had just received bad

seen many injustices in my long life, but at least those people had

had built his fortune from nothing, facing multitudes of challenges and seeing