The Heiress’ Return: Six Brothers at Her Beck and Call

Chapter 1667 Cleaning up the Trash

Hearing the word "special gift" made everyone present freeze in fear. They knew this meant that there was a high possibility that they would undergo thorough investigations.

If even Judah, someone with even more influence than Fredric, had fallen, they were next!

Eamon's face contorted with fear and his mind raced before he threw himself onto his knees before Wynter.

"Wynter, it was all Edison's doing! He threatened me! He said if I didn't side with him, I'd face the same fate as the Whitman family. I didn't have a choice!

"I had such a great relationship with your uncle and worked so hard for the Whitman Group all these years! Please forgive me! I beg you! I'll apologize to your uncle! I will call him right now!"

Hearing his plea, the other Chamber members crowded forward, mimicking his groveling tone.

"I'll apologize too, Ms. Quinnell! We were wrong! We'll return to the Whitman family now!"

"That's right! If it weren't for Edison's threat, he wouldn't be able to become the acting chairman!"

Edison's eyes widened, bloodshot with rage. "You ungrateful traitors! Me, threatening you? Weren't you just complaining that the Whitman family was too strict with its rules and were too old-fashioned?

"Just a few minutes ago, you people were drinking, swearing your loyalty, and saying we'd all live it up together. Now you turn around and play me for a fool!"

As he spoke, Edison pointed

Eamon. "Who was it that said the Whitman family deserve all this? It was you,

wasn't it? You want to take over the Whitman family, yet you haven't got the guts or skills!"

Eamon's face drained of color as he glanced at Wynter, visibly flustered. He then yelled at Edison, "You're trying to slander me!"

"Slandering you? I couldn't get the Whitman family removed on my own! We all had a part in it," Edison said as he had reached the point of no return.

He turned to Wynter, pleading, "I admit my mistakes, Wynter, but don't let these people deceive you. I am the one being played here.

"If we're talking about connections, I've always had the closest ties with the Whitman family. They've just been setting me up for a fall, propping me up only to pit me against them."

Edison had always been shameless. Even now, he was still trying to weasel his way out.

Wynter's gaze was calm as she watched the middle-aged men squabble. She lightly rolled a cigar between her fingers, her tone laced with disgust.

"All of you should have known this would be the result when you hid the news of my mother's return for your own selfish interests. You didn't get away with it—it's just that the time wasn't right for your punishment."

As soon as Wynter mentioned Marie, the faces of three men, especially Edison's, changed. Wynter knew full well that both he and the Wray and Montclair families were the root cause of this.

"Edison Waldron, you've wanted to replace the Whitman family for a long time now. Don't worry, jail is too light of a punishment for you. I'll make sure you taste the same bitterness everything that the Whitman family has been through."

Edison's face stiffened. He didn't quite understand what she meant.

"As for you all?" Wynter's voice dropped lower. "None of you are innocent. You've broken the law, engaged in malicious competition, and spread rumors about domestic brands."

She looked up. "Take them away. Let the courts decide their fates. If they want to file a lawsuit, that's fine, too. The Quinnell's Legal Department is always ready to engage."

"Understood." With that, a dozen or so people in uniforms rushed in.

those who had been begging for

so we

the authority arrest us! We have permanent resident cards. international trial!" six out of eight of

thought Wynter was not qualified to take them, and if she didn't want to escalate this

sense of superiority still leaked from their bones. They looked at Wynter,

with a commanding presence. Without saying a word, she snapped them on

you are bold enough

How could she not be afraid of causing an international incident? How dare she take

people like you before-those who receive the

that 'international issues' are your trump card. Let

batch of people who were like you had nowhere to run. Do you want to guess what happened to them?" The six of them immediately

chuckled lightly. "Originally, this case was nothing special. But congratulations! You just escalated it with one sentence. I do hope the people behind you have enough guts

were nothing more than pawns, used to

already extended beyond borders. They were nothing more than tools, manipulated and deceived with promises of good conditions. But when things went wrong, they would simply

was left behind. Wynter had stated that it wasn't

of desperation around him, he desperately

...

who had targeted the

moment the Whitman family's reputation began to turn around, many in the

uneasy.

wondered if they should contact Fredric to figure out how to handle

when the announcement regarding Fredric came out, they slumped in

Reuben had sought their help. None of them had treated him kindly. Some had been polite but only to

something and quietly said to the director, "Mr. Moody, we treated Mr. Whitman Senior with respect when he came to

was according to the rules. We can't just start using personal power every time someone

they were practically talking about the Whitman family

his thermos cup before responding, "Huron, what you say makes sense. We didn't do anything

get out of their predicament. Even if Wynter is powerful, she can't just act recklessly against public officials." Aleron thought he was safe. After all, major cases like Fredric's wouldn't implicate someone at his level. Besides, with the high-ranking officials under scrutiny, he assumed his minor connection to Fredric would remain buried. But in the next moment, that illusion shattered. The investigative unit arrived at his office, giving him no room to talk his way out of it, presenting evidence of

a corruption crackdown targeting an entire chain of accomplices. Wynter had waited patiently to uncover each of these hidden parasites. From top to bottom,

their uniform was a shield, fed off public funds while indulging used their

corruption and abuse, and

became the largest corruption scandal in the region's history, with news bulletins rolling out nonstop. Officials were arrested mid-meeting, and company heads were

left the public

"Things are really changing."

to the new official. They used the investigation into the

whole mess."

who bullied my

at my business and always hinting for bribes is in custody,

good!"

glance, these comments seemed minor, but the truth beneath them

often lay not just the students but also influential parents and corrupt schools Some kids, emboldened by their family's status, bullied others without remorse, mimicking

unethical behavior.

eliminate. Some individuals, unrelated to the Whitman family's affairs, were

these

wrongdoings.

already gathered evidence on them and

that of Vanessa, who

was something anyone would be able to uncover. Yet, the evidence