Chapter 8
The clear footage captured James’s arrogance and violence completely.
James looked at the screen, then said in panic: “Who told them to bring out this surveillance footage? Those useless idiots! The hospital still belongs to the
Hawke family!”
Gavin quickly interrupted: “No! James, the hospital doesn’t belong to us. We only invested in one project at the hospital! The hospital belongs to the Sutton Family Foundation!”
James’s face turned pale: “Dad! Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
Gavin’s face darkened: “If you hadn’t been strutting around like a damn king, this wouldn’t have happened!”
“Now, you apologize to Charlotte properly! Just apologize!”
Hearing Gavin’s words, James stumbled and crawled to me: “Charlotte, I was wrong. I was just deceived by Alice…”
“Don’t worry, if you can forgive me, I swear I’ll cut ties with her.”
James looked at me with regret, his voice trembling, trying to sound sincere.
I’m sorry, okay?”
My superior snorted coldly. “You think an apology can solve this problem?”
You said the Hawke family runs New York, but here – in this room – you have no power to give orders!”
ames tried to stop the video playback, but one of the federal officers had already restrained him.
Lfter the federal investigators reviewed the footage, their expressions became grim.
James! Alice!”
You are under investigation for defaming a national important professor and deliberately harming a Level 1 classified national researcher.”
Given the severity of the charges, you will face federal detention awaiting trial.”
learing this, James collapsed completely.
le said in a trembling voice: “No… impossible! My father – he’s Gavin Hawke! Our Hawke family in New York…”
In New York what?” I sneered: “You still think this city is yours, operating like a private kingdom?”
Levin seemed to know the situation was irreversible.
de suddenly slowly stood up from his chair, then knelt down in front of me with a thud: “Charlotte! Please…”
James is my only sont
Just tell me what you want – whatever the number, the Hawke family will compensate you!”
“If $100 million isn’t enough, then $200 million! There’s nothing the Hawke family can’t afford.”
Hearing this, I suddenly wanted to laugh.
This phrase was so familiar James had learned it from Gavin.
Father and son were the same, both thinking money could solve everything.
I looked coldly at Gavin kneeling on the ground: “Not everything has a price tag.”
“If my experiment succeeds, it can save thousands of lives.”
“Now it’s delayed by three months. Three months!”
My voice gradually rose: “How do you price that? Those lives?!”
Gavin’s face turned pale.
1 added: “And don’t you know? The Hawke family empire? It’s already collapsed!”
