Becoming the Richest by Farming
Chapter 317 - 0317 Wood Family Can’t Come Back_1

Chapter 317: 0317 Wood Family Can’t Come Back_1

If he had the capacity, of course he could steady the ship, if not, he couldn’t.

He was forced to step down, and the Wood Family’s power slipped away.

On the surface, the Wood Family still bore the Wood name, but they were being slowly devoured by other shareholders.

It seemed like a lot had happened, but in reality it all took place in just a few days.

The American police station had new evidence, Edward Wood’s brother had to pay the price he deserved, Edward was forcibly sent to the drug rehabilitation center, Olivia Johnson couldn’t return to the country, Daisy Wood was missing, and Daniel Wood was in a tough spot, fighting alone domestically.

Ellen Young had wrapped up her affairs in Imperial City and returned to the countryside with Blackie and the robot Michael—yes, that was the new name she’d given it.

Originally, Michael was just assigned a number, not a formal name, and Ellen had decided to change that.

Michael was a robot, not very intelligent, but he could help watch the chicks.

Because of Edward’s issues, she had stayed a few extra days, and now that she had come back to the village, she saw that Ruffy Smith had already returned before her.

His villa was almost finished being built. He looked at Ellen returning to the village and smiled brilliantly, "Our busy scholar has returned. Would you be interested in visiting my mansion?"

Ellen was as blunt as ever, "Not interested."

Ruffy Smith: "Heh."

As expected.

To his surprise, Ellen didn’t directly walk away this time, but instead gave him a glance, her pale eyes thoughtful, "You knew about Edward’s situation all along?"

Her words were subtly crafted.

Ruffy caught on immediately, his smile still wicked, "Do you think I’m clairvoyant? I just felt that your... so-called brother, who’s only related by blood, obviously wasn’t going to be simple. While in the country, only David Wood could keep him in check. Abroad, with no one to rein him in, it actually gave him the chance to go astray. It was only a matter of time before he ended up on a crooked path. I just didn’t want to see him in the country. I haven’t done anything wrong, right? Those who have offended me before have ended up in a much worse state than this."

Because he was speaking to Ellen, he explained very clearly.

Mainly to clarify—that it wasn’t him who sought out to deliberately mess with Edward.

"What you do is your business," Ellen said calmly. "Edward chose his own path; no one else is to blame."

He could have chosen to study abroad and, if he had been the least bit conscientious, he could have contributed to the Wood Family.

The current state of the Wood Family was all thanks to him.

All the causes lay with Edward, not with her or the other members of the Wood Family.

Since the Wood Family liked him so much, they should have to foot the bill for today’s events.

"I think you are still too kind."

Ruffy clicked his tongue, "If it were me, there’d be no need to save David Wood’s life."

"I just did what I had to do."

Ellen actually smiled, which was rare, "I did my duty as a granddaughter who’s only related by blood. The specialist I found him can ensure that when he wakes up, his health will improve and he could live for a few more years or even a decade. Isn’t that good?"

Good, of course it’s good.

Specialists are there to save lives, and Ellen indeed found one that was useful for David Wood.

In this world, who doesn’t want to live? When David woke up, he should have realized this truth.

The problem lay with Daniel Wood.

He certainly had the money to pay now; he knew that without David waking up, the Wood Family would have no hope, so of course, he had to be saved.

As for how David would behave once he woke up, that was no longer for Ellen to worry about.

No matter his attitude, the status of the Wood Family couldn’t be restored.