Relentless Pursuit After Divorce
Chapter 545. If I don’t kill you, my surname isn’t Qiao_1

Chapter 545: 545. If I don’t kill you, my surname isn’t Qiao_1

This was a promise straight from Old Mr. Wood’s son.

As soon as Elly left, Edward Wood, who had been pretending to sleep on the bed, suddenly sat up, anxious about the things Elly had said to his son at the end.

"Was what that woman said true? Didn’t you say that as long as we tarnish their company’s reputation, she would give us more money to pacify us?"

He hadn’t thought much of it at first. When he fell from the scaffolding, he was actually worried that the company would ignore him. But then the CEO himself came to the hospital to comfort him, and he breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like he’d save on medical expenses and even get various compensations.

But then, his son told him to make a big fuss about the injury. These company bosses are most afraid of their reputation being damaged. Once the issue becomes a big deal, they would surely offer more money to shut them up.

The more he thought about it, the less he felt he earned, working himself to death compared to these big bosses, so he agreed to his son’s idea.

However, what the woman said was completely different from what his son had said.

"Is that thing about the stock suspension and going to prison for spreading rumors true? Is she just trying to scare you?"

Edward bombarded Joseph with a series of questions, which annoyed him a bit.

Recalling the words Elly left him with, Joseph quickly Googled the surname Campbell, and the first thing that popped up was Henry Campbell.

Just looking at Henry Campbell’s resume was enough to frighten Joseph considerably.

Then thinking about how today’s woman bore some resemblance to this Leader Campbell and, combining that with her confident demeanor upon arrival, he didn’t hesitate to believe in the relationship between the woman and Leader Campbell.

As he looked further into Henry Campbell’s connections, he found a mention of Henry’s eldest son, James Campbell, the Chairman of Campbell Group.

Recalling the woman’s previous claims of being a second-generation rich kid who would inherit wealth, Joseph’s face turned even paler.

He firmly believed that the woman hadn’t lied to him. She was not only rich but also came from a military family. Ending his life would be too easy for her, not to mention getting him expelled from school.

"Dad, what she said... it’s true."

Joseph now felt some regret. Thinking of the person who had instigated him to make trouble, his heart trembled. It was only then that he realized he didn’t even know that person.

Why did that person incite him to cause trouble?

Was it to harm him or to target the Campbell woman?

Joseph believed he hadn’t wronged anyone, so that person must be out to target the woman.

He... seemed to have been used as a pawn.

"So... what should we do? Should we... just drop it? I just injured my leg, and the money I’ve already received from the company’s insurance compensation is more than enough."

Edward was genuinely scared, especially after hearing the woman mention getting his son expelled from school and jailed; he dared not demand any more money.

He had struggled to raise his son to be top of his class; if his son ended up in prison because of his own greed, he would have ruined his life.

"You... go and stop her now, tell her we don’t want the money, go now, hurry."

Edward urged Joseph in a panicked tone, who was indeed scared.

Of course, he had hoped to extort more money from these wealthy company owners, but not at the cost of his education and future.

Thus, nudged by his father, he ran out immediately.