Secret Wealthy Marriage
Chapter 407: Lingering Evil Spirits (2)

Chapter 407: Chapter 407: Lingering Evil Spirits (2)

He listened carefully, so he could be mentally prepared.

"Mr. Hawkins, there’s no need to feel embarrassed all the time. Now that this has happened, we were lucky that we’re all okay. If not, the implications for you could have been quite serious. This incident has had a major impact and I believe that compensation alone may not be able to solve the problem."

Charles Carrington spoke calmly and seriously. The banquet he had organized was to celebrate his father’s 90th birthday. Due to the crackdown on corruption, he had not been extravagant, but had just booked about a dozen tables at the Seagace Hotel, inviting some closest relatives, friends, and also some colleagues in his circle who were at a similar rank, to avoid suspicions of accepting bribes disguised as gifts at his banquet.

"Yes, could you please elaborate, Secretary Carrington?" Bryan Cooper was very humble. He was here to solve problems, and even though he was highly esteemed by the public in G City, he was still just a businessman, who happened to have a bit of money. It wasn’t good to seem too high and mighty, as it could attract enemies. Lowering one’s stance could bring about many friends.

"Mr. Hawkins, we’re friends, so there’s no need for me to be so formal. However, you need to manage this situation well and give everyone a satisfactory explanation. After all, the Hawkins family owns not just the Seagace Hotel in our City A. It’s kind of a chain effect. If such an incident has occurred here, it is quite likely that your other hotels could be impacted too. Don’t you agree?"

Charles Carrington continued to reason with him. This incident, anyway, should not let Bryan Cooper have an easy time, and he should not be able to get away with it so easily. This is what his daughter and future son-in-law thought.

He and his wife only have one daughter, Maggie. Maggie was infatuated with that young man, Frank. Even though Frank had no money, he couldn’t resist his daughter’s deep love for him. He was left with no choice but to accommodate her.

They didn’t know why, but Frank really despised Bryan Cooper. He had friends who were also in the hotel business, but Cooper’s hotels in City A are thriving, while the hotels owned by his friend were struggling. Perhaps because of this, Frank often criticized Bryan Cooper in front of him, and even Maggie grew to believe that Bryan Cooper was not a good person.

In fact, from what Carrington knew of Bryan Cooper, he was a really good guy and handled matters very well.

Because Frank had shares in that hotel, Carrington had thought about supporting his son-in-law’s business by holding his father’s birthday party there. However, Frank reminded him that they were celebrating his grandfather’s 90th birthday, so they went to the best hotel in City A, the Seagace Hotel, instead. But they hadn’t expected such an incident to happen.

Frank and his daughter, Maggie, were both poisoned. After they woke up, both Frank and Maggie told his wife that they could not let Bryan Cooper off easy this time.

He was just an ordinary father, a father who loved his daughter more than anything else. He thought that by suppressing Bryan Cooper this time, perhaps the hotel invested in by his son-in-law and his friend might have a chance. So, he agreed to take this opportunity to make things difficult for Bryan Cooper.

But according to Frank, shutting down Bryan Cooper’s hotel was practically impossible.

The most he could do was to use all his influence to keep Bryan Cooper’s hotel closed for as long as possible, and manipulate the media in City A to blow up this incident. Then, let the other hotels under the Hawkins name also take a hit, which would afford more opportunities to Frank’s hotel.

"Yes, Secretary Carrington, you’re right. Don’t worry, in addition to compensation, I will thoroughly investigate this matter and give you a satisfactory answer." Bryan Cooper strongly agreed with Charles Carrington. Before coming here, he had also planned to thoroughly investigate this incident. "I heard that our seafood has been sampled by the relevant department for inspection. Until the results are out, we will not sell any seafood. You can rest assured about that, Secretary Carrington."