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Chapter 494 The Duke of Stoke's Trouble
"Report! It's a report again!" Stoke rubbed his temples tightly. Ever since the Heart of the Goddess was attacked, everything has become out of control. Although the family's situation has been declining in the past, after all, he I got it, everything is different now, everything seems to be messed up, one after another, the Duke of Stoke feels that his shoulders are about to be unable to bear the pressure, he inherited the family title from the Duke Since then, it has never been smooth. First, his wife died, then he was at odds with his daughter, and after that, a series of things happened. Now, Goddess Heart, which already has a long history, is on the verge of bankruptcy. He is definitely a sinner of the family, and It also made the Duke of Stoke really start to reflect on whether it was right or wrong for him to shoulder the burden of the family and become a duke.

If he hadn't become a duke, would he still be with Su Lun's mother, the family is reunited in harmony, like an ordinary family, he can earn money to support the family, and he can also make Su Lun well-fed? Worry, go to the school she likes, like the person she likes, ordinary love, to be honest, if the Duke of Stoke is still an ordinary person now, he will never consider his family conditions first when he looks at Li Sansi. Without a title, aside from these things, Li Sansi is actually good. Of course, this does not mean that he looks at people with colored glasses, but because Su Lun is the daughter of a duke. If it is rumored that the duke's daughter marries Not only will the elders of the family not approve of a thumping poor boy, but the public opinion of the outside world will also affect the family's reputation.

This is his sorrow as the heir of the family. His own opinions are no longer important. His actions can only be based on the interests of the family.

But now, his desk is full of dense reports, all of which are reports on the failure of funds in various family businesses, asking for capital injections, revitalizing the business and other nonsense.

The family meeting is about to be held, and the attack on the heart of the goddess has caused turmoil in the entire family. Some people even think that the family is going to be over. The elders have already asked for a family meeting. Usually, Stoke The duke announced that it was rare for such a thing to happen. It is conceivable that these old people are already urinating and panicking.

The phone rang on the table. Before that, Duke Stoke had hung up several calls. Now his mind was in a mess and he didn't have the slightest clue. Regarding these noisy phone sounds, he didn't know what to do. He hated it very much, outside the window, elders' cars entered the mansion one after another. When he was facing a meeting, who would look for him?

As a last resort, the Duke of Stoke could only declare bankruptcy. At this meeting, he had already arranged for people from the bank to come, and planned to declare bankruptcy to the Stoke family's economic empire in public. He had no other choice. Only in this way can the high-pressure debts be lifted. The honor of the Duke of Stoke's family and everything will go to hell!
The phone rings constantly. This phone is an ancient model, and the crystal dial is still used for dialing. To upset the Duke of Stoke.

The Duke of Stoke grabbed the phone, "Hello? What's the matter?"

The Duke of Stoke's frown, which was still frowned a moment ago, suddenly relaxed. The voice from the microphone was Su Lun who was far away in the heart of the goddess.

"Su Lun, what happened? It couldn't be that the Goddess Heart employees rioted. Father still has some money that can be used. You can use it to resettle the families of people who died because of defending the Goddess Heart. Don't worry, my daughter. , everything will pass and we will be fine!"

"Father, listen to me." Su Zixuan held the microphone and said softly, "During the family meeting today, you must not declare bankruptcy. If you can delay it, try to delay it for a while, because we have already found The only way to save the Goddess' heart is time!"

The Duke of Stoke was shocked, and he had another chance to save the goddess' heart again! ?How can we save the heart of the goddess! ?After waiting for so many bad news, this is the first good news waiting for today.

The Duke of Stoke was silent for a while, trying to make his words seem more natural, "What method are you going to use to save the heart of the goddess?"

"It's hard to say a word clearly. In short, Li Sansi and I are trying our best to find a way to save the heart of the goddess. Father, can you buy us some time?"

When Su Zixuan said about Li Sansi, Duke Stoke had some unspeakable and complicated emotions in his heart, as if Li Sansi had snatched his beloved daughter away. Now that Su Lun is not by his side when he is in such a difficult situation, That made the Duke of Stoke a little bit sentimental. He thought for a while and said, "My daughter, I believe in you. I will buy time for you. The Stoke family depends on you."

When the Duke of Stoke walked into the meeting room, the elders surprisingly arrived ahead of schedule, and they did not put on airs like before. The last one to arrive received the most attention, and now they were all sitting on the table. In the midst of a heated discussion, seeing the Duke of Stoke walking in, an elder immediately stood up from his seat.

"It was the oriental man, it was the curse he brought! After he came, he defeated the men of the Duke of Humington, which made the Duke of Humington unhappy, which caused the Smith family to withdraw their engagement, and then he went to become the Queen of the Goddess." The person in charge of the heart, what has he brought? Not only is there no recovery of five percentage points, but now even the heart of the goddess is gone!"

"That's right, it's that Li Sansi! It's him! Without him, all of this would be normal, and the family would develop on a normal track, and there would be no such things that happened later!" A person who still remembered Li Sansi's name The elder shouted loudly.

"Stop, Coct, is it the behavior of a gentleman to accuse us after the incident? When the Duke of Humington came to provoke us, and Li Sansi helped us, wasn't it you who applauded the loudest!? "An elder stomped his crutches and looked at each other. Without the housekeeper Sahara, their crutches were not kept by anyone, so they had to take them into the meeting room.

The noise of the crowd became louder and louder. The Duke of Stoke waved his hand. He is now the leader of the family anyway. With such a wave of his hand, there are still people who want to listen, but someone in the crowd said in a strange way, "I don't know He's so pretentious there, he's about to go bankrupt, and I'll see how long he can survive!"

As soon as these words were said, Duke Stoke's face changed slightly, but in the end he suppressed these expressions.

"The Duke of Humington has always had a feud with us. Even if there is no Li Sansi, as long as he can catch the slightest flaw in me, Stoke, he will bite like a mad dog." The Duke of Stoke looked around the crowd. , said slowly.

"Hmph, Li Sansi is your son-in-law, of course you protect him, this is something that has happened throughout the ages, we understand."

"It's not a question of whether I protect him or not. What's more, he is not my son-in-law yet, and it's hard to say whether he can become my son-in-law. It's just that what we have to do now is how to get through this crisis." Difficulties!" The Duke of Stoke looked at the more than 30 elders present at the meeting. The elders of the Duke of Stoke's family have basically all arrived, and even many elders who are on vacation abroad, because the goddess' heart was attacked , and now urgently follow back.

"How do we get through this difficult time now?" An elder who still had a hat on his head stomped, "The three companies under me have declared bankruptcy yesterday. What can I do? The family has been slow With the money out, we can only declare bankruptcy."

After the elder finished speaking, he looked at the Duke of Stoke with an expression of what are you going to do with me.

"Three of my companies declared bankruptcy yesterday!" An elder stood up and straightened his clothes.

"One of my companies went bankrupt the day before yesterday."

"mine too."

"Me too, four."

These elders seem to have made an appointment together, and they continue to put pressure on the Duke of Stoke by means of bankruptcy, saying that they are bankrupt. The way they frown, they have a kind of pleasure.

With the pleasure of revenge and various emotions, the Duke of Stoke has always been aloof at ordinary times, and he is faintly detached from the situation manipulated by the elders, not to mention sometimes doing things that are not in their liking at all, so these elders, It is rare to find an opportunity to threaten him, so why not use it wantonly, and now they are trying to put pressure on the Duke of Stoke. Seeing the Duke of Stoke frowning and submissive, they felt complacent in their hearts .

You know, this is the Council of Elders. Although you are the heir to the family title and the supreme leader, you still have to be suppressed by our Council of Elders in the end. If you dare to have the slightest difference, you know the power of our elders united!This is called pressure, this is called threat, don't you really want to save the Duke of Stoke's business, we will go bankrupt one by one, making people anxious!
The Duke of Stoke buried his head down, and it took him a while to raise his head. His eyes showed confusion, "Give me a little more time, just a little bit, our goddess heart will be rebuilt."

He believes in his daughter 100%, but now the heart of the goddess of industry that is related to the pillar of the family, with the strength of Su Lun and Li Sansi, how can he turn things around! ?How could they find a way to save the family, what method did they use! ?The current Duke of Stoke is about to be overwhelmed by the pressure from all directions, but in his heart, there is still a little hope, maybe it is the trust in his daughter, maybe it is the collapse of the Stoke family. Unwilling.

(End of this chapter)