studiobondurri Chapter 568
Chapter 568
Chapter 568
Parker Group’s current situation was a mess. In addition to the internal conflict, they were also getting hit from the outside.
Jacob Parker, the oldest and proudest son of the family, shouted, “I’m the only one who can sort out this mess! If we split up, then we’ll just collapse like dominoes. Come together and have faith in me!”
“Why should we believe in you? How many projects are you working on?”
“Hey, stop with this bullshit! You think the shareholders want someone like you?” Gloria Parker exclaimed as well.
“I’d rather fend for myself than trust someone who has hurt the entire group with all kinds of shenanigans. Why don’t you just give up and stop wasting everyone's time?”
“What nonsense...!”
This informal meeting, attended by the executives of each company and representatives of major shareholders, turned into a chaotic exchange of cursing and slander, everyone shouting at each other. After hours of fighting, some of the less influential executives simply walked out, almost giving up on the whole matter.
“They’re crazy.”
“Yeah. Now is not the time for that.”
In a fiercely competitive industry, a business could instantly collapse after a big mistake. All the subsidiaries of Parker Group and its important people were tightly connected and stayed out of politics. No matter how many times a project had failed, they had managed to survive by being self-sufficient.
However, that wasn’t the case now.
‘Should I look elsewhere?’
‘I wish I could switch to Dragon Industry.’
Step, step.
“...!”
The executives were stunned to see hunters approaching in the distance. They were quite famous, so everyone recognized them instantly.
“Aren’t you hunters from the Icarus clan?”
“What brings them here...?”
“Everyone, get out of the way! Here’s the Parker child who truly deserves the family’s inheritance!” the hunters shouted firmly, demanding everyone’s attention.
Richard turned his head away in embarrassment and pretended not to see his colleagues.
“You vile crooks!” Smallwood yelled as he walked through the door. “Were you secretly organizing a meeting like this without contacting us?”
The people in the room were naturally taken aback.
“Why are hunters from the Icarus clan here...?”
“What is this?”
“No matter what, this is someone else’s company!”
“...”
“...”
The hunters were taken aback, as they had expected the executives to react differently. They had thought that some of them would recognize Richard and say something like “Oh... It’s him!”
“Richard is part of the Parker family, so he deserves a share of the inheritance!” Guiterrez exclaimed in a voice slightly less confident than before.
“What a joke... I’ve never heard of him before!” one of the executives snarled as if telling the hunters to stop joking around.
‘...’
It was then that Richard exploded.
“What do you mean you’ve never heard of me?! I guess you just didn’t care!”
“No matter how strong Icarus is, you think you can just bring a fraud here to steal the inheritance of the Parker family?!”
“Hey... He is...” one of the lower-ranking colleagues whispered to the angered executives.
“Huh?”
“ He is Alex’s son. I guess you didn’t know because he’s a hunter.”
“...”
“Really?”
The people who didn’t know Richard sat down and whispered to each other. Richard’s face turned red.
Whittaker stepped forward. Regardless of what these people said, the immense wealth of the Parker family was on the line. He couldn’t back down.
“Unless there’s a specific will, Richard here is entitled to a part of Alex Parker’s estate following his tragic disappearance. Here, in the United States, the land of justice...”
“I have a will.”
“What?”
“I have a will,” Jacob Parker repeated while glaring at him.
“You mean that fabricated garbage?” Gloria snorted. “Who would believe that Father is giving you most of the shares and leaving the rest of us some significant assets? We all know Father wouldn’t have left such a will.”
“Are you insulting our father?”
Antony, taken aback by their exchange, asked with an incredulous expression, “Uh, didn’t you all accuse Alex Parker of colluding with the Master of Slowness and Silence the other day?”
Whittaker’s idea was so outlandish that his colleagues were speechless for a few good seconds.
“We can just fabricate it, right? With the help of the Icarus clan, I can persuade...”
“Shut him up. Let’s just say there was a mistake in the will. Then we’ll go ahead and just seize the estate.”
“I think that’s too disgraceful.”
“It’s better than embarrassing ourselves in court. Let’s handle it quickly.”
As the Icarus hunters were whispering, another clan member opened the door and joined the discussion.
“Have you seen the news?”
“What news?”
“Apparently some will has been found? One that’s in Richard’s favor...”
“???”
“What???”
The hunters rushed over in surprise.
Sure enough, that story was all over the news!
-Everyone is talking about the discovery of this new will, which is expected to end the strifes within the Parker family...
-It turned out to be quite favorable to Richard Parker, a hunter of the Icarus clan. The will is causing a stir!
-Jacob Parker declared, “Something is wrong. I will strongly contest this!”
“Oh my... God.”
“Have you heard of this, Richard?”
Richard Parker shook his head. He was more surprised than anyone else.
***
Yes. Well done.
“...Th-thank you!”
Jerry Kuber from Parker Group fell to his knees. Though he had been hesitant to report something so trivial to the constellation, the positive response reassured him that he had made the right choice.
Having learned about the inner turmoil within Parker Group, Choi Yeonseung replied in an icy tone, I’ll deal with it.
“Thank... Thank you! I will continue to be loyal!”
Jerry Kuber bowed once again, thrilled by the constellation’s answer. He had made many choices in his life, some more questionable than others, but joining forces with this constellation was something he was sure he wouldn’t regret.
A great decision indeed!
‘Wait... How exactly is he going to solve it?’ Jerry Kuber suddenly wondered.
He was aware that the master of Earth could do almost anything. However, he was a bit anxious about his solution for this problem.
Was he going to kill all the competitors?
***
Richard Parker was dumbfounded. He shook hands with the visiting executives and sat down. He wasn’t sure what exactly was going on, but what could he do now that the will had come to light?
“Then please look after us.”
“Haha, we have a rich friend.”
Naturally, the other Icarus hunters were trying to get in Richard's good graces. None of them had expected him to achieve this much.
“Don’t forget our portion.”
“...”
Richard was baffled.
They hadn’t even done that much...!
“Hey, you’re not thinking of keeping everything to yourself, are you?”
“You’re not an asshole, right?”
That’s right. Richard isn’t an asshole.
“That’s right... Huh...? Wha-?!”
“Wh-what’s going on...?”
I’m here to get my share.
“...”
“...”
This man... wasn’t he a constellation...?