My In-Laws Wanted My Billion-Dollar Empire Chapter 05

My In-Laws Wanted My Billion-Dollar Empire Chapter 05

Ryan picked up the phone.

He only heard a few words before his face went pale.

Even his voice began to shake.

“Ethan…”

“There’s a serious problem with the supply chain.”

Ethan frowned.

He held back his anger and asked:

“What happened again?”

“Why are you freaking out like this?”

Ryan gripped his phone tightly.

His voice shook.

“The core suppliers that we’ve worked with for years…”

“They all sent us termination notices.”

“They’re stopping all shipments effective immediately.”

Ethan’s expression changed.

“What?”

“We’ve worked with them for years.”

“Everything has always been fine.”

Ryan’s eyes turned red.

He forced himself to continue.

“They said…”

“They were willing to keep working with Tensei Tech before.”

“They gave us discounted rates.”

“They even gave us extended payment terms.”

“All of it was because of Natalie.”

“Now that Natalie has left the company…”

“They said they have no reason to continue working with us.”

“From now on, we either pay everything upfront…”

“Or they’ll terminate the partnerships completely.”

Ryan’s hands kept trembling.

“Ethan…”

“If this continues…”

“The company’s cash flow will collapse within three days.”

“And all of this…”

“It’s because we pushed Natalie out of the company.”

The entire office fell silent.

Ethan stood there, unable to process what he had just heard.

Before he could say anything.

Linda Hayes suddenly called.

He answered.

The moment the call connected, Linda’s panicked voice came through.

“Ethan…”

“Something terrible happened.”

“There are people from the estate management company at the house.”

“They said they’re here to collect this year’s maintenance fees.”

“Two million dollars!”

“They want more than two million dollars for one year!”

“If we don’t pay, they’ll stop all maintenance services.”

Ethan’s face grew darker.

Linda’s voice became more desperate.

“Richard couldn’t accept it and argued with them.”

“Then he suddenly collapsed from a brain hemorrhage.”

“The driver tried to take him to the hospital in the Maybach.”

“But the car’s security system had been activated because it had been disconnected from the owner’s

account for too long.”

“It wouldn’t start at all!”

“Now we can’t even afford to keep the house.”

“And Richard…”

“He might not make it.”

“Ethan…”

“What are we supposed to do?”

Listening to Linda’s desperate cries, Ethan felt dizzy.

Ryan and Chloe quickly stepped forward to support him.

His face was ghostly pale.

He could only hold onto the desk to keep himself standing.

At that moment.

The entire Tensei Tech office had descended into chaos.

The employees had already heard the news.

Some started packing their belongings, preparing to leave.

Others surrounded the finance department, asking whether their salaries could still be paid on time.

Madison stood nearby with her arms crossed over her chest.

Her brows were tightly drawn.

But her tone remained firm.

“What are you all panicking about?”

“Isn’t this just a small supply chain issue?”

“What’s the big deal?”

“Those suppliers are just trying to take advantage of the situation and raise their prices.”

“Once they realize they can’t find a better partner, they’ll come back begging us.”

She paused.

Then glanced at Ryan, who was sitting on the floor.

“Could you be any more useless?”

“You can’t even handle something this small.”

“How are you supposed to enjoy the company’s success in the future?”

Ryan slowly stood up.

His eyes were bloodshot.

He walked straight toward Madison.

“Enjoy success?”

“Madison Blake, do you really have the nerve to say that?”

“If you hadn’t caused all this trouble…”

“Would we have ended up like this?”

“I warned you before.”

“I told you not to act impulsively.”

“But you refused to listen.”

“You insisted on forcing Natalie’s hand at the wedding.”

You insisted on bringing up the asset split”

“You insisted on humiliating her.”

“Look what happened now.”

“Natalie withdrew all her resources.”

“Everything happening now is because of you!”

Madison’s expression turned ugly.

She immediately fired back.

“Because of me?”

“Ryan Hayes, be reasonable.”

“When we decided to split the family assets…

“You were the first person who agreed.”

“Did you forget that?”

“Mom and Dad agreed.”

“Ethan made the decision too.”

“And now that something went wrong…”

“You want to dump all the blame on me?”

Ryan stared at her.

“I only agreed because you talked me into it!”

“If you hadn’t kept saying those things to me every day…”

“Telling me that after the split, I’d get more shares…”

“That I’d finally become one of the company’s owners…”

“Do you think I would have agreed?”

“And now?”

“I didn’t get anything”

“Instead, I have to suffer the consequences with you.”

“Why shouldn’t I blame you?”

Madison’s face turned pale with anger.

“You…”

Their argument became louder and louder.

Meanwhile.

Chloe crouched beside the desk.

She grabbed her hair with both hands.

Her voice was full of panic.

“Enough!”

“What’s the point of fighting right now?”

“The company is about to collapse.”

“What am I supposed to do?”

“What about my tuition?”

“This is all because of you!”

Linda stood nearby.

She wiped away her tears.

Then spoke softly.

“Madison…”

“Can you stop making things worse?”

“If you hadn’t kept causing trouble…”

“Richard wouldn’t have ended up in the hospital.”

“We wouldn’t have become like this.”

On the surface

She sounded like she was trying to calm everyone down.

But in reality.

She was shifting the blame onto Madison.

The accusations continued.

Everyone blamed each other.

Everyone tried to avoid responsibility.

The entire office descended into chaos.

Ethan pressed his hand against his aching temples.

Finally, he lost control

Enough

“Everyone shut up

“Dad is still in the hospital

“This isn’t the time to blame each other!”

After saying that

He immediately took out his phone and called emergency services.

Then he rushed to the hospital

Ryan and the others hesitated for a moment.

Then quickly followed him.