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Chapter 295 Step Down
Matthew turned off Shawn’s phone and asked the driver to start the car engine.
In the Ford residence, Leah was playing with Carlotta in the living room.
With the doll in her arms, Carlotta looked in the direction of the door from time to time. Leah knew she
was waiting for Shawn.
In the past two years, Shawn had been good to both Leah and Carlotta. Since Carlotta was born, he
seldom worked overtime and came home to have dinner with Carlotta almost every day.
"Mommy, why isn’t Daddy home yet?" Carlotta asked. There was disappointment in her eyes.
Leah glanced at the time on her phone. It was already 7 p.m. By right, Shawn should be back.
“Maybe Daddy is still busy,” Leah explained and forced a smile.
Leah felt uncomfortable when Carlotta was so close to Shawn. Even though Shawn did not know if
Carlotta was his daughter, he had been very good to her.
Carrying Carlotta up, Leah said, “I think Daddy is still busy at work. Let’s have dinner first, okay?”
“No, I want to wait for Daddy!” Carlotta pouted her lips.
Hearing that, Leah had no choice but to squat down in front of Carlotta again. “Carlotta, be a good girl
and have dinner with Mommy first, okay?”
In the end, Carlotta got up and went to the dining table. She had no choice but to eat without Shawn.
Leah breathed a sigh of relief. She was glad that Carlotta did not make a fuss about not seeing Shawn.
After dinner, Leah let Lucy take Carlotta for a shower. Suddenly, her phone rang.
It was a stranger’s number. Leah hesitated for a moment before pressing the answer key.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Hello?”
A husky man’s voice was heard from the other end of the line. “Hey, you can’t recognize my voice?”
Leah was stunned. It was Han.
Why is he calling me? Is it because of Anna?
Before Han could say anything, Leah hurriedly explained, “Don’t worry. I won’t meet Anna again.”
Leah was not interested in what happened between Han and Anna.
Hearing that, Han could not help but grip his phone tighter. His eyes suddenly filled with anger.
Why did she say that? Is she afraid that Shawn will misunderstand her?
“Don’t you dare talk to Anna again!” Han said coldly.
“I won’t, and I promised.” All of a sudden, Leah’s face turned pale. She knew she should not mention
Anna’s name.
“Aren’t you curious why Shawn is not home yet?”
However, before Leah could ask anything, Han hung up which made Leah nervous.
Looking at the phone, Leah’s heart could not help but skip a beat. A bad feeling rose in her heart.
Han would not contact her for no reason. Did something happen to Shawn?
Thinking of that, she dialed Tom’s number.
“Tom, why is Mr. Ford not back yet? What’s going on?”
With that, Tom told Leah everything.
Hearing that, Leah’s face darkened. She knew it must be Han that the tax department suddenly took
Shawn away.
“What exactly happened and how’s everything now? Tell me!” Leah came back to her senses and
asked.
“I can’t even get in touch with Mr. Ford now!”
“Tom, come and pick me up. I need to go to the tax department myself.”
Tom reached the Ford residence in no time. As soon as he turned off the car engine, the door of the
villa opened. In a formal suit, Leah walked out and sat in the backseat of the car.
Seeing Leah through the rearview mirror, Tom asked, “Ms. White, are you sure you want to go?”
“Let’s go there and decide later,” Leah replied. It must be something serious that the tax department
took Shawn.
Inside the tax department office, Matthew glanced at both Leah and Tom who stood opposite him.
“Mrs. Ford, I can’t let you bail for Mr. Ford. It’s not going to happen.”
As soon as Leah arrived at the tax department office, she requested to stand bail for Shawn.
However, Matthew refused bail. His superiors had ordered that they could only release Shawn after a
thorough investigation.
“But why? We can double the bail.”
Hearing that, Matthew’s eyes lit up. The Ford family was indeed rich. Nonetheless, he still shook his
head.
“Mrs. Ford, are you trying to bribe me here? If that’s your intention, please drop the idea.”
Hearing that, Leah was stunned. In fact, what Matthew said made sense. Paying double for bail really
looked like a bribe.
Matthew waved his hand, “Enough and go back home. My colleagues have already begun the
investigation. Perhaps Mr. Ford can go back in a few days.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLeah and Tom exchanged looks. They had no choice but to walk out of the tax department office in
disappointment.
“Let’s think of some other options.”
Even though Leah did not say it, Tom would look for other alternatives.
Time flies and it was one week since Shawn was taken by the tax department. The stock of the Ford
Group fell greatly and everyone was wondering if the Ford Group was going to bankrupt soon.
“Ms. White, are you going to attend the shareholders’ meeting this afternoon?” Tom asked. He had
been trying to stand bail for Shawn. However, no matter how hard he tried, the officials refused his
request. They asked him to wait until the investigation was over.
“Yes, I will attend,” replied Leah as she rubbed her temple. She had to take care of the company when
Shawn was not around. She had to repay his kindness.
At 1 p.m., Leah sat at the main seat in the meeting room.
“I don’t think Mr. Ford is coming.”
“We should think for our future. The share keeps dropping in the last few days. We can’t afford to lose
money like this.”
Several older shareholders began to complain. They wanted Shawn to step down. The shareholders
only cared for their own benefits.
Hearing that, Leah’s face darkened. She scowled, “We’re in the same boat. Shawn made billions for
the company in the past two years. Don’t you guys remember?”
The shareholders looked at each other, and finally, the man sitting next to Leah said, “Well, we all know
Shawn is a very capable man. But he has been retained by the tax department for days. We’re not
even sure if he’s going to be released. We just want him to step down so that someone else could
replace him for the time being. We can’t let the company idle without a head, right?”
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