Dorothy initially wanted to believe them.
They were family and her father was Grandmaâs biological son after all.
However, as she watched the business cars drive in, her beliefs and hopes were crushed in an instant.
âPolice cars might show up next!â
âHeh, what irony.â
Mr. Robertsâ full name was Marshall Roberts. He greeted Joanne with a smile as soon as he got out of
the car. The Assexes werenât the most powerful family in California, but they were still fairly well known.
Marshall signalled his underlings with a wave. His underlings checked the materials in the storage and
reported back to him. âAll the materials are indeed from Thousand Leaves.â
Marshall nodded and turned to Dorothy. âMs. Assex, Iâve received a report that your company is selling
materials from the famous Thousand Leaves of California. However, this requires a permit from
Thousand Leaves, or the regional distributing
company, for it to be sold in the market. Please show us the permit for your company.
Anderson and Emma watched Dorothy excitedly.
Even the old lady looked on smugly.
Sending Dorothy to jail was nothing to Joanne. She despised how Dorothy teamed up with an outsider
to steal the subsidiary company in City South. To her, this was an absolute disrespect to her and the
family. She didnât need such an ungrateful granddaughter.
Suddenly, Alex took out a document and handed it to Marshall.
The Assexesâ smiles faded and their expressions froze.
âWhat is that?â
âIt canât be a permit, right?â
Marshall looked at the document thoroughly and realized that it really was a permit from Thousand
Leaves.
Although he had the heart to help Joanne, he was a public official. He couldnât afford to be biased at
times like these unless he wanted to get fired.
âLet me have a look! â The old lady snatched the document out of Marshallâs hands.
Joanneâs face turned pale.
If this was a permit from Assex Constructions, she would be able to dismiss it with a random excuse.
However, this permit was from the main branch of Thousand Leaves.
Anderson and Emma rushed over to check the document out as well.
With just one look, they were shocked too.
After a short pause, Emma screamed. âNo way, thereâs just no way! This must be fake. Thousand
Leaves would only give permits to one main distributor for every state. And Assex Constructions is the
main distributor of California! This document must be a fake!â
Andersonâs eyes lit up.
âYouâre right, it must be a fake! Dorothy, you really do have some guts. To think youâd make a fake
permit! Youâre done for! Be ready for jail!â He said as he tore the document into pieces.
Dorothy screamed. âUncle Anderson, how could you destroy our permit?â
Anderson smiled coldly. âPermit? This is literally a fake document. You mustâve forged the stamp on the
permit too. Dorothy Assex, Alex Rockefeller, youâve really got some guts. Are you happy now? Youâve
dug your own grave. Mr. Roberts, this is enough evidence to arrest them, right?â
Marshall nodded. âYes, Thousand Leaves do indeed provide just one permit for each state. This permit
must be fake. Ms. Assex, please follow us to give your statement.â
Dorothy looked towards Alex in panic âI didnât forge it. Itâs real.â