Chapter 226

Chapter 226 Higher-Ups’ Mistake?

After Louis‘ call was hung up, his expression suddenly became extremely gloomy.

Louis‘ assistant, who was sitting in the front row, held his breath instinctively and tried his best to make

himself inconspicuous.

Since Miss Grey left the Smith family, her attitude toward Mr. Smith had been terrible.

And even stranger, ever since then, the Smith family had encountered trouble after trouble. They had

not had a day of peace.

Miss Grey refused to see Mr. Smith now. It was obvious that she still hated Mr. Smith.

Louis‘ assistant looked at Louis‘ expression and was downcast for a long time. Then, he asked

gingerly, “Mr. Smith, why don’t we try our luck by taking the route back to Miss Grey’s house?”

“Do you know where she lives?” Louis looked at his assistant coldly.

Louis‘ assistant was startled and stammered, “I don’t know…”

“That would’ve been an impossible feat,” he thought.

After Miss Grey left Smith Group, it was as if she had vanished. No one even knew her whereabouts,

let alone hear any news about her.

Louis sighed faintly and raised his hand to massage his temples. “Go to Johnson Corporation.”

Louis guessed that Rachel must be in Johnson Corporation now. Otherwise, Rachel could not have

come and left as she pleased and eaten with Linda.

As the car drove slowly, Louis‘ phone suddenly rang. It was a call from the bank president.

“Mr. Smith.”

“Mr. White.” Louis asked humbly, “Was the loan that we previously applied for approved?”

Hearing Louis‘ words, the person on the other end fell into a short silence. It was as if he found this

topic rather difficult to broach.

Mr. White pondered for a moment and said tentatively, “Well, Mr. Smith, after

the higher–ups reviewed the materials you submitted, they declined the loan. Why don’t you try to

submit your loan application to another bank?”

“It wasn’t approved?” Louis frowned. His handsome face seemed to be shrouded with coldness. “Did

the higher–ups make a mistake?”

“In the past, every loan from Smith Group had been approved by this bank. The materials and loan

applications would be reviewed and approved very quickly. Why was the loan declined this time?” Louis

wondered.

“Mr. Smith, I can understand your feelings.” Mr. White comforted Louis. “To be honest, I’ve asked the

higher–ups. They’re not targeting you alone. Recently, the higher–ups have issued new rules and

modified the policies. They’ve judged the size of your company and the loan you applied for to be high–

risk, so they rejected your application.”

When Louis heard this, the expression on his face remained grim. His frown. deepened.

After a long time, Louis said calmly, “I understand. Thank you for your trouble during this period.”

After hanging up the phone, Louis secretly gritted his teeth and endured the anger swirling in his chest.

“What is going on?” Louis wondered.

“Previously, the loan approval process had been exceptionally smooth. Why is it stuck at the last step

this time?

“Could it be that the Johnson family had taken action?

“However, if it were really the Johnson family who did it, their punishment

wouldn’t have been so mild.

“But no matter what, the most important thing now is to find Rachel and try to appease the anger in her

heart.”

When the car was heading towards Johnson Corporation, Louis happened to see Rachel preparing to

get into a car and leave.

Louis threw caution to the wind. He rolled down the window and shouted, “Rachel!”

Hearing Louis‘ voice, Rachel’s movements paused slightly.

Rachel narrowed her eyes and looked at Louis, who had opened the car door and was rushing towards

her.

David, who was sitting in the car, saw Louis walking over quickly. David’s

eyes darkened and were shrouded with coldness.

“Give me a moment,” Rachel bent over and said to David.