Chapter 589

Demi’s words didn’t sound like she was praising Matthew at all; it sounded like she was just being sarcastic. Sasha was infuriated, but what else could she do at this point? The shares had already been transferred, and nothing else could be done even if Matthew didn’t agree to it.

With a chuckle, Helen sighed gladly before she said, “You haven’t let us down, Matthew. Although you can be a little insensitive and awkward sometimes, you are a responsible person! Responsibility is the most important trait in every good man. Alright. We trust you, Matthew; you can definitely do it. James, you should stop arguing with Sasha now. She was just worried about Matthew. We’re a family after all;

why do we need to do this?”

James nodded without saying anything more. He had been terrified when he first heard that Sasha wanted to sell the company’s shares off, and he only relaxed once he knew that Matthew was willing to take full responsibility for this.

Their dreams of living the rich life would be ruined if the company shares were gone—this was the least desirable outcome to James. Now that Matthew had agreed to take full responsibility, this might just be the best outcome for James.

Once they returned to the house, Helen and Demi continued to shower Matthew with praises as they both talked about preparing a nice meal for him. Sasha was in no mood to deal with this, so she quickly pulled Matthew upstairs. “What were you thinking, Matthew? T-This… They’re obviously getting you to take the fall. W-Why did you agree to it?” Sasha asked anxiously.

With a smile, Matthew said, “I’ve seen the project that you’re talking about, Sasha. That’s Young Master Lach’s project; it’s the development with the villas, right?

Shocked, Sasha asked, “Y-You knew about it?”

“I have shares in the construction company. I saw several of the listed projects in the company previously, and this was one of them.” He nodded.

She immediately asked, “In that case, you know that this project has been placed on hold, right? They invested 300 million into this project, but Young Master Lach embezzled all of the money. Not only can they never get the money back, the project—which has been put on hold—is probably never going to happen now. All of the money is basically gone, so how are you going to fix such a huge problem?”

“It’s not that complicated. The money isn’t actually gone,” he uttered.

“It’s not?” She was confused. “Didn’t Young Master Lach embezzle the money?”

“No. If I’m not mistaken, the money should’ve gone into paying for the construction fees.” He shook his head as he spoke.

She was shocked to hear this. “How do you know?”

With a faint smile, he said, “Because a portion of that money has been directly returned to the construction company.”

“The construction company? What?”

He chuckled. “The construction company happens to be the one handling the construction for this project. The development belongs to the Jackson Family, and the area with villas was a collaborative project with the Jacksons from the start. Our construction company is responsible for 70% of the whole area’s construction work, so whatever the Lach Family owes in construction fees, they owe it to the construction company itself. Hence, most of the 300 million was transferred back to the construction company.”

“I see.” Sasha finally understood the situation. “But doesn’t Liam know about this?”

Quietly, Matthew replied, “Liam’s someone who’s laid-back and lazy; he isn’t serious when it comes to his work. Although he is the general manager of the construction company, he doesn’t actually understand much about the company itself. Take this project for example—he only glanced through it without fully understanding the details and what is actually happening.”

Sasha nodded as she fully agreed with what he said. Liam was the reason why James and the rest had lost 300 million to a scam previously. He often liked to boast about how capable he was, but he was really nothing more than a pretentious, useless individual. The one thing he was good at was sweet-

talking and flattering both Helen and James, which made him the family favorite. It was annoying to watch it happen.