Chapter 1696: Chapter 1701

Undeterred by her silence, Alexis continued, “With such a huge compensation, you will probably have to use your family’s cash flow.

”

Have you ever imagined what could happen if you do so?

The threat in his words was palpable.

Not content with just targeting Raegan’s studio, Alexis would go after the Foster family’s business should Raegan didn’t comply.

Raegan replied coolly, “Thank you for your concern.

But my family’s finances are quite stable at the moment.

”

Alexis assumed she was just being stubborn.

With a facade of looking out for her interests, he suggested, “Raegan, I was concerned about you.

Why don’t you just accept that Mitchel is dead and withdraw the case? Then, I’ll cash out his share of the stocks for you.

”

Of course, once the case was withdrawn, how much those shares were cashed out for would be up to Alexis.

Using tricks to make the stock prices of the Dixon Group plummet, the money he had to fork out for Raegan would be trimmed to only a fraction of the money due.

Raegan understood Alexis’ ultimate goal was to force her to admit that Mitchel was dead.

Only in that way could Alexis proceed with his grand schemes.

Raegan looked at Alexis and said coldly, “Mr.

Dixon, Mitchel is not dead.

Please watch your words moving forward.

I don’t appreciate that kind of talk.

”

Her words infuriated Alexis.

Raegan, impermeable to both flattery and threats, was proving too difficult to handle.

He snarled, “You will soon know what real suffering is.

”

As expected, Raegan’s negotiations with several other companies this afternoon became difficult, likely due to Alexis’s interference.

It was almost dark by the time Raegan, exhausted, returned to the studio.

She had been living at the studio for two days straight, with no time to go home.

Fortunately, with Annis and the bodyguards at home, Raegan could rest in ease.

Despite the relentless challenges, Raegan didn’t give up.

Through her tireless efforts, the situation had almost stabilized.

Overall, the losses were much lower than she had anticipated.

The biggest order was from Arthen Entertainment.

They didn’t ask for any compensation.

Instead, they found a replacement and changed the entire setup themselves.

This had helped a lot to significantly reduce Raegan’s losses.

Raegan tried to compensate to Devonte, but he refused.

Devonte even said, “With Mitchel’s issue, it’s only right for a friend of his to look after you.

Just wait until he comes back, and everything will be alright.

”

Like Raegan, Devonte didn’t believe Mitchel was dead.

In his view, Mitchel was invincible.

How could Mitchel disappear just like that?

Devonte’s words made Raegan’s nose tingle.

She suddenly felt Like crying.

She never cried when she was pressured by those heartless people.

But just one sentence from Devonte brought her to tears.

Many people thought she was delusional, clinging to false hopes.

But Devonte chose to believe her.

However, fate wasn’t kind to Raegan.

When one crisis seemed to abate, another arose.

On Raegan’s third day at the studio, she received a call from home.

The driver said frantically, “Miss Foster, I went to Janey’s kindergarten to pick her up.

I waited for forty minutes, but Annis and Janey hadn’t come out.

I asked Janey’s teacher, and she said they had already left.

”

Raegan jumped up and instructed, “Go to the security room and check the surveillance footage.

I’ll be right there.

”

She then hung up the phone and rushed out of the studio.

When she got in the car, she realized she was shaking all over, clearly not in the state to drive.

Raegan called a designated driver to drive her to Janey’s kindergarten.

On their way, she kept urging the driver to speed up.