Substitute Marriage: Reborn As The Top Big-Shot

Not long ago, Mortimer took a fancy to a girl at the KTV and began pursuing her.

But to his surprise, the girl flatly rejected Mortimer’s advances.

She was born into poverty, yet she turned a blind eye to the luxuries Mortimer offered, such as a villa and a car.

Mortimer had never met a girl like her, and he developed a desire to conquer her, chasing her for half a year.

During this time, the girl went through several jobs in an attempt to evade

Mortimer.

But Mortimer was relentless in his pursuit.

Left with no choice, the girl left her hometown and went to River City, miles away.

This provoked Mortimer’s fury.

So, Mortimer decided to force himself on her. Little did he know, the girl was determined not to be defiled by him and jumped from the 32nd floor.

She died on the spot!

Mortimer was so frightened that he hid at home,

With the wealth and power of the Summer family, they naturally would not let their only son go to jail. So, they used their influence to smooth things over.

Although the girl’s family was unwilling, they had no choice but to swallow their grievances.

But now…

It had been half a month since the incident, and yet Mortimer had been arrested!

The secretary continued, “l heard that the girl’s family hired a professional legal team. Now the police have officially launched an investigation. 1 also heard…

“Heard what?” Marshall immediately asked.

The secretary said, “l heard that your son might be sentenced to life imprisonment.”

Mortimer’s actions were extremely malicious, involving rape and intentional homicide, A life sentence would be the lightest outcome since the opposing legal team was aiming for Mortimer to pay with his life.

“What!” Marshall’s face turned pale instantly.

Without missing a beat, Marshall said, “Contact Director Cooper! I need to know what’s going on!’

Marshall and Director Cooper had a deep relationship, and at the time, Director Cooper had promised to keep Mortimer safe.

How could he go back on his word now!

The secretary immediately contacted Director Cooper.

The call was quickly connected.

As soon as the call was answered, Director Cooper said, “Old Marshall, you’ve brought trouble on me! Now I’m like a mud Bodhisattva crossing a river, I can’t even protect myself! As for your son, he’d better pray for his own good fortune!”

Marshall immediately asked, “Cooper, can you tell me what happened?” “You should ask yourself if your family has offended anyone recently?”

If they hadn’t offended some powerful figure, the situation wouldn’t have become like this.

Hearing this, Marshall was stunned.

Offended someone?

He had always been cautious and never offended anyone…

Director Cooper continued, “Now I have to cooperate with the investigation from above. Don’t contact me anymore.”

With that, Director Cooper hung up.

Looking at the disconnected call, Marshall frowned.

He was puzzled.

Who had their family offended?

But now was not the time to think about that. He had to use his connections to get Mortimer out of jail.

Mortimer had never suffered in his life, and the conditions in the detention center were terrible. He couldn’t bear the thought of his son’s suffering there.

So, Marshall immediately flipped through his contacts, trying to find every connection he could.

In the past, a single call from Marshall would bring many people to help.

But today, besides Director Cooper, none of the others even answered his calls.

Before long, Mortimer’s scandal was exposed by journalists.

As the heir of Xia Group, Mortimer was under close public scrutiny.

Once the news came out, it instantly gained tens of millions of views.

[Xia Group is disgusting! Not only do they sell poisonous milk powder, but their heir also plots to take people’s lives!]

[Boycott Xia Group! ]

[Mortimer should pay with his life!]

[l can’t believe this happened in the 21st century. If it weren’t for a benefactor helping the girl’s family, would this have all just been swept under the rug?]

[My heart aches for that girl. I can’t imagine how desperate she must have been in that instant she jumped from the 32nd floor.]

[I’m so angry! Is anyone organizing a group to beat up Mortimer?]

Quickly, Xia Group’s stock hit the limit down, in a sea of green, teetering on the verge of bankruptcy.

Xia Group held an emergency board meeting overnight.

At Summer family’s house.

Joyce was still waiting for news.

When she saw the news about her brother Mortimer, her face was filled with disbelief.

What was going on?

It must be fake news.

It had to be fake news..