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plummeted, almost hitting the limit. Several of Brooks‘ business partners issued statements announcing they would cut all financial ties with the Brooks family.
Sheena didn’t expect the Brooks family‘ s downfall to be so swift.
“Actually, the Brooks family has been on the decline ever since Christopher took over,” Megan remarked.
Christopher was Sheena’s father, the man who had married into the Brooks family.
It was said that when Amanda wanted to marry Christopher, the older members of the Brooks family strongly opposed it. After all, Christopher was just a small–time thug without even a college degree.
But Amanda had insisted, threatening to kill herself if they didn’t accept him. In the end, the Brooks family had no choice but to agree.
Despite being married into the family, the older members of the Brooks family had
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already prepared for this. They made sure that none of the family’s assets or the company would be passed on to Christopher, making him completely
irrelevant to the Brooks family’s business. operations.
However, after Amanda failed to give birth to a second daughter, her health quickly deteriorated. Unable to manage the company, she had no choice but to let Christopher take over the business.
That was when a whole group of people. from the Turner family, Christopher’s family, mysteriously appeared within the Brooks family.
Though the Turner family members were not well–educated, they were driven entirely by profit. Soon enough, they had caused utter chaos within the company.
“After this banquet, the Brooks family, which was already on the brink of collapse, will probably never rise again,” Megan said.
