Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan)
Chapter 384

This document was my dad's financial statement, as clear as a summer day. Every dollar and cent of income and expense was accounted for, not a single discrepancy!

Tucked in the back were the detailed records of that year's investments: who put in how much, the increments, and the annual dividends collected!

The last sheet, though, had me riding an emotional rollercoaster.

That was the source of my dad's additional investment, and just looking at it had me fighting back tears.

I tried to compose myself, to not lose my cool.

Listed on that sheet were assets like the house my mom got as a wedding gift from my grandparents, the family home inherited from my late grandma, three real estate investments from my grandpa, a dowry property in Silverdale City prepared for me, the return on investment I gave back to my dad in the third year after I started Medsafe Liyah Inc., and the proceeds from his own educational business endeavors... All told, these assets were worth over 30 million bucks.

And all that dough was funneled into VitalAxis Pharmaceuticals, making us the major shareholder.

My hands trembled as I read through the asset details.

VitalAxis Pharmaceuticals' initial investment was just 50 million dollars, and our family had put in four-fifths of it, not even counting my dad's early contributions.

It was clear how much my dad wanted VitalAxis Pharmaceuticals to succeed.

Upon seeing the spreadsheet, everyone was gobsmacked, their eyes glued to my dad as my palms dripped with sweat.

Even though my dad had hinted before that VitalAxis Pharmaceuticals was our safety net, I never imagined it was to this extent.

This was just...

Suddenly, Kemp let out a roar, slamming the documents on the table, pointing at my dad with a dramatic mix of frustration and disbelief, "Fake... This is all fake, Galen! You're trying to monopolize VitalAxis Pharmaceuticals with these fabricated records, they're fake..."

His hysterical shouting broke the silence like thunder, he was like a jester who couldn't take the heat of the game.

My dad raised his hand, and in came three legal officers with briefcases, standing confidently behind him. My dad then spoke calmly, "If anyone has doubts, I've brought our legal team. You can verify all the paperwork from back in the day!"

That shut them up.

My dad sat there, the picture of serenity, and continued, "I'm sure no one here has forgotten the day we took over this 'fixer-upper' of a factory. We were all eager to do big things, coming to me with cash in hand, full of ambition. But the funding gap was huge. After buying the property, we didn't have two dimes to rub together for state-of-the-art equipment. You all remember the desperation in that room, right? Everyone was frantic, talking about raising more funds. And you all remember when I brought in the overseas investment. That so-called overseas investment was this very sum. It took me five whole months to liquidate those properties, losing ten million dollars in the process.

I owe a lot to my wife for her unwavering support. She made a great sacrifice with grace and strength. She's the real pillar behind VitalAxis Pharmaceuticals. In fact, she should be sitting here today. She didn't bat an eye when we bought those properties. Only when we had to sell our daughter's dowry house did she shed a tear and spend one last night there before signing it off with resolve.

From that moment, I vowed to secure even better properties to make it up to my family. That's what led to the purchase on Oldtown Avenue, and among those properties, we've kept one specifically for my little Aaliyah!

After selling those properties, my wife and I felt we owed our daughter. She married off to Goldenvale Town, and we practically gave her nothing. She even paid back the seed money for her business, determined to make her own way in Goldenvale Town!

So we decided to make the additional investment in her name. To boost everyone's morale, I presented it as overseas funding and kept the major shareholder's identity under wraps, starting the authorization process and taking full responsibility for it.

You all remember the excitement when that investment came in. Our legal team documented everything with signed papers!"

With a gesture from my dad, the legal experts presented all the right proofs.

My dad then turned to Kemp...