A Bumpy Road to Power

Chapter 595 595

"Serenity State? Who is it?"

Dirk Carter asked.

Arlo Yarbrough said, "Aziel Grant."

"Why is he here?"

Hearing this name.

Dirk Carter felt a surge of excitement.

Seeing this, Irving Pace said, "Dirk, you have a guest, so I'll take my leave."

As soon as he left.

Dirk Carter quickly said, "Bring him in quickly."

After Arlo Yarbrough turned and left, it wasn't long before Aziel Grant was brought in.

It had been a long time.

Dirk Carter was a bit excited too, hugging him and asking, "Why are you here? You must have missed me, right?"

Despite such enthusiasm, Aziel Grant showed no reaction.

Suddenly, Dirk Carter realized something.

He straightened up and asked, "What's wrong?"

Aziel Grant said, "Dirk, I didn't come alone this time; I brought someone with me."

"Who?"

Dirk Carter asked, bewildered.

Aziel Grant called out towards the door, "Come in."

Then, a young woman walked in, carrying a bundle. Inside, there was a baby, looking very small, seemingly just born, sleeping soundly.

"Who is this..."

Dirk Carter asked, puzzled.

Aziel Grant said, "This is Lynn Thorne, my fiancée."

Upon hearing this, Dirk Carter's face immediately lit up with a smile, saying, "So this is my sister-in-law, please come in and have a seat."

After arranging for Lynn Thorne to sit down.

Dirk Carter playfully punched Aziel Grant's shoulder and quietly asked, "Kid, when did this happen? You've had a child and didn't even tell me. Not cool of you."

Aziel Grant, however, didn't look happy at all. He looked at Dirk Carter and said, "This child isn't mine, it's yours."

"Today isn't April Fool's Day; this is no joke,"

Dirk Carter said, teasing.

Aziel Grant replied, "I'm telling the truth, this child is yours, born by Dorothy Zechariah."

Dirk Carter was still smiling.

But as soon as these words were spoken.

All his smiles froze on his face in an instant.

One minute, a whole minute passed.

He showed no expression, just stood there dumbfounded, then asked, "Who did you say?"

"Dorothy Zechariah!"

Aziel Grant repeated.

This name, Dirk Carter hadn't heard for a very, very long time. Honestly, it was also the name that lingered longest in his heart.

He had many, many women.

But until now, the one who troubled him the most was Dorothy Zechariah.

Dirk Carter still vividly remembered that when he and Dorothy Zechariah got involved, it was during a confrontation with Benson Caldwell.

At that time, it was Dorothy who made the first move.

Moreover, that time, Dirk Carter indeed didn't take any contraceptive measures.

"Is it really my child?"

Dirk Carter felt a shiver run through him and turned around.

Lynn Thorne carefully handed the child in her arms to Dirk Carter.

He studied the child for a long time.

Suddenly thought of something and asked, "Did Dorothy ask you to bring the child to me?"

Aziel Grant shook his head and said, "No, it's because the Zechariah Family has encountered adversities. Barron Zechariah and Dorothy are now both held at the detention center in Ronan City."

His heart skipped a beat.

Transferring the child back to Lynn Thorne's arms, he grabbed Aziel Grant and said, "Quick... quick, tell me, what exactly happened?"

Everything began with Verdant Group's recent upheavals.

It was mentioned before, Verdant Group initially rose from the financial business.

After decades of development, the chairman, Keagan Zechariah, developed it into a colossal company encompassing finance, real estate, transportation, retail, food and drugs, and automobiles.

The Verdant Group was valued at billions.

Even the assets of the Zechariah Family reached billions.

Such a company, how could its founders end up in a detention center?

After Dorothy Zechariah parted ways with Dirk Carter, Dirk thoroughly severed all ties with her.

Not long after, under Barron Zechariah's arrangement, she had a blind date with the heir of another large corporation.

This company was called Pangaea Group, also a renowned venture capital firm in the industry.

The founder was Elroy Hayes, and his son was Draven Hayes.

Barron Zechariah's plan was simple, to form a strong alliance and achieve glory together.

This is also why from the start, he didn't allow his daughter to keep in touch with Dirk Carter.

He was a stubborn businessman, believing that his daughter's marriage should maximize the company's interests.

At that time, Dorothy was already pregnant and had also promised her father never to contact Dirk Carter again. Thus, the matchmaking went very smoothly.

They had only met once.

Dorothy Zechariah agreed to marry Draven Hayes.

Barron Zechariah was very pleased.

In less than a month, he held a grand wedding for his daughter and son-in-law.

"Dorothy got married? How come I didn't know?"

Upon hearing this,

Dirk Carter asked in surprise.

Aziel Grant nodded and said, "It was a grand wedding. Perhaps you were busy at the time and didn't pay attention to this news, and surely we wouldn't have informed you."

Indeed.

At that time Dirk had just arrived in Koryn City.

He was indeed busy with many affairs and hadn't been paying attention.

After the grand wedding, Barron Zechariah officially appointed Draven Hayes as the president of Verdant Group, entrusting him with managing the company's business.

Not long after they married.

Dorothy Zechariah began experiencing pregnancy symptoms.

Draven Hayes sent Dorothy to the best holiday resort overseas and hired several people to care for her. At that time, everyone thought it was because Draven dearly loved his wife.

But no one expected Draven to have ulterior motives.

Pangaea Group, before its alliance with Verdant Group, was already in a state of insolvency, a fact that even the astute Barron Zechariah was deceived by, showing the cunning of the Hayes Family.

After sending Dorothy Zechariah away.

He first placed Barron Zechariah under house arrest.

Then began a comprehensive cleansing within Verdant Group.

The old executives were cleared out for various reasons, then board members were threatened and intimidated, and by manipulating elections, he seized the chairman's position.

As a result, Verdant Group had completely become his private property.

In reality,

Dorothy Zechariah, who was nurturing her pregnancy overseas, was completely unaware of these happenings.

An old subordinate of her father bravely called her, and by then, Dorothy was over seven months pregnant.

She went through every difficulty, escaped from Draven Hayes's surveillance, and returned home.

Secretly rallied a group of people loyal to the Zechariah Family, intending to reclaim Verdant Group.

But just as fate would have it, Dorothy went into labor.

The entire plan collapsed.

"Then how did both of them end up in the detention center?"

Dirk Carter asked.

"It was all Draven's scheme to frame them. To fully control Verdant Group, Draven instructed the financial department to engage in tax evasion. As a result, Barron and Dorothy, being the legal representatives, were arrested by the tax authorities,"

Aziel Grant said.

Dirk Carter turned his gaze to the child in the bundle.

He said, "Then how did this child end up in your hands?"

Dirk Carter asked.