Chapter 958: Chapter 958 He Was Recently Dumped by His Girlfriend
Joshua Thompson’s voice carried a hint of irritation.
"Sorry, second brother, I just had something I wanted to ask eldest brother," Charlotte Thompson quickly reassured him.
However, Joshua was only joking with Charlotte and naturally wouldn’t actually be angry with her.
"Eldest brother is a bit tied up with something. What happened? You can tell me too," Joshua inquired.
In front of her own brother, Charlotte, of course, did not hide anything and responded, "Second brother, has our Thompson Family been putting pressure on the Anne family?"
Upon hearing this, Joshua responded affirmatively, his voice turning serious, "After what the Anne family’s eldest daughter did, of course, we had to teach them a lesson. I just didn’t bother telling you about such a trivial matter."
Charlotte, listening, took a glass and poured some water to moisten her somewhat dry throat, "The Anne family is nearly bankrupt now; there’s no need to press them further, and besides, my issues with Zoe Anne have already been resolved."
"Hmm? Eldest brother simply applied some pressure and didn’t do anything else. How could the Anne family suddenly be on the verge of bankruptcy? With the foundation they have, that shouldn’t be the case," Joshua expressed a hint of doubt in his tone.
The younger members of this generation of the Thompson family had also been in the business world for many years, naturally acting with a sense of proportion.
"But from what I’ve seen of the Anne family’s situation in the past few days, someone is still oppressing them," Charlotte observed while looking at the data on her computer, her voice carrying a bit of confusion.
"I just looked it up. How could the Anne family suddenly end up like this?"
Mouse clicking sounds also came from Joshua’s side,
"Eldest brother had already stopped interfering, and neither our third brother nor I have done anything. It seems like... this might be the Anne family’s own doing now."
Hearing this explanation, Charlotte’s expression became subtly complex.
Although she was not familiar with the intricacies of business, having spent a long time by Justin Battleson’s side, she had heard of some trends.
The Anne family was originally a powerful, prestigious family in their industry and had few significant competitors.
For the Anne family to be suppressed to this current state, the situation likely was not so simple.
"I just asked eldest brother, and he indeed had already backed off," Joshua continued, "But why have you suddenly taken an interest in this matter?"
Charlotte then relayed, in detail, the call she had received from Andrew Anne to Joshua.
After listening, Joshua became even more certain that there were other forces at play.
"I’m not very familiar with the matters in Druarus, but I’ve heard of Mr. Andrew Anne. With his capabilities, he should be able to investigate this matter without difficulty."
Charlotte pursed her lips and did not respond.
"You don’t need to worry about this. Leave it to elder brother. I will contact the Anne family to find out what’s going on,"
Joshua comforted Charlotte, "But this also serves as a lesson for the Anne family, for daring to mess with our family’s little princess."
"Thanks, second brother," Charlotte spoke.
"Remember to call your second brother if anything comes up in the future; don’t always go to Henry Thompson."
After addressing the matter at hand, Joshua naturally started engaging in a traditional rivalry display of the Thompson family members—vying for Charlotte’s affection in front of her.
"I suspect he’s been dumped by his girlfriend recently because he’s been sour-faced every day."
"Eh? Since when did eldest brother have a girlfriend?" Charlotte suddenly caught onto the main point.
However, the next second, noise came through the phone, followed by Henry Thompson’s soothing voice.
"Charlotte, don’t listen to Joshua making up stories."
"Cough, cough! Remember to call your second brother, Charlotte!"