Chapter 720 Don't Guilt Trip Her

Three hours ago, inside the study of Summitview Manor, Raymond exploded in the largest fit of anger since the New Year had begun.

He had made dozens of calls to Jake, all of which had gone unanswered. He threw his phone to the ground in frustration.

"Damn it!"

Xander, who had been standing by, bent down to pick up the pieces of the shattered phone. "Jake is a smart guy. He would never stoop to colluding with corrupt officials. Maybe we should investigate further."

Yet, Raymond's fury didn't abate. "Those people are all cunning. They still have some respect for me, so as soon as they caught wind of it, they had someone tell me about it.

"I've received dozens of emails, all urging me to protect Jake. There's no smoke without fire!"

Xander placed the broken pieces of the phone on the table. "Perhaps that woman was spreading false rumors."

"Do you think she could have spread rumors without any leverage?" Raymond shot back.

Xander remained silent. Suddenly, Raymond turned to him. "