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Chapter 50

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The whole Corden family was shocked and feeling hopeless as the policemen put handcuffs on their headmaster.

But even before Francis Corden was taken away, one of the men in suit stepped forward, the aura inside the mansion became heavy as they were trying to shoo away the expected line from the man in suit. He's surely from the bank!

"Mr. Corden, I am from Queensland Bank, I am here to hereby announce that the bank has decided that all your assets will be taken away by the government due to evidences that all your assets are from illegal works, only your front company, your hotel is left to you all, please move out of the house."

Almost everyone fell to their knees, The Corden Hotel Inc. is an eight star hotel with an annual revenue of atleast two billion, there is no doubt that they will be turned into a third rate family if it's the only left to them, all their wealth is truly from illegal works!

Francis Corden was in deep thoughts.

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