CHAPTER 372 LAND INCIDENT

Elliot's voice came from the other side of the phone." Are you still sleeping?"

"Hmm..." Yvonne hummed and turned over.

Elliot screamed, "It's almost ten o’clock and you’re still sleeping?"

His loud voice gave Yvonne a slight headache that the blue veins on her forehead thumped. "What's wrong with you?"

Perhaps Elliot heard the impatience in Yvonne's tone. He coughed softly and quickly adjusted his attitude." Well, there’s bad news."

"What's the bad news?" Yvonne yawned and asked.

Elliot piqued her curiosity. "Do you remember the land that Mr. Lancaster bought some time ago? The one that belongs to Mr. Wright."

"Yeah. What's the matter?" Yvonne opened her eyes.

Elliot said happily, "Something happened to that piece of land!"

"What?" Yvonne jumped out of bed abruptly. She was half asleep but completely awake now.

She held the phone tightly and asked eagerly, "What happened?" "Ancient tombs were dug out of the land by excavators last night and it has been reported," Elliot answered.

Yvonne was stunned. "Ancient...ancient tombs?”

"Yes. Isn't that surprising?" Elliot laughed.

But Yvonne was very panicked. "How can there be ancient tombs? Henry clearly asked Joe to inspect the land before buying it. There was no problem at all. But now..."

"It's not absolute," Elliot interrupted her.

Yvonne didn't understand what he meant.

He explained, “Mr. Wright’s land was passed down by his ancestors. Even Mr. Wright himself didn't know that there were ancient tombs underneath, so the buyer definitely didn't know about it. Most buyers will just check on the surrounding environment and will not explore the underground area, so..."

"So what?" Yvonne pursed her lips.

Elliot chuckled, "So it's hard to find out if there are ancient tombs underground. Although this situation has happened before, it's very rare. Furthermore, every time a tomb is dug out, no operation can be carried out. Therefore, the billions of dollars Mr. Lancaster amounts to a total loss."

"How can it be..." Yvonne muttered with her dull eyes after hearing this.

There were so many problems at the construction site and a few billion was wasted every time. Even if the Lancaster Group was large and wealthy, they couldn’t withstand these losses.

"Elliot, now that the land can't be constructed, can it b e sold to others?" Yvonne asked.

If it could be sold to others, perhaps Henry could recover little losses.

However, Elliot told her regretfully, "No. There's no one who will buy this piece of land after knowing there are ancient underground tombs. As I mentioned earlier, someone reported this incident. So this piece o f land will be expropriated by the state, but they should give some compensation to Mr. Lancaster."

"How much will it be?" Yvonne bit her lip. "Is the compensation according to the market price?"

Elliot laughed, "How is that possible? You think too much. The piece of land will mostly be expropriated b y the National Archaeology department, which is the poorest department. How can they compensate based on the market price? At most, it might just be a ten thousand dollar with a medal? Hahaha..."

Listening to the gloating laughter on the other end of the phone, Yvonne was very angry. "Stop laughing!”

"Okay... Alright. I won't laugh anymore. Hahaha....” Elliot agreed but he continued to laugh intermittently.

Yvonne was furious. "What’s so funny about it?”

"It’s funny, really funny. You know what? I’ve never seen Mr. Lancaster suffer a loss or run a loss- making business. But it happened twice in a month. Of course, I have to laugh about it. Luckily I got another piece of land and gave this to Mr. Lancaster. Otherwise, I'd be the one at a loss now," Elliot said gratefully.

Yvonne couldn’t listen to him anymore and she hung u p the phone.

After hanging up the phone, she rubbed her hair irritably then went online to search for the news.

After searching, the news was indeed on the internet and it made headlines. The following shares and comments had exceeded ten thousand.

Yvonne roughly scrolled through the comments. Some of them were gloating like Elliot while some were sympathetic with the Lancaster Group, and others were just spectators. All in all, these comments were mixed together and made people uncomfortable.

"Not sure how he's doing now. He must be very angry." Yvonne was worried about Henry while she muttered.

This tomb incident would certainly cause turbulence i n the Lancaster Group’s share market again.

And the directors of the group would make a fuss and doubt Henry’s management skills and ability.

Even worse, some of the directors might jointly remove him from the president's post.

With this in mind, Yvonne clenched her mobile phone and decided to make a trip to the Lancaster Group. She would not be at ease if she did not see Henry in person.

So Yvonne quickly jumped out of bed and ran to the bathroom.

Half an hour later, she arrived at the Lancaster Group.

Outside the CEO's office, Yvonne raised her hand and when she was just about to knock on the door, it opened.

Joe came out from inside. He was a little surprised when he saw her. "Why are you here, madam?"

"I already know about that piece of land. I came here because I'm worried about him..." Yvonne didn’t hide and told him the reason.

Joe finally understood and pushed his glasses up. "I see. But sadly, Mr. Lancaster is not in the office."

"He's not here?" Yvonne frowned. "Where did he go?"

"He's in the conference room. This incident caused our group to lose another few billion. So those directors clamored to ask Mr. Lancaster for an explanation," Joe replied with a wry smile.

Yvonne clenched both of her hands.

As expected, she got it right. Those directors really came to Henry.

"I need to see them!" Yvonne turned around and walked towards the elevator.

Joe stopped her. "Madam, calm down. I know you're worried about Mr. Lancaster, but what can you do if you go now? And this is not something you can

participate in." "I know, but I'm afraid they'll remove Henry from his CEO position." Yvonne frowned.

Joe chuckled, "Madam, you think too much. Mr. Lancaster is the biggest stakeholder of the Lancaster Group. His shares alone are more than theirs combined. They can't simply depose him. So don't worry, madam."

After hearing this, Yvonne calmed down a little and took a step back. "You're right. I'm too impulsive to forget this. But after this incident, the group will no longer listen to Henry's decision right?"

Joe was silent for a moment and nodded. "That's right. Those directors will begin to question Mr. Lancaster's decision in the future, but it doesn’t matter. All this while, Mr. Lancaster has always led them to follow his decision and he will definitely be able to do so in the future."

"Is it..." The corner of Yvonne's mouth twitched, showing that she was barely convinced. "Joe, you should get back to work. I'll go in and wait for him."

Joe nodded. "Okay. I’m bringing these documents to M r. Lancaster. I'll inform him that you’re here." Content is © by .

"Alright, thank you," Yvonne smiled at him gratefully and walked into Henry's office.

It wasn't long until she heard noises outside the office.

Yvonne quickly stood up and stared at the door.

The door opened and Henry's tall figure came in.

Yvonne looked at him, took a deep breath, and said," You're back.''