He Chose Her On Our Wedding Night So I Took Everything Chapter 27
After the injunction failed, the demand letters from Hawthorne Apparel stopped.
What truly left them with no time to harass us was the expansion of the regulatory review into their defective products.
Carrington also received official requests for information.
My father, worried we might get dragged into the mess, asked if we should provide only the bare minimum required.
I shook my head.
“We provide everything they ask for.”
The contracts, payment logs, delivery records, and all preserved materials from the defective batches were sent to counsel for review.
What wasn’t our responsibility, we had no reason to hide.
What was part of our process could withstand any scrutiny.
As Wyatt sealed the last box of documents, he suddenly asked, “Aren’t you worried the investigation will slow down the launch of your new brand?”
“I am.”
I signed the transfer confirmation form.
“And that’s exactly why we can’t leave any blanks for someone else to fill in.”
A few days later, Madison showed up at the showroom.
She was wearing oversized sunglasses and a hat, but the front desk recognized her instantly.
“I just need five minutes with Elodie.”
Security blocked her path.
I went to the door and looked at her through the glass.
“If you have something to say, have your lawyer contact us.”
She took off her sunglasses. There were dark circles under her eyes.
“I don’t have a lawyer. Eric is trying to pin the quality issues on me, and he called the cops about the jewelry.”
“You took the jewelry. He called the police.”
“I was only taking what he promised me!”
She lowered her voice.
“Elodie, get Wyatt to help me, just this once. I can tell the investigators everything Eric did.”
“Anything you need to tell the investigators, you should tell them directly.”
I didn’t open the door.
“I won’t make deals on your behalf, and I won’t make excuses for you.”