Chapter 171 It’s Not As Simple As It Seems

New Kirkland was not huge, yet it was not small either. In the age of the internet, anything that happened would be known by everyone. I did not plan on returning to the villa as Mary had called me saying that it was crowded by reporters outside the villa. Fortunately, not many people knew about Skyview Residences, so it was quite safe to stay here. I still could not contact Curtis. Sam called me and said that Curtis was still in the ICU ward, but he was not sure about Curtis’s specific situation. Just as I expected, Blake Corporation's stock plummeted in just two days. Many shareholders were breaking down, and some were even saying that they wanted to commit suicide. Sam had started a press conference to comfort the public. All of Blake Corporation’s productions had to be suspended as the Bureau of Industry and Commerce stepped in to investigate. More than half of New Kirkland’s stores, malls, construction sites, and hospitals belonged to Blake Corporation. Once Blake Corporatio