Even though Bertha Haines had already anticipated the Norris Clan's downfall, she didn't expect it to rot from the inside out so quickly.
Various subsidiaries of the Norris Clan encountered problems one after another, causing the company's stock to plummet repeatedly until the company was completely paralyzed.
Edgar Norris approached her once again, using a combination of persuasion and coercion.
"As long as you can get General Manager Smith to give me a hand again, you can name your price. How about twenty percent of the company's shares?"
"Dad knows you're a kind and filial child. You definitely can't bear to see the Norris family fall apart, right?"
"Think about your own future, and think about your foster parents. If the Norris Clan falls, I might drag a few down with me."
When Edgar Norris mentioned the Haines Family, Bertha Haines immediately exploded.
"Do you know why the Norris Clan is going bankrupt? A large part of it is because of you!"
