Chapter 174 A Chain Reaction

On top of that, it was precisely because Marquette Group had fallen on hard times that the Crestfall family found an opening to scheme and plan this marriage alliance, using Thalia as a pawn. Not only had Josephine bullied her, but Alden had also exploited their marriage, humiliating her and trampling all over her. Stanford felt guilty. He had let down his late wife, and more than that, he had let down Thalia. "Back then, the crisis came so suddenly. No one could've predicted it. You've already done very well. Don't burden yourself too much with it," Thalia said. She found the whole thing suspicious as well. Everything had been fine the day prior, yet the very next day, clients suddenly started canceling orders one after the other, and even the bank cut off financing to Marquette Group. It was like a chain reaction. They lost more and more clients, and the stock price plummeted. In just a few short days, Marquette Group fell into a financial crisis, and rumors spread like wildfire