She was absolutely never going to pull strings for him.
If his mother had been willing to help, maybe the company wouldn't have sunk to
this point.
This was his biological mother, yet anyone looking in would think she was his evil stepmother.
Sometimes he even doubted if his parents' relationship had been terrible.
Otherwise, how could his mother not feel a shred of pity for her children, let alone for the company his father left behind?
Mary lived by the motto that children had to forge their own paths; she didn't interfere in the lives of her eldest or second son, and neither of them should expect her to lift a finger for them.
As for the company, she had pointed out a clear way out ages ago, but since neither of them was willing to take it and insisted on a final death struggle, what could she possibly do?
Unable to dig up any information, Latham could only trudge home dejectedly.
When he got back, he was still brooding over it, so he went to look through the old financial newspapers left in his study.
Finally, on one of the pages, he found the old man who had been sitting at the main table at noon today.
The Chairman of The Churchill Group-Padgett.
Padgett was a household name in Cabinda, renowned as the wealthiest man in the city.
In fact, many speculated that the Churchill family's fortune was vast enough to make them the richest in the entire country.
However, the Churchills kept a low profile and never flaunted their assets, leaving much of their wealth completely off the radar.
To the rest of the world, Padgett was a titan of industry with bottomless pockets.
And someone of that status, Claire actually knew!
What exactly was the relationship between that old man and Claire?
He immediately turned on his computer and searched for information on the Churchill family.
It only mentioned that the old man had two sons and one daughter, and that the daughter, a celebrated socialite in Cabinda during her time, had died young.
Rumor had it that she eloped with a broke guy, making the marriage pact between the Churchills and the Greens impossible to uphold, leaving the Green heir single to this day.
There was very little gossip about the Churchill family, and information regarding that daughter was likely intentionally hidden or wiped clean, as there was almost one to be found.
Yet Latham kept his eyes fixed on one line Melissa eloped with a
broke guy, nullifying the mar net
pact between the Churchills and the Greens.
He remembered Octavia mentioning that Claire had inherited a marriage pact from
her biological mother's side, securing her a fiancé.
As for the fiancé's family background, nothing had been mentioned.
Latham now made a bold guess: Padgett was Claire's grandfather, and Melissa was
the one who had eloped with her broke father.
Then the marriage pact Claire inherited was very likely connected to Dane.
Could it be that Claire's fiancé was Dane?
Latham felt a violent jolt, his mind reeling as the pieces clicked into place.
If Claire's fiancé was Dane, Latham couldn't even begin to fathom what he had missed out on.
No, even without Dane, having just Padgett as a grandfather was enough to instantly elevate Claire to the status of an elite heiress.
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Why had the two families never interacted all these years, and why had Cindy never mentioned having such relatives on her mother's side?
Latham couldn't wrap his head around it; he only knew that he felt as if he had been played for a fool.
Right now, only one thought dominated his mind if only he hadn't let his wife and sons drive Claire back to the countryside.
Having an extra daughter wasn't a bad thing; at worst, it just meant providing another wedding gift.
But at a critical moment like this, Claire could have been the savior of the entire James family!
Latham's expression turned grim, and he almost slammed his fist through the computer screen.
Why was he only finding out about this now? It was too late!
He immediately dialed Claire's number.
On the other end, Claire actually did him the courtesy of picking up.
"Latham, is there something you need?"