After Barrett was swiftly taken to the emergency room, a flurry of doctors and nurses hurriedly followed.

Mr. Smith was scheduled to travel for the next few days and had already left for another city.

With the patriarch absent and Barrett no longer the CEO of the Smith Family Group, the other elders of the Smith family were indifferent. They knew Barrett had been rushed to the emergency room, but hardly anyone bothered to visit him.

The elders of the Smith family were now more concerned with pleasing the recently empowered Uncle Smith, feigning ignorance about Barrett's condition.

It was after Barrett was taken to the emergency room that Lucas...