In London, England, within a castle estate.
Alexander sat in the study, looking over the documents in his hands, his expression grim.
The man who had "committed suicide" was named Ed. He was a senior bank executive who had participated in drafting the investment plan. Logically, he should have possessed only part of the plan, yet the complete investment plan had been leaked from his hands.
Something was clearly wrong.
Moreover, there was no direct evidence that Ed had shown any suicidal tendencies.
He had a complete family, was in good health, and the people around him certainly did not lack money or suffer from any psychological problems.
Yet he had committed suicide.
As for whether he had killed himself out of guilt after the documents were leaked, or whether someone had killed him and then leaked the documents, even Alexander did not know the answer. The finest investigators had been brought in, and their final conclusion was still suicide.
He had only recently taken over the banking group, and now such a major blunder had occurred. This was a serious matter.
Every family had its own troubles. Although their ancestral rules forbade infighting, such things were unavoidable in a family like theirs.
Banking and finance were the family's core business.
The profits from the winery, jewelry, and art businesses would ultimately be handed back to the banking group for investment. Thus, whoever controlled the banking business controlled more than half of the Roth family.
Who did not want a little more power in their own hands?
Quite a few people had their eyes on his position: Saskia, his cousin and the heir in charge of Lafite Winery's business; James, his cousin and the heir in charge of the diamond business; as well as other cousins and uncles responsible for