Chapter 1371: The Mellon Family Crisis

'Honey, why do you think Dad suddenly got sick? Before, when I called him, he was so happy to hear that I was pregnant, and he said he wanted to hold his grandchild, but now...oh...'

On the plane, Cindy sobbed sadly in Xian Yu's arms.

Grief is contagious.

Even if Xia Yu could not empathise, he could still clearly feel Cindy's grief as a united couple.

'Cindy, Dad is already 74 years old. As a person ages, their bodily functions will decline, and they will inevitably fall ill. What we can do now is pray for Dad.'

'You are still pregnant, so you must pull yourself together. If Dad is still conscious, he definitely wouldn't want you to be like this.'

'Pull yourself together, okay?'

Xia Yu stroked Cindy's back gently to comfort her.

Cindy seemed to have taken his words to heart. She pursed her lips, looked up, and nodded slightly with her reddened eyes fixed on Xia Yu. 'Yes, I will pull myself together,' she said.

Xia Yu gave her a smile and reassured her, 'It'll be fine.'

'Dinner is ready. Let's eat something first, then get some rest, and we'll face this with more energy, okay?'

'Yes.'

...

It takes 16 to 17 hours to fly from Hong Kong to New York, and then some more time to get to the hospital after getting off the plane.

When Xia Yu arrived at the hospital with Cindy and a team of bodyguards numbering in the dozens, he met many members of the Mellon family.

Among the immediate family, Richard King Mellon's wife and older siblings had already passed away.

The one who was there to calm the troops was his cousin Paul Mellon, Cindy's uncle, a 71-year-old man.

Other than that, there were Cindy's other siblings.

Richard Mellon Scaife, the eldest brother, and Timothy Mellon, the second eldest brother, are both interested in art and computers respectively, and are not concerned about the family business. Xia Yu has only met them a few times.

The other two brothers, Leonard Mellon and Woodrow Mellon, are more familiar, but at this moment, apart from sadness, there is also a sense of bewilderment and helplessness in their eyes.

Xia Yu understands this.

There are also Cindy's sisters present.

'Cindy, you're finally back.'

'How is Dad?'

As soon as she saw her family, Cindy hurriedly asked the people present, her eyes full of hope, hoping to get the answer she wanted.

'Fortunately, Dad was rescued.'

'However, the doctor said there is a high probability that he will become a vegetable, and Dad's vital signs are weak, so the probability of him waking up again is almost zero,'

Skye, the eldest brother, said to his sister Cindy with a gloomy face.

Xandi was very surprised at first, but when she heard the next sentence, tears welled up in her eyes.

She muttered, 'Dad...'

'Where is Dad now? I want to go see him.'

'Dad is in this room. Come in,'

said Skiff, pushing open the half-closed door of the room and leading Xia Yu and Xandi in.

This was a top-class ward, complete with all kinds of medical equipment. Old Mellon lay in the only hospital bed, with various tubes and wires attached to his body. A doctor and two nurses were monitoring his condition in real time.

'Dad, Cindy's back. Open your eyes and look at me, okay?'

'Dad, will you answer me...'

No matter how Cindy called out to old Mellon, he still didn't react at all lying on the hospital bed, except for the heart rate monitor next to him that kept beeping regularly.

Xia Yu felt bad too. He looked at his eldest brother, Skiff, and the rest of his siblings who had followed. Everyone had sad expressions on their faces, and a few sisters with lower tear points were secretly wiping away their tears.

Xia Yu didn't say anything, just gently hugged Cindy to give her a sense of security while also preventing her from falling.

After Cindy had vented her grief and her emotions had stabilised, Xia Yu whispered words of comfort in her ear: 'Cindy, it's a very good situation that she's been resuscitated. Although the doctor gave a pessimistic analysis, after all, she hasn't really been diagnosed as a vegetable. And there have been miracles in the world where people in a vegetative state have woken up again, haven't there?'

'At least, we still have hope!'

'Well, a miracle will definitely happen to Dad. He is the strongest person, and he will definitely wake up,' Cindy murmured, resting her head on Xia Yu's shoulder and still looking at her father in the hospital bed.

'Doctor, what caused my father to fall ill?'

'Dear lady, your father...'

While Cindy was asking the doctor about the situation, Xia Yu also listened along. He looked deeply at the lying old Mellon, but couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

Old Mellon had suffered a heart attack and a cerebral haemorrhage. Fortunately, he had been treated in time and had not died instantly, but he was now in a coma.

The cause of the heart attack was the same as Xia Yu had known in his previous life, except that in the previous life, Old Mellon had not been saved, while in this life, he had been saved temporarily, but there was a high probability that he would become a vegetable.

If he could not wake up, or even become a vegetable, in fact, for the Mellon family, it would be the same as being dead.

Moreover, people who have had a craniotomy due to a cerebral haemorrhage suffer huge after-effects, and even if they wake up, they cannot be the same as before.

So even if the old Mellon miraculously wakes up, there is a high probability that he will be a disabled person and will not be the wise and intelligent third-generation head of the Mellon family.

For the current Mellon family, there is an urgent need to have a new family leader emerge at the core, otherwise the family and the consortium will face a huge crisis!

Just think about the current situation of the Mellon family, and it is indeed in a state of disunity.

Paul Mellon, the eldest and with the largest share of the family fortune, is not only getting old, but also lacks the ability to take over. After all, as the eldest son of Andrew Mellon, the second generation leader, he chose to do charity and collect art when he was young, lacking sufficient training and simply not good at business and fighting.

Paul Mellon's grandchildren have mostly been influenced by him. Although many are elites, they are elites in other fields and are also not dedicated to the family business.

The few who were interested were limited in talent and could not be used for important tasks.

Richard King Mellon's four sons, the eldest and second eldest, are both in their thirties and forties, in the prime of life, but they are also not good at business. It can be said that they have not made any achievements and are definitely unable to convince others.

The third son, Leonard Mellon, is already 28 years old, and the fourth son, Woodrow Mellon, is 23 years old. Both of them have a strong talent in the business world and have been receiving the stern teachings of the old Mellon for many years, and they have grown up quickly.

However, their shortcomings are also obvious. They have not experienced any major storms, and although their talent is obvious, they have not yet accumulated enough experience.

They are qualified to be a middle or senior manager, but if they want to become the head of the consortium, not only will it be difficult to convince others, but the other shareholders within the Mellon consortium may not necessarily be convinced either.

In addition to the two branches of Paul Mellon and Richard King Mellon, there are other members of the Mellon family, except that they have inherited relatively small assets, but many of them hold important positions in some companies.

Many of these people are elites, but they are still a long way from becoming the head of the family and the master of the conglomerate.

They are mostly Leonard and Woodrow's uncles and great uncles. Regardless of whether they are not interested in the position of family head, at least one thing is certain, they will definitely not support Leonard and Woodrow unconditionally.

After all, for them, they may prefer to trust professional managers or themselves rather than completely trust the abilities of Leonard and Woodrow.

With a large family, stability is the top priority, and the word 'gamble' has been completely disconnected!

Xia Yu, who has the memory of a later generation, knows very well that Paul Mellon is also getting old. His previous life ended in 1987, and it has been less than two years since then.

While Paul Mellon is still alive, at least he can give orders based on his seniority and the wealth he possesses.

If Leonard and Woodrow could gain the support of their cousin Paul Mellon, then everything would be fine.

But once Paul Mellon died, the Mellon family was truly scattered, fighting for themselves, gradually losing management rights over the companies under the consortium, and their influence continued to decline.

For Xia Yu, the Mellon family must not be scattered. He needs a cohesive Mellon family as his ally in the eastern United States. He has considered this idea for a long time.

He had his own Polaris Group in the West, and with the Mellon Group as an ally in the East, he would be able to gain a firm foothold in the United States.

And now, the best candidates to support the Mellon Group were his two brothers-in-law, Leonard and Woodrow.

Only if they or one of them took control of the Mellon Group would it be in Xia Yu's best interests.

And now, the time left for him, or Leonard and Woodrow, to act was just over a year.

...

At this time, it has been more than eighteen hours since old Mellon was admitted to the hospital.

The hospital is full of people, and members of the Mellon family are also gathering at the hospital, so naturally the news cannot be kept under wraps.

After learning the news, the various family conglomerates reacted in different ways.

The one that reacted the most was the Cleveland Conglomerate!