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Sean entered the office promptly. “You called for me, Ms. Alyssa?”
“Have you prepared the materials and evidence as I told you?” Alyssatwirled in her seat with her arms on the armrest.
“Yes, I have everything ready to hand them over to the related department whenever you want.
“No, there’s no need for the rush.”
The sunlight cast a sheen over Alyssa as she crossed her leg.
“Reach out to the media we have connections with, like Belbanks Media. Give them a hint of what’s going on, but not all the details. We’ll decide our next step after drawing some attention”
Sean questioned her choice, “Getting the media involved could complicate things. Why not catch the Gardner Group off–guard? Wouldn’t that be better?”
“I have a certain way of doing things. I don’t go for the kill right away. I prefer to crush and torment my prey slowly, letting it bleed out,” Alyssa explained.
She stroked the crystal bracelet her grandfather had given her. Her gaze displayed brutality and—
coldness.
Most importantly, the Gardner Group would face difficulties after she revealed the incident.
The Gardners‘ father and son weren’t in the position to speak to her. Hence, Liana had only one way out. She must beg Jeremy to save her family.
“Jeremy Walsh, I can’t wait to see you getting anxious about your fiancée’s problem.”
During the night when many users were online, a searing exposé was unleashed. It quickly spread online within an hour.
“Breaking News! KS Group Terminates Contract With Gardner Group Due to Serious Quality Problem!”
“Cutting Corners? Using Inferior Materials? Gardner Group’s Elysian Home Presents Substandard Products.”
The Gardners were completely caught off–guard by the sudden revelation.
Their weak Public Relations Department proved ineffective. They struggled to control the comment section.
They couldn’t delete the negative comments.
“Gardner Group? Isn’t that Jeremy’s second fiancée? I can’t believe they let this happen right before the wedding. Are they trying to set the Walshs up?”
“I thought he found someone rich. She’s just someone selling furniture, an underhanded seller at that!”
“I know it’s not her fault. It was her family, but I’m kinda disappointed.”
“Oh, shit! The new furniture I just ordered is from Elysian Home. I have to return them.
What bad luck!”
As Xavier reported the bad news in the study, Jeremy felt a headache coming on.
“The Taylor Group holds the prestigious position as the Wibez’s VIP. They lead the way in various industries, standing atop the pyramid. If the Taylor Group chooses to take action against the Gardner Group, other companies will have no choice but to follow suit.”
Xavier’s lips twitched at the corner. There was no empathy in his eyes.
He appeared rather interested in watching how the show would unfold.
“Experts predict the stock price will hit rock bottom tomorrow morning. Fortunately for Gardner Group, it is not a publicly listed company.”
Xavier finished his report.
“Your grandfather has high blood pressure. I’m afraid he might be infuriated by the news…”
Jeremy shot him a glare. Xavier stuck out his tongue and kept his mouth shut after.
“It’s just an accusation. There’s no evidence. It might be a baseless rumor.” Jeremy sighed heavily. ” What about the quality problem? Where did that come from?”
“I heard the KS World Hotel has a newly appointed female general manager. She took the lead to end all collaboration with Gardner Group. Within a week, all hotels working with KS
canceled their contract with Gardner Group.”
“How can a mere general manager have so much power?”
“Because she’s Mr. Taylor’s daughter–Alyssa Taylor.”
The glint in Jeremy’s eyes darkened at the mention of the name. It was a stranger’s name, but it somehow sounded familiar to him.
Jeremy kneaded his brows and muttered, “Alyssa Taylor … I feel like I’ve heard the name before.”
“I’ve researched more about Ms. Alyssa,” Xavier said.
Jeremy’s eyes lit up. He was pleased that the usually slow secretary was finally one step ahead of him at doing things.
“Tell me what you found.”
“In the end, I found nothing.” Xavier’s shoulders drooped, and he spread his hands.
Jeremy said, “Xavier, I believe you can get your early salary payment from the HR
department.” He seemed calm.
“Calm down, Mr. Walsh! It’s not that I didn’t investigate, but finding info on Ms. Alyssa is like searching for a top–secret file. It’s just not available, so there’s not much I can do.‘
Xavier felt scared. He wiped off his sweat nervously.
Xavier continued, “Don’t you think that it’s strange? She’s Mr. Taylor’s first wife’s only daughter, but I can’t find any information about her online. I even searched through all social media platforms. Yet, I still got nothing! I wonder if she lives in the mountains.”
“Do you have her picture? Let me see “I do. I barely found it.” Xavier showed Jeremy the picture on his phone.
As soon as Jeremy saw the picture, he became angry. “Xavier Hall! Do you have a death wish?”
Ignoring how blurry the picture was, the girl in Winston’s arms appeared to be no older than five years old. Jeremy couldn’t recognize the face at all!
“Calm down, Mr. Walsh! This is the only picture of her online. It was taken at Mrs. Taylor’s funeral 20 years ago …” Xavier thought his boss was about to explode.
He decided he should carry some heart attack medicine with him next time.
If the picture was taken 20 years ago, that would make Alyssa about 25 years old, which was around the same age as Allison.
Jeremy stared at the picture. The more he looked at it, the deeper his frown became.
Somehow, he felt that the girl in the picture resembled Allison.
“Darn it! We’re divorced. Why do I keep thinking about my ex–wife? Since when am I such a scumbag?” he scolded himself silently.
Just then, a maid’s voice resounded from the door. “Mr. Jeremy, Mr. Javier is calling for you.