A Farewell After Being Reborn novel (Sage and Ian) novel Chapter 132

"He was already dissatisfied when I decided to split up the company. He assumed that taking away the technology would bring me down. He was waiting for me to fail so that he could reclaim Mimosa. He never imagined I'd turn Mimosa around.

"I've been very careful with the quality of the products we sell. The people who stayed behind were mostly employed by my father. He couldn't stir the pot from inside, so he spread false rumors instead."

"Has anyone been sent to see the poisoned victims? What's the situation?" Sage asked.

Priscilla informed her that she had sent a trusted aide to the hospital, but the victim's family refused to let them in. In addition, they demanded a whopping one million dollars in compensation and threatened to sue if they did not get it.

"We absolutely cannot compensate them. If we do, it would only validate their rumors."

"Exactly," Priscilla agreed. "I flat-out refused their unreasonable demand. But if this standoff drags on or ends up in court, it would damage the winery's reputation."

Benjamin was definitely taking advantage of that. Even if the person who was poisoned tried to clear up the rumors, Benjamin could still use the same trick and get a bunch of people to claim they were poisoned. Therefore, they needed to come up with a permanent solution.

"Well, any bright ideas, Mr. Morisson?" Sage asked Shane, who hadn't spoken up yet. "We're comrades-in-arms now that you've reached an agreement with Mimosa. Do you have any solutions?"

However, Shane quipped, "Ms. Joyner, you just said it yourself. We've only reached an agreement. How can I invest in Mimosa if you can't handle such a minor issue? There will be many more challengers when the winery is listed."

His words were blunt but reasonable. Everyone in the room looked a little embarrassed.