Athena Mother and Child Protection Association...
The President was left dazed by Ashlyn's words. How did she manage to bring up that association again as soon as she started speaking?
What on earth is going on? Isn't this woman the chairman of Centennial Healthcare? How did she get involved with that association?
For reasons unknown, a sense of foreboding suddenly arose in the President's heart.
He had heard for a while now that the president of that certain protection association was quite elusive.
Could the mysterious person be this woman right before my eyes? Really?
The President nearly choked on his own frustration.
It can't be. It just can't... There's no way her reach could extend all the way to Zaewora.
“President Berry, my father has always been stubborn. He simply doesn't want to see the status of us women improve. You don't need to waste your words on him.”
Just then, Yuri spoke softly to Ashlyn, her tone filled with disdain for the President.
The President's mind was a complete blank.
President... President... She is actually the president of the protection association.
“No... It can't be!” The President's eyes were bloodshot, filled with burst red veins, struggling to accept the reality before him.
How can a woman possibly become a Chairman? How can a woman brazenly hold the position of vice president in six different places? How can a woman extend her reach to Zaewora and establish some sort of protection association? How can there possibly be such an incredible woman? There must be some mistake, this woman must be pretending on purpose.
The President simply could not accept this reality.
He looked down on women, seeing them merely as tools. How could women possibly compare to men? Not in terms of ability, intelligence, or even physical strength...
No! It can't be!
Just as he was feeling dizzy and unwilling to accept this reality, he saw Ashlyn not far away, laughing with exceptional elegance and dominance. With a wave of her hand, she said, “My dear members, isn't it time to greet the President?”
The President looked at her, his face deathly pale. His lips trembled incessantly, yet he couldn't utter a single word.
His heart was pounding fiercely, almost as if it was about to leap out of his throat.
After a long pause, he finally spoke in a voice that sounded as if he wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground, “I-I have no objections. How could there possibly be any? In the future... we must vigorously protect women and children. We can't let these vulnerable groups suffer any harm.”
He had no idea what he was saying as if his soul had been sucked away... He was unconsciously uttering words that he himself didn't understand.
Ashlyn's voice was resounding and powerful, striking his heart fiercely!
“May the President remember the words you've spoken today. Everyone present here... we are all witnesses!”
The President looked at her with a pale face, unable to utter a single word.
Everything he said was against his will, yet he had no choice but to speak.
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