Fake Daughter Is The Real Legend (Iris Sutton) novel Chapter 186

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The entire room stared at Zane Walker on stage like anxious parents waiting for college entrance exam results.

No one knew whether their company would make the list.

“Those are the companies Stellar Venture has selected as our long–term strategic partners. We look forward to working with all of you.”

Zane folded the list, handed it to his assistant, and smiled at the audience.

“I hope everyone enjoys the rest of the evening.”

From the moment he announced the first company, Samuel and Vanessa had been clutching their wineglasses, imagining how they should react when the Sutton Corporation’s name was called and what they would say afterward.

But forget the Sutton Corporation.

Not a single company with the word ‘Sutton‘ in its name had been mentioned from beginning to end.

Seeing that Zane was about to step off the stage, Vanessa panicked.

“Mr. Walker, wait!”

She called out loudly, instantly drawing every pair of eyes in the banquet hall toward her.

Zane almost laughed but managed to keep a straight face. “Is there something the two of you need?”

“Didn’t you accidentally leave out the Sutton Corporation?”

Zane asked knowingly, “Which Sutton Corporation?”

‘Serves them right for how they’ve treated the boss all this time.‘

Vanessa choked on her words. She could already hear people around her

snickering.

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“Mr. Walker, are you forgetting things because you’re so busy? We’d already agreed to work with Stellar Venture! You can’t just go back on your word!”

As she spoke, Vanessa marched toward the stage.

Afraid she might do something reckless, Samuel hurried after her.

The two of them drew closer to Iris’s table, but their attention was completely fixed on Zane, so neither of them noticed her.

“Oh,” Zane said, feigning realization. “You’re the Sutton family from Kingsley?”

“That’s right! We’ve worked with Stellar Venture before!”

Thinking Zane had finally remembered, Samuel eagerly introduced himself again.

Zane turned to his assistant and held up the list. “Did we double–check this?”

“Yes, Mr. Walker. We verified it three separate times. Nothing was omitted.”

“That’s impossible!”

From her seat, Chloe watched the commotion with open disgust.

“How did people like them even get invited?”

She turned toward Ares Barclay, expecting him to share her irritation.

“They’re even more annoying than Iris. All they do is yap and make a scene.‘

Instead, she found him calmly placing food onto Iris’s plate, his eyes filled with warmth.

It was as though the two of them existed inside an invisible bubble.

Despite all the shouting around them, neither seemed the least bit affected as they quietly continued eating.

Realizing Zane had no intention of acknowledging anything, Vanessa rushed forward a few more steps and blurted out, “You took one million dollars from our family! And now you’re pretending nothing happened!”

The entire banquet hall fell silent. It was so quiet that even breathing seemed to

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stop. Guests at every table stared at the outrageous couple in disbelief.

‘What did they just say?‘

“The president of Stellar Venture Investment accepted a bribe?‘

For one million dollar?‘

Did they have any idea how profitable Stellar Venture was?

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Why would someone risk destroying the company’s reputation over such a tiny amount of money?

Zane thought to himself that they’d finally said it out loud in front of everyone.

Feigning confusion, he asked, “I took your money? Do you have any proof?”

Vanessa was about to speak again when Samuel pulled her back.

Walking respectfully to the foot of the stage, he smiled apologetically. “Please don’t be angry, Mr. Walker. My wife speaks without thinking, but what she’s saying is true.”

“I personally accepted your money?” Zane asked.

Samuel laughed awkwardly. “Well… not exactly. It was your trusted subordinate, Mr. Danny. He contacted us himself and offered to work with us.”

“And our company’s name really was on the partnership list. Look.”

He pulled out his phone and showed Zane his chat history with Danny.

Zane pretended to examine it for a moment.

“This only proves that Danny made promises to you on his own. It has nothing to do with Stellar Venture.”

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“…What did you say?” Vanessa had been worked up moments before. Those two words hit her like a bucket of ice water dumped over her head.

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