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“I know. But that pharmaceutical company is newly established, isn’t? There has to be a much larger corporation backing it.”
Mr. Vale was stunned.
She had guessed everything correctly.
“That’s right. It’s funded by an overseas investment group that recently entered the domestic market. Their first targets were several hospitals in Capital City. Since St. Grace Medical is privately owned, they approached me with a mutually beneficial proposal.”
After spending so many years under Director Hayes’s shadow, and with retirement fast approaching, he naturally wanted one last chance to climb higher.
“Which company is it?” Iris asked.
“I’m not entirely sure. I only know that its name contains the letter N.”
Iris stopped twirling her pen.
On a blank sheet of paper, she slowly wrote a single letter.
N
“That’s all I know,” Mr. Vale continued. “The company hasn’t been around for very long, and from what I’ve seen, they’ve practically copied Lytton Pharmaceuticals‘ entire business model.”
As he spoke, his own thoughts became clearer.
“They’re really targeting your company, aren’t they?”
He let out a sigh.
“I’ve told you everything I know. About that recording…”
Before he could finish, Iris ended the call.
Ares Barclay had nearly finished his work.
Resting his chin on one hand, he watched Iris from across the room.
“So…. you’re really not planning to release that recording?”
Iris returned his pen to its holder and neatly folded the paper with the letter N written on it.
“I never agreed to make that deal with him.”
If she covered for Mr. Vale, then what about Director Hayes and Xavier, who had done nothing wrong yet were dragged into this mess?
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What about all the patients whose treatment had been delayed because of him?
No.
He had to bear the consequences of his own choices.
Frushed
Returning to the living room, Iris summarized everything Mr. Vale had revealed and sent it to Zane Walker.
“Look into this mysterious company called N.”
Zane worked quickly. Before long, he had compiled a preliminary report and sent all the information to Iris’s phone.
“Boss, there’s something else interesting.”
“What is it?”
“The investment group behind N is an overseas consortium. They’ve had dealings with the Sutton family.”
“The Sutton family?”
“That’s right. Your adoptive parents‘ company.”
Iris paused. She hadn’t paid attention to the Sutton family for quite some time. Based on the state of their business before, they should have gone bankrupt by now.
Yet somehow, they were still standing.
“How’s the Sutton family company doing?”
“It was on the verge of bankruptcy. But not long ago, they suddenly received a major investment. The company was brought back from the brink and is operating fairly smoothly now.”
“Was the investment from N?”
“Yes.” Zane nodded. “This company is obviously targeting Stellar Venture. Every business they’ve invested in is one of our competitors. Even Venus has been affected.”
Iris narrowed her eyes. “Venus too?”
“Yes.”
“That’s the strange part. Venus doesn’t have much of a direct connection with Stellar Venture. If they were simply investing in companies that compete with Stellar Venture, Venus shouldn’t have been affected.”
“What if they already know how all of these companies are connected?” There was a long pause before Zane let out a slow breath. “…Then this is much more troublesome than I thought.”
“They’re probably not targeting Stellar Venture. They’re targeting us,” Iris said.
“I’ll dig deeper into N’s background. Do you need me to handle anything else?”
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Not for now. I’ll finish dealing with St. Grace Medical Center and Lytton Pharmaceuticals first. Then I’ll attend the conference.”
For some reason…
She had a feeling something even bigger was waiting for her there.
Meanwhile, Mr. Vale finally breathed a sigh of relief after ending the call.
Luckily, he had contacted Iris first.
Otherwise, he never would have known she possessed that recording.
At least for now…
He shouldn’t be exposed.

10:56 am
What are ree doing? We should be asking what you’re doing! Why has public opinion suddenly turned in Lytton Pharmaceuticals favor? And how did that recording get leaked?”

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