Chapter 21%
Victoria immediately threw her hands up.
“What do you think we should do? We have to send her away, obviously! She is a disgrace to this family. She always treated us like rubbish, and now she is finally facing her own karma. That’s exactly what she deserves.”
Steve nodded in agreement. “She is right. What we should do now is go to her and demand that she hand the company back before things get even worse. It her reputation continues to collapse, the company could be dragged into the scandal with her.”
Several people around the room nodded.
Mrs. Altred also agreed.
“Yes. We cannot allow this scandal to destroy everything we have built. We should take control before the situation becomes completely unmanageable.”
Ms. Leah, who had been sitting quietly, suddenly frowned.
“Why are all of you being so wicked and ungrateful?”
Everyone turned toward her.
She looked directly at Victoria.
“Since Julia became the leader of the company, she has been good to everyone. We all know that. She gives us allowances, and whenever the company’s revenue increases, she increases those allowances as well.”
Victoria scoffed.
Leah continued, refusing to back down.
“This isn’t even the first time something like this has happened to Julia. Every time people accuse her of something, she eventually proves them wrong. We know the kind of person she is. She would never do something like this.”
She looked around the room.
“So why are we abandoning her now? We should at least wait until we know the truth.”
Victoria suddenly laughed.
“What did I expect from the mother of a whore?”
Leah’s face immediately changed.
“Watch your mouth!”
Victoria leaned forward.
“Watch it for what?” Her voice became even sharper. “You aren’t even part of this family. My uncle is. The same man you killed and whose body you have kept hidden until today.”
The entire room went silent.
Mr. Alfred’s expression immediately hardened.
“Victoria. Shut up!”
Victoria froze.Leah’s face had gone pale.
She slowly recoiled into her chair and said nothing.
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Mi. Alfred remained silent as well
But his thoughts were racing
Leah wasn’t completely wrong
Julia could be brutal She could be rigid, cold, and difficult to deal with. But when it came to the company, she had done an excellent job. Since taking control, the company’s revenue had continued increasing
Then family had benefited enormously from her leadership Even the people who constantly complained about her had enjoyed
the benefits of her success
Mr. Alfred rubbed his forehead.
Perhaps they were moving too quickly.
Meanwhile, Victoria still refused to stop.
“She should be removed from the family immediately. If this scandal turns out to be true, then keeping her here will only
destroy us with her.”
Steve nodded. “She’s right. We have to think about the family’s reputation. If the public keeps associating us with this scandal, investors could start pulling out.”
Victoria looked at him approvingly.
“Exactly. We still have time to act. We shouldn’t wait until everything collapses.”
Julia had supposedly been involved with a married Senate President. It would be messy..
Mr. Alfred finally spoke.
“Let’s not jump to conclusions. We don’t know everything yet. We should wait and see what actually happened before making a decision that could affect the entire family.”
Victoria frowned. “But-”
“I said we wait, and morever, don’t forget what we signed, she is permanently the owner of the company, and we can’t just remove her like that, it would be messy!”. Mr. Alfred said. and Everyone nodded to it.
Meanwhile, Jessica was sitting alone inside a coffee shop, staring at her phone.
The moment she opened the latest news, Julia’s scandal appeared on almost every platform. Jessica’s eyes widened, and a huge smile slowly spread across her face. She scrolled through the articles one after another, reading every detail.
“Yeah,” she muttered with a satisfied grin. “I knew there was something shady about her.”
She leaned back in her chair and continued scrolling
“She’s always been like that Seducing men to get whatever she wants.”
Her smile became even wider
“Maybe now Marcus will finally come to his selises”
She laughed quietly. “Hahaha. Good for her Thope she comes crashing down completely can’t wait to see her and mock her myself.”
Recently, things had not been going according to Jessica’s plans Her attempt to become pregnant with Marcus’s child had still failed, and she had been increasingly frustrated about it. But this news had completely changed her mood
For the first time in days, she felt genuinely happy.
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She Toutrued reading the comments, occasionally laughing at the farsh things people were saying about Julia
“Look at you now,” she muttered “Let’s see how long you can keep pretending to be so perfect.”
Jessica eventually put her phone down
She stood from her chair and picked up her handbag, still wearing a satisfied smile.
She was about to turn around when Splash!
Her coffee suddenly spilled across someone’s expensive-looking shoe.
Jessica froze. “Oh! I’m sorry.”
She immediately looked up.
Standing in front of her was a huge, broad-chested man. He was much taller than her, with a muscular build and a cold expression on his face.
Jessica swallowed.
“I’m really sorry. I didn’t mean to-”
The man looked down at his stained shoe before slowly raising his eyes toward her.
“What the hell?”
Jessica’s smile disappeared. The man pointed toward his clothes.
“Look at what you just did. You ruined my outfit, and you think saying sorry is enough?”
Jessica immediately bowed her head.
“I’m sorry. Really, I’m sorry.”
“I said sorry isn’t enough.”
Jessica became irritated but tried to remain calm.
“Then what do you want?”
The man stared at her.
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