The Double Life of My Billionaire Husband novel Chapter 579

Chapter 579

Natalie smiled to herself.

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In the Larson Group building, the board were having a heated debate over the backlash against them; the bad feeling against them hadn’t yet blown over. Everybody had a different opinion about it and nobody was backing down.

“All of this has already taken its toll on the Larson Group. Mr. Harding and Miss Turner have gone and I think our best days are behind us already.” One of the older executives said bluntly, “Mr. Larson, you need to get your wife in order. I heard it was Mrs. Larson who insisted on letting Jethro and his wife in here…”

He stopped talking at once, probably because of the freezing cold look Brandon shot him.

“What happened to Jethro was an accident. I’ve spoken to my wife about it. The Larson Group has gone through plenty of ups and downs before all this. I’m sure we can also handle the public backlash this time.” With an aura of calmness, Brandon’s tone was sincere.

To prove one’s ability, violence was never the answer. When it came down to it, Brandon could convince anyone and always got his own way.

“The criminals in the factory have been arrested. They’ll make them clarify the rumors.” Sean coughed.

“I’m afraid clarification isn’t good enough now. There’s too many people who don’t trust us anymore.” The executives all began arguing again.

Sean’s phone buzzed. He looked down to see it was the public relations department. His eyes popped open as he answered it. Once he’d finished talking, he put his phone down and looked up at the rest of the room with excitement in his eyes. “Good news, Everybody. The PR department said that the public are rethinking us. They’re coming around to a more positive opinion of the Larson Group again. Someb*ody anonymous posted a video on the Internet, telling the truth about Lydia’s suicide attempt. Someb*ody’s come to our rescue!”

It was a video that ended up changing public perception. Although the image and sound had been altered, it was obvious from the background that it was filmed in the hospital. It was also clear from the way in which the woman spoke that it was Vivian.

The woman in the video claimed she had saved Lydia’s baby. According to her, it was people from the factory that had tried to take Lydia’s child away. She, with the help of the medical staff and security guards had rescued the baby.

The woman explained that, although she was angry at Lydia for slandering the Larson Group, her employer, she had still helped Lydia and her child. The claim the Larson Group was involved in the kidnapping the baby in order to force Lydia to accept the compensation and shut up was therefore unfounded.

In the video, several members of hospital staff and the security guards further corroborated the Larson Group’s lack of involvement.

“Who did this?” One of the senior executives asked. “She did us a big favor.”

With this simple video, the public perception of the Larson Group had completely shifted.

Brandon knew it was Vivian in the video. He placed his phone down on the table, his face bearing an inscrutable expression.

Sean stayed to sort out the documents after all the senior executives left. He muttered to himself, “What on earth does Vivian want? Maybe she just wants to repay the kindness? After all she was an orphan and the Larson Group helped to support her.”

But Brandon didn’t think it was that simple. He stood up and left. When he had made it just a couple steps out the door, Sean stopped him. “Mr. Larson, you have a phone call.”

Taking the phone, Brandon’s eyes momentarily darkened. He handed over the documents to Sean, and walked over to the cafe on the top floor.

“Why did you call me?” Brandon asked, calmly, as if unaffected by what people were saying online.