Sophia, on the other hand, got agitated. "Mr. Kane, it must be Stella. She had the motive. When we were discussing the process of the recruitment talk, she was absent for a long time. That must have been the time she swapped the files in my USB drive! We should check the surveillance footage—""Enough!" Keegan's voice was cold. "Do you think that at this point, anyone cares who's the culprit? Can this salvage the damage that has been done to the company's reputation?"Sophia turned pale. Her lips were trembling, and she could not say another word.Jackson glanced at Keegan. "Keegan, isn't it possible to investigate the root cause while also salvaging the company's image? If someone hadn't intentionally caused this incident during the recruitment talk, how could we have ended up in this mess?"Keegan looked at Jackson and said, "I've always said that we should focus on promoting the project instead of putting in personal agendas. Look at what you did. You relied on Sophia's image to
Cordelia stood outside the door, listening to the discussion. She pursed her lips for a long while before she finally said, "Keegan really lacks interpersonal skills. Only a handful of the old guard really supported him."Baldwin was speechless. He thought, 'I was under the impression that you were worried about how you should handle this matter while you were standing at the door. I never expected you to be so nonchalant about it and only concerned about your grandson's personal connections. They said that you were biased, and you didn't deny it at all.' Baldwin then said, "The young master's expertise lies in research and development, not handling these sorts of situations."Cordelia commented, "When Keegan was growing up, I put all my effort into training him to excel. But, I neglected to teach him the art of eloquence. He really needs to learn it from Stella. Look at her. She's strong when she needs to be, and soft when appropriate. And, she never backs down from what she wants.
The PR manager did not notice Keegan's darkened expression and continued, "In the wake of this incident, we've seen a lot of netizens sympathizing with Stella. If it's revealed that Stella was the one who brought Sophia into the company, the focus will shift to her being deceived and her mother bringing Sophia into their home. It will potentially divert attention away from Vinci Rivera Group."Sophia's face turned pale. She thought, 'He's planning to abandon me completely!'Everyone looked at Keegan.The fastest way to calm things down was to shift the public's attention.If this incident had happened at any other time, it might have been manageable. The Vinci Rivera Group's PR team was known for their expertise, and they could have easily mitigated any damage. They did not care much about Sophia's reputation, but they could not let her involvement harm the company's image. Unfortunately, it happened today, and the incident was captured by numerous media cameras and broadcasted liv
As Sophia thought about that, her expression changed. She thought to herself, 'Even if I fall into hell, I will drag Stella down with me!'Just as Keegan and the major shareholders were at a standoff, Sophia suddenly spoke up loudly. "Everyone, I know who did this today! I know who wanted to smear the image of the Vinci Rivera Group!"Keegan's expression darkened. He said, "Aldor, get her out of here."Sophia had already made up her mind to burn her bridges. "It's Stella! She's the culprit. She put those contents on the USB drive," said Sophia while struggling.Everyone's expression changed at Sophia's revelation. Aldor had already dragged her to the door, but Chandler intervened. "Let her go. We have the right to know what's going on," Chandler said.Sophia immediately broke free from Aldor's grasp and stepped forward. "Stella and Keegan's marriage has been on the rocks for a while. She was unhappy about his affair with a celebrity. She knew my identity, so she used me to create
Keegan lowered his eyes and gave an affirmative response before Cordelia continued, "Hand over the 'Opulentus' project to Mr. Walford for the time being. Apologize and issue any necessary statements. We have to clean up the aftermath of this situation thoroughly."Understood," Keegan said.However, a shareholder questioned the severity of the punishment. "Cordelia, isn't this punishment too lenient?" he asked.Although the punishment may have seemed severe, it did very little to harm Keegan. Everyone in the Vinci Rivera Group knew that Keegan's biggest asset was Semiconductor Technology, a company he had aggressively acquired and invested a significant amount of research funds into. At the time of the acquisition, many shareholders opposed the proposal, leaving the Vinci Rivera Group with only ten percent of the shares, while the remaining fifty percent were Keegan's personal investment. However, Semiconductor Technology made a breakthrough in research this year.Who would have tho
Keegan thought, 'She said she went to the washroom at two-thirty. While standing at the end of the corridor, I saw her pass by the multimedia room when she went to the washroom. And yet, none of this is shown in the footage.'It's obviously altered.'How could she do this in such a short time? Is she working with somebody else?'Keegan shut his eyes. Then, he thought about the time that he met bumped into Marshall during the event and how he appeared in the video. 'It can't be a coincidence, right?'...In the western suburbs, Trevor was scrolling through the online news on his tablet while lying on the recliner as he flatly said, "What's happening with the Jewell family now could be made into a TV series."Xavier replied, "I'm pretty surprised too. I never thought that Sophia could actually be Albert's biological daughter.""Why would Stella choose to let everybody know about this at this time? She probably knows it'll affect Keegan too, right?"Xavier replied, "Rumor has it t
However, there was just nobody who would want to get involved in this mess.Albert became arrogant, and he upset a lot of his old friends after becoming in-laws with the Kane family. He was no longer in touch with those true friends he had back then.However, the new friends he got were either tied by interests or just some profligate acquaintances that could never be depended on during hardships.Some of them even ignored his call directly.Even though he changed his number, they would hang up right after hearing his voice.A few of them picked up, but they pretended as if they wanted to help while none of them really did.He was just like a cat on a hot tin roof.Sophia was crying when Hylda tried to cheer her up. "Albert, stop hitting her. It's not going to change anything now. We should come up with a solution instead." Hylda said."Solution? What do you suggest?"The look on Albert's face was awful.His company was greatly affected when after Sophia's real identity was e
Albert faced two options: "You have two choices," Stella explained. "First, you give up your wealth, and I'll give you some of the company shares. That way, you won't starve. But you'll have to forget about the company and your daughter. Second, I'll take this to court, and you'll spend the rest of your life in jail."Rainee had let Albert decide between his freedom and his wealth.Albert began to sweat. He glanced at Sophia and Hylda when Stella made her offer."Do you think so?" Stella replied calmly, showing Albert evidence of Sophia committing charity fraud on his phone. "I have more."Albert's expression changed. After a pause, he said, "Stella, your mom and I are legally married. You're my first child, and I know what I did is unforgivable to you. But it was just a mistake that every man makes at some point in life. I'm still your father, and my love for you has never changed. You'll have no one to rely on if anything bad happens to you in the Kane family after I lost everyth