Chapter 40

Adrian's POV

The audacity of that woman stoked my fury. I could tell she wasn’t satisfied with the verbal lashing I’d given her earlier—she was asking for more. Her dumb actions will cause her family to bear the full weight of my retaliation.

"Investigate the Gerrovial Infrastructure. I want everything I can use as leverage," I ordered, my voice resounding with authority. "While on that, I want you to utilize your team to shift public perception, portraying Miss. Goméz as the aggressor. I'll call my lawyer and sue her for defamation. Get to work!"

"Yes Sir," Daniel, the head of the PR department, replied and hurried out of the room.

I glanced at Joyce who had a bewildered expression on her face. I knew I was taking things far by involving the Gerrovial Infrastructure, but it should serve as a lesson to them.

I picked up my phone and opened it. Scrolling through my contact list, I found the one I was looking for and dialed. It was picked on the first ring.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Ortega.