"Why, Mr. Robert? Do you have any objections? Isn't it worth what we'll pay if I fail to do so?" asked Damian as calmly as possible, even though, by this time, Robert was already pointing at him."You are so out of line, asshole!" Robert further pointed at Damian's nose.Seeing what Robert was doing, Damian casually pushed Robert's pointing finger out of his face."Please, Mr. Robert, mind your manners now because this is a meeting room, not a jungle where you can say anything!" Damian continued in a cold tone."Mr. Robert, you better sit down and hold your temper. Now we need a solution, not anger," quipped Pedro, who couldn't stand to see Robert behaving as he did, and he did so because he also saw that Josua was about to get up from his seat to see his son-in-law being humiliated by Robert.Pedro was currently just trying to be neutral, and Pedro also thought what Damian said was not wrong. Pedro even thought that currently, out of all the Rodas family, only Damian looked relaxed,

"What should we do, Mr. Pedro? The social media department is not strong enough to destroy the news because it seems like someone is helping to keep the news updated. How do we get through this?" asked Hendry in an annoyed tone, looking at Robert, who was suddenly silent."Just do the best you can first. Try to bring down the heat. We have to do nothing and remain silent without doing anything," said Josua as Pedro stared at him while Robert looked frozen."Robert, I don't want to say anything to you right now, but my advice is that you should warn Katherine to keep quiet. If we try to confirm the truth at a time like this, there is no point; the public will only say that we are saying nonsense to maintain our company's image." Joshua spoke in a wise tone because he was sure that Rodas had not received a penny of money from Lauren, and the company he was trying to defend would definitely not be involved in that."Are you blaming me now?" said Robert in a sneering tone; he was sure tha

Rodas didn't answer. His face remained stern, but there was a hint of fatigue visible at the corners of his eyes. He didn't turn around, just took a deep breath, trying to calm his racing heart.Stella turned and quickly ran after her daughter, her steps hurried but not careless. She knew that if she left Katherine alone in the storm of her emotions for too long, the girl would drown in deeper sadness and might not be able to return.Now, the dining table was once again shrouded in a dark silence. No one spoke. No plates were touched. Only the clinking of Joshua's spoon as he slowly placed it on the edge of his plate signaled that the evening meal was truly over."I'm sorry too," Alma said softly. "I was too harsh with her, even though I only wanted what's best for her."Robert didn't respond, his eyes staring blankly at his untouched plate. Rodas finally spoke, his tone low but firm, as if trying to pull back everything that had been lost in the emotion."Now we need to talk about so

Josua slammed his fist on the table. “We’re not giving up, George. We have other options.”George turned slowly. “Oh? Like small investors who don’t even have enough money to buy their own coffee?”“George!” Roberth finally snapped. “Show some respect!”Damian remained silent. He let the argument explode first. He let the emotions fill the room.Until finally he stood up. Calm. Firm. He straightened his suit and looked directly at George.“Stop playing games. You know I can stop everything right now. I know about your fake financial reports to the IRS. I know about your offshore accounts in Panama that you thought were buried.”George’s eyes narrowed.“You?!”“I said I have the access you need. You can’t survive if two regulators know what I know. So stop playing with other people’s houses, George, because I can burn yours down first.”Silence.Everyone stared at Damian, and in that moment, they realized: Damian wasn’t just betting on behalf of the company. He held something stronger

“Hahaha! Ben, you're so narrow-minded.” Damian mocked Ben, who was standing in front of him. The man's breathing was heavy, his exhalations were strong, and that made Damian even more eager to provoke him.As he had learned before, anger could destroy a person, and that was what he wanted to do now.Damian deliberately provoked Ben's anger so that the man would reveal every plan he had because Damian knew what kind of person he really was.Ben was a man who had difficulty controlling his emotions. He was quite temperamental. And his efforts paid off, as Ben began to react to Damian's taunts.“Shut up, you bastard!” Ben punched Damian in the face, knocking him to the ground. His lip was split open, and blood trickled down his face.“Tsk,” Damian spat. “Your punch feels like a child’s punch, Ben. I guess the leader didn’t promote you to commander because of this. You’re too weak and can’t control your temper.”“I said shut up!” Ben’s breathing grew heavier.“If you’re jealous of what I’