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Chapter 115
“Who said our press conference would be a wash?”Adrian shot the executives a dark look. Most days you couldn’t tell what they actually did—yet at the faintest hint of trouble, they were the first to lose their nerve. In his eyes, they were the Hill Group’s chief saboteurs.“Don’t worry, Miss Daisy. People will show up.”“I trust the ones I invited.”But the executives had no intention of humoring him.“Naive.”Adrian couldn’t be bothered to argue. He just watched the minutes tick by.The turning point he’d hoped for never arrived. They didn’t even see Stuart Thompson or Sullivan Parker. With each passing minute, Daisy’s heart sank a little further.Reporters from all over Skyline City had taken their places, and with five minutes still to go before the start, they were already photographing the empty rows of seats. To hold a launch this deserted was almost a Skyline City spectacle in its own right. If they ran it, it would be traffic gold.Adrian was far calmer than Daisy. He knew th
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Daisy flushed scarlet at Adrian’s laughter.“What are you laughing at?”Seeing the faint ire on his fiancée’s face, Adrian sobered at once, all earnestness.“Miss Daisy, you have to do it like me—louder. That’s how it works.”She remained unconvinced.Adrian cupped his hands and called out again at full volume:“We are going to win—”“Miss Daisy is the best—”Daisy hesitated. He urged her again and again.“Go on, try it. You really can.”She drew a deep breath and gave a resolute nod.“I will win!”Her voice still wasn’t loud, but it was far stronger than before.“Keep going!”Grinning, Adrian prodded her on. Daisy raised her hands to her mouth like a makeshift megaphone.“Hill Group will win!”“We will prevail!”“I can do this!”Each shout rang louder than the last. Adrian smiled, satisfied.“Well? Still feel stifled?”Daisy shook her head, delighted. The weight in her chest had lifted clean away. Her cheeks were flushed from excitement, and Adrian immediately reached out to pinch on
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Most of the hall had openly declared for the Sanders family; the rising chorus of voices was proof enough of their resolve.Triumph glittered in Melanie Sanders’s eyes. She looked Daisy up and down with brazen contempt, her smile almost feral.The clamor faded for Daisy. All she could think about was grinding that woman’s smile into dust.Only when Adrian called her name did she come back to herself.“Miss Daisy, are you alright?”Faced with such a lopsided scene, even Adrian couldn’t help worrying. For all her iron will, Daisy was, at the end of the day, still a young woman.She shook her head.“I’d braced for it. I even imagined it might look like this. It doesn’t make it any easier to watch.”“I’m fine. Really.”Adrian nodded, unconvinced, already deciding he should take her somewhere to clear her head. She didn’t look fine at all.Though many had sided with the Sanders family, there were still those who kept silent. That irked Melanie.She had expected ninety-nine percent would ch
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Many people pricked up their ears, stealthily listening for any stir from Daisy’s side.A few who were on good terms with Bianca Irving and had some inside scoop already knew the banquet was essentially meant to pave the way for Hill Group. But in the current climate, to openly side with Hill Group—weren’t they afraid of retaliation from the Sanders family?They didn’t dare to gamble, yet curiosity pricked at them.Stuart Thompson and Sullivan Parker, on the other hand, seemed completely unbothered by the Sanders family, chatting lively with Daisy.At this juncture, Daisy was genuinely grateful for their public support. She covertly murmured a thank-you to them.Stuart Thompson and Sullivan Parker waved it off with easy generosity. They were already in the same boat—shared glory, shared ruin—and the course was set. Any more politeness would only be inappropriate.“Miss Daisy, we’re family now.”“That’s right, Miss Daisy. We don’t split hairs among our own. Anyone who comes for us—we’l
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Daisy stared at Adrian’s martyr’s resolve and couldn’t help rolling her eyes. “What’s with that expression? You look like you’re marching to the gallows.”Adrian shook his head. “No—I’m thanking you for pulling me from the fire.”Daisy sighed. This man…Once they stepped out, the crowd melted away. Adrian took Daisy’s files and shoulder bag, slipped the documents neatly inside, and kept the rest in hand.Now that’s an assistant, he thought, privately pleased.“Where are we headed?”Buckled in, Adrian glanced back at Daisy.“Do you remember how President Irving said she’d advocate for us? She’s hosting a last-minute business dinner tonight. We won’t be late at this hour. She thinks face-to-face may yield better results. Our product isn’t the concern; we’re hurting for sales channels right now.”Daisy exhaled. President Irving had already done everything within her reach. From here, the push had to come from them.Adrian immediately recalled the woman: Imogen Thompson’s mother, Finn Tho
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At that, everyone shook their heads. Joking aside, a man like that deserved a beating. Two slaps were merciful. All their hard work had nearly been ruined by one petty schemer.Adrian almost laughed. Ophelia hadn’t broken any law—only internal discipline. Without a crime, what “abuse of power” was there to speak of?The commander shot a glance at Ophelia and Roy Thornton. They stepped forward at once and restrained Philip Mason.“The needle,” Ophelia demanded, her tone flinty.Philip, trembling, fished a silver needle from his pocket.Ophelia and Roy exchanged a look; she produced a sealed evidence bag and a pair of white gloves. Pulling them on, she took the needle and secured it.“Why did you pull it?” the commander asked. “Are you colluding with the traffickers?”Philip’s knees wobbled. “Sir, I swear I had nothing to do with them!”“Lies,” Ophelia snapped. “If you weren’t in league with them, why risk the commander’s life by removing the needle?”“I didn’t!” Philip babbled, despera
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