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Chapter 190
Chapter 190
Joanne racked her brains for ages but just couldn’t figure out if she’d offended any big shots recently.
“I really didn’t!” she cried out, “Dad, just because you’re having trouble at work doesn’t mean you can dump it all on me.”
Her father’s eyes were bloodshot as he slapped her hard across the face. “I’ve spoiled you too much, that’s why you dare say such heartless thingal
Joanne’s cheek burned, swollen and red, the stinging pain leaving her dazed.
“Dad, you hit me?” she gasped, staring at him in disbelief,
Harry clutched his throbbing chest, gasping, “I could just kill you right now! Think carefully, what exactly have you done lately?”
Joanne thought in a panic, ‘Only now did I realize how di
after Skylar and Caden.
things were. I went through everything in my mind, but the only thing I could recall was going
‘I’d already checked, Caden isn’t some scion of a wealthy family, and he doesn’t have any big shots backing him up.
‘Skylar? Just some hack writer who got lucky, no real connections to back her up.
‘Could it be that my investigation was flawed?‘
She hesitated, unsure whether to speak up about it.
Harry snapped impatiently, “Well? Have you remembered yet?”
Joanne protested, “Dad, all I did was mess with Caden and Skylar in the entertainment industry. It’s not like I offended anyone really powerful.”
Joanne just couldn’t understand. ‘How could two nobodies like Skylar and Caden send Dad into such a rage?‘ she thought, completely baffled.
Harry narrowed his eyes. “Did you investigate them before acting?”
“Of course,” Joanne replied defiantly, nodding.
Joanne thought to herself, ‘I’m not an idiot. Why would I mess with someone out of my league?‘
“What on earth did you do?” Harry demanded.
Joanne laid out her scheme. “That’s all there is to it. I just wanted to stir up some gossip to force Caden to beg for my mercy, and maybe put that presumptuous Skylar in her place while I was at it.”
Harry didn’t pay much attention to entertainment news. Besides, the news had been quickly suppressed, so it was natural that he hadn’t seen that recent report.
He had a sinking feeling in his gut that something was seriously off.
He frowned. “What photos? Show me.”
Joanne pulled up the photos on her phone, handed it to him, and said, “Just these.”
Harry glanced at Skylar and Victor, and he didn’t recognize them. But when his eyes fell on Yosef and Adam, they widened in shock.
Harry’s blood pressure shot through the roof as he rattled off like a machine gun, “You idiot! You can’t even recognize Mr. Campbell from Campbell Group
and his son?
“How dare you spread rumors about them? No wonder they’re furious!”
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Chapter 190
Joanne was thunderstruck. “No way! How could this be?
“I can’t believe it, how could that man possibly be Mr. Campbell?”
Harry was filled with deep regret. He shouldn’t have spoiled his daughter so much, raising her to be lawless and arrogant.
He thought, ‘Great, now we’ve done it, offended Mr. Campbell and somehow managed to provoke the Lambert family too. With both of them coming after us, the Green Group is finished.‘
He let out a despairing sigh.
Joanne bit her lip, her voice trembling. “Dad, I swear I didn’t mean to! How was I supposed to know he was that powerful?
Joanne’s voice trembled. “Dad… What should we do?”
Joanne panicked, her heart racing. “Oh no. What if the family business really goes under, all because of me?”
Joanne’s heart pounded with dread. “If this is true, I’ll become the family’s disgrace. And without the company, how will we survive?”
Steeling himself, Harry said, “At this point, our only option is to go to them, apologize, and do whatever it takes to earn their forgiveness.”
Harry barked, “You’re coming with me. We’ll beg for their forgiveness, and you won’t stop no matter what.”
