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Chapter 217

Chapter 217

In the end, Chronos Legal–true to Richard’s ruthless style–won by sheer shameless persistence.

Mia, who managed the Horizon Tower X account, was devastated. She didn’t even dare report the failure to Wilson. She had tried her best. But Chronos wasn’t some random netizen–they were professionals at verbal warfare.

The whole point of the campaign had been to assert dominance. Instead, they’d only pushed Yvonne further away.

She didn’t even want to imagine Richard’s reaction when he woke up and found out what happened overnight.

As the account’s manager, Mia had never once dared face Richard in person. The man’s eyes–dark, heavy, utterly disappointed–were more terrifying than any scolding. He didn’t have to raise his voice. One glance was enough to make anyone in the Holmes family feel like trash. But his rare praise? That was what everyone desperately craved.

So all her panic and guilt boiled down to one conclusion: I’m screwed.

She might as well start weaving the apology reed bundle and prepare to kneel at Richard’s feet tomorrow.

Of course, while some wept, others slept soundly.

Richard, for one, went to bed in high spirits. He switched off his phone with satisfaction, finally feeling genuinely relaxed for the first time in days.

Jeremy, however, watched his light–hearted steps with concern.

‘Has he gone mad from missing Yvonne?‘ he wondered.

Very possible. He should keep an eye on the old man’s mental state–e

-elder care was important too.

*****

2:00 AM, while most of the internet had gone quiet, Jaxen Massey was wide awake, staring at his ceiling as guilt, fear, and rage twisted in his gut.

that they, not Grizzlyworld, were the ones who’d bought back the infringing snack bags, angry netizens had

front–row seat to the wrath of

senior managers, and even shareholders had been bombarding him

demanding an action plan. They were clearly losing faith in his

comments, Jaxen felt like a trapped animal pacing in a cage. After all the years he’d clawed his way up–surviving

his lavish home, his face

wasn’t going down without a

he began reaching out to contacts, trying to gather

part of the inner circles, but he still knew a few people with access to

Chapter 217

Out of all the messages he sent, only one person replied, Clinging to that lifeline,

can’t help you. If you’ve got time to beg strangers, you might as well go beg the Adlers directly. Maybe if

Adlers were A–list stars–and people like Jaxen

Adlers didn’t need to lift a finger. One offhand

to outplay the Adlers, launching a smear campaign against Chronos Legal preemptively, It

was a declaration of war. They’d bought out

had now turned into a PR nightmare–because of Jaxen’s brilliant idea,

convened yet, and already, people were betting Grizzlyworld would

into this mess now?

“friends” wasn’t cold–hearted–it

many times he

Jaxen hurled his phone across the

at his scalp as he

when Brylee, his wife, stepped out.

She’d already

Adlers. And to Yvonne. If we

breaking point, exploded. He turned all his bottled–up rage onto

was past midnight. The kids were asleep. Brylee didn’t dare make a sound. She sat on the couch,

Then another. As he smoked, his eyes fell on

type of woman who seemed born to be pitied. And ironically, what she said

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