Chapter 871

After Warner's arrest, the public uproar made The Bright Group the center of a scandalous storm.

Though concrete evidence linking The Bright Biopharmacy to human drug trials was yet to surface, suspicion alone was enough to tarnish their reputation. In a world where perception often outweighs truth, the mere hint of doubt could seal one's fate.

"Mr. Chambers, you're a genius! Your foresight is unmatched!"

In the office, Harvey scrolled enthusiastically through comments on his iPad, showcasing them to Avery. "Warner has become our perfect scapegoat. Public opinion has turned against The Bright Group, painting them as the real villains behind the unethical experiments! Mr. Chambers, everything is playing out exactly as you predicted!"

Avery, hands wrapped around a golf club, swung smoothly, landing the ball in the hole with ease. "Those who work for me must be under my control. I have no use for those who can't be managed. I promised that this matter would be handled cleanly. When I make a promise, I keep it."

Harvey, smug with success, chimed in, "Now, Warner's caught in a web of his own making, with no easy way out! If he dares mention your name to the police, even in passing, the video of him drugging a woman, leading to her cardiac arrest, will be all over Elmsworth. Drug trafficking might get him a decade or so in prison with a good lawyer, but manslaughter, coupled with evidence tampering, could land him on death row! As long as we have this evidence, he'll take this secret to his grave!"

"You're right; he should take it to his grave." Avery's tone was calm, as he swung again.

Harvey gasped, "You mean-"

Avery smiled slightly, "Find the right moment. Eliminate him."

"Mr. Chambers, at a time like this, why add more fuel to the fire?"

Harvey, puzzled, handed back the golf club, "With this leverage, Warner won't dare speak out. You could rest easy."

"Firstly, I trust no one but the dead."

Avery approached the sofa, picked up a wine glass, and swirled it elegantly, his lips barely touching the rim, "Secondly, if Warner dies now, what do you think the public will believe?"

Harvey had an epiphany, his eyes widening, "They'll think he couldn't handle the pressure and took his own life?!"

"I like to extract all possible value from something. Warner's final worth lies in this."

Avery sipped the wine, tasting the sweet flavor of imminent victory, "Make it happen soon. Make it look a suicide."

"Yes, Mr. Chambers!"

"Any news on Wayne recently?" Avery's glasses glinted coldly.

"I've had someone on him since he helped Warner dispose of the body. Except for work and visiting his comatose wife at the nursing home, he's been laying low."

"Keep me informed of any developments."

"Mr. Chambers, I mean, if Director-General Wayne does something drastic, what will you do?"

"How I always do."

at him with a hint of irritation, "Don't

repeatedly, feeling a chill run down his spine, treading on

the world was

Ms. Evadne shone like a bright moon in his dark

weight of the day. He decided to spend the night in the hospital room, keeping his wife company.

store, he saw a crowd watching a news report on Warner's arrest and the illegal drugs scandal. Wayne walked by, feeling disconnected

café, ordered the cheapest coffee, and sat in a corner, lost

his wife's latest medical report, his

"Ah, my dear."

anguish, pulling out a cigarette. Searching his pockets, he

of orange

the sight

Wayne, what

with a slight smile, lit Wayne's

gesture that spoke volumes, considering the few who could claim such attention from

asked, his demeanor gracious and approachable. "Be

down, alone, without any entourage, creating an

wouldn't normally

his gaze dark, "So, this isn't a coincidence.

"Not exactly."

nursing home reached me through my wife.

who

with meaning, was a dance only the clever could

cigarette, "So,

flickered briefly,

wife' is just a term of endearment. We're not cut from the same cloth, you

superior jawline tightened, but he remained cool

the blue, Warner got nabbed. Doesn't that

just twiddling their thumbs, after all.

who do you

air suddenly felt

his fingers trembling slightly around his cigarette,

close dealings with Avery, spreading contraband

the bucketload. Despite being the head honcho at the Bright Group and holding clout in Skyrim, Avery still threw him under

narrowed, "When the rabbit's caught, the hound's cooked. Director-General Wayne, do you think you're any

else

that Avery's spies were everywhere in Elmsworth. If he was caught fraternizing with Thaddeus, he'd have no way to explain himself

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