Chapter 1130:

As they carried on bantering, almost oblivious to everyone else, Joanne stood there, practically shaking with frustration. “How long are you two planning to go on joking around like this?”

Her tone sharpened as she pulled out her phone. “Fine. If you’ve decided to risk Dolores’ reputation, don’t blame me. With one word, I can have my team release a flood of dirt on her. By tomorrow morning, Davidson Group’s stock will be in free fall.”

But before she could tap her screen, Collin, who had been silent until now, finally spoke in a voice as calm as it was threatening. “Go ahead. I’d love to see if your little online smear campaign can move faster than my team. But fair warning—if they’re even a few seconds late, tomorrow’s headlines will be all about you.”

Joanne froze for a moment, her eyes growing wide as if she could not believe what she had just heard. “Can you repeat that?”

It seemed impossible to her that Collin, the founder of CR Corporation, would openly use his influence to threaten a woman. She wondered how he was not worried about becoming the subject of ridicule if this ever got out.

Collin’s face showed no emotion as he replied, “If you’re going to use these ridiculous threats against us, I have no choice but to respond in kind.” As the person who built CR Corporation from the ground up, he truly believed that nothing could touch him. His silence earlier had only been to see how far Joanne was willing to push her luck.

twisted Joanne’s features, and she yelled, “All of you come from powerful families, and now you expect me to shoulder all the blame?” Her breathing

can end this engagement without drama. You’re the

eyes. “You have no idea what I’ll have to deal with after you force

at the sight. Dolores, too, felt a

g

us directly. We’re not unreasonable. As long as what you ask is within reason, we’ll do our

nod, silently letting Dolores know she

marry Joanne, everything

mocking laugh as she turned to Dolores. “You think you

group, leaving a chill

on Linsey. “But you, Linsey, you’re the one I envy most. You’re beautiful, you’re talented, and you have so many admirers. I always thought you fell short because you were an orphan. I never expected you to turn out to be the biological daughter of the Lawson family, and now you’re even running the Lawson Group as

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