Substitute Wife For The Blind CEO

Chapter 34: Press Conference

Friday afternoon came with a storm of silence

The tension in Stefan’s office was thick enough to cut through. Ruby sat across from him, her fingers tightly interlaced on her lap.

The room was unusually quiet—no tapping keyboards, no idle chatter from the hallway. Even Naomi’s usual clicking heels had gone mute after her last check-in.

Everyone in the building seemed to be holding their breath since they were all aware of the storm brewing.

Stefan sat behind his desk, his jaw taut and his fingers drumming slowly against the polished wood. Though his expression was unreadable, Ruby could sense the anticipation in him, the way his shoulders stiffened every time knowing the clock was ticking a little closer to noon with each passing second.

Now it was 12:05 but still, nothing from Mr Sherlock’s end.

"Do you think he’s going to show? It’s past noon," Ruby asked softly.

"No," Stefan said flatly. "But I gave him a chance."

Though he knew Mr Sherlock wasn’t going to show up, Stefan didn’t mind waiting a little longer just to give him the benefit of the doubt so that when he takes action, no one would say it was too hasty.

After sometime, he asked, "What’s the time now?"

"It’s forty five minutes past noon," Ruby said with a sigh.

Hearing that, Stefan stood abruptly. "Call Naomi," he said. "Tell her to arrange for a press conference immediately. We’re not waiting anymore. We know what his stand is."

and rose to her

the arrangements,

media was set up in the company’s conference room. Reporters gathered with recorders, phones, and cameras flashing while murmurs

side, her hand guiding him gently toward the

hand a reassuring squeeze before letting go slowly

workers, she hadn’t thought it was going to be this tough. Now she could understand why he hadn’t done anything to help the workers since logically, they weren’t even under

and authoritative. "Good afternoon. I stand here today, not just as the CEO of Winters Corp, but as someone with a conscience. A few days ago, I visited one of our partnered construction sites unannounced. What I witnessed there was appalling—overworked laborers, unsafe conditions, and blatant disregard for human

as reporters leaned in, pens

this reason that I, along with my legal team, have made the decision to terminate our company’s contract with the Shel corp." he continued.

This was

But let it be known: Winters Corp will always

rose again, this time louder, sharper with intrigue and questions. Stefan stepped back as

anxious now, more grounded. Ruby walked with Stefan as he returned to his chair, guiding him gently before sitting on the edge of

about this?"

hesitation. "It’s the right

table. Ruby reached for it instinctively and glanced at the

your mom," she said,

going to blame her seeing as she had been with Stefan, supporting and guiding him.

Stefan said with

demanding. "What on earth do you think you’re doing? Do you know how much this move is going to cost us? That company is one of