"Jace beat up Clarice?" Justin repeated coldly, his tone sharp.

"Yes! He landed a solid punch on her! I saw it clearly in the surveillance footage. It was brutal!" lan exhaled sharply, releasing pent-up frustration. "I always thought they were close, like two peas in a pod, but it looks like trouble is brewing in their little paradise."

Drew quickly wiped his eyes and listened closely.

lan then floated a daring theory. "Mr. Salvador, do you think Jace might be our breakthrough? Is it possible he's been at odds with Clarice for a while, or perhaps he's grown tired of working under Grant? All he might need is a nudge to turn against them. After all, wasn't it Yvonne's hatred of Christopher's past actions that made her join our side?"

Justin neither affirmed nor dismissed the theory. Instead, he responded, "Your suggestion might be true, but we can't say for sure. People's motivations can be hard to pin down. We've only interacted with Jace a handful of times, and they were all high-stakes situations. I'm honestly not sure what he's truly thinking."

lan sighed before asking anxiously, "Mr. Salvador, the press conference is coming up in just two days. Do you have a plan? Are we just going to let Grant stir up trouble? To be honest, Dr. Wagner's statement alone may not be enough. The blood test results are legitimate and valid. We need another way to prove your innocence!"

"Ian, thank you," Justin replied, catching lan off guard and leaving him momentarily speechless.

"These past days, you've been running around tirelessly. I'm no longer the president of the Salvador Corporation. You can take a break now. There's no need to stay on edge all the time," Justin said, his voice calm and unreadable.

"Mr. Salvador, I'm not tired! I don't want to take a break!" lan protested fervently.

reality was, after Justin lost his position as president, lan had decided he

not care about that anymore. All

suggestion to take a break was a sign he was about to get fired.

I'm not getting rid of you,"

on lan's thinking right away. He smirked as he spoke, "But I really can't stand seeing you show up here every morning with puffy eyes, then sneak off to sob in the

know the truth

who don't might wonder if I did something to

completely mortified, feeling as though he could die

well-hidden, and his crying barely audible, but apparently that was

call ended, Drew could

his voice trembling. "Hugh turning against Clarice doesn't that prove he's waking

QUMS

of a good person be completely erased? Grant wants to drag Hugh into darkness, to make him an accomplice. He even tried to use

out into the vast, quiet night, deep in

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