Camille’s expression was slightly gloomy as she stared at her phone for a while without answering.
She had many worries in her heart and didn’t understand why he would call at this time.
But she knew Preston well, If she didn’t answer, he would keep calling until she picked up.
Camille took a deep breath and answered the call. Preston’s voice came from the other end. “Camille, why did it take you so long to answer the phone?”
He seemed somewhat displeased.
Camille didn’t like his tone, and she responded indifferently, “I’m at work. What’s the matter?”
“Has Ayan been to Flento City?” he asked.
Camille didn’t understand what he meant, but she didn’t really want to tell him the truth either.
She simply said, “I don’t know about his whereabouts. We rarely contact each other, as you know.”
“Camille, are you lying?” Preston asked with a slightly indifferent tone.
Camille remained silent, holding her breath as she repeatedly tried to decipher his words.
Preston continued, “Why won’t you answer me? Are you afraid to tell the truth? Camille, don’t think that just because I’m not in Hance City means I don’t know anything.”
Camille sighed silently, her tone devoid of warmth as she said, “Since you want to accuse me like this, there’s nothing I can do. What evidence do you have to say that I’m deceiving you? Show me!”
Her tone carried a hint of annoyance and a cold attitude.
After hearing this, Preston fell silent briefly before saying, “Camille, I do believe you. But I don’t want you to deceive me. Since you choose to stand by my side, then you must show sincerity, right?”
“What do you want me to do?”
“Help me with something. You need to approach Ayan and please him. I’ll tell you the specifics later.”
Camille frowned and replied, “I won’t help you anymore. That’s it. You can do whatever you want. I really don’t want to continue doing reckless things.”
“Camille, are you planning to desert me at this critical moment?” Preston asked displeasedly.
Camille responded, “Think whatever you want!”
“Aren’t you worried that I will expose your secrets? Don’t forget, you gave me the project materials and I have evidence.”
“Are you threatening me?”
Preston chuckled and said, “You can think of it that way if you want.”
He mimicked her tone, which annoyed Camille to the extreme.
Although those so-called pieces of evidence were not really evidence, hearing Preston threaten her still made Camille angry.
She took a silent deep breath, and her expression became extremely cold.
In a calm tone, she asked, “What exactly do you want?”
“I want Ayan to fail in his project with Tillery’s Corporation. He wants to work with Tillery’s Corporation and solidify Simpson Group’s position. He doesn’t even deserve to think about it! The people from the Simpson family aren’t worthy.”
Preston’s emotions were intense, and his words were filled with anger.
Helplessly, Camille said, “I don’t understand what the Simpson family has done to you. Preston, considering that we used to be friends, I suggest you stop what you’re doing now. There are some things that can be directly spoken about. What’s the point of always hiding?”
“Camille, are you determined to help Simpson Group and Ayan against me?” Preston questioned indifferently.
Camille remained silent.
Preston continued, “Fine. Make your choice. But don’t regret it. And even if you do regret it, I won’t give you another chance.”
After Preston finished speaking, he hung up the phone directly.
He never told Camille what he intended to do in the end. His words were full of determination and caused Camille some concern.
Camille messaged Ayan about this matter but didn’t receive an immediate reply. He was probably busy.
Clutching her phone tightly, Camille felt a heavy weight on her mind.
Preston was in the dark while they were in the light. She didn’t know what he planned to do or what specific aspects she should be cautious about.
Camille took a silent deep breath. Her expression was heavy with anxiety.
It took over an hour for Ayan to reply to her message.
Ayan said, “Don’t worry. Molly will keep an eye on him.”
Even though Molly was Preston’s wife, they weren’t close at all. Preston was naturally suspicious of Molly too.
At 1 PM.
A media outlet on the internet reported that Camille and Ayan had intentionally staged a play for attention and deliberately caused trouble for the SynergyCon project. Even Camille being selected as an architect for the SynergyCon project was because of Ayan.
This news instantly pushed Camille and Ayan into the spotlight. People accused them of being hypocritical and even dragged Simpson Group into it as well.
Camille and Ayan naively believed that this incident was just like the ones before. They thought that once the public outcry settled down, everything would return to normal.
But they only found out in the evening that all of this was just the beginning.
Around 7 PM during dinner time, when everyone was scrolling through social media, an alleged former servant who claimed to have worked at the Simpson family estate commented under a post about Camille and Ayan’s act.
“I’ve worked for the Simpson family for many years. They aren’t as good as they appear on the surface. They are harsh towards us workers and the pay isn’t high enough. They have power too. We signed contracts similar to indentured servitude. I was lucky enough not to need a job after my contract expired, so I ran back home.”
“Callum Simpson is also a heartless person. Although he appears like a good old man on the surface, he is actually disgusting. He often gets handsy with young female servants and even demands sexual favors from them. From what I know, many people have been taken advantage of by him. There are probably many more who don’t know!”
“Callum Simpson is already in his seventies but still does such disgusting things. He relies on his power and wealth. He doesn’t see us as human beings.”
All sorts of information about Callum quickly made it onto trending topics online.
Everything wasn’t directed towards Camille or Ayan. Their ultimate target was Callum.
Photos of Callum were even released alongside information easily found online. Soon enough his appearance became widely known.
Not only that but some netizens even revealed that Callum had been hospitalized because they had seen him at the hospital or heard it from nurses there.
In short, within less than ten minutes, netizens had dug up everything they could find.
The news about Callum being hospitalized immediately caused quite a stir in the business world.
Of course, Ayan found out about it immediately too when Fletcher called him urgently. “Ayan, come to the hospital right away! Many media outlets are waiting outside along with the paparazzi! Your grandfather saw what’s being said online about him and is furious! Hurry over!”