The Head of Security quickly turned on his phone to verify what he had just learned. He was so appalled that he broke out in a cold sweat.
“F*ck, our company really is going bankrupt. There are so many reporters here. It’s over.” he said.
Of course, Maxwell had already received the news, but he greatly underestimated the power of the media. There were so many reporters at the entrance of the company, and the internet escalated the speed and breadth of news dissemination.
A sharp-eyed male reporter saw Maxwell’s car slowly approach the entrance of the company. He immediately chased after Maxwell with his camera.
The reporter next to him stretched out his microphone even though Maxwell was still in the car.
“Mr. Wu, how are you going to respond to these rumors about the Sky Tech Group on the Internet?”
“Mr. Wu, please talk about the rumors, are they true?” Another asked.
“Mr. Wu, Mr. Wu, do you really have a mistress?” Questions kept coming like waves.
Maxwell definitely could not stop the car at the moment, or he would be eaten alive by those reporters.
With much difficulty, Maxwell’s car finally entered the company yard. A few minutes later, the meeting room was crowded with executives and managers of the company as they stared at each other in despair.
Maxwell’s face was full of rage. He said, “My colleagues, the Sky Tech Group has been attacked by unprecedented rumors. We must stay united through this calamity. I need the Legal Department to send a lawyer’s statement and get a press conference going immediately.”
Although Maxwell knew that everything was true, he would not do something as stupid as admitting his wrongdoings in front of his staff. His company was on the verge of being listed on the market, so he had to minimize the loss.
After everyone left the conference room, the secretary closed the door.
Maxwell smashed the glass cup in his hand onto the table and said, “Go and find out who is behind all this chaos. I will grind his bones and turn them into ashes.”
“Mr. Wu, things aren’t looking good for us at all. We have to take effective measures as soon as possible. You have to hold the press conference for damage control. I suspect our competitors are behind this.” his secretary said.
Maxwell stared at his secretary, his eyes crimson red. “The point is, how did they get their hands on this information? Do we have a traitor in our midst?”
The secretary said dreadfully, “Mr. Wu, I’ll look into that immediately.”
Half an hour later, Maxwell invited all the reporters at the entrance of the company into the conference room. He regulated his mood and showed up in front of the reporters with a smile on his face.
As a reporter, Flynt was doing a live broadcast with his camera at the scene.
Jerry sat in front of the computer, preparing for the second wave of attack online. He had only leaked a minimal amount of information in the first wave. During this conference, he was going to give Maxwell a much stronger blow.
Brucille, on the other hand, waited patiently for the good news.
At the conference, Maxwell said with a solemn face, “The internet is not a place beyond legal implications. The Legal Department of our company has already issued a lawyer’s statement to the relevant sites disseminating the rumors. I want to clarify that our company is a victim of malicious slander and defamation. We have already made a police report…”
A reporter interrupted him, “Mr. Wu, we just received new information a minute ago. The news stated that you and your wife’s company conducted a large number of fake transactions. How would you explain this?”
“I have a photo of you and Miss Tse gambling in a casino. Do you think it’s photoshopped?” Another asked.
“Mr. Wu, what is your relationship with Miss Elaine Tse? Evidence shows that you own a luxurious villa in the city center which, Miss Tse lives in. Where did you get the 60 million yuan to buy the villa?” Someone else questioned.
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Maxwell initially wanted to deny everything by saying that they were just fake rumors that were spread onto the internet.
However, he did not think that the situation would be as bad as this. The reporters constantly presented new and reliable evidence, making it impossible for him to refute any of the accusations and rumors.
One after another, negative news about the Sky Tech Group spread all over the world. The investors were getting antsy as they saw the company getting hit by such a crisis just as it was about to enter the market.
After seeing the news and evidence, the investors were furious.
Donald Chao, the Head of the Hospital, was reading the news about the Sky Tech Group on his office computer. He then picked up the phone and called his son.
“Fabian, have you read the news of the Sky Tech Group? Is it true?”
“Dad, I tried calling Maxwell, but there was no answer. I’m going to his company now. If Maxwell is truly what they say he is online, then the Sky Tech Group is doomed, and our money will be gone…” Fabian replied.
Fabian Chao had bought many internal stocks from the Sky Tech Group. If the Sky Tech Group didn’t get listed, or even faced bankruptcy, he was set to suffer heavy losses.
Monique also saw the shocking news on her phone. She always thought that Maxwell was a powerful man for building his business empire from scratch. With his company about to be listed on the market, he was considered a successful businessman.
However, after these scandals were revealed, the true colors of the company and Maxwell himself were finally exposed.
What she was more interested in was, who had leaked these secrets?
A figure flashed across her mind. It was her man – Brucille.
Brucille once told her that he would let Maxwell taste the consequences of offending him and his family.
Moreover, Brucille always went out early and returned late these days. Sometimes, he wouldn’t even return home at night, which was something he never used to do before. He was as mysterious as a spy. There were times she wouldn’t even get a chance to speak to him for an entire day.
Her palms started sweating at the thought of this.
If Brucille really was the one behind all this, then he may have picked the wrong person to fight with. He was no match against Maxwell.
It was almost five o’clock, and she was ready to return early to see Brucille. She had never been as worried as she was now.
Back in the park, she could tell that Brucille was no weakling. But things were different this time. If he really went up against someone like Maxwell, then he was in grave danger.
She quickly took a leave and left the hospital. As she drove, she gave Brucille a call.
“Where are you?” she asked.
“Sweetheart, why are you calling me out of the blue? I’m taking a bath at the sauna center.” Brucille replied.
Monique slammed the brakes to stop the car and asked, “Wait, have you been in the sauna center all day?”
“Yes, is there a problem?” Brucille said.
Of course, Brucille wasn’t going to admit that he had been busy all day trying to destroy the Sky Tech Company.
On the other side of the phone, Monique pondered for a long time before saying, “It’s nothing. I’ve been feeling very tired these couple of days. If you have time, come and have dinner with me.”