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“It’s time you returned what my mother left to me after you hog it for so many years.”
In a fit of rage, he swiped everything off his desk.
“You ungrateful child!”
I stood my ground, tipping the table over with a kick.
“I’ve tolerated you for far too long!”
Despite his long tenure at the helm of the Spencer Group, he still had his loyalists.
But I was here to command allegiance from all.
I had lan escalate the situation.
lan acted with precision, systematically eroding Stephan’s influence from the very beginning.
In the wake of the scandals, the Smith Group underwent a major leadership shakeup.
I extended a formal invitation to the Smith Group for the shareholders‘ meeting.
It was a blatant signal to those old guard shareholders: the new Smith Group leader was in my corner.
Supporting me was their best bet.
“Is there anyone here still backing my father?”
Silence fell over the room.
After a unanimous vote, I ascended as the head of the Spencer Group.
Upon the announcement, Jack collapsed, struck by a stroke right there in the boardroom.
The doctor confirmed he would be bedridden for the remainder of his life,
I arranged for his hospital stay, paid a lump sum, and left without a glance back,
He didn’t deserve the title of father.
The shareholders had made the right choice; I soon signed multiple deals with the Smith Group.
It was a mutually beneficial alliance,
My professional life was not just back on track; it was soaring.
After that day, I had Tiffany evicted from the mansion.
The next I heard of her was through an employee’s whisper about someone threatening to leap from one of our construction sites.
12:07 PM
When I heard it was Tiffany, my sense of Irony deepened.
“Ms. Spencer, she’s still live streaming.”
I clicked on the live stream link. There she was, teetering on the edge, tearfully broadcasting her plea for forgiveness.
The comments section was a flurry of activity.
[Drop the act, or you’ll get lumps in your chest.]
[You’ve been up there for an hour. Are you jumping or just hogging the spotlight? You’re just the illegitimate daughter who stole another’s place. Why are you trying to attract attention?]
Some viewers began to show a hint of symp
[It’s still a life, you know. Try to look at the bright side.]
I raised an eyebrow and thought, “Still streaming? She
Tiffany was just exploiting the
for attenti
Her life had indeed taken a downturn; just the other
She had become a social outcast, despised by all.
serious about jumping.”
playing the martyr, fishing for compassion.
she
was the target of a video where she was pelted with rotten eggs.
Her suffering brought me joy. I decided to witness this spectacle firsthand.
When I got there, the firefighters had already set up their safety cushions.
Tiffany, still perched on the roof, was talking about making amends.
She refused to let anyone approach, insisting that I come up.
I climbed up to meet her.
The live chat buzzed with my arrival.
[Watch out! She might try to scam you!]
[Don’t let that illegitimate daughter off the hook!]
Turning around to see me, Tiffany cried out, “Please forgive me!”
But there was no trace of regret in her eyes, only defiance.
Then, she turned off the livestream.
With no audience, her mask fell away.
“If I jump today, Zooey, you’ll carry this guilt forever!”
I removed my sunglasses.
“Choose another place to jump. You’re on my property, disrupting my business.”
Tiffany was visibly shocked by my indifference.
