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    At that moment, Xander yfully said, “Chief instructor, did the acting president invite Sansa and her group to join the meeting just to let you confront them? He seems quite concerned about you.”


    Marissa gave Xander a brief look, offering no response. She put on her mask and stood. “Let’s go to the meeting.”


    “Okay,” Xander responded immediately.


    As they entered the conference room, most attendees were already there. Kevin sat at the head of the table with an empty seat beside him, clearly reserved for Marissa. The seats for the president and the acting president were supposed to be positioned next to each other.


    With Xander by her side, Marissa walked over to her seat and sat down quietly.


    Oncefortable, she took a moment to look over the people gathered. Most of them were strangers to her, except Sansa and A, who stood out as familiar faces.


    As Marissa watched Sansa and A, they returned her gaze.


    Their expressions were starkly different from Marissa’sposed look. They appeared shocked. It seemed they had not expected the woman they had mocked earlier to now be sitting beside the acting president.


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    Sansa, who had been quite arrogant just a short while ago, now seemed visibly unnerved. A stared at Marissa, her thoughts concealed.


    Marissa noted their reactions yet maintained her calm demeanor.


    The meeting room held a solemn and quiet air. Xander led the meeting with his opening remarks, articting each word precisely.


    Looking at the attendees, Xander took a deep breath, making sure he had everyone’s attention.


    “Alright, listen up! We summoned everyone here today to announce an important thing: Miss Byrd has resigned. From now on, all the affairs of the Peridot Consortium will be managed by the acting president, Mr. Kevin.”


    He paused, scanning the room to catch everyone’s reactions. “Let’s give a big round of apuse to wee Mr. Kevin!”


    He started pping, leading the room.


    The entire group replicated the action, apuding with courteous smiles.


    None of them showed surprise, because rissa’s inner circle had already been removed from the organization, and now the highest-ranking officials wereprised of individuals handpicked by Kevin who were privy to the confidential information.


    The only individuals unaware of the situation were Sansa and A. They lookedpletely stunned, their mouths agape, like fish out of water.


    Sansa and A had been banking on rissa running the show today. They’d assumed their invite to this high-level meeting was a way of promoting them.


    Instead, they were blindsided. Their presumed ally, rissa, was gone, and they had no clue who this Kevin guy really was


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