Chapter 656 Cameras at the Door
The top floor was where Tess’s office was.
“Where’s your new CEO and chairwoman?”
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“Ms. Ember! We heard you ordered someone to hurt the Reagen Corporation heiress! You used her of running you over with her car but also told your people to beat her up. Is that true?”
“Tess, stop hiding!”
The shouting outside grew louder and louder.
Raven’s face darkened. Her jaw tightened so hard it nearly clicked. “I’m going out there to send them away!”
She was ready to rush out, but Prune grabbed her arm just in time. “Ms. Moreno, don’t! They’re looking for Ms. Ember. If you run out now, you’ll be their next target!”
Lyra hurried over and pressed down on Raven’s shoulder. “Prune’s right. Rx.”
“Rx? How am I supposed to rx?!”
Raven’s eyes burned with rage. She wanted nothing more than to drag Jolie out and tear her
apart.
“I should’ve knocked some sense into that bitch when I had the chance!”
She yanked her arm to break free from Prune, but she didn’t try to rush out again.
No one expected Jolie to be this cruel at her age. She hurt someone, and now she twisted the story and sent reporters to harass them.
“If you walk out now, you’ll be giving them exactly what they want,” Tess said calmly.
She cast her a look. Her cool voice eased some of Raven’s fury.
“But what do we do now? Those people from Reagen Corporation will be here any minute! The second we leave this room, cameras will be everywhere. We can’t even discuss anything in private. What does that make us?!” Raven’s voice shook with humiliation and anger.
Tess understood what stung her most. The Reagens had gone way too far.
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Chapter 656 Cameras at the Door
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“Don’t let it get to you. We didn’t do anything wrong. If cameras are rolling, it only means we have nothing to fear,” Tess said, steady and calm.
Her tone alone made people breathe easier.
Prune nced at her again.
Tess already had a child, andpared to thepany higher–ups, she was young and new to the business world. But herposure, it was something else. She was impressed.
“Right,” Prune agreed and nodded. “If you’ve done nothing wrong, you don’t have to hide.”
Lyra crossed her arms, her face grim. “But the media was clearly sent by the Reagens. That means they’re against us. And we don’t know what they want to discuss today. That’s uncertainty number one. And number two, they might twist whatever we say. Some media outlets will edit things however they want.”
Lyra looked tense.
Tess frowned, tapping lightly on the desk. “Then call the reporters we weren’t contacted by. Get them here fast.”
Lyra froze, surprised Tess would respond like this. “You mean?”
“Raven, call Abel. Ask him where he is.”
Tess didn’t answer Lyra. She simply redirected the n.
“Abel? He’sing too?” Raven blinked, stunned
But one look at Tess’s serious eyes, and she quickly pressed the call button.
Everyone in the office snapped into motion.
Outside Ember Tower, Nadine sat in the backseat of her car. The window was half–cracked as she watched reporters rush into the building.
Her eyes lit
up
with excitement, full of spiteful pleasure.
Henry had warned her not to ruin Tess’s chance of taking over the Larsons. But giving Tess a little trouble wouldn’t hurt anything, right?
She was enjoying the chaos when a luxury car sped up the driveway and stopped sharply in front of the now–silent entrance.
Chapter 656 Cameras at the Door
“Great–Aunt Olivia? Great–Uncle Benjamin? What are you doing here?”
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The moment Olivia stepped out, she spotted Nadine staring at her with surprise and delight.
Olivia’s expression barely moved. “Nadine? Why are you here?”
“I’ve been here all along. Even though the chairman had shifted from my dad to Tess, I still have my job here. And since Tess is new to the role, I thought I’d help exin how things work here.”
Nadine smiled sweetly, innocent and sincere on the surface.
Olivia frowned slightly. She clearly didn’t want to talk more, so she waved her hand as if saying she understood.
But just as she stepped toward the doors, Nadine hurried to block her. “Tess asked me to wait for you here. Great–Aunt Olivia, you must be here to help her talk with the Reagens, right? They aren’t here yet, and it’s still early. Tess told me to take you to a café nearby to have some breakfast.”
She looked respectful and yed the polite junior perfectly.
Olivia frowned again.
Abel lifted his phone, ready <i>to </i>stop this whole thing. But before he could speak, Olivia smiled kindly. “Sure. I’m hungry anyway.”
Abel narrowed his eyes.
Tess just called. No way she sent them off for breakfast.
But Olivia turned to him, ignoring the panic in his gaze, and smiled at him. “Young man, breakfastes first. You’reing too.”
Abel opened his mouth, but one sharp look from Olivia made him swallow the words. And so, the four of them followed Nadine into the café.
They walked through two intersections.
“We’re not there yet?” Olivia finally asked, her patience wearing thin.
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