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    was being held down.


    “Who sent you?” she demanded.


    He kept his head lowered, letting out a sinisterugh as he provoked her Whis cars on sent me? Just answer this. Isn’t it true? The Larsons‘ new CBC), a board member and the code designer of the new brand is actually an ex–confa! What a joker


    Violet shouted in fury, “Gag him.


    At her words, the man struggled wildly. “What good will gagging me dor Camin change the truth? Aren’t you reporters going to write about this? This is headline news!?


    With that rallying cry, the reporters seemed to shap awake. Camera shes went off in age


    session.


    The already brightly lit conference hall was flooded with harsh white light


    “So she just stood up there sounding impressive and it turns out she’s an ex. She really knows how to put on an act.”


    “Someone jailed for leakingpany secrets is now running a corporation The Larsim Group will copse in a few years.


    “A few years? That’s generous. They kept such a low profile for so long, only to drop a homi like this. The Larsons are really something.”


    The reporters whispered among themselves, and the looks they cast at Tess were no longer admiring, but openly mocking.


    Violet’s face turned ashen.


    She was known as the mostposed and dignified woman in the room, rarely losing bet bearing. Yet now, her expression was uncharacteristically ugly.


    “Tristan, take Tess down first. The press conference is over,” she ordered coldly, throwing ham a sharp look.


    Tristan felt as if he were nailed to his seat. It took several calls of his name before he snapped out of it and hurried toply.


    Chapter 725 Turning the de


    Tess was an ex–con?


    He struggled to suppress his shock and the flicker of rejection that surfaced on his face stepped forward.


    “Ms. Ember-”


    “It’s not over. I haven’t answered his question yet


    Tess brushed past him and looked straight at the man on the floor who wasughing uproariously.


    Her words froze hisughter. He frowned deeply “What do you mean Everything I said as true. You’re an <i>ex</i>–con. What answer could you possibly give? Even if you respond it won’t change that fact.”


    “So you weren’t here to ask a question at all. You came purely to cause trouble


    Tess touched her chin. The trace of unease from earlier had vanishedpletely.


    The man in the baseball cap stiffened for a moment, then puffed out his chest. “So what 1 came to expose your true colors, to let everyone who had expectations of you see you clearly.”


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    Tess apuded, her hands deliberately close to the microphone so the sound echoed through the hall.


    The already chaotic crowd grew confused.


    What was this supposed to mean?


    If someone’s past had just been exposed, shouldn’t the natural reaction be furious embarrassment?


    Tess sneered lightly. “You trespassed into the Lanon Group without an invitation That’s illegal. I’ve already had someone call the police. Once the conference ends, I hope you’ll cooperate and leave with them.


    The man’s body went rigid. He lifted his head slightly, a pair of vicious eyes glinting beneaths the brim of his cap with a cold, feral light.


    He ground his teeth. “Don’t think I’m afraid of you. Everything I said is true. Arresting me won’t change that.”


    “You’ve said that several times already, Tess replied, rubbing her ear with visible impatience.


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    The man in the baseball cap twitched at the corner of his mouth, dentry set exserted vers be this shameless.


    Ms. Ember, listening to you, are you saying you feel no shame down being imprisoned, but pride instead? With that mindset, how can you lead the Larson


    Mx Ember, no wonder you said you had some prior exposure. Turns out you were a corporate spy stealing and leaking trade secrets)


    usations and sneers poured in without pause Tess’s expression didn’t change, as if all of it were no more than a passing wind.


    “My imprisonment is true,” Tess said atst, when their voices began to fade. She calmly took a sip of water to moisten her throat before continuing. “But I never said that stealing or leakingmercial secrets was true.”


    That single sentence stunned the reporters who had been seething moments earlier.


    The man in the baseball cap reacted first. “What do you mean?”


    Tess curved her lips. “When you investigated my past, did you only look into my history, or did you bother to check the more recent information connected to me?”


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