NovelApp“Well, if you believe your mother’s words that adults don’t lie, I promise you that we’ll all get out of this alive!”
As soon as Victor finished saying that, he glanced over at Ivan.
Ivan immediately understood what he meant, nodded, and clicked on his
Bluetooth earpiece.
“Let’s begin.”
Half an hour had passed since the press conference began, but Victor hadn’t shown up yet.
Media reporters beneath the stage were exchanging glances, uncertain of what had happened.
Finally, someone couldn’t stand it anymore, so he asked the host of the press conference, “It’s been half an hour, but Mr.
Sullivan hasn’t shown up yet.
Are you wasting our time?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Yeah! Why aren’t you giving us an explanation? Are you seriously just going to make us wait here without telling us what’s up?”
“Did something happen to Mr.
Sullivan?”
“What happened? I heard yesterday that Mr.
Sullivan would announce sbig news at today’s press conference.
Is it even true? What happened to Mr.
Sullivan?”
“Three days ago, the vice president of the Sullivan Group, Odin, was found dead.
Someone suspects that it wasn’t a coincidence.
Now, Mr.
Victor Sullivan is nowhere to be found, and the press conference has yet to begin.
Is it true that Odin’s death has something to do with
Victor just as the rumors claim?”
The reporters began tormenting the host of the conference with all sorts of questions, and sof them
were very aggressive.
They were asking questions, but the way they spoke made it seem like they had enough evidence to convict Victor.
“Just as the saying goes, misfortune comes out of the mouth.
Please behave yourselves.
ALL the lawyers of the Sullivan Group are here today.
If they find that any of you are spreading rumors and creating public unrest, prepare yourselves to stand in front of the a judge and be sued by the Sullivan Group’s team of lawyers.” The host put on a confident smile as he locked eyes with the reporters off the stage one after another.
It was if he wanted to make sure that they understood his words were a warning.
Even though he was merely the host of this conference, he believed that nobody would go against him, considering he worked for the
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmSullivan Group and was entrusted for a press conference as important as this one.
And although he was smiling, his sharp gaze was enough to make the reporters tremble.
All of a sudden, silence ensued in the conference hall.
The host was certainly adept at the carrot-and-stick method.
When he noticed that they had fallen silent, he softened his tone and said,
“I can understand why you’re all so anxious, my friends.
Mr.
Sullivan did encounter trouble on his way here.
But since he invited you all to attend this press conference despite his hectic schedule, he will certainly show up.
Please, take a breath and calm down.”
His words left no room for argument, so the journalists couldn’t say another word even if they wanted to.
At the stime, a certain woman sitting on the far end of the last row was patted on the shoulder.
“Hey, you sneaked in, didn’t you?”
The woman didn’t respond.
She just lowered her gaze and frowned slightly.
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