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Rebirth Revenge Is Everything (Ariana) novel Chapter 223

Of course, the reporters were not going to be placated by just a few words from Ariana.

Just as they were preparing to confront her again, there was a sudden commotion from the crowd behind them. The reporters at the front instinctively turned their heads, only to find an old man with a cane making his way forward with a calm expression. In an instant, a flurry of surprise rippled through the numerous reporters.

The old man was none other than the head of the Stone Group.

The old man, whom they referred to as Old Mr. Stone, swept a glance over the reporters beneath him, stating coldly, "I believe that the White Group is not at fault this time."

His abrupt statement left the reporters utterly dumbfounded.

What did he mean by that?

Was he making excuses for the White Group?

But what did his plain statement mean if he was making excuses? So, the reporters furrowed their brows and asked Old Mr. Stone for the reason behind his words. They asked about his stance for defending the White Group. Was his intention simply to excuse the White Group, or was he guaranteeing for them?

Old Mr. Stone looked at the crowd with a hint of impatience.

His mood worsened, especially upon seeing Ariana in the center of the stage giving him a warm smile.

He did not look down, for he knew his annoying grandson was down there. He didn't want to see Lambert for even an extra second, so he continued with an indifferent expression, "The firm partnering with the White Group this time is actually a subsidiary of the Stone Group. I only just found out about this. After investigation, it was confirmed that the White Group was not involved, and the lawsuit has been retracted. However, I hope that the person responsible for the sluggish work and cost-cutting receives legal retribution."

Onstage, Ariana curled a smile at her lips and directed it at Old Mr. Stone, "Of course, that's what I hope as well."

Old Mr. Stone chuckled silently in his heart, but his face revealed nothing.

Because everyone knew Old Mr. Stone was not someone prone to smile easily, when he ignored the representatives from the White Group, people assumed that it's just his nature.

No one thought more about it.

Lambert watched expressionlessly from below, suddenly catching Old Mr. Stone glancing at him for a quick moment. Whether it had been intentional or not, he was surprised and raised an eyebrow. He wondered why the Old Mr. Stone, who should not even want to engage with him, was looking at him?

As expected, the next second he received a sneer from Old Mr. Stone.

Lambert could only helplessly shrug his shoulders.

Like this, due to Old Mr. Stone's guarantee and the fact that the other party had already withdrawn the lawsuit and confirmed that this was commercial espionage, the reporters suddenly had no further reason to question. Therefore, this press conference came to an end.

By the time the journalists were almost gone, Ariana slowly approached Old Mr. Stone, saying with a smile, "Thank you very much."

Old Mr. Stone's gaze was colder than a knife.

He just glanced at Ariana expressionlessly, and then turned his head and left.

Ariana didn't take Old Mr. Stone's attitude to heart. She couldn't help but curve her eyes, the matter was already resolved.

Lambert walked over at this time, along with the excited Gilbert.

When the other shareholders saw that things had been resolved, they all seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and politely talked with Gilbert. After all, he was still the chairman of the company, and it wasn't worth offending him. However, as they left, their expressions were varied.

Thankfully, Gilbert didn't praise Ariana for long before turning his gaze to Lambert. His deep father-in-law sentiment towards his son-in-law spilled out a bit uncontrollably at that moment. He said, "Lambert, I know your help is necessary for Ari to have achieved this smoothly. Thank you. I can also be at ease now. From now on, I will completely entrust Ari to you."

Lambert shook his head helplessly and joked, "So, you've never trusted me completely with Ari before?"

Gilbert became a little embarrassed out of guilt.

He cleared his throat and said, "Okay that's enough, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go home. Georgia is cooking herself today, let’s enjoy a good meal."

Ariana's eyes curved slightly and she let out a soft chuckle.

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On the other hand, ever since returning from the press conference, the look on Old Mr. Stone’s face has been constantly cold. Everyone could see that Old Mr. Stone was in a bad mood.

Especially the Elder-Uncle and Second-Elder-Uncle of Lambert.

Even though, upon hearing what Old Mr. Stone had publicly said on behalf of the White family at the press conference, they were already full of doubt in their minds. However, seeing the look on Old Mr. Stone's face, no one dared to ask why.

Aunt Khloe couldn't help but show a touch of concern to her husband, "Could it be that Dad still can't let go of that wild child, Lambert? You should be cautious. We've finally eliminated one competitor for Arnold, so you mustn't let him return!"

The Elder-Uncle glanced at his wife, then said impatiently, "Where is your mind going?"

Seeing her husband's utter indifference, Khloe became somewhat anxious, "Have you forgotten how company surged by ten percent in just one day because of Lambert? In my view, aside from Lambert, no one can compete with my son. So it's a must to eliminate this hidden danger."

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