Chapter 6
The chaos in the conference room died down, the screen went dark, and the livestream ended.
Ryder was practically carried out by the men he’d brought with him.
Left behind was a mess and the lingering shock that hadn’t quite settled.
I had my assistant coordinate the cleanup and calm the employees, working to stabilize the company morale that had been shaken by this whole circus.
After handling all that, I returned to my top–floor office just as my direct line started ringing.
My assistant’s voice carried a hint
hesitation.
“Ms. Shaw, Mr. Montgomery Sr. has called over a dozen times. Should I…?”
“Put him through.”
I pressed the answer button.
The voice that came through had lost all its usual business composure.
“Zara, listen to me–this is all a misunderstanding!”
I didn’t respond, just lightly tapped my fingertips on the desk.
He seemed to panic more.
“Ryder was a fool, deceived by that woman. He’s young and doesn’t understand. He just wanted to prove himself too badly… We had no idea he was doing those things.”
“The Montgomery family absolutely supports you! Please, for the sake of our families‘ history, for the sake of what your father and I-”
I cut him off.
“The court summons is real, the recordings are real, and the chat logs are real too. He tried to extort six hundred million from me using fake public opinion and fabricated evidence, tried to force me to step down. That’s also a misunderstanding?”
The line went dead silent except for heavy breathing.
I continued in the same flat tone.
“As for our history–when Ryder was planning all this, when he was watching Shaw’s stock price fluctuate and our employees panic during that livestream, did you think about history then?”
“Zara! You can’t do this! All our business partners are unilaterally terminating agreements, the bank collection calls keep coming! You’re trying to kill the Montgomery family!”
“Oh? Really? Sounds like the market needs to reassess Montgomery credibility.”
“It’s you! I know it has to be you!”
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When Your Cheating Husband’s Dream D.
He finally couldn’t help but roar, but immediately forced himself back under control.
“Zara. I’m begging you leave the Montgomery family alone. I’ll make Ryder apologize to you, make him publicly clear everything up. That woman–Pll kick her out immediately. The Montgomery family will never have anything to do with her again! Just please stop…”
“Mr. Montgomery, business has its own rules.”
My voice grew colder.
“Shaw Enterprises‘ business decisions based on risk assessment are beyond reproach. As for Mr. Ryder and Ms. Ivy, the law will give them fair judgment. Instead of begging me, you should hire a good lawyer.”
I hung up without giving him another chance to speak.
Mr. Montgomery certainly wouldn’t give up on Montgomery Corporation easily.
But he couldn’t find any room to manenver–his old buddies either avoided him entirely or bluntly told him there was nothing they could do.
With nowhere else to turn, he actually stormed to the Shaw Tower and tried to force his way up to see me,
Security naturally stopped him in the lobby,
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