Chapter133.
The room was silent. I pulled out my phone and was instantly hit with the trending video of Caitlyn’s desperate apology.
There she lay, face-down on the floor, her hair a tangled mess, her face puffy and distorted. The floor was slick with blood, and she was drenched in it, her red dress soaked through. Through her sobs, she confessed into the phone, her voice barely audible.
Seeing Caitlyn’s horrifying state, I nearly spat out the oatmeal I was chewing, utterly stunned.
I’m so sorry, Ms. Perez. I truly know I was wrong. I shouldn’t have seduced Leland, and I shouldn’t have engaged in such disgraceful actions. You see, I’ve had a miscarriage. Mr. Pearson has taken back all my assets, and I no longer want the Leslie Group. Please, please come back!”
I ran a hand through my hair, thinking it was quite tragic, yet the makeup artist had clearly put in a lot of effort.
Leland loved Caitlyn so much; there’s no way he would have hurt her.
In Caitlyn’s live stream, millions of people, me included, didn’t buy her act. The whole thing was laughable.
I remembered seeing Leland crying uncontrollably in the hospital. I chewed my food with force, a sense of satisfaction washing over me.”Serves you right!”
But go ahead, investigate. You would never guess that I bought six tickets, yet here I was, still in San Francisco.
I thought, “Forget it. You two deserve each other. Just consider Kaylie dead.
From now on, we’ll be strangers.”
Just then, Allen sent a video of Leland in a rage.
He was at the company, and a crowd gathered around him.
“Mr. Pearson, what about our collaboration with Trend Group?”
“Mr. Pearson, the stock has been halted! What are we going to do to protect our shareholders’ interests?”
Leland, don’t think for a second that transferring the company to Caitlyn is going to let you off the hook. This whole mess is on you. You’re the one who drove Ms. Perez away. You can’t just wash your hands of the company’s problems now!”
“I always suspected something was off about Ms. Perez lately. She’s been so calm, but now I see she was already planning her exit. Can you imagine how heartbroken and devastated she must be? How could you two hurt such a young woman? Kaylie is your wife, someone you raised, Leland. Even if you don’t love her, she’s like family to you. How could you betray her like this?”
Yes, Mr. Pearson. Are you still going to deny all these accusations? We demand answers! Every single person here demands an explanation!”
Panic erupted as hands shot up, protesters demanding that Leland take responsibility and answer for his actions.

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