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Chapter 1598
In the face of Victor's accusations, Josh belatedly realized that he had shot himself in the foot.
In the past, he had used a carrot-and-stick approach to mold David into a tool at his disposal, but never had he thought thatJameson would one day use it against him.
Josh now unjustly carried the blame for David's death, and Victor treated him as the punching bag to deal with the grief andhelplessness surrounding David's death.
"Dad, let's cool down and discuss. Your health will only suffer if you're emotional." Jameson hurried over and assisted Victor totake a seat on the couch.
Then, he calmly explained to Josh, "Josh, you misunderstood me. | looked into the parcel of land but hesitated to inform youbecause | didn't want you to think that | was stepping over your toes or trying to mess up your project.
"You never had any trust in me, and | didn't want to deepen your mistrust. Dad only has you and me left. | do not want ourrelationship to be strained.”
Josh scoffed and thought, "Wouldn't you listen to him? How noble!"
In a few words, Jameson had portrayed himself as a kind, pitiful, yet thoughtful younger brother. In contrast, Josh appeared like apetty dunce.novelbin
“My good son, | understand and appreciate your effort,” said Victor as he patted Jameson on the shoulder.
He turned around to shoot daggers at Josh and warned, “Josh, | will give you one last chance. | helped you to keep a lid on thenews in the country. I'll leave it to you to suppress the news reports abroad. If the scandal affects the company's operations,you'll have to resign from your role."
Jameson stroked Victor on the back while concealing a smug grin.
Josh knew this was his final hope, so he bit the bullet and replied, "I tried buying the villagers’ silence. Besides, there are nodeaths from the demolition. | promise that the situation will not worsen from now on."
Suddenly, they were interrupted by an urgent knock on the door. Victor answered, "Come in!"Victor's secretary hurried in and exclaimed, "Mr. Victor, please turn into '3 o'Clock News'! Things are getting really bad."The Schmidts' expression fell. They scrambled to switch to the news channel.
At that moment, 3 o’'Clock News was reporting on the scandal of the Schmidt Group's forced demolition of a Tsulu cultural villageto make way for a holiday resort project, which resulted in grave injuries.
The news not only covered the scandal but provided relevant photos as evidence, which came as a huge shock for theSchmidts.
"W-What's going on?" Victor pointed at the TV screen and jumped in anger.
Josh paled. Although he was experienced in dealing with challenges, his mind went blank upon seeing the news coverage.
The four phones chimed from theinflux of notifications. The campidtGroup, wine italy gotten overit§-previous scandal, was once againunder public scrutiny online. Thecontent is on NovelDrama.Org! Readthe latest chapter there!
The comments read, "The Schmidt Group should have been wiped off the earth! They're all scumbags doing illegal deals!""That's unfair. Jameson Schmidt seems like a decent chap...""He's the only good egg in that family. | really hope he successfully takes power!"
"Can we start a petition on this? I, too,support Jameson Schmidt Qtakepower. He's Randdoime an upright,nBally as good as Jasper Beckettfrom Solana City!" The content is onNovelDrama.Org! Read the latestchapter there!
"How could they even think ofcarrying out forced demolitions onaforeign land? Donitthepuie Qdarhnabout tie Wes Gf the citizens of thatcountry? Even the Harpers, who hadcriminal origins, did not carry outsuch heinous acts like the Schmidts!"The content is on NovelDrama.Org!Read the latest chapter there!
Victor nearly blacked out. He quivered in fear from head to toe.