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    The woman he loved was carrying his child, and even more—she was the famous Iris.

    When Neil thought about how Katelyn had deceived him, rage ignited in his eyes. Because of that, he resolved to expose Katelyn entirely.

    That evening, after she was discharged from the hospital, Katelyn went straight home to find the dysmenorrhea medicine she had prepared specifically for her condition. It had always been effective in easing her menstrual pain.

    The sudden fainting at the office hadpletely caught her off guard, as she hadn’t anticipated her period arriving early, which caused her intense difort.

    After taking the medicine, Katelyn felt as if she had been instantly rejuvenated. She brought herptop into the living room and was just about to start working overtime when her phone began buzzing with a flurry of notifications.

    It appeared that something had been posted online and rapidly gone viral, causing the system to trigger frequent alerts.

    Katelyn opened the notification, and when she saw the content, she froze in shock.

    The Wheeler Group’s official ount had released a statement dering that Iris had entered into a stable, long-term partnership with thepany. The statement mentioned that Iris’s new designs would be showcased at an uingunch event.

    Katelyn reread the statement several times, her mind swirling with confusion.

    When had she ever worked with Neil? He didn’t even know her real identity yet, so why would he issue such a strange announcement?

    As she looked closer, she noticed that the wording of the statement resembled the one issued by the Adams Group. This seemed like Neil’s way of challenging Vincent in a different manner.

    Since Vincent had lifted the sanctions against Neil, his overseas ventures had steadily grown more profitable. Recently, Neil had earned a substantial amount of money.

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    This had reignited the rivalry between the twopanies, bringing them back into fiercepetition for dominance. However, Katelyn was still unable to grasp Neil’s motive for releasing such a statement.

    This strategy would certainly build excitement among consumers, but if the reality of theunch didn’t live up to the hype, the initial excitement could quickly turn into disappointment and bacsh.

    Katelyn doubted that Neil would be reckless enough to make such a blunder. There had to be something she didn’t know, something that had pushed Neil to act so suddenly and boldly.

    In thements section, many people were buzzing with curiosity.

    “Iris must have been working with the Adams Group for a while? How is she also coborating with the Wheeler now? Can one designer really work for two majorpanies at the same time?”

    “That seems impossible. Both of thesepanies are at the top of the industry, and this time, they’re fighting over some very high-profile projects. What do you make of this? It’s like bothpanies are just using Iris’s name for publicity.”

    One of thements on the Wheeler Group’s official ount responded:

    “Just wait until theunch event, everyone. Once you see the real Iris, you’ll know whichpany has her loyalty. Her true identity wille with an enormous surprise.”

    This reply quickly gathered tens of thousands of likes.

    The message behind the statement was obvious. It directly challenged the Adams Group by suggesting that the Iris affiliated with the Adams Group was an imposter and that Iris was actually with the Wheeler Group.

    Asizens grasped this implication, they rushed to the Adams Group’s official ount, flooding it with questions and demands for answers.

    However, the Adams Group’s public rtions team stayed silent, providing no response to the Wheeler Group’s provocative im. Generating buzz and building expectations would inevitably backfire if those expectations were not met in the end.

    This principle applied equally to both the Wheeler Group and the Adams Group.

    The Adams Group’s refusal to reply only piquedizens’ curiosity even more, sparking a flurry of discussions.

    The debate over whichpany truly had Iris’s loyalty intensified, but one thing was evident—whicheverpany was caught deceiving the public would face severe bacsh.

    After reading through all the posts andments, Katelyn felt a heavy sense of unease settle over her. At that moment, her phone rang.

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