“Ms. Hudson is a consultant invited by Mr. Soto,” Dawn said expressionlessly, “Please mind your words, Bradley.”

    Bradley finally snapped. He mmed the table, jabbed a finger at Dawn, and shouted, “What’s the meaning of this? You think you can run wild just because Urban’s got your back?”

    Bradley’s persistent agitation made several people frown in displeasure. Finally, a board member had enough and interjected, “Bradley, since these two youngdies had the courage ito /ie in, I doubt they’re just making baseless ims. Let’s hear them out first!”

    The speaker was a poised elderly board member, someone Urban was especially close to. Bradley wanted to argue, but given her seniority, he had to swallow his pride and reluctantly backed down, taking his seat, even if he disagreed with her in private.

    Dawn strode to theputer at the podium and unplugged the USB drive.

    The young man who had been standing silently by the side moved as if to intervene, but lost his nerve at thest second. Helpless, he cast a pleading look at Bradley.

    But it was clear Bradley was helpless. Seeing that he wasn’t even looking his way, the man’s legs gave out, and he barely managed to steady himself by grabbing the table beside him.

    He thought, ‘I’m done for… If this gets exposed in front of everyone, my life is over.‘

    Hearing their conversation, even the dense young man started to catch on. He thought nervously, ‘This is obviously a problem among thepany’s top brass. With a big corporation like this, if I get dragged in, there’s no telling how many legal battles I might end up facing.‘

    Even though he was not the mastermind, he’d definitely get dragged into this as a defendant. Those

    rich people couldn’t care less about what would happen to someone like him.

    Dawn connected her phone to theputer and pulled up her investigation findings. She said, “This so–called Peak Technology is a shellpany. Its current legal representative is Luke Ramsey. We’ve

    looked into him as well. He went abroad two years ago and hasn’t returned since.”

    Bradley shot the young man a meaningful look. The young man’s heart instantly sank. He knew he was cornered, with no way out. I have no choice but to help him cover up this lie,‘ he thought desperately.

    The young man spoke up as rehearsed. “Ourpany is affiliated with Nature Tech. It’s definitely not a shellpany.”

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    Nature Tech was an industry leader in the domestic tech sector, with partnerships with several international tech giants. A few shareholders couldn’t hide their satisfaction. After all, nothing would be better than securing a coboration with Nature Tech.

    However, Alpite Group was still in its early development phase, so partnering with a Nature Tech subsidiary waspletely eptable.

    Maxine arched an eyebrow. “Got proof?”

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    The man gulped, his mind racing. “Well, you can’t prove ourpany isn’t affiliated with Nature Tech either!” he blurted out defensively.

    A murmur spread through the room. Maxine had no way to prove they weren’t affiliated with Nature Tech. After all, who carries that kind of proof around?

    The room fell into a tense standoff, both sides locked in a heavy silence.

    Just then, the conference room door swung open. A tall, striking woman strode in, her piercing gaze sweeping over everyone before locking onto the man at the podium. “Weren’t you the one

    demanding evidence?” she said coolly, “Well, I’ve got it right here.”

    Bradley’s eyelid twitched in surprise. “Who the hell are you?” he demanded instinctively.

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