After finished speaking. Hackett received another call. It seemed there might be new developments.


    He looked at Valeria and said. "You should go back. Thepany is in chaos right now, and I don''t have time to deal with you."


    "Go back? Where should I go? Have you already fired me? I haven''t even submitted my resignation yet. I''m still thepany''s legal consultant. Can I not be present for something like this? Valeria crossed her arms, calmly locking eyes with IIIL Hackett remained silent,


    They looked at each other for a long time as if they had blocked out all surrounding distractions and barriers.


    Suddenly, Tyler burst into the office in a state of urgency and eximed, "Mr. James, we''re in trouble!" Then, he was taken aback when he saw the scene.? N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved.


    Tyler instinctively tried to step out. "Sorry, I''lle back in a little while."


    Tyler''s voice broke the endless gaze between the two of them. Valeria retracted her gaze


    Hackett called out to him, "Come in and tell me what''s going on


    Tyler obediently returned. He approached the desk with a solemn expression. "I don''t know who came up with the idea, but they invited a group of inte celebrities to livestream the scene. The entire inte is watching the livestream now, and they''re all berating us. The elderly couple doesn''t seem tired. They''re still crying andining


    Hackett frowned. "What are they waiting for?"


    Initially, he had sent someone to negotiate and invited the elderly couple to the conference room for discussions. However, they adamantly refused and stood there with their banners.


    Tyler exined, "I don''t know. I also don''t know who''s pulling the strings behind the scenes. This is clearly meant to tarnish the reputation of the James Group."


    Valeria snorted. "Do we even need to think about it? It''s definitely your enemies. This is the perfect opportunity to smear the James family.


    "So, what do we do now?" Tyler impatiently pounded the table. If things continued like this, thepany''s image would be ruined, even though it seemed irreparable at this point. Valeria suddenly stood up and headed toward the office door, saying, Tm going to meet this mastermind behind the


    scenes."


    Tyler and Hackett exchanged nces. They were uncertain about her intentions, but they followed her out.


    In the lobby on the first floor.


    The old couple was getting more and more addicted to acting. There were also a few inte celebrities broadcasting live on their phones. Many employees of thepany were watching and discussing None of them were in the mood to work, and they all came


    to watch themotion.


    Hackett and Valeria stood behind the crowd and watched this ridiculous andical scene


    Tyler said from behind them, "Mr. James, look at how the old couple is distracting the employees from their work. Many Chapter 263


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    Hackett narrowed his eyes slightly. He could not do anything to the old couple, but he could not let them talk nonsense.


    Valeria chuckled. "Whatever you say or do is wrong. At this time it''s time for uswyers to appear and help you settle. everything. I''ll make you realize just how worthwhile it is to hire awyer." The two men looked at Valeria. This did seem to be her area of expertise.


    Valeria walked into the crowd and walked toward the old couple


    As soon as the old man saw Valeria, he became more vignt. He pulled his wife aside and red at Valeria. "Didn''t you only work for thispany? Why are you here?"


    At this moment, the few inte celebrities who were live streaming quickly turned their phones over and took photos of Valeria''s face, along with variousmentaries. "Look, this is James Group''swyer. We want to see what she''s going to say. This concerns the death of a woman!"


    "She''s defending such an unscrupulouspany. Does she have''a conscience to earn money like this?


    Valeria could not be bothered with the ridicule of those inte, celebrities. This livestream provided a perfect opportunity to let the public see things clearly- "Sir, madam, is Nancy your biological daughter?"


    The moment Valeria posed this question, everyone present was stunned. How could she ask such a thing? It was like pouring salt on the wounds of the old couple!


    The online livestream chat was filled with criticism, using Valeria of profiting from tragedy.


    Tyler was also dumbfounded. "Mr. James, what''s going on here? Is she not content with us being criticized? How could she ask this question?"


    Hackett did not say anything. He just watched quietly. He wanted to see what Valeria was going to do.


    The old man was stunned by Valeria''s question. Then, he quickly regained hisposure. He angrily retorted, "What are you saying? How can you ask such a thing at a time like this? Nancy is our biological daughter! Are you even human? How could you ask such a question now?"


    Valeria looked calm. "Oh, don''t misunderstand. I was just wondering, since she''s your biological daughter, do you know where Nancy''s body is now? Have you been to the police station to identify her? The police station seems to have called the family toe and identify the body, but no one has gone, I thought you might be too busy, but seeing you both here, it doesn''t seem like you''re in a hurry. Shouldn''t you go to the police station to see Nancy? Don''t you want to see her onest time


    After she finished speaking, the entire room erupted into chaos. Even the viewers in the livestream chat were shocked.


    "What''s going on? These old folks didn''t even go to the police station to see their daughter''s body. Instead, they came here and started protesting with banners?"


    "Are they really biological parents? How can they treat their own daughter like this? They didn''t even want to see her onest time?


    "What kind of strange parents are these? They''re crying and waiting here but not willing to go and identify the body."


    Even the inte celebrities doing the livestream were dumbfounded. They didn''t know what to say and could only stare in shock.


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    Hearing the discussions around them, the old couple looked embarrassed and ufortable.


    The old man stammered and shouted at Valeria. "That''s because We couldn''t bear to see her like that. We... We want justice for our daughter! We want justice for... for her life! If we don''te now, the public will forget about this soon. Will this heartlesspany take responsibility? You really are a heartlesswyer! Go, go, go away. We won''t talk to your


    The old couple realized that talking to thiswyer was like falling into a trap. She was trying to set them up.


    With an innocent look, Valeria added, "In that case, I still want to ask one more thing. Why did you bothe to thepany to scold and hit your daughter on the day she jumped off the building? Didn''t you care about your daughter''s image in front of thepany''s employees?"


    With this question, even the livestreaming inte celebrities were left dumbfounded.


    Initially, these inte celebrities had sided with the old couple but after hearing these questions, they began to suspect whether the old couple was just here for money only.


    "Sir, did you really go to thepany to cause a scene on the day your daughter died? Why did you hit your daughter in front of so many people in thepany? What was the reason?