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Chapter 1598
Chapter 1598
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 that Jameson 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 and helplessness 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 to take 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 you because | 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 our relationship 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 a petty dunce.
“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 the news 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 no deaths 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 village to 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 the Schmidts.
"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 the influx of notifications. The campidt Group, wine italy gotten over it§-previous scandal, was once again under public scrutiny online. The content is on NovelDrama.Org! Read the 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 Qtake power. He's Randdoime an upright, nBally as good as Jasper Beckett from Solana City!" The content is on NovelDrama.Org! Read the latest chapter there!
"How could they even think of carrying out forced demolitions ona foreign land? Donitthepuie Qdarhn about tie Wes Gf the citizens of that country? Even the Harpers, who had criminal origins, did not carry out such 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.