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    Leona walked over and clicked her tongue in disdain. “Just look at you! Where the hell did your backbone go? So there’s been a physical altercation. So what? Just hire awyer and make a settlement.”


    “Exactly!” Her friends quickly jumped in. “Compensate her with money. There’s no way she could actually send us to jail. What kind of power does your side chick even have? She was just bluffing, I tell you!”


    Kern whipped his head around to re at them.


    Out of nowhere, he let out a bark of mirthlessughter. “Bluffing? Let’s see if you still think that once you’re behind bars.”


    A collective unease passed over the group, and it was evident on their faces. Even Leona felt a sense of trepidation, though she chose to ignore it. “Don’t think I don’t know what you’re trying to do. Stop scaring us. It won’t work.”


    Kern let out an exasperated sigh and rolled his eyes at her. “Do you know how ourpany was revived?”


    “Of course! You told me yourself. A wealthy and powerful investor took a chance on thepany. If I’m not mistaken, it’s the White Group, right?”


    “And do you know why thepany chose to coborate with Miss Marsh for its first order?” Kern continued. “Why she could easily arrange a meeting with me, bypassing several levels of bureaucracy? Why I chose such a high-end restaurant for our first meeting? Why I’ve been trying to protect her all this time, against your baseless aggression and hostility?”


    Kern’s face was somber as he fired the questions, though his tone already sounded resigned.


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    By then, everyone had an inkling of what he wasn’t saying outright, but no one was brave enough to acknowledge it. Only Leona dared to ask, “Why?”


    Kern let out another bitter chuckle. “In the first ce, the White Group made the investment because of Miss Marsh. That’s why…”


    He took a deep breath and pounded his fist against his leg in regret. “Do you think there’s any way we can get out of this? Out of the predicament you just put us in?”


    The women descended into a panic, bombarding him with questions.


    “Kern, what do we do now?”


    “Are we really going to jail? No, I don’t want to!”


    “Kern, please think of something! We’ll do whatever she asks, as long as she decides to forgive us, just this once!”


    “Yes, Kern!” Leona grabbed him by the cor and pulled him up. “Get up and think of a solution!” Kern gingerly got back on his feet.


    But before anyone else could say anything, Rachel was suddenly there, standing before him.


    Her gaze was cold, her tone chillingly calm. “Everything you just said… is it true?”


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