Chapter 102 Negative News


    Roberto''s gaze was fixed on his secretary''s phone, which disyed a post that had quickly be viral,


    umting over a hundred thousand views and eliciting thousands ofments.


    Authored by someone directly impacted, the post detailed the violent demolition of a city vige three years ago. It described how the demolition squad, backed by the Moreno family''spany, had aggressively


    destroyed homes and personal belongings. The post used the Moreno family''spany of buying thend


    and then forcibly evicting the residents, leading to a tragic incident where a person was killed by an excavator


    for resisting eviction.


    The bereaved family had decided to share their story publicly, filling the post with graphic images of the


    destruction-the moment the excavator struck, injured residents, emergency medical responses, and the


    confrontations that ensued-all captured in stark detail.


    A cold shiver traveled down Roberto''s spine as he recalled the suppression of this incident, with no media coverage and photographs confiscated and destroyed by the eviction team at that time.


    He wondered about the resurgence of these details. His face hardened as he said, "Identify the media outlet responsible for this post and shut it down now. We can''t let this spread."


    His wife, Jovie Moreno, hurried over, fury evident as she pointed at the photos disyed on the screen. "Who dared to post this story? They must be suicidal to challenge the Moreno family like this!"


    Her features twisted into a grimace as suspicion dawned on her. "Could Thiago be behind this?" she asked.


    Roberto pondered her suggestion, his response grave. "That could be the case."


    He then asked Han, "Do you have Thiago''s contact information?"


    Han, clearly agitated, responded, "No, I''ve lost all contact with him. I never thought I''d see him today."


    He clutched Roberto''s arm with his uninjured hand. "Dad, we must track him down. I need revenge for my


    hand!" he said.


    He reached for his phone next, browsing through recent news updates. His face grew stormy as he read one negative headline after another about the Moreno family. Not just about the current scandal, but also about unpaid construction wages leading to a worker''s suicide attempt, and stories of his father''s former wife and eldest son being driven away by his mistress. The family''s dirtyundry was now public knowledge.


    The Moreno family were reeling, confronted with a deluge of damning articles online, utterly unsure how to


    respond.


    Both Roberto and Jovie unleashed a torrent of me on Thiago, with Jovie''s usations particrly harsh


    Jovie said to Roberto, "Look at this catastrophe! It must be your ex-wife and her son stirring up all this trouble. Who else holds such a vendetta against you? They want to ruin us!"


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    The secretary said, his voice shaky, "Mr. Moreno, what should we do now? With this onught of negative press, our stock prices will surely crash when the markets open. We need to act fast, or thepany could copse, potentially costing us millions, or even billions, overnight."


    Jovie''s panic was evident. “Darling, please do something! Without thepany, our lifestyle is at risk!" she said


    to Roberto.


    Han chimed in, echoing the sentiment, “Dad, Thiago must be orchestrating this. We need to find him and


    make him stop."


    Roberto''s patience snapped under the barrage ofints from Jovie and Han. Overwhelmed by the cascade of crises they had brought upon him, he yelled, “Enough! You''re making my head hurt!"


    He abruptly left with his secretary, determined to convene an emergency board meeting to devise a strategy.


    Just after Roberto left, a knock at the hospital room door momentarily diverted Jovie''s and Han''s attention.


    To their astonishment, Thiago stood at the doorway, looking calm andposed.


    Han''s fury ignited immediately, and he nearly leapt from his hospital bed to challenge Thiago, shouting, "How dare youe here?"


    Jovie hastened to the door, her hand raised to strike Thiago.


    In a swift move, Thiago grasped her wrist, and with a forceful motion, sent her tumbling to the floor, asking coolly, "Are you enjoying the present I''ve delivered?"


    Jovie hit the floor hard, her wrist turning a painful shade of red. She looked up fiercely at the arrogant Thiago. "What joy do you find in destroying the Moreno family?" she asked.


    Thiago leaned casually against the doorway, a satisfied grin on his face as he enjoyed the Moreno family unravel, savoring their distress and the impending loss of their empire.


    He said, "Joy? I gain nothing from your prosperity. Your misery, however, really brings me joy. But brace yourselves; this is merely the start. I have a far greater shock in store for you."


    With a scornfulugh, he turned to leave.


    Han, weakened by the anesthesia and confined to his bed, seized his phone in


    a fit of anger and hurled it at Thiago. But it missed, barely brushing past Thiago''s


    coat.


    Jovie chased after Thiago, saying, "What is it that you want?"


    Thiago was acutely aware that the woman before him had orchestrated his mother''s death, and his resentment


    ran deep.


    He said coldly, "My mother''s death cries for vengeance, Jovie. Whatever you inflicted upon her, expect to suffer tenfold in return. Just wait, you''ll feel every bit of it."


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