Silence fell over the crowd.
This wasn’t how they expected things to unfold!
Samuel quickly got back up and shouted at the guard blocking me, “Do you want to lose your job?! I’m the general manager! I pay your salary!”
A sycophant who had previously been ingratiating himself with Samuel nervously looked between us and asked, “Mr. Brown, did these people make a mistake?”
Others began to realize what was happening, exchanging confused glances.
Rachel clung to Samuel, looking wronged. “Samuel, you’re the general manager of Flying Group! You have to get justice for Leo!”
She still believed these men were here because of Samuel, her eyes filled with malice and satisfaction.
Just then, another group of suited men approached, led by a man in gold-rimmed glasses.
It was Luke, the head of Flying’s legal department.
Someone in the crowd recognized him: “That’s a legal legend! I can’t believe he’s here today!”
“I heard he hasn’t lost a case in five years!”
Luke walked right past Samuel, ignoring his calls, and respectfully addressed me. “Madam Chairman, everything has been handled as per your instructions.”
His voice was calm but clear, shocking everyone present as they looked at me.
“What? Madam Chairman? Did I hear that right?!”
“Aren’t these people from Flying? Isn’t Samuel their leader? Why are they siding with Quincy?”
An excited parent in the crowd exclaimed, “Folks, plot twist! Stay tuned!”
Rachel looked flustered but tried to hold her composure. “Samuel, what’s happening? Aren’t these people here for you?”
Samuel ignored her and turned to me, lowering his voice. “Do you really need to make us both look bad? I’m still Lily’s father. This will hurt her.”
Then he demanded, “Get these people out of here! And you too! We’ll discuss this at home!”
I enunciated every word: “How dare you mention Lily? You don’t deserve to be her father.”
I shifted my gaze around, speaking firmly. “Everything that happened today needs a resolution.”
“I’m Lily Su’s mother and the Chairwoman of Flying Group,” I declared. “And him,” I pointed at Samuel, “he’s just a son-in-law who married into our family.”
I took the marriage certificate from Luke’s hand, displayed it, and smashed it on the ground.
In that moment, humiliation flashed across Samuel’s face.
But this was just the beginning.
Gasps filled the air as people’s jaws dropped in disbelief.
The quick-thinking parent zoomed in on the marriage certificate. “Look, everyone! Plot twist!”
“Here’s the real mistress!” she added, preparing to shove her camera in Rachel’s face.
Rachel, still in shock, quickly covered her face. “Stop filming!”
The onlookers started to murmur. “So we misunderstood?!”
“Who wouldn’t misunderstand? This is outrageous! How can someone abandon their wife and daughter to flaunt their mistress and illegitimate child?”
“I’ve never seen such shamelessness!”
