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Chapter 4

Author: Washing Wheat
I smiled at Milo.

Jack happened to see us. The moment he saw how close we were, something clicked in his mind.

"Hey! So, it was you behind this! You fired my sister, and now you're having someone get me fired too!"

Jack broke free from the security guards holding him back and charged toward me with his fist raised.

Milo's expression darkened. He quickly stepped in front of me and drove a kick into Jack's stomach.

"Get him out of here," Milo ordered.

The two security guards immediately responded and dragged Jack away. "How dare you come after my family? My dad won't let you get away with this! Just wait!"

His angry shouting faded as he was taken farther away.

Milo turned back to me, clearly concerned. "Graham Kovane has been a prominent businessman in this city for years. What exactly happened? Why are you doing this?"

I shook my head, unwilling to say more.

That night, I received a call from a number that was both unfamiliar and painfully familiar. It was Graham. 20 years had passed, yet the moment I heard his voice again, my heart still clenched a little.

"Are you the CEO of Rockstone Tech?"

His voice carried a trace of condescension, as though he were sizing me up from the other end of the phone.

"That's me."

"Who gave you the nerve to go after my children?"

I snickered and responded without holding back. "Are you sure you have your facts straight, Mr. Kovane? Compared to Rockstone Tech, Kovane Group of today is far behind in the market. Why would I waste my time targeting a company that's already failed?"

"You'd better tread carefully!"

My words undoubtedly enraged Graham. He probably had never been openly challenged by someone younger than him in his entire life.

Heavy, angry breathing came from the other end of the phone. "Very well. I see it now. You're young and foolishly arrogant. You think Rockstone Tech is impressive? Let's see how long it can last."

"I'll be waiting," I said calmly, then hung up.

Graham didn't waste any time. The next morning, Ingrid rushed into my office with her phone in her hand, her expression grim. "Ms. Campbell, you need to see this!"

The third trending topic was unmistakably titled, "Rockstone Tech CEO's Chaotic Private Life Exposed."

I scrolled down. Several marketing accounts had posted lengthy articles claiming that I had achieved being a CEO in my early 20s by sleeping my way to the top.

Then, they released several more posts, all subtly implying that my company's core technology was unreliable and that we had only survived by using marketing tricks to deceive the market.

"Ms. Campbell, several partners have already called asking about this," Ingrid reported, her voice shaking slightly. "If we don't handle this soon, I'm afraid they may pull their investments."

Before I could respond, someone knocked on the office door.

The PR assistant rushed in with a laptop in hand. "Bad news, Ms. Campbell. Monica has posted a video online, too."

I took the laptop and watched.

In the video, Monica sat in front of the camera with flawless makeup, displaying the project reports she had completed during her internship one by one.

"These are all the projects I completed during my internship at Rockstone Tech. Every single one represents my hard work and dedication. My performance ranked first among all the interns, yet the CEO dismissed me without giving any reason."

She paused, her eyes slowly reddening. "Later, I found out that she had privately contacted two of the male interns. I don't want to make assumptions, but the truth is right in front of our eyes."

At the end of the video, she displayed a comparison between herself and one of the male interns.

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