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At the time, Grace was already more than five months pregnant.
So, even if she hadn’t wanted the child , she still shouldn’t have gone as far as using her body to frame me in this way. Hence, if she really did intentionally try to frame me, there had to have been a reason behind it.
Additionally, Irvin and Timothy looked identical. Because of this, many people couldn’t help speculating and suspecting that Timothy was the twin who had died, whereas Irvin was the surviving twin. And since Irvin wasn’t her husband, that was why Grace had tried to frame me in such a risky ntanner.
On top of that, in all the photos Grace had taken of us, it was clear frvin was the one who had initiated intimate contact.
People could tell he was the one who had embraced me first and behaved affectionately toward me. And in every photo, it was evident that I had no intentions of seducing Irvin. This only further reinforced people’s belief that Timothy had died, while Irvin was still alive.
Hardwell Group’s stock prices were unstable because of these speculations. Not only that, the Hardwell family branch members also started sounding out Magnus.
After all, familial ties didn’t matter in the face of personal gain, which was even more true in an affluent family.
If Timothy truly was dead, 10% of his shares would need to be redistributed. They might even need to name a new head of the family. So, naturally, the rest of the Hardwells wanted to know the truth—was Timothy dead or alive?
Magnus didn’t care what methods Agatha and Grace used to deal with me. However, he absolutely wouldn’t let it slide if their methods affected the group’s stock prices and his authority in the family.
Agatha and Grace both looked sour. Neither of them had anticipated that the situation would escalate to this point.
Initially, they had thought I was an easy target to destroy. And yet, not only had they failed to bring me down , but they had also ended up shooting themselves in the foot.
Agatha had already been in a bad mood these past few days, so she was about to snap. But then, Grace held her hand and took a step forward.
Looking at Magnus, she said, “I’m responsible for this mess, Magnus. I had a lapse in judgment and momentarily lost control, which led to all this. So you can punish me however you see fit.
“That being said, the current priority is stabilizing the group’s stock prices. We need to silence the rumors circulating among the public and make everyone believe that the person alive right now is Tim!” she declared.
Magnus knew this, of course. It was imperative that everyone believed Timothy was the twin who was still alive. But how could they put a stop to the speculation?
Irvin and Timothy were identical twins. So, not only did they look alike, but they also shared the same genes. While it wouldn’t be easy for others to prove Irvin wasn’t Timothy, it also wasn’t easy to convince them of the opposite, either.
Continuing on, Grace suggested, “The public suspects Irvin isn’t Timothy because he was the one who behaved affectionately toward Emilia first. So, I think we should hold a public press conference and have Irvin appear.
“And during the press conference, he needs to claim the opposite that he is Timothy Hardwell and that his younger twin , Irvin Sawyer, had perished when saving him from danger.”
e died. He She added, “Irvin should also state that his younger twin had asked him to look after his ex–wife, Emilia, befo should also claim Emilia had mistaken him for Irvin because she was still grieving Irvin’s death. So, those photos only exist because he couldn’t bear to disappoint her.
“Irvin also needs to emphasize he only acted affectionately toward Emilia because she mistook him for her ex–husband. This way, not only will the public stop believing Timothy is actually Irvin, but they also won’t think Timothy is being unfaithful.
“With this, the public will turn on Emilia. They will criticize her for not cherishing Irvin while he was still alive. Yet , now that
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he’s dead, she’s pretending to have had deep feelings for him and displacing them on his married twin,” Grace concluded. After listening to her plan, Magnus agreed it was a viable solutionAlright, we’ll proceed with your suggestion.”
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