Chapter 27
Chapter 3
Alexander’s “suicide attempt” became the hottest topic everywhere.
Countless netizens spontaneously boycotted everything associated with Sterling Corporation.
Our stock price plummeted, and several A-list celebrity endorsers demanded to terminate their contracts.
I forced them to stay, but they turned around and joined forces with Chloe to speak out online.
They claimed I was ruthlessly greedy and didn’t give a damn about human lives.
Our PR team’s statement got the company account attacked and suspended within five minutes of posting.
Chloe even launched a petition calling for the company to remove me from my CEO position.
She said people like me wielding power was like holding a sharp knife-ready to hurt anyone at any moment.
The petition got shared over ten million times.
Even our own employees were secretly reposting it.
Right then, Alexander walked in with Chloe.
His face was smug as hell.
“Eleanor, why put yourself through this? Things are so mess now, you probably can’t survive the next board meeting, right p>
“Why don’t you beg me? Maybe I’ll help you out, for old time’s sake p>
I leaned back in my executive chair and asked calmly;
“Oh really? How exactly would you help me p>
He raised his eyebrows cockily,
“I can get a depression diagnosis certificate, proving my previous behavior was just from too much stress and out of my control. I’ve been getting treatment this whole time p>
“Chloe hadn’t seen me and thought you were holding me captive, so her online outbursts were just knee-jerk reactions. Then everything gets resolved p>
“Nobody loses, everybody wins p>
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Listening to his airtight plan, I felt nothing but contempt.
I stared at Chloe for a moment.
Then spoke slowly:
“What’s it gonna cost me p>
Alexander chuckled and clapped his hands together.
“I knew you were a smart woman. This is so much easier. I want the ten percent that originally belonged to the Montgomery family, cashed out and transferred to my account p>
“Plus those two pieces you bought at last month’s auction-the jade piece and that Victorian royal crown. Chloe really loves them p>
My gaze turned ice cold.
The jade he mentioned was my family heirloom.
The crown was meant for my wedding tiara.
The audacity of this bastard.
“Alexander, your appetite’s pretty fucking huge. You’re asking for 600 million just like that-aren’t you worried you’ll choke on it p>
Chloe shot me a shocked look.
She quickly looked away before I could meet her eyes.
Alexander just shrugged casually.
“Anyway, that’s my bottom line. Take it or leave it p>
Right after Alexander left Sterling Corporation, he started a Instagram Live.
His eyes were red-rimmed, looking like he was barely holding back tears-completely different from his composed demeanor in the conference room moments before.
“I’m sorry, I’m just too weak to protect the people I love p>
His voice was hoarse when he spoke, clearly choked up.
“All these years by her side, I’ve lived like a puppet. She uses investments and family interests to control me. Even basic freedom became a luxury p>
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