Chapter 551:

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Clinton’s voice grew hoarse and grim. “But she’s too brilliant, too quick to show her hand, which makes her vulnerable. Now she’s backed herself into a corner. If I step in to protect her, the very foundations of Morgan Group, and even the Morgan family, will be shaken. The power of public opinion is terrifying. No matter how powerful we are, once we’re caught in a storm like this, we’ll suffer a lot.”

Hearing this, Walter couldn’t help but give a bitter smile, his cloudy eyes filled with frustration. “It seems we are both facing a difficult choice. Do we sacrifice them to protect our families, or stand with them, no matter the cost?”

“Mr. Morgan!”

Just then, the butler ran in, looking flustered. He held a phone in his hand, shattering the heavy atmosphere in the room.

“What’s all the panic about?” Clinton frowned, taking the phone from him.

On the screen was Emmalyn’s live stream.

“Mr. Morgan, we have a situation. Emmalyn is on a livestream, publicly accusing Hayley.” The butler’s voice was rushed, beads of sweat forming on his forehead. “She posted an edited clip from the surveillance footage of the family dinner. Social media is blowing up. Everyone is furious.”

Clinton narrowed his cloudy eyes, his knuckles turning white as he gripped the phone. “Emmalyn… That girl certainly has a knack for these dirty tricks. To pull something like this, she must have copied the surveillance footage long ago. As long as she has the original video, she controls the narrative.”

“Well, Emmalyn seems so sweet and harmless on the surface, but she’s incredibly calculating underneath.” Walter glanced at the screen and scoffed. “Clinton, why do you still keep a menace like that in your house?”

“She is still useful to me. If I can use her against my enemies, why would I throw her out?” Clinton replied, his expression impassive.

Walter was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head. He had wanted to ask, “Aren’t you afraid she will turn on you one day?” but he swallowed the words.

𝗗іs𝘤𝗈𝗏𝖾r ոе𝘄 𝗌to𝗿іеs 𝗈𝘯 𝘨a𝗅𝗇𝗈v𝗲lѕ.c𝗈𝘮

It reminded him of his own son, Darin. He had thought Darin was incompetent, that giving him a position with no real power would keep him out of trouble. Who would have thought that monster would actually poison his own sister-in-law just for his own benefit?

By the time the truth came out, it was too late. But Darin was his own flesh and blood. How could he bring himself to send him to prison?

When it came down to it, he and Clinton were the same kind of men. The family’s interests came before all else, and family ties were just another bargaining chip.

“Clinton, so what are you going to do now?” Walter couldn’t help but press him. “You know the truth. And you’re a man of high standing, respected by all. If you’re willing to step forward and speak up for Hayley, you might still be able to turn the tide of public opinion.”

“I won’t do that.” Clinton refused flatly, his tone icy. “As the patriarch of the Morgan family, involving myself in my granddaughter’s scandal would only make me a joke. If Hayley can’t even withstand a storm like this, then she’s not fit to take over Morgan Group.”

Just as he finished speaking, Emmalyn dropped a bombshell on the livestream.

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