Chapter 78

Meanwhile, in an apartment downtown, Lionel gripped his phone, brows furrowed, looking at Avery across the table. "How is this possible? It hasn't been long, and all the online news has been retracted. Does Stella have such great influence?" Previously, Dean had been detained for embezzling company funds, and all his assets were frozen. Lionel himself had been involved in shady dealings during his tenure at Carlson Group. Seeing how ruthless Stella was, he had to cover up the previous loopholes before resigning. During this period, he had been living quite frugally. He had spent quite a bit of money to bribe those marketing accounts, only to have them deleted in the blink of an eye. Avery remained calm. "It's not surprising. Either Aaron deleted them, or it was Ethan." Or perhaps, both of them were involved. "Aaron? Wasn't he about to get engaged to you? Why is he still helping her?" Lionel asked. "Yes, he's still helping her, " Avery lowered her eyes, remained silent for a momen