Chapter: 770

Silence fell over the room. With no response forthcoming, Alis let out a mocking chuckle. "Since you're all finished, let me share my perspective. We're facing a severe crisis. Haven't you noticed? You've been comfortable shareholders for so long-have you become so detached from what's happening in Estresa? You're really showing your age."

As Alis presided over the shareholders’ meeting, Rickey found himself in a far less dignified setting-behind the bars of a police station.

The evidence laid before him was overwhelming, leaving no space for denial.

The best his lawyers could manage was to negotiate a suspension of his sentence, rather than a complete discharge.

The Wilde family was in disarray, and Jacques also found himself ostracized.