Chapter 132

"He was already dissatisfied when I decided to split up the company. He assumed that taking away the technology would bring me down. He was waiting for me to fail so that he could reclaim Mimosa. He never imagined I'd turn Mimosa around.

"I've been very careful with the quality of the products we sell. The people who stayed behind were mostly employed by my father. He couldn't stir the pot from inside, so he spread false rumors instead."

"Has anyone been sent to see the poisoned victims? What's the situation?" Sage asked.

Priscilla informed her that she had sent a trusted aide to the hospital, but the victim's family refused to let them in. In addition, they demanded a whopping one million dollars in compensation and threatened to sue if they did not get it.

"We absolutely cannot compensate them. If we do, it would only validate their rumors."

"Exactly," Priscilla agreed. "I flat-out refused their unreasonable demand. But if this standoff drags on or ends up in court, it would dam