Chapter 7.18
All the online commentary pointed to a complete fallout in Matt and Taylor’s relationship. As the story climbed to the top of the trending topics, the O’Donnell Group issued an official statement. They announced that Taylor was the young mistress of the O’Donnell Group and she had no personal ties with the Harris Group beyond business dealing.
The statement further explained that modification was made due to the injury that the young mistress of the O’Donnell Group suffered while at the Harris Mansion.
It criticized Matt for going back on his word and the statement emphasized that trust and integrity were the cornerstones of doing business
As a result of Matt’s action, the Harris Group was pushed into the limelight. One by one, his business partners announced the termination of their contract with the Harris Group.
The supplies followed suit. They also canceled their contract with Hams Group, one after the other.!!
In a matter of days, the Harris Group found itself on the brink of collapse. However, faced with all these ordeals, Matt did not say any word of defense.
Instead, he silently allowed the O’Donnell Group to expand its projects and took over every piece of business once belonging to Harris Group.
The media frenzy continued to escalate. Reports surfaced revealing the relationship between Matt, Taylor and Gregg.
It was alleged that the three had known each other since college and shared a close relationship. The stories painted Matt as an admirer and he kept sending her gifts even after her marriage with Gregg. He gave her lavish gifts, contracts and favors. His behavior seemed to epitomize a man hopelessly infatuated.
Online speculation suggested that his failure to “win over the goddess” had driven him to break promises and lash out
However, unexpectedly, Matt broke his silence at that time. Without a word, he used the company’s official account and posted photo of his marriage certificate to prove that he had married
Now, when I finally
This made me even more confused. He was the one who had chosen to lie and betray one the first place. N uncovered the truth and left, what was the point of torturing himself?%
When the fact of his love for Taylor got exposed on the intemet, why did he suddenly act like he was married for love?! Frustrated, I turned off my phone and stepped outside, unwilling to pay attention to the chaos back home. However, Matt was not ready to let me go.
One international call after another came through.
When I accidentally answered the first one and heard his familiar voice, I immediately hung up. Without hesitation, I blocked every domestic number and left the apartment B
At the same time, Henry finally sent a message to Matt. He confirmed that I had visited the hospital to review my mother’s surgical records.S
As he looked at the surveillance video, Matt realized how calm my face was and at that moment, a sense of unease crept over him and grew into a full–blown panic 8
“How could this happen? When did she go?” he asked.