"Listen up, everyone! You all keep claiming we pulled our investments because I told you to, but this document right here proves that Mr. Smith's research project has absolutely nothing to do with state secrets!" The second the words left my mouth, utter chaos erupted throughout the room. Every reporter gaped in stunned shock, and Edward gritted his teeth so hard his jaw ached as he snarled. "Miss Heyward, you're Gwen's friend. Of course, you'd take her side. Cranking out a bogus experiment document isn't exactly hard, is it?" Laura didn't waste a single word in reply. She marched straight up to him and slapped him hard across the face. "You really are a bastard, aren't you? How dare you talk to me like that?" She scoffed. "George! Paul! Give him fifty punches. Teach this bastard wha

