Josh Schmidt hadmitted a long list of crimes over the years. The scandal of Josh forcing female schrship recipients into prostitution sent a shockwave through the nation. Under immense public scrutiny, the Schmidt Group''s reputation had been ruined.Content provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    Victor had assembled the best legal team for his eldest, thinking that Josh would only serve concurrent sentences that added up to at most eight years since there were no murder charges pressed against him. Besides, the legal team would work with the Schmidt Group to reduce Josh''s sentence.


    To Victor''s surprise, someone turned in new evidence to the police just five days after Josh''s arrest. On top of that, the aplice rissa mentioned—the man who had gotten rid of the body after witnessing Josh''s idental murder—turned himself in at the police station, perhaps due to a guilty conscience or external pressure. He then proceeded to tell on Josh''s criminal actions.


    In the face of KS Group and Beckett Group''s threats, the Schmidt Group was the least of his concerns.


    Once the president of Schmidt Group and Victor''s favorite son, Josh was now a criminal who was denounced by the public.


    Josh had always prided himself as the smartest among his siblings. He had never expected himself to end up in a far worse ce than them.


    Jameson did not seem at all happy despite the downfall of his archenemy.


    "Mr. Schmidt, things might not have unfolded in the way you wanted, but you have avenged your mom. Now that Josh is used of second-degree murder, he will be thrown behind bars even if Mr. Victor wants to save him. You should be happy about it," said Carl, in an attempt tofort Jameson.


    "How can I be happy when I haven''t gotten my hands on what I wanted?" Jameson sat in his office, observing the barrage of criticalments toward the Schmidt Group and the free-falling stock price with a glum expression. "I had wanted to use the evidence in exchange for Josh''s stocks.


    "With Josh''s stocks, I will surpass Dad as the biggest shareholder of Schmidt Group and officially rule over thepany.


    "After that, I would expose what Dad had done to Mom, crushing his public image before kicking him out of thepany. It was never my intention to make the situation spiral into what it is today. This is just a meaningless pyrrhic victory."


    As the president of Schmidt Group, Jameson would be in charge of taking care of the aftermath. He had nned to manipte Jasper and Alyssa into getting rid of Josh for him, but it appeared that all he had done was shoot himself in the foot.


    Alyssa had taunted him and warned him not to be greedy. However, it took him and Lily a lot of effort to return to the family business. He had endured humiliation and carefully nned each of his steps to im back what had belonged to him.


    Why couldn''t he be greedy for once? He deserved the best in the world, including Alyssa Taylor! Covered in a cold sweat, Carl watched with bated breath. Josh''s scandal was by far the greatest challenge for the Schmidt Group. Putting aside the falling stock price, thepany would not have an easy time doing business andworking with local politicians.


    The era of the Schmidts on equal footing with the Becketts mighte to an end.


    Jameson suddenly asked, "By the way, did Amber do anything suspicious in the past few days?"


    Carl answered, "Ms. Altman has been at The Millennium all day. She did not do anything else except for work."


    "She''s served me for a long time. It must be difficult for her. Give her a long break.” Jameson tapped the table as hezily remarked, "If we keep her on a tight schedule, she won''t have the time to meet with those she wanted to see.”


    Carl felt his chest tighten. "Mr. Schmidt, are you suspecting Ms. Altman of betrayal?"


    Jameson gave him a side-eye. "Would you rather I suspect you?"


    Carl was rendered speechless. He hesitatingly stated, "But Ms. Altman has been loyal to you over the years. She gives her heart to you, and she has always given her best in all assignments. If you insist on suspecting her... To be honest with you, as her longtime colleague, I do not think she''s capable of doing that."