Alyssa''s booming voice delivered a great shock to the meeting attendees. Her confidence and


    imposing air reminded them of Winston Taylor.


    Dominic, whose legs were shaking uncontrobly, mustered his courage and mmed his hand on the


    table. He rose in anger to face off against Alyssa. "Alyssa Taylor, you have no right to sack me, even if


    you''re the daughter of the chairman and thepany president!


    "Are you treating the board of directors meeting as your personal yground? You''re out of control.


    You''ll need to start a vote to remove me from my roles!"


    He had taken a jab at Alyssa''s previous remark of him treating thepany as his private bank.


    Alyssa thought him petty and snorted. "Yeah, right. That''s why I convened this meeting to discuss your


    matter."


    As Edward was Dominic''s business partner—he had even been forced to invest in the two hotels—he


    could not possibly watch Dominic go down. Once again, he took Dominic''s side. He began, "Alyssa..."


    "She''s Ms. Alyssa for you." Sean shot a frosty look at Edward.


    Edward nearly choked. He quickly changed his way of address. "M-Ms. Alyssa, Dominic has made


    many sacrifices for thepany over the years, and we bore witness to that.


    "Besides, Dominic is your uncle and Winston''s brother. He''s family. To be honest, the misappropriation


    of funds isn''t that big of an issue.


    "Since Mr. Winston has settled the matter, it shows that he wants to put everything behind him. If the


    public learns about this, that will negatively impact KS Group and the Taylors."


    Alyssa put on a look of derision. "Oh, is it not that big of an issue? Fine, Mr. Bates. How about you pay


    up on Mr. Dominic''s behalf?"


    Edward looked upset when he heard the provocation.


    "Dismissing Mr. Dominic from hispany roles is me being kind because I consider him my uncle.


    Otherwise, he would be speaking to the police by now." Wiping away her smile, she warned, "I don''t


    need anyone to worry about my family''s reputation.


    "All I have done is to rid thepany of problematic employees on Dad''s behalf. Even if this gets out,


    anyone with a moralpass will agree that I''ve done the right thing.


    "They will perceive the upper management of KS Group as being fair and strict, as we are willing to


    take action against the family. If everyone here wants the best for thepany, you will have to rid the


    company of problematic individuals."


    The directors went silent. Edward looked stone-faced after Alyssa took subtle jabs at him for being evil


    and a bad judge of character.


    "You don''t have the final say in dismissing me." Dominic again tried to use Winston as his shield in a


    shameless attempt to save himself. "I''ll call Winston and meet him. Your opinion doesn''t matter!" Right


    after that, Sean interjected furiously in a low but intimidating voice, "Mr. Dominic, you cannot throw a fit


    at the board of directors meeting. Besides, Ms. Alyssa has the right to preside over meetings and make


    important decisions on Mr. Winston''s behalf while he recovers.


    "We are proceeding ording to the rules of the charter. Are you against Mr. Winston''s decision, or do


    you hold no respect for Ms. Alyssa at all?"


    "You''re just a secretary! You have no right to raise your voice at me!" Dominic pointed a finger at Sean


    with a vicious scorn on his face. At that moment, he did not behave like an esteemed director of a


    "An ungrateful traitor like you should not bother meeting with Dad. It won''t be good for him." Alyssa


    spun the office chair and showed her back to the directors.


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    She did not bother to take a look at Dominic. Ignoring someone was the highest form of contempt.


    "Who are you calling ungrateful? You—"


    "You were the one who leaked the video of Dad''s rpse in that meeting, weren''t you?" She went


    straight to the point, sending shockwaves across the directors, who started having mixed feelings about


    Dominic.


    Dominic''s heart sank. All colors drained from his face. "How could you suspect me? What do I have to


    do with that?"


    "The witnesses of my dad''s rpse are all here today—all of them. They signed NDAs on the incident."


    Her voice took a chilling turn. "Whoever leaked the news will be required to pay arge penalty, not to


    mention being ousted from the board of directors and dismissed from their roles in thepany.


    "Everyone here is well aware of the consequences. None of them would risk losing their jobs and their


    lucrative bonuses just to make a joke out of my dad."