If Laura and Marina’s rash actions invited Marco’s scrutiny on him, and


    Marco ended up discovering his past misdeeds, his standing in thepany could be threatened.


    Jefferson had not forgotten the previous director of Universe Group, who had crossed Marco and


    Loraine, leading to his downfall with numerous scandals surfacing, and was now serving time.


    For the past few days, Jefferson had been frantically trying to cover up his past actions, apprehensive


    about Marco discovering anything.


    The failure of the shareholders’ meeting made him me Laura and


    Marina, attributing their ipetence to the failure of his n. As


    Laura kept calling him, Jefferson’s patience began to wane, and he dropped his normallyposed


    demeanor, resorting to harsh verbal criticism.


    Laura, hearing the tirade, felt her anger ignite. She snapped back,


    “Jefferson, we did as you instructed! It’s your inadequacy that resulted in failure. Not only did your n


    fall through, but it also got me and my daughter reprimanded by my mother inw. We might even be


    ousted from the Bryant family! If anyone deserves to be berated, it’s you! You need to step up and


    ensure that neither of us gets expelled!”


    Jefferson retorted with a scoff, “And what about your daughter’s ipetency? You are well aware! At


    present, the shareholders perceive


    Marina as a troublemaker, dismissing those inte reports as baseless gossip. Not only did it fail to


    undermine Marco’s position, it elevated his poprity! Unless there is concrete proof that Marco is


    illegitimate, the shareholders won’t ept it!”


    As he spoke, something seemed toe to his mind, and his tone shifted, adopting a pretence of


    benevolence.


    A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y


    “Mrs. Bryant, I truly wish to assist you, but I’m an outsider. How can I possibly convince your mother-in-


    law? Given her favoritism towards Marco, unless we find irrefutable evidence to topple Marco, I regret


    to say that you and your daughter will remain under his thumb!”


    Laura’s expression darkened, acknowledging Jefferson’s words as the harsh truth. Before she could


    respond, Jefferson abruptly ended the call.


    Laura and Marina shared a look, stuck in a stalemate.


    Suddenly, an idea seemed to strike Marina.


    “Evidence… Mom, let’s perform a paternity test! If we can show that


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    Marco isn’t your biological son, it would serve as undeniable evidence of his illegitimacy!”


    Laura contemted for a moment and nodded in agreement, “That seems to be our only course of


    action at this point.”


    However, executing a paternity test would mean eluding Liza’s notice


    If she caught wind of their covert operations, she would undoubtedly expel them from the Bryant family


    instantly.


    “We need to visit the Bryant family’s hospital for the paternity test,”


    Laura stated. She felt a pang of embarrassment. “But I have records at that hospital from when I was


    pregnant with you. I might be recognized, which could jeopardize our n.”