Chapter 2198


    Harry said, “Of course.”


    After Bill left, the crowd was still quite confused.


    Although this was not a minor issue, it was definitely not something so major. Why would Mr. Zimmer


    think that this is a serious matter? That''s weird.


    Harry said, “I won''t disturb you anymore, Ms. Hinton. I''ll bring her back to take her statement.”


    Sighing, Lacey revealed, “To be honest, Mr. Hudson, it''s not only First Bloom Apparel that has been


    sabotaged. The constructionpany under my name also faced unfairpetition. I suspect it''s the


    same person who''s targeting my businesses. Please find who the culprit is and why they''re targeting


    Linton Group!”


    Harry nodded. “Don''t worry, Ms. Hinton. I''ll see this issue through and give you a satisfactory


    exnation.”


    After Harry left with Sally, the crowd slowly dispersed.


    Nancy and Dawn''s phone rang at the same time. They rushed to the side and picked up the calls.


    N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    Soon, they returned from their calls, both looking dejected.


    Lacey''s heart skipped a beat. “Nancy, who called you? Did something happen?”


    Sighing, Nancy said, “The other branches of First Bloom Apparel called me. They''ve encountered


    simr cases of being used of something they didn''t do. Of course, they didn''t manage to settle


    things as nicely as we did. There are a lot of media outlets painting First Bloom Apparel in a bad light


    now. I''m afraid that it''ll be hard to salvage our reputation.”


    Lacey''s face fell. “Oh no. We''ve spent so much effort building this brand, but it ended up being ruined


    by a bunch of hooligans. Nancy, instruct the public rtions department to release a statement and


    minimize the impact of the news as much as possible.”


    Nancy replied, “Okay, I''ll do it right away.”


    Lacey nced at Dawn. “Dawnie, you keep hesitating. Do you want to say something to me?”


    Dawn shook her head. “Well... Not for now.”


    Lacey continued, “Dawnie, just speak your mind. If you keep things from me, it''ll be bad for me and


    Linton Group.”


    Actually, she could already guess what Dawnie wanted to say to her.


    Sighing, Dawn said, “Don''t be angry when you hear this, Lacey. I heard from the call that the hotel


    chains and shared services under ourpany have all been facing unfairpetition. The


    businesses of Linton Group are all stagnating and incurring losses. If this continues, we won''t be able


    to hang in there any longer.”


    Lacey lowered her head, feeling extremely troubled. “There are people targeting Linton Group. Are they


    trying to destroy us? Investigate this for me! No matter what, we must find out who the culprit is!”


    Dawn suggested, “Lacey, if we are left with no choice, let''s get Zeke to help. I''m sure that if he


    intervenes, he can deal with anyone trying to mess with us.”


    Lacey shook her head and said, “Forget it. Zeke''s really busy now and has a lot of things to deal with.


    Let''s not trouble him with these minor problems. It''s not toote to ask him for help if we really can''t


    solve these issues.”


    Dawn nodded. “Yeah. Oh, right. I heard someone say that Zeke is really rich—in fact, he''s even


    wealthier than some nations. Perhaps, Linton Group is nothing to him. I think that you should just retire.


    Don''t spend so much effort managing thepany. Isn''t it better to go home and live a wealthy life? I''ll


    manage Linton Group for you. You cane and take a look whenever you feel like it.”


    Lacey nced at Dawn half-jokingly. “Are you nning to usurp my position, Dawnie?”


    She nodded seriously. “You''re right. I''m nning to usurp your throne. You better give your position to


    me or I''ll revolt.”