Chapter 716


    Sonia nced at the reporter before agreeing whole-heartedly. “Of course. Daphne?”


    “Yes, Chairman.” Daphne smiled as she picked up the adoption documents.


    “Please hand them out so that everyone gets to take a look. Please make sure that Miss Jessica


    gets a good look at the documents too,” Sonia uttered as she threw Jessica a cold re. The pale


    and terrified look on Jessica’s face was an amusing sight.


    Daphne grinned and nodded after she looked in Jessica’s direction. “Don’t worry, President Reed.


    I’ll make sure that Miss Jessica is the first to get a look.”


    “Go ahead.” Sonia waved her arm at Daphne, and Daphne walked over to Jessica with the


    documents. Once Daphne was in front of Jessica, she opened the files. “Please take a look, Miss


    Jessica. You should make sure to go through it thoroughly.”


    Jessica’s eyes were bloodshot as she red at the adoption documents with all the official stamps


    on it. It was then that she epted her fate—she had lost to Sonia once more.


    However, she didn’t wish to admit it in front of everyone. “Take it away. I don’t want to see it. Who


    knows whether this is real or not? What if you guys bribed the Public Security Bureau to get them to


    forge this document?”


    The crowd and the live stream viewers fell silent upon hearing Jessica. Forgery? It might seem a


    little far-fetched, but that’s not impossible. The audience exchanged confused nces before they


    turned to look at the couple on the stage. Sonia had a grim expression on her face. “I’ve always


    thought you were dumb, but I just realized how brainless you are. Forgery? I can’t believe you


    thought of such a thing. Do you think I’m powerful enough to get a government organization to forge


    this document for me?”


    “That’s true.” The crowd nodded in agreement. Jessica bit her lip as she continued her end of the


    argument. “You might not have that power, but what about the man beside you?” Jessica pointed at


    Toby, who had his gaze lowered. He appeared to be bored and uninterested, but he was actually


    ying with Sonia’s hand under the table. “I’m sure Mr. Fuller has the capabilities, considering how


    powerful his family is. With his ancestors’ contribution to the country, I’m sure the government might


    be a little more respectful toward him. “That’s enough!” Sonia mmed her palm against the table


    as she couldn’t bear to listen to Jessica’s words any longer. “Do you have any idea what you’re


    talking about? You’re ruining the reputation of an elderly who has contributed to the country, and


    you’re even tainting our country’s name.


    Even if President Fuller has the ability to ask the bureau to forge documents, he wouldn’t do such a


    thing as he’d never sacrifice the blood, sweat and tears that his own grandfather has given to the


    country. President Fuller knows that I have to ability to resolve this on my own, so what you’re


    saying now is utter bullsh*t!”


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    Sonia was fuming. She rarely ever swore in front of others, but she couldn’t help herself then. When


    Jessica saw how infuriated Sonia was, she merely let out an unbothered scoff. “This is just a one-


    sided statement. Is there any way you can prove that you’re telling the truth?”


    “You—“ Sonia frowned. She was about to say something when Toby pulled her to sit down and lifted


    his gaze to re at Jessica. His eyes were nk and soulless as he stared at her. “If you don’t


    believe her, you can file a report and get some higher-ups to investigate if I’ve bribed the Public


    Security Bureau. What do you think you will do if I turn out to be innocent?” Toby’s voice wasn’t loud


    and his tone was light-hearted, but his threat was obvious.


    Jessica shuddered before she parted her lips to speak. However, just then, Daphne pushed her


    sses up her nose and said, “ording to thew, one who starts rumors about the nation and its


    heroes will have to face consequences. The lightest sentence is three to six months, while the


    heaviest sentence is three years. Are you prepared to get detained by the police, Miss Jessica?”


    When Jessica heard the word ‘detained’, her expression changed as her voice became sharp and


    high-pitched. “What do you mean? I just had some suspicions; how did we get to talking about


    detainment? You must be lying to scare me, right?” Jessica wagged a finger at Daphne as she


    red at Daphne hatefully.


    Daphne simply rolled her eyes. “If you don’t believe me, you may ask the reporters here. They are


    required to have some knowledge of thew because of their job, so I’m sure they can tell you


    whether what I said is real or not.” The reporters who heard Daphne nodded immediately. “Thisdy


    here is right, Miss Jessica. If the investigation shows that President Fuller hasn’t done anything


    wrong, then whatever you said today will be enough to send you to jail.”


    “H-How could this be?” Jessica’s face was as white as a sheet. She opened and shut her mouth like


    a fish as she felt the terror taking over her. After a while, she looked at Sonia and Toby. “Mr. Fuller,


    I..."


    “That’s enough.” Toby held his hand up. “I know what you’re going to say, but I’m not going to give


    you any hope. Since you’ve done what you did, you should take full responsibility for it. This is the


    most basic rule that every grown person should live by. You can make a police report now, Daphne.”


    “Yes, President Fuller.” Daphne quickly pulled her phone out to make a call. When Jessica saw this


    happening, she screamed and climbed onto the table in an attempt to reach Daphne, who was


    seated on the opposite end. Jessica wanted to snatch Daphne’s phone away to stop her from


    calling the police. However, her sudden gestures sent the whole room into a frenzy.


    Fortunately, Sonia had been prepared for this. She knew how messy the situation could get since


    there were so many reporters in the room, so she had already ordered a few guards to wait around


    outside. When Sonia saw Jessica causing a fuss in the meeting room, she instantly called for the


    guards to hold Jessica back.


    Daphne took two steps back and patted her chest in relief once Jessica was subdued. “Is


    everything okay, Daphne?” Sonia asked.


    Daphne nodded. “I’m fine. Thank you for asking. It’s just that I hadn’t managed to call the police


    during that whole chaos.”


    “It’s fine. You can do it now,” Toby uttered in a t tone as he spun a pen between his fingers.


    Daphne nodded. “That’s true, President Fuller.” With that said, Daphne dialed the police’s number


    and made a report regarding Jessica’s suspicions of Toby. The call was made in front of everyone,


    and it took only two minutes. A faint smile surfaced on Daphne’s face as she looked at Jessica’s


    dumbfounded expression. “The police have filed the report, Miss Jessica. They will inform their


    higher-ups and send an investigation team to check on President Fuller. You don’t have to worry


    anymore.”


    Jessica felt chills running from the tip of her head down to her ankles. She had been trying to


    wriggle her way out of the guards’ grip at first, but all her energy seemed to leave her body at that


    moment—she no longer had the strength to fight any longer. The guards loosened their grip on her


    when they felt her calming down, and she copsed onto the ground once she was released.


    Jessica happened to copse in the middle of the roundshaped meeting table, and all the higher-


    ups of Paradigm Co. and reporters surrounded her. The entire scene made it look as if she was a


    criminal who was being interrogated by a whole group of people.


    In other words, Jessica had turned herself into aplete joke. Since Daphne had made a police


    report, everyone concluded that the adoption documents were legitimate. It’s true. President Fuller


    didn’t get involved in any forgery. He would never dare to make a police report otherwise, right? He


    may be powerful, but he can’t possibly fight against the whole system. So, the adoption documents


    have to be legitimate.


    Daphne took the adoption papers away from Jessica’s seat on the table without even ncing in


    Jessica’s direction. Soon enough, the reporters got a chance to read the adoption papers before


    they held it up to show the live stream audiences.


    That was how Titus and Julia got to see all the contents of the adoption papers. When Julia saw the


    date written on the document, her pupils shrank in shock. “3rd... of May...”