Chapter 630
When the call went through, Sophia spoke before Michael could. “Huh? Have you finished filming
already?” Her voice was as gentle as ever, and there was no hint of frustration in it at all. It seemed that
she was still ratherposed.
Michael wanted to speak, but he didn’t know what to say when he tried to open his mouth. Despite
having such a huge dilemma hit herpany, she never bothered him once. Her resolution made his
heart ache.
“Is thepany doing okay?”
Sophia was unfazed. “Yeah, it’s just a small problem; we’ll ovee it. Also, I noticed earlier that your
equipment is gone. All the data will probably be restored by the day after tomorrow.”
From the way she spoke, it was like she was describing some easily-dismissed matter. However,
Michael knew that theirpany was going through their biggest challenge since inception. If they
couldn’t weather through this, they would fall uncontrobly. It was anxiety-inducing to see so much
pressure weighing upon their young shoulders.
“I heard that thendlord destroyed the rent agreement and asked you to move. Have you guys found a
new ce to relocate?” Michael continued.
With thendlord suddenly demanding that they move out during such a critical period, there definitely
had to be some mastermind pulling some strings in the background. Argepany like this would
need some time to move; during this period, many things could happen in just a day or two.
“It’s fine, it’s no skin off my back. That old coot of andlord’s just taking advantage of us while we’re
down after he epted payment from someone else. He even ripped up that agreement himself. We
never agreed to move, so he’s got no other choice here. Finding a legal team or forcing us out by suing
thepany will take time; it’ll be enough for us to solve all the problems here. If he dares to get us out
by force, then he’ll be viting thew!” Sophia replied as she walked. “Once we’re done with everything
here, we’ll move immediately. We’ve already gotten a new office. It’s currently being remodeled, and it’s
actually that new building we bought. Screw that old coot—once we get out of here, I’m going to make
sure that one will ever rent this ce!”
Her tone was jovial yet steady. Michael truly couldn’t pick up that she was currently undergoing a huge
crisis. He continued to ask, “I’ve already seen the dissenters online, as well as the matter about the new
gaming fiasco. Do you want me to pull some strings…”
Things were very busy on Sophia’s side as people kept calling for her.
“Miss Edwards, Mr. Goodman requested you to head to the police station at 3.00PM tomorrow so that he
can get your statement.”
“Miss Edwards, Mr. Field has already sent the documents over. They’re in your office.”
“Miss Edwards, the time for your appointment with Mr. Barton tomorrow has been decided.”
“Mom, it’s almost time for your interview with Mr. Watts! Nichs is already here to remind you of that!”
…
As he heard all those people calling for Sophia, Michael suddenly realized that his little chica had already
grown up without him noticing. Her wings had slowly spread, but in his eyes, she was forever that
scared, jumpy, and skinny little girl who had just arrived at his house.
Sophia seemed to have just gulped down some water. “Forget about those people online and let those
bullets fly. The bigger the fuss they kick up, the better. I have my own PR crisis team ready tounch
their counterattack. I met with the police and the gaming association yesterday. Since our game is a rare
local gem, the higher-ups have given priority to our case. We’ve already sent all relevant information
over, and they’ve just caught the insider rat. He escaped to northern Europe, but he was captured by our
underworld friends there the moment he stepped off the ne. If things go smoothly, he’ll arrive at
Bayside’s police station thising dawn. I’m going over tomorrow for my statement.”
The onught of words sent Michael reeling. This was when he fully realized that his little chica had well
and truly grown up. She had her own career, honed her abilities, and built her ownwork up. She was
hardened now, and had blossomed into a phoenix who could go wherever she wanted.
Sophia was already speaking before Michael could make his thoughts known. “I’ve even invited some
reporters over. Oh, it’s nearly 10.00PM. They’re already waiting in the office. I’m gonna hang up now.
Muah—”
After the call ended, Michael felt gratified yet a little lost. He felt as if his daughter had grown up and
flown the coop. He switched on hisputer and took a gander at the knockoff game. It was called
Medal of Sniper, and it yed very much like Stanley’s Soul of Sniper. It was practically cut from the
same cloth, and Michael almost thought that the game had been developed by them personally. Since it
was a rip-off of Soul of Sniper’stest version, there were many traces of the original game in it.
Thepany behind the game was an old-timer in the gaming industry. Their level of production was
higher than Stanley’s, and they had more experience than he did. Thispany had ripped off many
internationally renowned games, and peoplembasted them for that. However, thepany still stood
strong due to a myriad of reasons, even if they were clearly infringing on intellectual property.
Whilebat was very simr and it had heavily giarized Stanley’s game, Medal of Sniper was made
by an experienced team. Hence, theirbat and fluidity was even better than the original. In addition to
that, thepany had incredible marketing strategies. Several days after theyunched its beta testing,
they already garnered a huge number of fans. It felt like Soul of Sniper was being reced.
Michael thought that things couldn’t be as simple as they seemed, so he looked into thatpany—just
as he thought, Harper Group had invested in thispany at the start of the year.
Sophia began to throw herself into working overtime after she cut the call. It was already 10.00PM, but
the lights in thepany were still on. Even though the building they upied had multiple floors, their
floor was the only one still lit. No one left early. Everyone knew that while this was a crisis for the
company, it was also an opportunity.
Sophia had invited a renowned reporter to thepany for an interview. She had asked her to write a
positive article in conjunction with the PR crisis team to quell the voices of negativity online.
All of a sudden, there was a shriek from the young receptionists in the lobby. Sophia went out to check
and saw that thendlord was here once again. He wasn’t the only one here, as he had brought along a
gang of people dressed in gaudy clothes. The moment they stepped through the ss doors, they began
sshing paint everywhere and smashed the furniture, scaring the receptionists into screaming. They
even scared the other workers who were working overtime, causing a halt in their work. Fear began to
spread through the employees.
Ever since the fiasco started, Sophia had received quite a few resignation letters; some of the key
employees had suddenly resigned as well. She had no idea whether it was because they were spooked,
or if they had been poached by others with the offer of a higher sry. A few days ago, some of their
employees got beaten up when they left their workce, and thendlord kept showing up to add more
to the fuss.
This was a huge blow onpany morale; no one was willing to live in fear while going to work or going
home after work. If the employees were running from terror, thepany would be thoroughly done for.
Soul of Sniper couldn’t possibly make itseback. Their enemy had probably anticipated this and kept
coming over to stir up chaos, causing many employees to resign out of fright.
Seeing how thendlord was here and up to his shenanigans again, Sophia knew that the bribe he
received had to be substantial. She got her assistant to keep the reporter in her office before putting
down the papers in her hands and rushed out of the door.
Gary and Hale were guarding the door. Some of the more heavy-set male employees charged out as
well, but the moment they did, their foes immediately sshed paint their way.
“Retreat for now!” Sophia immediately yelled. Damn this old coot. If I don’t give him a taste of his
medicine, he won’t know what it’s like to be on the receiving end of his bullsh*t!
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