Chapter 357


    Keen was a bit ticked off after hearing Seraphina’s words.


    “Madam,” he called out to Seraphina as calmly as he could, “how can you say such demotivating things


    at this time?”


    Seraphina nced at him, sarcastically replying, “Fine, I’m saying this because I think you guys will


    flunk. I’m rooting for Bowen, is that okay?”


    Keen was left speechless for a moment.


    Leandro, head down reading some documents, just smirked at their exchange.


    Seraphina shot Keen another look before exiting the study.


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    Not long after, Keen went downstairs to get some water, and bumped into Seraphina in the kitchen


    again.


    Knowing he was no match for Seraphina, he wanted to bolt as soon as he saw her, but Seraphina


    stopped him, “Am I that terrifying? Why are you running away as soon as you see me?”


    “That’s not it.” Keen hastily replied, “I’m just worried I might say something wrong and upset you.”


    Seraphina snorted, “Well, since you know that, why don’t you say something that’ll cheer me up?”


    Keen immediately got nervous, “Madam, what would you like to hear?”


    Seraphina handed him a ss of water, smiling slightly as she asked, “I’d like to know, what tactics has


    Leandro used against Bowen?”


    Hearing this question, Keen let out a sigh of relief, “Madam, why don’t you just ask Mr. Reynolds


    directly?”


    “I want to ask you.” Seraphina shot him another look, “Can’t you answer?”


    Of course, Keen didn’t dare refuse. He left the kitchen and sat down at the dining table, and started


    chatting with Seraphina about the recent movements of the Reynolds Group.


    Leandro wasn’t just dealing with the Smith Group, he was mainly targeting the Martin Group, Bowen’s


    support.


    The Martin Group’s projects kept getting sabotaged, and the me would inevitably fall on Bowen. If


    they could cut ties between Bowen and the Martin Group, everything would be much easier to handle.


    Upon hearing this, Seraphina frowned, “But wouldn’t this make the conflict between the Reynolds


    Group and the Martin Group even worse?”


    “Business is about making money, not getting angry.” Keen said, “Mr. Reynolds has enough capital to


    do whatever he wants, and Simon is a shrewd businessman.”


    Seraphina slightly raised an eyebrow at this, “So even Simon’s business style is under your control,


    that gives you guys the upper hand.”


    Keen was a bit concerned, “But Bowen is a bit ruthless. He brought back Edwin Smith from abroad,


    tried to use the Vivian incident to sway public opinion against Mr. Reynolds and the Reynolds Group.


    Although it seems like he failed for now, but we don’t know what ns he has up his sleeve…”


    Hearing this, Seraphina took a sip of her water before asking, “Where is Vivian receiving treatment


    now?”


    “Ennd.” Keen replied.


    Seraphina nodded, then asked, “Over these many years, Leandro has always treated them well, right?”


    “Of course.” Keen said, “I personally handed over every single payment to Edwin in recent years. Mr.


    Reynolds has been more than generous with them, it’s just that


    Edwin is never satisfied.”


    “But thest time I ran into Edwin at the hospital…” Seraphina recalled the sh she had with Edwin at


    the hospitalst year, “He seemed really angry, really resentful, not like someone who can be easily


    appeased with money.”


    “His anger is real, so is his resentment.” Keen said, “After all, that’s his only daughter. But, having


    known him for so many years, as long as the money is enough, everything is negotiable. The reason


    he was so angry back then was because he suddenly demanded a sum of money, which we didn’t give


    him.”


    After hearing this, Seraphina shrugged and sighed, “Human nature is really…”


    She didn’t ask any more questions after that. Keen sat quietly for a while, finished his ss of water,


    and was just about to get up and leave when his phone suddenly rang.


    Keen took out his phone and looked at it. His face changed slightly.


    Seraphina, who was quite perceptive, immediately asked, “What happened?”


    Keen was silent for a moment before showing her his phone.


    On the screen was a clear photo of Bruce kissing a young woman in broad daylight.


    Seraphina felt a little dizzy after seeing the photo, then she startedughing, looking at him she said,


    “See, I told you, your boss’ back is anything but stable.”


    Everyone knew Bruce was a yboy.


    Although he had been low-key these past few years, his reputation was still well-known, so no one was


    surprised when they saw such a photo.


    However, that wasn’t the end of it.


    After this photo came out, a forum suddenly started posting more photos of Bruce being intimate with


    different women, all seemingly taken within thest year.


    One photo could be dismissed, but so many different photos with so many different women, even for a


    womanizer like Bruce, it was still shocking.


    Then, someone neatly summarized Bruce’s romantic history over the past decade – aside from the


    women from his early years, just in thest decade alone, dozens of women had been associated with


    Bruce.


    This summary quickly got reposted everywhere, and spread on arge scale.


    Rumors were flying around,pletely unstoppable.


    As for this, Leandro had no instructions. Keen just worried that a massive ban on the topic would


    trigger a new round of public condemnation. So, he just banned a few new posts on a small scale. As


    for the ones that had spread earlier, he let everyonement freely.


    Not long after the news broke, Leandro returned to Reynolds Vista Retreat.


    Usually, Reynolds Vista Retreat was quiet, but today it was bustling with several rtives gathered


    there. However, the person involved, Bruce, wasn’t there, and the other person involved, Gloria, hadn’t


    appeared downstairs.


    As soon as Leandro entered the door, several rtives immediately surrounded him to discuss. But he


    didn’t say a word, just pushed them aside and walked towards Karan. “How’s mom?”


    “I was going to prevent her from seeing this stuff.” Karan frowned, “But it’s all over the inte,


    newspapers, magazines, and TV. I was careless for a moment, and she saw it… She blew up, almost


    smashing the whole room… I called a doctor to give her a sedative, but she still couldn’t sleep. She’s


    just lying in bed resting…”


    After hearing this, Leandro immediately headed upstairs.


    “Leandro!” Nte quickly called out to him, stepping forward, “This series of negative news is


    obviously targeting us, the Reynolds family. The stock price of the Reynolds family has been fluctuating


    quite a bit recently. You must calm your mother’s mood. We can’t let things get worse.”


    Leandro didn’t answer. He just went straight upstairs.


    Upstairs, he pushed open the door to Gloria’s bedroom. The room was somewhat dim, with only one


    curtain drawn. A beam of daylight shone at the foot of the bed, and Gloriay on the bed, staring


    nkly at the light, her face pale and bloodless.