Logan stepped forward, his sharp gaze sweeping over Professor White, then he looked down and asked, "Were you bullied?"
Selina’s hand still stung from the slap as she loudly complained.
"Mrs. Hanks wants to defend Tom, saying throwing sulfuric acid was just a prank, forcing me to apologize and threatening to expel me."
Logan’s expression grew colder.
Before he could speak, the sound of male voices came from outside the door.
"Principal Taylor, my sister is studying at your university. She has always been a well-behaved, exemplary student. This matter today requires an explanation to the Turner family," said one man.
The principal opened the door and looked disappointedly at Professor White.
Behind him were three men.
After Kevin finished speaking, Justin frowned and added, "The Gray Family only has one daughter, Selina. Principal Taylor, what does it mean that your faculty member called our Gray Family’s daughter a ’whore’?"
Gavin went further, pointing directly at Professor White: "Selina may not flaunt it, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have a background. Professor White, you like to climb the social ladder, don’t you? Too bad, you’ve sealed your own fate."
Professor White recognized the men immediately.
The Gray Family, the Turner family, the Hill Family.
Anyone from these families could shake the very foundations of City A.
And they were... Selina’s brothers?
Mrs. Hanks was already paralyzed with fear, slumping to the floor.
How could Selina have such a powerful background? Why didn’t she say so earlier? Why?! No, no, it’s fine. These three families wouldn’t unite just to take down the Hanks family over one junior, would they...?
Bang!
The door was suddenly slammed open, and an enraged man stormed in.
The president of Hanks Group raised his hand and slapped Mrs. Hanks hard across the face. "It’s all your fault, you jinx! Do you have any idea how many people you’ve pissed off?! We’re getting a divorce. You take Tom and leave!"
Mrs. Hanks came to her senses and froze in place. "Husband, why are you here? No, no, what did you just say? I’m not divorcing, I’m not divorcing!"
She screamed, "Selina isn’t even from the Turner family! They won’t go after the Hanks Family for her, they won’t!"
The president of Hanks Group looked at her with utter despair. "You think you’ve only offended the Gray Family, the Turner family, and the Hill Family? You’ve offended Mr. Reid, you’ve offended Reid Group! Our Hanks Group is finished, all because of you and Tom, you two money-losing fools!"
Mrs. Hanks couldn’t believe it, her voice trembling, "No, no, that’s impossible. Why would Mr. Reid help Selina? It’s impossible, impossible..."
"Because..."
The president’s voice was filled with hopelessness, and just a few words left Mrs. Hanks stunned.
"Because Selina is Mrs. Reid..."
Because Selina is Mrs. Reid...
The president of Hanks Group staggered a few steps back. "You want to compare backgrounds and connections with Mrs. Reid? You compare a real lady with Natalia, that bastard child, and ruin the Hanks family like this—are you happy now?"
Mrs. Hanks finally realized who she had crossed.
Forget about the Gray Family, the Turner family, and the Hill Family. Just Logan...
That’s someone the Hanks Family could only dream of being close to. The Hanks family would do anything to get a project related to Reid Group.
But now, she had offended Mrs. Reid...
Mrs. Hanks couldn’t take it anymore. She fainted on the spot.
Professor White was trembling, her world spinning. She was filled with regret and fear, pleading desperately, "Selina, Selina, please spare me. I’ll bow to you, I’ll beg..."
She wasn’t from high society, but she had always wanted to climb the social ladder. She didn’t understand what Logan’s name meant, but she knew—she was done.
Gordon thought she got what she deserved.
Wasn’t she the one who liked to use power to suppress others? Now she had met her match. In the future, when White thought back on this day, all she’d feel would be despair and collapse.
God knows how desperate he felt when Logan said his son hired someone to kill, and the target was Mrs. Reid... freewebnøvel.coɱ
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