Chapter 246: Banished by the Family Selinaâs throat tightened, and her cheeks flushed with heat.
Logan glanced down at the photo, his expression unreadable, lips curved in a faint, amused smirk. "No rush."
"How is this not urgent?!" Her temper flared again. "Theyâre already spreading lies about you all over the internet, and you donât even know whoâs behind itâ"
Just then, Loganâs phone rang.
On the other end, Daniel roared, "Get your ass back here! You cause a scandal this huge and donât even have the decency to reflect? I should just hand the company over to Owen. Is stirring up trouble the only thing you know how to do?!"
Logan calmly ended the call and turned to Selina.
"Now we know. Told you, no need to rush."
Selina caught on. "So the one behind the rumor... was Owen?"
Loganâs voice was casual, as if the whole thing was barely worth his attention. "He planted two people inside the company. Itâs time to stir things up.
Mrs. Reid, care to do me a favor?"
Selina stared at him.
Why did it feel like sheâd just stepped onto a pirate ship?
...
The rumor on Twitter was quickly debunked, but the very next day, Owen strolled into Reid Group, ready to "take over" Loganâs position.
When Selina arrived, she immediately spotted a manager-looking guy sucking up to Owen. That was Paulâthe one who took the photo and sent it to the gossip accounts.
She let out a cold laugh and walked straight over.
"Well, if it isnât Young Master Owen. What brings you to Loganâs company today? Strange. Seeing Logan doing so wellâdonât you feel a little inadequate? What gives you the nerve to show up?"
Owen hadnât expected her to come out swinging. His face twitched, but then he composed himself and gave a smug smile. "Have you checked the trending topics?"
Every employee nearby perked up their ears.
Yesterdayâs drama had blown up online. Even though Jack later issued a clarification, who knew what to believe? If Mr. Reid had really cheated, what was Mrs. Reid doing here today?
Selina flipped her hair, voice cool. "Trending? You mean the one about Logan and some mysterious woman at the grocery store?"
Owen looked down his nose at her. "Exactly. Big brother really let you downâannouncing your marriage one day and out with another woman the next. Dadâs worried about the damage to the companyâs image. Thatâs why Iâm here now."
Selina blinked innocently.
"Oh... so Young Master Owen is here to take over Reid Group? But I seem to recall that the branch Logan runs, he built from the ground up. It doesnât belong to the Reid Family. On what basis are you taking over?"
Owen looked proud of himself. "Weâre family, arenât we? Besides, with Logan caught up in public scandal, heâs no longer fit to be the face of the company."
"I see..." Selina nodded slowly.
Just as Owen thought heâd shut her up and readied himself to keep braggingâ
She tilted her head and spoke again, voice full of fake confusion.
"But wasnât it you who started that public scandal in the first place?"
...
The room went dead silent.
Owen hadnât fully processed her words when Selina continued, voice sharp.
fɾÄewebnÏveâ.com "That photoâwasnât it taken by Manager Paul? Everyone knows he works for you. This isnât the first time heâs tried to smear Logan."
Everyone turned to stare at Owen in shock. That photo came from Owen?! Damn... he really would do anything for power.
Owen flushed bright red. "So what? Logan did cheat!"
"Who said thatâs true?" Selina shot back, her tone laced with sarcasm.
"You mean to tell me... you didnât recognize me in that photo? I wasnât even wearing a hat and mask the whole time yesterday. You couldnât tell it was me?"
The words dropped like a bomb, sending shockwaves through the crowd. Murmurs and whispers erupted all around.
"What?! That woman from yesterday was Mrs. Reid?"
"Now that you mention it... the height and figure match."
"Itâs one thing for us not to recognize her, but Owen didnât either?"
"The photo was taken by Paul, right? The whole thing exploded online yesterday, and now Owen shows up today trying to take over the company...
Could it all have been planned?"
"Very likely. Owenâs uselessâhe can only get what he wants by stealing from Mr. Reid. Too bad he couldnât find any real dirt, so he just made some up."
"Disgusting..."
Owenâs face went pale with panic. "Selina, what nonsense are you spouting?! Thatâs complete slander! Someone shut her up, Iâllâ"
Ring ringâ
A phone cut him off mid-rant.
Without thinking, Selina picked it up.
Jackâs anxious voice came through the line: "Madam, please come to the Reid Family estateâsirâs been injured..."
Selinaâs expression dropped instantly.
...
Half an hour earlier.
Reid Family estate, reception hall.
Logan was seated at the head of the table, calmly sipping tea.
The butler stood off to the side, nervously watching him. Logan had said he was here to "answer" for the scandal onlineâbut with that relaxed attitude, it didnât look like he was here to answer for anything.
"Sir, the chairman will be here soon... perhaps you should..."
Move seats?
After all, Logan was the son. This was the Reid familyâs ancestral home, and Daniel was still the patriarch. Logan sitting in the main seatâit was improper.
"Should what?" Logan asked lazily.
Cold sweat dripped down the butlerâs back. "N-nothing, sir. Itâs just... perhaps you could greet the chairman when he arrives?"
Logan raised a brow. "Did my father break his legs?"
"Of course notâ"
"If he did, maybe I could put on a show of being a filial son. If he didnât, what am I greeting him for?"
"Insolent brat!"
Danielâs furious roar rang from the doorway. Without hesitation, he grabbed a heavy inkstone and hurled it at Loganâs head.
Logan easily leaned to the side, and the inkstone crashed onto the floor with a sharp thud.
Danielâs face darkened even more. "Who said you could dodge?!"
Logan narrowed his eyes. "Chairman Reid, I suggest you drop the âelderly authorityâ act in front of me."
The butler didnât even dare to breathe.
"YouâYouâ"
Daniel was livid.
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"Look at yourself! Iâm your fatherâhow can you talk to me like that?! Is this what your upbringing taught you?!"
"Exactly," Logan said evenly.
"When the top is crooked, the base canât be straight. I guess I never learned manners."
The room fell into an eerie silence.
Daniel was momentarily stunned, completely choked up.
He couldnât understandâwhen had Logan slipped from his control?
He had never once looked highly upon the son who returned from the Carter Family. In fact, he had deliberately tried to suppress and weaken him.
Thinking of the Carter Family, Daniel suddenly remembered "the real reason" heâd called Logan back.
"Enough. I donât care about the gossip online. I called you here for something else."
Daniel didnât think anything was wrong with saying that, as a father.
"Old Mr. Carter says he raised you for years, and even now, after youâve returned to the Reid Family, he still thinks of you as his own. He wants you back in the Carter Family. Iâve already agreed."
Daniel waved it off impatiently.
"Go back to the Carters. Be their son. From now on, youâll have nothing to do with Reid Group. But before you leaveâtransfer Reid Group to your younger brother."
Silence fell againâso still, a pin drop would echo.
Clink.
Logan calmly set down his teacup.
His face remained unreadable, and in those eyes, not a single ripple stirred.
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