Chapter 1773

Josh Schmidt had committed a long list of crimes over the years. The scandal of Josh forcing female

scholarship recipients into prostitution sent a shockwave through the nation. Under immense public

scrutiny, the Schmidt Group's reputation had been ruined.

Victor had assembled the best legal team for his eldest, thinking that Josh would only serve

concurrent sentences that added up to at most eight years since there were no murder charges

pressed against him. Besides, the legal team would work with the Schmidt Group to reduce Josh's

sentence.

To Victor's surprise, someone turned in new evidence to the police just five days after Josh's arrest.

On top of that, the accomplice Clarissa mentioned—the man who had gotten rid of the body after

witnessing Josh's accidental murder—turned himself in at the police station, perhaps due to a guilty

conscience or external pressure. He then proceeded to tell on Josh's criminal actions.

In the face of KS Group and Beckett Group's threats, the Schmidt Group was the least of his

concerns.

Once the president of Schmidt Group and Victor's favorite son, Josh was now a criminal who was

denounced by the public.

Josh had always prided himself as the smartest among his siblings. He had never expected himself

to end up in a far worse place than them.

Jameson did not seem at all happy despite the downfall of his archenemy.

"Mr. Schmidt, things might not have unfolded in the way you wanted, but you have avenged your

mom. Now that Josh is accused of second-degree murder, he will be thrown behind bars even if Mr.

Victor wants to save him. You should be happy about it," said Carl, in an attempt to comfort

Jameson.

"How can I be happy when I haven't gotten my hands on what I wanted?" Jameson sat in his office,

observing the barrage of critical comments toward the Schmidt Group and the free-falling stock

price with a glum expression. "I had wanted to use the evidence in exchange for Josh's stocks.

"With Josh's stocks, I will surpass Dad as the biggest shareholder of Schmidt Group and officially

rule over the company.

"After that, I would expose what Dad had done to Mom, crushing his public image before kicking

him out of the company. It was never my intention to make the situation spiral into what it is today.

This is just a meaningless pyrrhic victory."

As the president of Schmidt Group, Jameson would be in charge of taking care of the aftermath. He

had planned to manipulate Jasper and Alyssa into getting rid of Josh for him, but it appeared that

all he had done was shoot himself in the foot.

Alyssa had taunted him and warned him not to be greedy. However, it took him and Lily a lot of

effort to return to the family business. He had endured humiliation and carefully planned each of his

steps to claim back what had belonged to him.

Why couldn't he be greedy for once? He deserved the best in the world, including Alyssa Taylor!

Covered in a cold sweat, Carl watched with bated breath. Josh's scandal was by far the greatest

challenge for the Schmidt Group. Putting aside the falling stock price, the company would not have

an easy time doing business and networking with local politicians.

The era of the Schmidts on equal footing with the Becketts might come to an end.

Jameson suddenly asked, "By the way, did Amber do anything suspicious in the past few days?"

Carl answered, "Ms. Altman has been at The Millennium all day. She did not do anything else except

for work."

"She's served me for a long time. It must be difficult for her. Give her a long break.” Jameson tapped

the table as he lazily remarked, "If we keep her on a tight schedule, she won't have the time to meet

with those she wanted to see.”

Carl felt his chest tighten. "Mr. Schmidt, are you suspecting Ms. Altman of betrayal?"

Jameson gave him a side-eye. "Would you rather I suspect you?"

Carl was rendered speechless. He hesitatingly stated, "But Ms. Altman has been loyal to you over

the years. She gives her heart to you, and she has always given her best in all assignments. If you

insist on suspecting her... To be honest with you, as her longtime colleague, I do not think she's

capable of doing that."