Chapter 1778

Alyssa's booming voice delivered a great shock to the meeting attendees. Her confidence and

imposing air reminded them of Winston Taylor.

Dominic, whose legs were shaking uncontrollably, mustered his courage and slammed his hand on

the table. He rose in anger to face off against Alyssa. "Alyssa Taylor, you have no right to sack me,

even if you're the daughter of the chairman and the company president!

"Are you treating the board of directors meeting as your personal playground? You're out of

control. You'll need to start a vote to remove me from my roles!"

He had taken a jab at Alyssa’s previous remark of him treating the company as his private bank.

Alyssa thought him petty and snorted. "Yeah, right. That's why I convened this meeting to discuss

your matter."

As Edward was Dominic's business partner—he had even been forced to invest in the two hotels—

he could not possibly watch Dominic go down. Once again, he took Dominic's side. He began,

"Alyssa..."

"She's Ms. Alyssa for you." Sean shot a frosty look at Edward.

Edward nearly choked. He quickly changed his way of address. "M-Ms. Alyssa, Dominic has made

many sacrifices for the company over the years, and we bore witness to that.

"Besides, Dominic is your uncle and Winston's brother. He's family. To be honest, the

misappropriation of funds isn't that big of an issue.

"Since Mr. Winston has settled the matter, it shows that he wants to put everything behind him. If

the public learns about this, that will negatively impact KS Group and the Taylors.”

Alyssa put on a look of derision. "Oh, is it not that big of an issue? Fine, Mr. Bates. How about you

pay up on Mr. Dominic's behalf?"

Edward looked upset when he heard the provocation.

"Dismissing Mr. Dominic from his company roles is me being kind because I consider him my uncle.

Otherwise, he would be speaking to the police by now.” Wiping away her smile, she warned, "I don't

need anyone to worry about my family’s reputation.

"All I have done is to rid the company of problematic employees on Dad's behalf. Even if this gets

out, anyone with a moral compass will agree that I've done the right thing.

"They will perceive the upper management of KS Group as being fair and strict, as we are willing to

take action against the family. If everyone here wants the best for the company, you will have to rid

the company of problematic individuals.”

The directors went silent. Edward looked stone-faced after Alyssa took subtle jabs at him for being

evil and a bad judge of character.

"You don't have the final say in dismissing me." Dominic again tried to use Winston as his shield in a

shameless attempt to save himself. "I'll call Winston and meet him. Your opinion doesn't matter!”

Right after that, Sean interjected furiously in a low but intimidating voice, "Mr. Dominic, you cannot

throw a fit at the board of directors meeting. Besides, Ms. Alyssa has the right to preside over

meetings and make important decisions on Mr. Winston's behalf while he recovers.

"We are proceeding according to the rules of the charter. Are you against Mr. Winston's decision, or

do you hold no respect for Ms. Alyssa at all?"

"You're just a secretary! You have no right to raise your voice at me!" Dominic pointed a finger at

Sean with a vicious scorn on his face. At that moment, he did not behave like an esteemed director

of a company or a member of a reputable, wealthy family. He looked more like a leader of a gang.

"An ungrateful traitor like you should not bother meeting with Dad. It won't be good for him."

Alyssa spun the office chair and showed her back to the directors.

She did not bother to take a look at Dominic. Ignoring someone was the highest form of contempt.

"Who are you calling ungrateful? You—"

"You were the one who leaked the video of Dad's relapse in that meeting, weren't you?" She went

straight to the point, sending shockwaves across the directors, who started having mixed feelings

about Dominic.

Dominic's heart sank. All colors drained from his face. "How could you suspect me? What do I have

to do with that?"

"The witnesses of my dad's relapse are all here today—all of them. They signed NDAs on the

incident." Her voice took a chilling turn. "Whoever leaked the news will be required to pay a large

penalty, not to mention being ousted from the board of directors and dismissed from their roles in

the company.

"Everyone here is well aware of the consequences. None of them would risk losing their jobs and

their lucrative bonuses just to make a joke out of my dad.”