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Losing to My Substitute (Katerina and Joshu)
Chapter 21 Berton Snow ignored Winni Byron and headed straight for Mr. Byron, shaking the folder in his hand and slowly pulling out a few sheets of paper.
âMr. Byron, considering you were my grandfatherâs old subordinate, Iâve been quite lenient. You privately slandered Jean Collins for plagiarism and expanded the rumors, causing the companyâs stock price to plummet and resulting in billions in losses for the group. Tell me, if I expose this, will you still have the face to stay in the Snow Corporation?â
Mr. Byronâs face immediately darkened. âAre you threatening me?â
âThreatening? Iâm simply informing you that at the upcoming shareholdersâ meeting, evidence of your slander against Jean and bribing the media will be placed on every shareholderâs desk. You can weigh the consequences yourself.â
Mr. Byron sighed, realizing that Berton wouldnât fight an unprepared battle. âWhat will it take for you to let me go?â
âVery simple. Apologize to Jean, send your daughter abroad, and never return to Y City. Stay out of the country for a while.â
âBerton, youâre going too far!â
Winni, seeing that her words had no effect on Berton, quickly turned to her father. âDad! Donât agree to him! You want me to apologize to that deaf girl? Iâd rather die!â
Mr. Byron remained silent, and Winni panicked. âDad, can you really send me away and leave me?â
Looking at the pile of evidence in Bertonâs hands, Mr. Byron sighed, finally resigned to his fate. âFine, I agree.â
âMy daughter, you wouldnât want your father to suffer in his old age, would you? If itâs not yours, let go! Quickly, go apologize to Miss Collins!â
Winni shook her head, glaring fiercely at Jean. âI wonât apologize to her! Not even if I die! Jean Collins, you can forget it!â
Mr. Byron looked at his daughter and had no choice but to lower his face. âMiss Collins, itâs my fault as a father. Please forgive my daughter.â
After saying this, he stood up and bowed.
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Chapter 21 Jean was touched by Mr. Byronâs concern for his daughter.
On the contrary, Winni couldnât accept that she had lost and refused to apologize.
The plagiarism incident came to an end.
Berton walked over to Jeanâs side. âJean, Iâve always believed in you. That day, I pretended to agree with Winni just to see what tricks she would pull.
This time, I finally found the mastermind behind it all to avenge you and clear your name.â
Jean recalled his earlier suggestion to send Winni abroad.
âCan you really bear it? The one who almost lost his life for her, and now youâre sending her away just like that?â
Berton placed both hands on Jeanâs shoulders, gazing into her eyes earnestly. âThe person Iâve been longing for day and night has always been you.â
Jean shrugged off his hands. âStop dreaming. I wonât be grateful to you for this.
If it werenât for Winniâs obsession with you, I wouldnât have fallen into this plagiarism scandal You think youâre advocating for me, but without you, none of this would have happened.â
âI know. Iâm sorry, Jean. I just want to do something within my power to make it up to you. Iâll keep an eye on Winniâs departure; she wonât appear in your life again. Can you stay a little longer? Donât go?â
Duke Austin knocked on the door, interrupting their conversation. âJean, are you done?â
Jean quickly stood beside Duke.
Losing to My Substitute (Katerina and Joshu)
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ï¤Chapter 420 Berton knew that Duke had intentionally interrupted their conversation. His nervousness about Jeanâs choice indicated that he feared she would stay.
Such insecurity meant he still had a chance.
Berton picked up the bag Jean had dropped and handed it to Duke. âMr. Austin, your lack of security makes it seem like you want to take Jean back to Y Country.â
Duke accepted it. âJean is a person, not an object in your eyes. I will naturally respect her choice. If she wants to stay in the country, I will accompany her.
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Chapter 21 If she wants to go back, then weâll go back. I wonât try to control her life like you do.â