The crowd parted to make a path for Gloria who was wearing a blue evening gown. She was as elegant and moving as ever, making everyone's eyes light up.
The guards stopped in their tracks and looked at Gloria, then looked at Cyril before silently retreating to their original positions.
Cyril looked at Gloria who was walking over and frowned. He knew that Meg and the others were related to Gloria. He wanted to embarrass them before she arrived so that Gloria would be embarrassed as well, but he didn't expect her to arrive so early.
The guests were also looking at Gloria. Everyone knew that the main characters of this year's end of year banquet were Gloria and Cyril. The fight between the two of them for the position of Family Moreton's successor was gradually becoming more and more intense, and it was possible that the winner would be decided tonight.
And now, the show seemed to have arrived early.
Gloria came to Meg's side and gave him an apologetic nod. Then she looked at Cyril and said, "Uncle Cyril, Mr. Meg and the others from Amy's are my guests. Please don't use the word 'thief' to describe them, it will make you look unreasonable and arrogant."
The guests seemed to understand something. So this gentleman was invited by Miss Gloria and the others. It seemed that Cyril's hostility towards them made sense.
"Ha, I'm unreasonable and arrogant? I think it's these so-called guests you invited who are the real arrogant ones. They dared to openly attack Vice President Harvey's son, Roy. " Cyril looked at Gloria with a cold smile and said in a somewhat aggressive manner, "Gloria, as a director of the Chamber of Commerce, don't you know the rules of the banquet? Before you invited the guests, didn't you properly check their character? I don't think you are a qualified director of the Chamber of Commerce. "
Upon hearing that, all of the guests began to look at Gloria with a contemplative expression. Although Scheer had already proven that age and status as a woman didn't necessarily represent one's abilities, compared to Scheer, who had displayed astonishing aptitude from a young age, this Young Mistress Gloria who had appeared out of nowhere did indeed seem to be lacking in abilities.
It was said that a board meeting would be held at today's end-of-year meeting. Cyril had formally proposed a vote to remove Gloria from her position as a board member, and the board of directors had agreed.
The current situation made some neutral directors start to seriously examine Gloria.
Most of the directors did not know much about this young lady who had suddenly emerged to compete with Cyril for the position of Family Moreton's successor. They only knew that she seemed to have established a clothing store that was doing quite well recently.
However, a million-dollar profit was nothing to them. It was not enough to prove that she was capable enough to take on the position of the director of the Aden Chamber of Commerce and the successor of Family Moreton.
"Mr. Meg is the owner and head chef of Mamy's. He once won the best chef award at the banquet held by the king of the Roth Empire. He single-handedly raised Chaos City's status among the major cities in the world. He insisted on providing free breakfast for the cleaners every day, and spent a large amount of money to sponsor poor children to go to school. Is there anything wrong with such a kind and gentlemanly person's character?" Gloria's gaze landed on Roy, who was still sitting on the floor. She raised her voice, and said, "As for Vice President Harvey's son, Roy, I'm sure all the guests here have heard about his reputation and character. If there is a character threshold for entry into the banquet, he should be the first to be denied entry, right?"
"Y-you're spouting nonsense!" Roy yelled at Gloria angrily.
Gloria looked at Roy, and said, "I heard a few days ago that someone ran into a pregnant woman on a horse and caused her to have a miscarriage. After that, the matter was suppressed by a large sum of money and threats, and the Gray Temple was not informed about it."
"There's such a thing?"
All the guests' expressions changed. It was a rule that horses were not allowed at the city gates. Running into a pregnant woman and causing her to have a miscarriage was a crime in their eyes. Although Gloria did not mention any names, could this matter really have something to do with Roy?
"Hmm?" Meg, who had not spoken since Gloria appeared, looked at Gloria with surprise. This lass seemed to have come prepared.
"Er …" Cyril's expression also changed slightly. He looked at Harvey and his son with an uncertain expression. He had not heard of this before.
Roy's expression changed, and he stuttered, "That's … that's because she was running around on the street. I …"
"Shut up!" Harvey gave him a tight slap across his face, and wished he could slap him back into his mother's womb. He could still talk his way out of this matter, but now, he had confirmed it. He looked at Gloria with a pale face. He had already dealt with this matter very discreetly, so how did she find out?
"Looks like the rumor is true. You were the one who ran into the pregnant woman who was about to give birth! You ran on a horse in the middle of the street and caused the death of a pregnant woman, but you did not regret it at all. You even accused the poor mother. You pretended that nothing happened and attended the banquet openly. You even flirted with an underage girl in public. You even accused her after she resisted. Do you know what is righteousness and shame? "Gloria looked at Roy, and her voice was full of anger.
Roy's expression was evasive. He subconsciously hid behind Harvey, and did not dare to look at Gloria directly.
"He's a f * cking scumbag!"
"What a pitiful child, what a pitiful mother. This is no different from murder!"
"You can really do whatever you want with money. I can't believe you can cover up this kind of thing."
The guests looked at Roy with anger and disdain. Their emotions changed instantly.
Gloria turned to Cyril, who had a dark face, and said seriously, "Uncle Cyril, you're defending a murderer who killed a baby and a pervert who flirted with a young girl. You're trying to confuse right and wrong. You're trying to turn the victim into the perpetrator. Is this what you should do as the director of the Aden Chamber of Commerce? Is this what you, as the father of two girls, should say?
I respect you as an elder, but I advise you to be kind. "
"I …" Cyril opened his mouth. He wanted to defend himself, but his mind was in a mess. This change was completely out of his expectation and plan. He did not know how to deal with it.
The guests looked at Cyril with disgust and disgust. Cyril was obviously on Roy's side. Snakes and rats from the same nest. None of them were good people.
A few of the older board members shook their heads as they looked at Cyril. Then, their gazes landed on Gloria, and a hint of admiration appeared in their eyes.
"This girl, it seems that I don't have to worry about anything. In time, she will be able to compete with Mr. Hill at the same level." Meg also looked at Gloria with admiration. He had changed his mind about the textile and weaving factory. Maybe Gloria would be a more suitable partner.
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