Chapter 339: Chapter 338: One Wave Subsides, Another Wave Rises
 

This drama was planned by her and Samuel Richardson long ago. Unless Daniel Thompson could prove himself a fool, everyone would undoubtedly remain skeptical.

The gossiping crowd doesn’t need the truth; they will guess it on their own.

As long as the seeds of doubt are sown, it will be a fatal blow to the Thompson Group.

Samuel was even more ruthless than her, even mentioning the name of the hospital. Once the matter fermented, Daniel’s friend would also be implicated.

When Phoebe Belmont appeared, Molly Walker’s heart suddenly felt as if it were being strangled by a cold snake.

If it were any other matter, she would have been able to maintain control.

But the fact that Daniel Thompson faked his illness was undeniable.

As long as it is a fact, the truth will eventually be exposed.

Amanda Leaford stood offstage, trembling with anger.

She even began to hate Daniel Thompson now.

If he hadn’t gotten close to Phoebe and faked his illness without his family’s knowledge, no one would have had any leverage over him, and these people wouldn’t have attacked her baby.

The source of all this was Daniel himself, not Samuel Richardson and not Phoebe Belmont.

He made a mistake and now his children had to clean up his mess.

Amanda covered her heart and stumbled, nearly unable to stand.

At that moment, a hand reached out to help her.

Amanda looked up and saw a pair of familiar but anxious eyes.

Even with the mask on, she recognized him immediately.

She shook off his hand, making no secret of her disgust.

Daniel’s hand hung in the air before slowly dropping down.

Amanda looked expressionlessly ahead, completely ignoring his presence.

Daniel lowered his head in despair, listening to Phoebe revealing all his secrets, his heart finally breaking.

He had been compassionate towards Phoebe, but he had never loved her nor touched her.

He faked his illness to try to salvage his family, his children, and perhaps even his pride.

Yet there Phoebe stood on stage, describing him as a man without any redeeming qualities.

Seeing the disappointed and worried look on Amanda’s face, Daniel clenched his teeth, his eyes turning red.

“Mr. Thompson.” Michael Gallagher’s voice rang out. Gazing at Daniel, his magnetic voice revealed no emotion. “Some mistakes can be corrected, but for some, there’s not even a chance for correction.”

A chance to correct…

Daniel stared blankly ahead, feeling as if a door within his heart had suddenly been unlocked.

Was there still time for him to correct his mistakes?

As Phoebe narrated the details of Daniel’s faked illness, someone began uploading the incident to the internet.

The matter was already beginning to ferment.

Molly checked the company’s stocks and, as expected, they were dropping rapidly.

The incident inevitably caused an impact on the company.

At that moment, a commotion erupted in front of the stage.

Someone suddenly screamed in surprise, “Daniel Thompson, Daniel Thompson is here!”

“The scammer, he has the audacity to show up!”

After the first bottle was thrown at Daniel, more followed, creating chaos.

It wasn’t until security intervened that the situation was brought under control.

Seeing Daniel’s appearance, Molly frowned.

What was he doing there?

He had no connection with the company anymore, and legally, he had been forced to “leave it all behind.”

If he joined forces with Phoebe again to step on him one more time…

It wasn’t that she was suspicious, but Daniel’s recent actions had indeed been infuriating.

Just as everyone was about to continue hurling insults at Daniel, he made a baffling move.

“What are you all talking about? Faking illness… ” Daniel stared at Phoebe blankly. “Who are you, and why do you say I had an affair with you? The person I’ve loved all along is my wife Amanda.”

With those words, the room fell silent.

Daniel’s blank expression made him appear as if he were genuinely sick.

He glared viciously at Phoebe and snatched the microphone from her hand, saying, “I’m not ill; I just lost part of my memory. Dementia? I’m not demented; I’m only thirty years old.”

Thirty…

Everyone looked at the wrinkled man and was left speechless.

Is this what thirty looks like?

How can a sixty-year-old man have the audacity to say he’s thirty in front of so many people?

He said he wasn’t sick, but his nonsense proved otherwise.

Phoebe never expected Daniel to come out and even less so for him to pretend to be foolish and confused in front of so many people.

She knew Daniel. He might put on a show for his family, but he should not be able to do it in front of hundreds of people.

Yet now, not only did Daniel do it, but he also did it quite convincingly.

A listed company’s CEO being diagnosed with dementia, if it were fake, there would be no need to pretend in front of so many people.

Daniel’s sudden move caught Samuel off guard, and the rest of the Thompson family was also dumbstruck.

Even though they all knew Daniel’s illness was fake, they never thought he would dare to pretend in front of so many people.

Moreover, once the matter was settled, Daniel could only continue pretending to have dementia, never returning to being a “normal person” again.

Watching Daniel on stage struggling to put on a performance, Molly fell silent.

In the past, Daniel wanted to fake his illness to save face. But now, he had voluntarily given up his dignity, pretending to be sick in front of everyone to protect the company and the Thompson family members.

Seeing him like this, Molly felt a mixture of emotions.

Off stage, Amanda watched Daniel, her eyes reddening.

She knew what Daniel’s actions meant.

It meant that he would have to pretend to be silly and sick forever.

He was no longer the CEO of the Thompson family and had severed his ties with them, so there was no need for him to go on stage.

But he did so and expressed his stance in his clumsy way.

Watching Daniel like this, Phoebe widened her eyes, unsure whether to press forward or retreat.

Samuel also stood up, his face turning green with anger.

They claimed that Daniel was ill but could not produce any concrete evidence.

Daniel performed in front of so many people. To say he wasn’t sick wouldn’t hold up.

This Daniel was truly willing to go all out.

At that moment, Emma Smith, who was sitting next to Samuel, also stood up.

She walked to the side and announced to everyone, “I would like to announce something. From now on, Samuel Richardson and I are no longer father and daughter.”

As her voice faded, the room fell into stunned silence.

What did this mean?

One wave subsiding and another rising?

Would they ever get to the bottom of this sordid affair today?

Everyone looked at Emma, who accused him in a trembling, frightened voice: “Over the years, Samuel has not gone from black to white. He has always been in the shadows!”

“The injuries on my body are proof.”

Emma rolled up her sleeves to reveal her bruised and battered arms.

“These were caused by his beatings with a stick!”