Larry was waiting patiently for Gabriella and Carl to reveal their move. Meanwhile, Carl had no idea that his true identity was exposed and that Larry was closely monitoring all his moves.
In blind, Carl was in a rather joyous mood, as the plan he had been so diligently sowing finally seemed to reap.
With this in mind, he made a call to Gabriella.
Meanwhile, Gabriella was feeling frustrated. She finally understood why her own father lost his temper on her that day.
It was because of all the lies she planted inside Landon's head, which triggered Landon to cancel the deal with Norton Corporation. This had caused an irreparable blow for the Ward family's business.
Later, Landon found out that Norton
Corporation was the reason why no one wanted to deal with the Wards.
After finding it out, Landon furiously called Finnick and questioned him harshly. But Finnick only replied with a simple yet insulting answer -you reap what you sow.
First on the list was the incident where Gabriella deliberately defamed Larry and his fiancee, Joan. Besides that, the Wards broke the contract, which resulted in a great loss for Norton Corporation. With all these, Norton Corporation was starting to counterattack.
Finnick was sending a clear message, that Norton Corporation would not allow anyone to take advantage of them. If anyone were to play the game with them, they would be sure to return the same favor.
Landon was beyond exasperated, but he knew the Wards was no match at all to Norton Corporation, whether in personal connections or economic strength. If Norton Corporation decided to destroy the Wards, he would not stand a chance to survive.
Thus, Landon regretted his rash action out of his stupidity. If he had known of the outcome, he would not have easily believed his daughter's fabrication.
The entire empire he had poured his sweat and blood for was nearly brought down by some random lies from his daughter. At the thought of this, Landon could no longer suppress his wrath. He stormed into Gabriella's room and slapped her.
“You insolent fool, look at what the Ward family has become because of you!”
Landon had fallen out with Gabriella as he roared furiously at her.
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