51 – THE ARRESTED HEIR

The entire hall fell silent as everyone watched the video with various degrees of shock evident on their faces.

“Do you all believe me now?” Derek sneered. “You heard it from his own men. This man had me kidnapped. He’s a thief and a traitor!”

Everyone turned in Alex’s direction, their eyes filled with accusation as they waited for him to come up with some sort of explanation.

“Well, don’t you have anything to say, Mr. Alexander?” Susan sneered. “Why are you so quiet?”

Alex opened his mouth to speak but snapped it back shut. What was he going to say anyways? It was true that he’d ordered Derek’s kidnapping after all. But how the hell had the bastard been able to escape so quickly?

Soon, whispers from members of the press and Derek’s employees filtered into the atmosphere.

“…I’m sure he lied to us, didn’t he…?”

“…oh, dear. Will Mr. Derek give us our jobs back…?”

“…I wish I never supported him. He’s a traitor…”

Alex opened his mouth to speak but just then, the door to the conference ro
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