Two days later, Justin held a funeral for Joanna without announcing her death to the death and took
Dempsey, who was paralyzed and could only move his eyes, back to Conrad’s Mansion.
After that, he ordered to close the gate of Conrad’s Mansion. No one was allowed to get out of the
house, nor could anyone enter the house.
The media got news about this from somewhere and began to blab it all over the Internet, saying that
Clarence killed Joanna and paralyzed Dempsey to stabilize his position in the Conrad Group and take
control of the Conrad family.
The news of Justin holding a funeral for Joanna also spread like wildfire.
They began to discuss Clarence’s identity as an illegitimate son again, which was a cogent reason for
him to kill Joanna.
This matter arose numerous rumors and guesses overnight.
Someone said Joanna was killed by this illegitimate son who wrecked her family; someone said
Clarence had been planning this for a long time and Joanna was not his only target, Clarence also
wanted to kill Dempsey and Justin so that no one would be able to post a threat on his status again.
Someone even said Clarence plotted the car accident twenty years ago so that he could be taken back
to the Conrad family. The accident caused Justin, the former heir of the Conrad family, to lose his legs
and the Conrad family had no choice but to take Clarence back to the family.
The Conrad Group didn’t respond to these rumors.
This triggered a more heated discussion on the Internet.
“It has been so long, yet the Conrad Group still doesn’t release an announcement. Are they guilt-
stricken?”
“Of course they’re guilt sickened. When there were rumors about that designer, the Conrad Group
would immediately release an announcement to clarify it to back her up. I guess they flinch this time.”
“If this is true, then Clarence is really a terrible man. He dissed those keyboard warriors before and I
thought he was a rare good man who pampered his wife a lot.”
“Oh, nowadays, every star has a persona. Those capitalists who forge celebrities have a more
profound understanding of persona. If he’s really a good man who pampers his wife a lot, he would not
have many scandals back then. They even got divorced before.”
“Take it easy. Welcome to the world of the rich. Just take the grudges among the rich as a show. Come
on, are you expecting any follow-ups?”
“I think we shouldn’t conclude now. The Conrad Group hasn’t released an announcement. It’ll be
interesting if there’s a big reversal. Will you apologize for your words later?”
“She’s died and they held a funeral for here. How can there be a reversal? Will she jump out of her
tomb?”
“Wow, are you guys hired by those rich to clarify their innocence. I broaden my horizon today.”
A small part of people insisted on waiting for the truth, but their comments were engulfed by other
people’s opinions soon.
The discussion on the Internet was still heated. The journalists couldn’t find Clarence, so they went to
the Steward Group to look for Stella.
Nevertheless, Stella didn’t show up either.
When hearing this good news, Armand hurriedly found those journalists and told them that he was
willing to have an interview.
As Armand was not only a substantial shareholder but also a C-level manager in the company,
naturally he must know many inside stories. Therefore, those journalists scrambled to interview him.
A journalist asked, “Mr. Bernard, do you think the rumors that go virus on the Internet are true?”
With his hands on his back, Armand replied with a serious expression, “Actually I shouldn’t talk about
other people’s domestic affairs. Since it has become a matter that everyone in society pays great
attention to, I have to express my opinion. According to the news I heard, Madame Conrad had died
and it’s said that she died miserably.”
“Rumor has it that she was killed by the CEO of the Conrad Group. What do you think of it?”
“As for this question, I can’t conclude it as I didn’t witness it myself. But I’ve met Mr. Conrad several
times before and I felt he has a bad temper and I felt afraid whenever seeing him. I heard several times
that he doesn’t have a good relationship with his family. It’s within my expectation even if he really did
that.”
Although he didn’t directly say it out, it was very obvious that he was suggesting Joanna was probably
killed by Clarence.
Another journalist asked, “Ms. Radomil is now in charge of the Conrad Group and she’s Mr. Conrad’s
ex-wife. Mr. Conrad also recognized her as his girlfriend and protected her in the public. What’s the
Steward Group’s opinion on and counter methods for this matter?”
Armand said in a righteous tone, “ The Steward Group is a big company with a good reputation, so we
won’t go along with such an evil person. I believe all the people in the Steward Group have the same
opinion. As for Ms. Radomil, she’s just a woman and I won’t blame her for being blind by love and not
being able to figure out the truth.”
After finishing the words, Armand continued, “Ladies and gentlemen, since you’re all here today, I want
to clarify a rumor about me. I…”
Before he could finish the words, someone in the crowd shouted, “The Conrad Group holds a news
conference. Hurry up to go there.”
The journalists scrambled out in an instant.
Standing on the spot, Armand pulled a long face.
Both the police and an unknown force had been keeping a close eye on him recently and he couldn’t
leave City N. Moreover, many of his businesses were affected.
Originally, he planned to take this chance to clarify his innocence and added fuel to Clarence’s
condition. Never had he expected that he couldn’t finish his words.
His assistant walked over, “Mr. Bernard, they’ve found out irrefutable evidence for Logan’s case to
prove that Logan was the murderer.”
Armand narrowed his eyes, “Did he say anything else?”
“I’ve asked them about out matters. Logan didn’t say anything and just hoped he could be bailed. Mr.
Bernard, should we…”
Armand snorted, “He wants to be bailed after killing someone? What a simple mind. Can you find a
way to shift the responsibility of my case to him? I’m fucking annoyed. I want to leave the city, but I
can’t. It will only create troubles if I stay here.”
“I guess… It’s not that easy. Unless we can provide some direct evidence; otherwise, the police will still
keep a close eye on you.”
Armand cursed and then sneered, “But they deserve it. They wanted to harm me, yet only to get
themselves in trouble. I don’t believe that Clarence can still be so powerful after this trouble. With
Clarence as her backer, it’s just a piece of cake for me to make some troubles for Stella.”
“Should we take action now?”
“Don’t be in a hurry. If we take action now, isn’t it equal to tell them I’m the person behind this?”
Armand said, “Let’s go. Let’s see how they will justify for themselves on the news conference.”
After getting into the car, Armand’s assistant reported, “Mr. Bernard, I received a call from the police
and they told me Logan wanted to meet you up.”
Armand knitted his brows tightly, “Why does he want to meet me up?”
“They didn’t tell me about the details. Should we go there?”
Since Logan had worked for Armand for many years, he had gotten something on Armand, more or
less.
What Armand was afraid of was that Logan would disregard anything and get him involved when he
was cornered. In that case, he would have to suffer a loss.
Therefore, Armand replied, “Let go and see what last words he will have.”
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