Chapter 7 Queenly Innovations' press conference was packed. I stood on the stage and briefly introduced our new product. The spotlight never left me. The people below the stage were either reporters or elites. During the question-and-answer session, the door suddenly slammed open. Zachary wore a wrinkled suit, his eyes bloodshot. He rushed past security and stumbled onto the stage. Shocked, the crowd aimed their cameras at him. He knelt before me and shouted in a hoarse voice, "Queenie, I'm sorry! I was wrong! What happened to our child and the company was all my fault! "Give me one more chance! I'm willing to make a public apology online. Please just give me one more chance!" The security guards rushed forward to hold him back, but he refused to release the microphone and continued to yell like a lunatic, "You're the one I love! It was just a momentary lapse of judgement!" The video went viral that night. The hashtag for the incident, "#CEOOfLarsonGroupBegsForForgiveness", ranked first on all social media platforms. Netizens mocked him relentlessly. "Nothing is worse than a man who realizes his feelings only when it's too late." "What was he thinking when he sided with the homewrecker and let his wife bleed out on the floor?" Julia couldn't accept it and hired netizens to flip the narrative. "Queenie started hooking up with Caleb long ago. How else did she get the resources to hit it big so soon? She's using her body to climb the corporate ladder." Just as the topic started gaining traction online, Caleb's lawyer issued a public statement. As I was busy with a major overseas order, he didn't tell me anything. He simply ordered his legal team to find the person who started the rumors and take legal action. Following the trail of clues, they managed to find Julia's IP address. The rumors stopped immediately. Julia was so scared that she deleted all of her social media posts and prepared to flee the country. Sensing something off, Zachary started to look into all the financial accounts Julia handled. The discrepancies were shocking. He rushed to her apartment and threw the report at her face. "You made up that project to embezzle our funds! What have I ever done to you to deserve this?" 1/2 Chapter 7 +25 Bonus Julia panicked at first, but then she laughed and said nonchalantly, "You're the one who willingly served that money up to your past FWB on a silver platter. "What gives you the right to act all innocent now? Why blame me when you're the one who fell for it?" Zachary was livid. "So, are you saying you never loved me three years ago?" "Love?" Julia looked at him mockingly. "You're nothing compared to Caleb. I only came back because I didn't like the fact that Queenie had something of mine, even if it's something I tossed away." "What about the child you lost?" She smirked. "I wasn't pregnant, to begin with. It was just an excuse to dump you." Zachary raised his hand and slapped her so hard she fell to the floor. "Get lost! Never show yourself in front of me again!" After Julia left, he stood in the empty office. With the collapse of his company's cash flow, he had gone bankrupt. Through the window, he could see the billboard on the opposite building showing the grand press conference of Queenly Innovations and Green Group's collaboration. Standing confidently next to Caleb, I was positively glowing. As Zachary's secretary told him that Julia had disappeared after embezzling the company's funds, he started to laugh. Then, his laughter faded into sobs. I was never supposed to leave him, yet....