Chapter 266



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When everyone seemed willing to let the matter drop, Campbell was the only one who seemed distracted.

“All of you, please, all of you, drop whatever task is at hand and think about how to deal with this issue we are now facing. I will reward those who come up with good ideas.”

The meeting went on for a long time.

Everyone was raising their eyebrows and thinking hard. Only Campbell seemed to be sitting restlessly, feeling extremely uneasy.

He could no longer sit still when the meeting started half an hour ago.

He stood up.

“Mr. Cook, where are you going?”

“Oh, to the bathroom. I’ll be back in a little while.” Campbell looked unnatural.

Glancing behind him, Hayden’s fingers typed a phrase on his phone’s keypad and sent it: [Campbell’s out, keep an eye on him].

The other end quickly replied: [Okay].

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In the editor-in-chief’s office in the Wind-Runner Media Group building….

The editor-in-chief, who was in her late 50s, looked well-groomed, as if she were only about 35. She kept talking on the phone and trying to explain to the caller, “Yes, I understand, I’ll let them delete the message. Mrs. Barnett, don’t worry, this was posted by the Entertainment Department, I didn’t realize. You also know we have hundreds of news items every day.”

“…”.

“No, no, no, no. I’m not shirking my responsibilities. You can be sure we will investigate inaccurate news. We will remove the news right now.”

“…”.

After hanging up the phone, the editor-in-chief’s face looked quite annoyed. She looked at her assistant, who was still standing there like a wooden statue, and it made her even more furious.

“What the hell is going on with Hayden? Why does such an insignificant news story have so many people surrounding her? Why am I getting so many calls just because of her?”

Since the news about Hayden broke, the calls had been constant. They were the largest media and journalistic group in the country. Normally, they ignored these calls. However, all the callers today were big shots, leaving him no choice but to personally answer the calls.

First the former chairman of ST Group, only son of the Beckham Family, called to ask about the news. He was followed by AW President Cleveland Sanchez and the editor of the famous women’s magazine VV. Even the wife of the former director of the tax office came to ask and her tone was quite pointed.

Her assistant was also apprehensive, she said quietly, “The information said she was the daughter of the Downey Group, but she was neither loved nor adored. Plus she had been overseas and lived alone for many years. Now that the Downey Group is almost bankrupt, where did she get so many people to help her? Was even Mr. Beckham of the ST Group trying to intercede?”

“Intercede?” The editor’s face sank, “Trying to intercede? If it wasn’t because it was a call I would have stepped on my face! What’s more, what’s your relationship with the IRS? Even Mr. Barnett called me, is he an acquaintance of yours?”.

The assistant was also very puzzled by this point, he said cautiously, “So, should we withdraw the notice?”

Withdraw?” The editor scoffed, “Of course we’ll withdraw it, we’ll withdraw when the heat reaches its peak tonight. Even if we have withdrawn, we will have maximum attention, the rest won’t stand a chance. These two days go and investigate Hayden Downey. Find out who she is and why she has so many big shots helping her.”

“Yes.” Her assistant sniffed the hint of a good gossip, “I’ll have a reporter follow her.”

Wind-Runner’s entertainment department was notoriously unafraid of power. Whenever they came to question them, they always promised to accommodate their requests, but that didn’t stop them from doing their own thing in private. Anyway, there were the higher-ups in the group to cover their backs.

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