Chapter 960

Zeke turned to Ryker with a smile. “Could you explain why they were begging for your help the moment they were arrested, General Lewis? You must be close friends with them. According to the rules, you should fall back if your close ones break the law. I hope you won’t interfere with this case, lest you get yourself into trouble.”

Ryker gnashed his teeth while glaring at Zeke.

This b****** sure is sly.

“I suppose I’ve underestimated you, Williams. Still, no matter what you do, you’re nothing but a clown to me! Leave Atheville in three days, or you’ll never be able to get out of here alive.”

Zeke’s gaze was full of contempt. “Let me give you a warning too, then. Hand the Lewis and Williams families over, or I’ll wipe your entire household out.”

“P*** off!” Robin shrieked. “Who has given the abandoned son of the Williams family the right to make such insolent statements? Just you wait. The Lewis clan is now practically royalty. It’ll be a piece of cake to get rid of you! Let’s go, Ryker.”

After the two left, Lacey walked out, with a few bags full of belongings.

“Let’s go, Zeke... Hmm? Where did everyone go?”

Zeke smiled. “Where are we going, Lacey?”

“Back to Rivermouth, of course. The company’s not ours anymore.”

“Robin Williams had only offered us twenty million. I turned her down.”

Lacey sighed, “With the situation that we’re in, even twenty million would be more than enough. We can’t ask for too much, or we’d end up with nothing.”

“Hmm? What situation are we in now?”

“Our reputation’s all gone! How will we survive without any word of mouth?”

Zeke smiled and handed his phone to Lacey. “For some reason, I don’t think we’ve lost our reputation.

Take a look.”

Lacey glanced at a news article and was instantly thrilled.

According to the article, fans of the five A-list celebrities had arrived at Trust Media to cause a stir.

However, they ‘stumbled upon’ a few documents on their way over.

These documents were the under-the-table agreements that the artists had signed for tax evasion purposes.

Feeling hurt about their idols breaking the law, these fans came to regret their actions and eventually turned against their idols, before clarifying the incident with the media.

They explained that they had been hired by the five artists to cause a scene at Trust Media.

The artists wanted to ruin Trust Media’s reputation so that they could buy the company over at a low price.

They even wanted their bosses to be placed behind bars.

The collaboration between these five artists certainly brought about huge repercussions.

This piece of news instantly made headlines on every major news outlet. The topic ended up trending multiple times within the same day.

Public opinion soon switched over to Trust Media’s side, condemning the five A-list celebrities instead.

The five artists’ reputations plummeted entirely. Some industry leaders even proceeded to publicly boycott them.

Lacey was on cloud nine. “The company will survive now that it’s gotten its reputation back. We won’t be able to sell it off at its original price of three billion, but surely it can be sold off for at least two billion.”

“Why should we still sell the company off?” Zeke asked in confusion.

“What’s the point if we’ve gotten our reputation back? We don’t have any more outstanding artists signed to us. Don’t underestimate Lucius Johansson’s network. Even if he’s been arrested, no one will work with us, as long as he puts his word out.”

Zeke nodded thoughtfully.

Lacey has a point.

Looks like I’ll have to make use of my identity as the ‘Great Marshal’ to protect Trust Media.