Chapter 672
"You know very well whether she's talking nonsense or not, Cauth," Hollis said calmly. "You've been single for so many years, and it's indeed time to find someone to marry. But Haley is too young, and she's already married. Bringing such a woman into our family would damage the reputation of the Lumi family. I hope you won't do anything foolish."
Bark angrily said, "If you keep getting entangled with this woman, you'll be kicked out of the Lumi family!"
Cauth's temples throbbed with anger.
Looking up, Cauth's gaze swept over Ava, whom he had always cherished, then over Hollis, whom he had been accommodating for thirty years, and finally to his father.
He slowly spoke, firmly, "Haley is my daughter, my biological daughter."
"What?"
The other four people in the conference room were all stunned.
Hollis was the first to react, incredulously saying, "You had a daughter after you broke up with Sankar Martinez?"
Cauth pressed his lips together and said, "I don't want to talk much about the past, but Haley is indeed my biological daughter!"
Upon hearing this, Bryan's clenched fist slowly relaxed, and the wrinkles on his brow gradually disappeared.
"If she's your illegitimate daughter, then it's easier to handle," Bark said coldly after calming down. "Go and tell her not to make this public. If it gets out, it will greatly affect the reputation of the Lumi Group. If the Lumi Group is impacted, she can forget about ever returning to the Lumi family!"
Hearing this, Cauth almost laughed in anger.
What was the Lumi family worth? Haley would never want to return to the Lumi family.
It was precisely because the Lumi family wasn't much that Cauth had never dared to acknowledge Haley, because he lacked the capital and ability, because he owed Haley too much.
"Since she's part of the Lumi family, let's not be so harsh," Hollis said generously. "Asking her for ten times the compensation was indeed too much. How about this, just two hundred million dollars. Tell Haley not to be foolish and go to the press. It won't do her or the Lumi Group any good."
Cauth said coldly, "Hollis, didn't you think the chip flaw was caused by Haley? If she goes to the media, how would it affect the Lumi Group? Since it's her fault, the public will stand with the Lumi Group, and it will inadvertently boost the Lumi Group's stock price. This would only benefit the Lumi Group. Or is it that this so-called chip flaw is a trap you designed? Are you afraid that if it blows up, you won't be able to handle it?"
"Cauth, you!"
Hollis was furious, having been hit where it hurt.
Without backing down, Cauth said coldly, "The public will be able to tell whether Haley deliberately stole customer information or if the Lumi Group and Vanguard Corporation conspired to frame her. Once it's made public, the media will give us an answer."
Hollis was almost exploding with anger. "Cauth, you're disregarding the interests of the Lumi Group!"
"Uncle, for the sake of an illegitimate daughter, you're threatening our family?" Ava angrily accused.
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