chapter 055 The Video Controversy

""""Please take care ofsee to this matter,""," Eric said.

""Alright! I will do myrequested. "Of course! I'll handle it to the best to handle it.of my ability. You can rest assured.""have my word," Cooper nodded vigorously.

Cooperresponded, nodding with conviction. He couldn't help but admiremarvel at the brilliance of Eric's ingenious plan. It was indeed a great strategymasterstroke, far more effective than thetheir previous scheme of throwing feces.

""Oh, Cooper, , less refined tactics. "Cooper," Eric began, his tone serious, "we must enhancebolster the security around all construction sites. Let everyone Everyone needs to be on high alert and pay attention to , vigilant in all aspects to preventthwart any further schemes Donald from plotting might have against us again,"" Eric advised.

"".""Understood!""!" Cooper nodded again.

affirmed, nodding once more. Three days swiftly passed in the blink of an eye, and during these three days, Eric attended. During this time, Eric maintained his usual routine, attending school and went tovisiting the company as usual.

. Nothing unusual happened.

out of the ordinary occurred. Sharon's mother had also completedsuccessfully undergone her surgery, and it went verywas recovering well. With somea little more rest, she would soon be able to get out of bedup and walk again.

about.---A Few Hours Later, Insidefew hours later, within the confines of Donald's Villa

""opulent villa, a sense of frustration hung in the air. "The Power Group is really on high alert!""!" Donald satlamented, slouched on thehis plush couch looking frustrated.

Donald. He had intended to cause somestir up trouble for the Power Group during this time, but every attempt he made ended in failure.

""period, but each of his attempts had been thwarted. "Yes, Mr. Hall, the Power Group has indeed tightened its security,"" the," his manager said.

""By the way, have you found any confirmed. "And what of the men I sent after him last time? Any trace of the people I sent to kill him last time?""them?" Donald lookedinquired, looking up and asked.

with a hardened gaze. The manager lowered his head. "", "I... I haven't found anything. There is still noThey seem to have disappeared without a trace of .""Keep looking! I want them. They have vanished into thin air.""

""Continue searching! No found, no matter what, find them for me!"" it takes!" Donald saidordered coldly.

"" "Yes!""!" The manager nodded repeatedly.

Just at that moment, the manager's , his agreement punctuated by the sudden chime of his phone suddenly rang, alerting him of a . A text message.

Taking out his phone, the manager saw that it was a message had arrived, containing a video file.

The video was titled "", "Donald's Wife's Glorious Deeds.""

." After hesitating for a moment,moment's hesitation, curiosity won, and the manager decided to openopened the video.

What appeared before the manager's eyeshe saw was a scene of Donald's wife in bed with a young and, handsome man.

Upon seeing the content of the video, the The manager's face instantly changed.

Then, the manager glanceddrained of color. ---Glancing at Donald sitting in front of, who was seated across from him, unsure whether he should inform himthe manager was torn between revealing the contents of the video or not.

""keeping it to himself. "Manager, what is it? Judging from your Your expression, I think it's something troublesome. Hand suggests trouble. Give me theyour phone. Let me see.""," Donald reached outdemanded, extending his hand.

"" "Mr. Hall, it's nothing worth seeing."" The of importance," the manager awkwardly chuckled.

replied, attempting to laugh off the situation. He knewwas well aware that if Donald saw thisthe video, the consequencesfallout would be unimaginable.

""catastrophic. "Enough! I asked you to give it to me. I'll say it once again, giveHand me your phone!""!" Donald screamed.

barked, his patience wearing thin. Just as Donald was about to reach out for itgrab the manager's phone, his own phone on the table alsodevice chimed, indicating with a textnew message.

Observing the situation, Donald quickly Quickly, he picked it up the phone.

"". "A video file? 'Donald's wife's glorious deeds'?""?" Donald read the video's title with aloud, his brow furrowed in confusion.

"" "Mr. Hall, please don't open it!""!" The manager'smanager pleaded, his face turned pale when he saw Donald opening the message.

However,ashen. But it was too late. Donald had already reached out and opened it. What appeared before his eyes wasthe video, and the same videoscene that had shocked the manager had just seen.

After watching the video, Donald's expression immediately turned ugly.

""Damn it!""

He had only watched it for less than now played before his eyes. ---After a mere ten seconds, butDonald's face contorted in rage, and he was furious enough to slamhurled his phone to the ground.

Donald was As the leader of the underground forces in New York. How couldYork's underworld, the idea of his wife betray him? Thiswife's betrayal was unacceptable!

""unthinkable. "Mr. Hall, please, calm down. We're not sure if thisWe can't be certain the video is real. What ifgenuine. Perhaps your wife is being framed, or forced?""was coerced?" The manager quickly tried to persuade him.

Upon hearing this,reason, hoping to quell Donald's fury. Donald's expression changed again.

""What doshifted at the manager's words. "Are you mean? Didsaying you receivereceived the same video right now?"" Donald?" He asked through gritted his teeth and asked.

. The manager could only nod.

After his manager's in confirmation, Donald became livid.

. ---At that moment, the phones of several bodyguards in the room startedbegan to ring as well.

Picking up their phones, they all . Each of them wore embarrassed expressions after seeing the video message they received.

""Give me your phones!""

Seeing that the bodyguards' expressions were off,of discomfort as they viewed the video message they had received. "Hand over your phones!" Donald berated them, demandingroared, noticing their phones.

reactions. After takingexamining their phones, Donald carefully examined them anddevices, he found that they had all received the same video titled "", "Donald's Wife's Glorious Deeds"".

""." "Mr. Hall, this must be intentional. It seems to be a deliberate act. It's likely that... we have alsowe've all received it,"" The," the manager suggested cautiously suggested.

"". "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!""

Upon hearing the manager's words,!" Donald fiercely kickedcursed, kicking the nearby sofa.

Somebody had aired in a fit of rage. ---Someone had exposed his family's dirty laundry in public.

scandal for all to see. His pupils contracted, and his eyes flickerednarrowed, flickering with uncontrollable ragefury, like a lion ready to devourpounce on its prey.

Donald realized that if If all his subordinates had received this video, then it meant they all knew he had been betrayed.of his wife's betrayal. How wouldcould he face them in the future?

Thinking of this, he wasnow? The thought made him so angryfurious that he coughed up blood.

"""Mr. Hall!""!" The manager and, along with the bodyguards hurried, hastened forward to lend their support him.

"". "Mr. Hall, please, you must calm down! It's not yourself! This isn't worth it!""your distress!" the manager advised.

""Go and bringimplored, his voice a soothing balm amidst the chaos."Fetch that woman tofor me!""!" Donald clutchedcommanded, clutching at his chest, as his face turning morphed into an alarming mix of purple and blue.

"" hues. "Mr. Hall, let'swe should investigate the matter first. This has been done intentionally to provoke you.This is clearly a deliberate provocation. If you actreact in this waymanner, you'll fallbe playing right into their trap!""hands!" the manager persuaded.

""Didn'tattempted to reason, his voice a mix of concern and caution."Did you not hear whatmy words? I said? I told you to go and , bring that damn woman here! Bring her! Bring her!"" Donald shouted madly, as if he had lost his mind.

Now!" Donald's voice echoed through the room, his sanity seemingly slipping away with each word.The manager's face turned pale with drained of color, his fear palpable. He dared not persuade himargue any further.

""You"Go, all hurry now! Go bring of you! Bring Mrs. Hall here,"" the manager orderedto me," he commanded the bodyguards.

The , his voice shaking slightly.Without a moment's hesitation, the bodyguards promptly responded and turned to go upstairs.

on their heels and ascended the staircase.One Minute Later

Aminute later, a graceful lady, accompaniedwoman, escorted by the bodyguards, walked downdescended from the upper floor. She was none other than Mrs. Hall, Donald's wife.

"""Donald, why did you call me in such a hurry?"" The graceful woman's face this urgency?" Her voice was full oflaced with impatience.

""Take a good look at it!"" Donald threw, her face mirroring her annoyance."See for yourself!" Donald thrust a cellphone in front of his wife.

Impatientlyher direction, his anger palpable.With an air of impatience, she picked up the cellphonedevice. However, when she saw the video displayed on the phone,screen drained the color from her face turned pale in an instant.

"""What... HowWhere did you getfind this?""

?" Her eyes widened in disbelief, fear evident on her face. She couldn't even imagine the consequences creeping into her features. The thought of betraying Donald.

Without saying a word, Donald kicked the graceful woman fiercely. She couldn't tolerate the and its consequences seemed too horrific to comprehend.Donald, wordlessly, delivered a fierce kick to his wife. The force and fell onsent her sprawling onto the ground.

"""You wretched woman! How dare you cheat onbetray me? Watch how I deal with you You'll pay for this today!""

Donald, with an angry face, grabbed!" His voice echoed through the room, his rage barely contained.Seizing a knife from thea nearby table.

""Ah!, Donald brandished it menacingly."Ah! Donald, no, please! I was wrong! I was wrong! Please spareSpare me!""

His wife, lying on the ground, pleaded repeatedly as she saw Donald wielding the knife. Fear was written all over her face.

""!" Mrs. Hall's pleas filled the room, her voice shaking with terror."You betrayed me? Die!"" Furious!" Enraged, Donald stabbed the graceful woman withplunged the knife.

""Ah!""

Accompanied by a into his wife.A piercing scream, echoed through the room as the knife plunged directlyfound its mark, burying itself into the graceful woman'sMrs. Hall's stomach.

The manager shookcould only shake his head helplessly beside them.

from the sidelines. He knew that someone had sent thisthe video had been sent to deliberately provoke Donald, and Donald'shis current behavior was exactly what others were expecting.

Butplaying right into their hands. However, he didn't dare to stop him because he knew Donald was in a rage. If he tried to persuade him, it dared not intervene, knowing that any attempt to reason with Donald would only worsenexacerbate the situation further.

.Donald didn't stop after stabbing her once.the first stab. He kept cursingcontinued to curse and stabbingstab his wife repeatedly, venting, his endless anger.

He stabbed her seemingly bottomless.After more than a dozen times in a row and stoppedstabs, he finally ceased his assault, only stopping when she ran out ofdrew her last breath.

Immediately after, Donald looked atTurning his attention to the manager and, Donald roared angrily, "", "Find the man in the video! Cut his body into Tear him to pieces, and feed ithim to the dogs!""

""!""Yes!""!" The manager nodded repeatedly.

, his agreement immediate.After a moment's pause, the manager continued, ""he added, "Mr. Hall, youwe should also investigate who sent this video and how it was sent toreached our subordinates. It's obvious that they are tryingclear they're attempting to embarrasshumiliate you!"""!"