Chapter 285 If I Had Known, I Would Have Become a Live-in Son-in-Law Too!
Ryder's words and actions made everyone in the audience snap to attention, eyes wide and fixed on him.
Those close to Ryder could clearly see the details on his badge and appointment documents.
The live broadcast cameras easily captured the information, too.
The documents confirmed it: Ryder was the new president of Maple Real Estate.
The crowd erupted in chatter.
"No way! How come I've never heard of this?"
"Sandra just said the president of Maple Real Estate fled abroad. It can't be this guy!"
"Do you think the president handed over the position to Ryder Clark before fleeing?"
"That must be it! Ryder's just a puppet with no real power!"
Seeing so many people question him gave Sandra the confidence to doubt as well.
She pointed at Ryder, her expression hostile. "Ryder, I don't care how you got the title of Maple Real Estate president, but this isn't your place. Get off the podium before you get yourself in trouble!"
Facing the crowd's doubts and ridicule, Ryder stayed calm.
He spoke in a measured tone, "Everyone relies on their knowledge and understanding, yet they are bound by it and call this reality. However, the line between cognition and understanding is blurred. Perhaps this reality is just an illusion, and people live within their consciousness. What do you think?"
Everyone was confused. What was he talking about?
Sandra frowned and sneered, "Ryder! What nonsense are you spouting?"
Ryder looked down at her from the stage and sneered, "For people like you who think you know it all, explaining more is just a waste of time. Only by breaking your stupidity with the most violent means will you admit your foolishness!"
While everyone was still confused, the doors of the press conference venue swung open again.
A group of people walked in with great momentum, each exuding an aura of authority.
Seeing these people, the reporters and business people present were all shocked.
David, the president of Houston Bank, Andrew, the owner of The Pint House, and the chairman of the Good Group. Over twenty bigwigs in total!
They were on a completely different level compared to the people sitting here today.
The organizers had invited them before this press conference, hoping to add some weight to the event. But they had all sternly refused.
Yet here they were, showing up together. Why?
After arriving, they headed straight for the podium.
The reporters quickly stepped forward.
A reporter holding a microphone asked David, the president of Houston Bank, "I'm Otis from the news agency. President, are you here to participate in the press conference?"
David nodded lightly. "That's right."
The reporter asked again, "Are you here because Maple Real Estate has engaged in illegal business practices and you suffered losses, so you want to use the press conference to punish Maple Real Estate? That would be great! Maple Real Estate has been relying on its strong influence in Houston to refuse to admit guilt! We need influential figures like you to speak out!"
It was clear the reporter was trying to spin the story, making Maple Real Estate look like the villain that had angered half of Houston's business community.
But his attempt fell flat.
David just glanced at the reporter and snorted. "We're not here to cause trouble for Maple Real Estate. On the contrary, we're here to support Maple Real Estate in defending its rights!"
Otis was taken aback. "Defending rights? What rights?"
David replied, "The right to protect the company's image from slander and Mr. Clark's reputation! I don't want to see ill-intentioned people using online attacks and media propaganda to impose false charges on an excellent company in Houston! If we let this trend continue, our business community will become chaotic, and the people of Houston will lose their basic stability!"
These words were heavy.
On the one hand, it showed that these business bigwigs were publicly backing Maple Real Estate.
On the other hand, it confirmed that Ryder was indeed the president of Maple Real Estate and not just a puppet.
For high-profile figures like David and Andrew, they couldn't lie for someone as obscure as Ryder.
With this, Ryder was truly the legendary young president of Maple Real Estate.
Once this fact was confirmed, the entire press conference was in shock.
Even the viewers at home were stunned.
"That so-called useless live-in son-in-law is actually the president of Maple Real Estate, a big shot managing a company worth nearly a billion dollars?"
"Ah! What kind of luck did this guy have? My God! It's so unfair! It's bad enough that his wife is beautiful, but he's also rich! If I had known, I would have become a live-in son-in-law, too!"
"Fuck! I don't know why, but I'm so pissed off! It's not fair!"
The most shocked people on the scene were the members of the Johnson family.
A few minutes ago, even when Ryder showed his badge and appointment documents, they didn't take it seriously.
After all, those could be faked.
But now, with so many bigwigs acknowledging Ryder's identity, no matter how much they doubted or refuted it, it was useless.
Moreover, thinking back to Ryder's sudden change in personality and many events that had happened!
At first, Ryder helped Sarah win the bid.
Later, Ryder helped SR Group through multiple crises.
Ryder always managed to come up with unexpected amounts of money.
And on the day of the banquet, this group of business bigwigs went to Platan Height No. 1 Villa to celebrate Sarah's third wedding anniversary.
There was only one real answer: Ryder had long been the president of Maple Real Estate and had been deliberately keeping a low profile, pretending to be weak.
Such deep scheming!
What made the Johnson family even more uncomfortable was that if they had known Ryder had such an impressive identity, they wouldn't have dared to oppose Ryder and Sarah multiple times, even if they had borrowed a few more guts.
They wouldn't have proposed the betting agreement, which not only caused the Johnson family to lose a lot of money but also left Andy with a criminal record.
Ryder looked at the shocked faces in the audience.
With an innocent smile, he said to Sandra, "Didn't you say that the president of Maple Real Estate and Ryder Clark were in a homosexual relationship? Tell me, how can the same person be in a homosexual relationship with himself? Why don't you perform that in front of everyone?"
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