Too Late to Hold Me Back novel Chapter 1255

Ethan knew Adrian wouldn't say another word, so he waved for him to step down from the podium.

"Dad, Ms. Quinn looks awful. Why don't the two of you take a seat and rest? I'll handle the rest of this."

Adrian hesitated before muttering, "Fine."

Since the truth was out, he assumed Ethan wouldn't push the issue any further.

But the moment they sat down, Ethan bypassed the microphone and projected the rest of his gathered evidence onto the big screen for everyone to see.

"My god... what kind of father uses his own son as a scapegoat to protect a secretary?"

"I always thought Ms. Quinn and Mrs. Mercer were like sisters. I thought she genuinely cared for Ethan. To think..."

"Ethan would never make a blunder like that anyway. He's never made a single misstep since he joined the company."

"Especially not a rookie mistake like this."

Ethan hadn't originally planned on exposing the rest of the files. The evidence was thin, and he couldn't afford a full-scale war with Adrian just yet.

But Adrian's vague, half-hearted confession forced his hand.

If Ethan hadn't shown the receipts, the room would have assumed the Mercers were just pinning a family scandal on a random secretary.

Now, Adrian and Fiona were stripped of their courage, completely unable to defend themselves. Even if the evidence wasn't ironclad, the crowd bought it hook, line, and sinker.

Seeing his son pull this stunt, Adrian shouted in a panic, "Ethan! I already cleared your name! Why are you showing this?"

But his voice was entirely drowned out by the outraged murmurs of the shareholders.

Ethan walked right up to him. "Why? Are you really that dense, Dad?"

"You stood up there pretending to clear my name, but the way you phrased it deliberately made it sound like Fiona was taking the fall for me."

"I was just doing you a favor by filling in the details."

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