On the day of the press conference, the venue was packed with people, camera flashes blazing blindingly.

I wore a white dress and walked onto the podium alone.


Blake sat in the front row, looking at me with calm eyes, giving me immense strength.

I took a deep breath, faced the microphone, and slowly began to speak.

"Hello everyone, I am Vanessa James."


"I've invited you all here today to clarify some facts."

Without any unnecessary words, I directly dropped the bombshell.


"First, my broken engagement with Mr. Howard Gordon was not due to personal reasons, but because I discovered his approach to me was with ulterior motives."

"Second, not only did he deceive me emotionally, but after failing to marry me, he hired black market operatives to attempt kidnapping and... murder."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue erupted in commotion.

Reporters went wild, thrusting their microphones forward.

"Miss James! Is everything you said true? Do you have any evidence?"

"Why would Mr. Gordon do such a thing?"

I took out a voice recorder and pressed the play button.

What came out was my conversation with Howard in the restaurant, along with his malicious thoughts.

Of course, those thoughts were fabricated as "phone recordings" by my hacker friend, but the effect was the same.

"Once she's dead, wouldn't that arrogant Blake completely lose his mind?"

"You bitch, even at this point you're still thinking about Blake?"

When the recording finished playing, the entire venue fell silent.

Everyone was too shocked by this massive revelation to say a word.

Looking at the dumbfounded expressions of the reporters below, I continued:

"As for why he would do this, I think that's a question for Mr. Gordon himself, and the Gordon family behind him."

"As far as I know, Gordon Group has been maliciously acquiring Foster Group's shares in recent years, and has used unfair competition practices in multiple projects."

"Mr. Howard Gordon, as the heir to Gordon Group, has been deliberately getting close to me, the 'young lady' of the Foster family, with purposes that need no explanation."

I laid everything out in the open.

Public opinion reversed instantly.

Howard transformed from a devoted lover who had been wronged into a calculating schemer who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

Gordon family's stock prices plummeted in response.

After the press conference, Blake escorted me out through a secret passage.

Only after getting into the car did I realize my palms were completely sweaty.

Blake held my hand, gently caressing it with his fingertips.

"You did very well."

I leaned against his shoulder and let out a long sigh of relief.

"At least... I didn't embarrass you."

He chuckled softly and ruffled my hair.

"My girl is always impressive, no matter what."

My face turned bright red in an instant.

[Ding! Congratulations host for completing the mission, reward is being distributed!]

[Fatal dirt: Howard's inappropriate videos with multiple female celebrities, and detailed accounts of Gordon Group's tax evasion and illegal transactions.]

Looking at the rewards on the system panel, I smiled like a cat who stole cream.

Howard, the Gordon family.

Our game has just begun.