Fortunate to Have You This Lifetime - Chapter 1058

Chapter 1058: Chapter 1058: Jeremy Jennings_1 Chapter 1058: Chapter 1058: Jeremy Jennings_1 The crowd discussed animatedly.

Purple Summers listened in silence, feeling that everyone present had the right idea and the strategies were rational, yet the current disadvantages were difficult to reverse anytime soon–one could only take it one step at a time.

The conference room door opened, the secretary rushed in, and whispered something to one of the senior executives.

The executive’s expression changed slightly and he turned to Alexander Summers, “Boss Summers, the other party means ill and we must intervene in the public opinion as soon as possible.”

While they were holding the meeting, the heat surrounding the news had escalated yet again.

The newspaper published a photo, which captured the tear-streaked, sorrowful face of a young child in tears.

This child was Oscar Smith’s five-year-old daughter.

The photo was taken too well, too impactful.

Looking at the photo alone, Purple Summers could anticipate the kind of public outcry it would provoke. Scrolling further down, the comments were almost uniformly curses flung at Summers Group, cursing Alexander, cursing the entire gambling industry!

And the news article accused the casino of various crimes, of leading people into depravity and causing countless families to be destroyed!

The writing was extremely provocative.

If things continued to develop in this way, they might lose half the battle before even going to court!

It must be remembered that the jury is selected from the public–if the jurists developed a prejudiced notion that Summers Group was a den of iniquity, it would be extremely unfavorable for Alexander during the trial!

This was no longer just a simple issue of compensation; it was about the social image of an individual, the social image of a corporation.

Alexander instructed two actions to be taken immediately: one was to disrupt the public discourse, and the other was to arrange for the lawyers to contact Oscar Smith’s wife to discuss compensation matters.

His willingness to compensate did not mean Alexander believed he was in the wrong.

Most companies faced with similar incidents would prefer to spend some money to settle privately, as lawsuits are extremely time-consuming. Even if they win the lawsuit, the cost in money and time, as well as the subsequent impact on public opinion, is incalculable.

The meeting was adjourned, and everyone got busy with their tasks.

Purple Summers went with Alexander to his office.

“Now that they’ve taken it this far, they’re unlikely to agree to a settlement,” Purple Summers asked him, “Do you have any suspects in mind?”

Alexander handed her a stack of documents on his desk, “Zack Wallace has found that people connected to Jeremy Jennings had been in touch with Oscar Smith’s wife.”

Jeremy Jennings?

Purple Summers browsed through the documents, frowning, “He’s a drug dealer! How did you get involved with him?”

Alexander was silent, not speaking for a long time.

But Purple Summers realized, staring at Alexander in astonishment, “You worked with him?”

Alexander shook his head, “Not exactly working together, but Jeremy Jennings’s people have been using my place for transactions, and I have some guys who’ve been double-dealing.”

Double-dealing meant they were supervising the casino while also taking a cut from drug dealers. Such dealings were not allowed openly, but were hard to eliminate, much like employees freelancing elsewhere–as long as it’s not discovered, they could keep making extra cash.

“I’ve been restructuring the group recently, strengthening security measures, strictly forbidding drugs on the premises. Jeremy Jennings can sell his product, I don’t care, but not on my turf. With the current situation, he probably hates me by now,” Alexander reclined in his boss’s chair, leaning back, and gestured for Purple Summers to come over.

Purple Summers walked over, was pulled into his embrace, and received a kiss, “Don’t worry, I am now a law-abiding citizen, it’s natural for people to be envious.”

“You are cutting off someone’s livelihood and you’re still making light of it!” Purple Summers’s eyes widened in astonishment.

Everyone knew how brutal drug dealers could be, and according to the files, Jeremy Jennings was highly powerful, with a business that spanned several countries. If he truly sought to trip Alexander up, Alexander could suffer a significant loss!

“A mighty dragon doesn’t crush the local snakes; he won’t really go after me, this is just a test,” Alexander said.

“A test?” Purple Summers was perplexed, “Testing what?”

Alexander smiled faintly, “Testing whether I am really a law-abiding citizen.”