novelxo Chapter 455
Chapter 455 Unseemly Past Exposed
It is unknown how rumors originated in the first place
But when the news reached my ears, almost the entire upper class society of New York had already started spreading rumors, saying that Joe was actually an illegitimate child and Aaron's rightful position as the heir of the Morris Group was only natural
There are also eyewitnesses who have come forward to confirm the claims made by old Morris about the Hoffman family's investment in him back in the day, proving that his so-called business empire was actually built with the help of his in- laws
Nearly thirty years ago, Mr. Morris was able to use money to settle all the newspapers and news media, keeping his disgraceful rags-to-riches story and remarriage news locked within the Morris family. However, today, under the rapid development of the internet, he simply has no chance to stop all of this
Even though Morris Group's PR team had urgently come up with a plan to buy out all news channels and delete all unfavorable comments, it was already too late
Several well-argued posts claiming that old Morris was actually a scumbag and a wicked capitalist vampire had already been circulated among the young people by midnight
The forum and IG are filled with screenshots of posts. I spent the whole day in my room, scrolling through them from top to bottom,
feeling restless in my heart
Regarding the past events of the Morris family, I have known Aaron for so many years, and he has never mentioned it to me voluntarily. It is evident that it is a scar in his heart, something he can lick alone on many nights, but it does not mean that others can bring it up and spread it widely under the pretext of defending him
On the other hand, our family still lived in the Morris' house, and after these things were spread, I didn't know how to approach those people who had to eat at the same table every day
Mrs. Grace, needless to say, was the most criticized person in the whole incident, apart from Mr. Morris
Replacing someone's name and taking
possession of someone's husband, even if that person has already passed away, her behavior is not commendable
Not to mention that she had already been with Mr. Morris even when the late Mrs. Grace was still alive, regardless of whether their first love was forced to separate or not, it does not change the fact that she was the third party in someone else's marriage
And Joe, overnight, fell from being the unquestionable heir of the Morris Group to becoming the illegitimate child that everyone either sympathized with or cursed
Aaron was young and promising, with a handsome appearance that attracted many followers on the internet. When his followers found out about Joe being his father's illegitimate child, they immediately expressed
sympathy towards Aaron and started to harshly criticize Joe for stealing someone else's life
They even collectively wrote a letter to the board of directors of Morris Group, demanding the revocation of Joe's inheritance rights
This is the first time I have ever felt the power of attack from fans of certain public figures so directly. For a moment, I didn't know whether to pity Joe for being inexplicably involved in this situation or to be grateful that my own wedding was low-key enough to avoid attracting more attacks from the crazed followers of Aaron,
apart from Lorna
As for old Morris, to be honest, I was a little worried about his reaction
So far, I have not seen him at home. I don't know if he got angry and went to confront the public relations team himself, or if he hid in his
room because someone mentioned past events
In any case, I felt very uneasy before dinner time
I was afraid that he would fly into a rage because of this, and even vent his anger on anyone in this household
My Molly and Jasmin have never witnessed adults quarreling before. I don't want Grandpa's temper to leave too big of a shadow in their young hearts
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So before dinner started, I pondered for a while and decided to ask the nanny to take the children into the room to feed them solid food
But surprisingly, this meal was eaten exceptionally calmly
No one at the dining table voluntarily
mentioned the online controversy as Old Morris calmly dealt with the piece of sirloin steak on his plate. However, I couldn't help but take a breath when my gaze fell upon the piece of beef fat that had been cut off forcefully
Time passed by minute by minute, and the storm I had imagined did not come
And just as Joe finished his meal and was about to go upstairs, old Morris suddenly put down his knife and fork, but what came out of his mouth was a decision completely unrelated to those matters
"Starting from next week, Aaron officially joined the headquarters of the group as the CSO, responsible for internal management decisions. Joe, you should also spend more time with your younger brother familiarizing him with everything in the company. In the future,
Morris Group may rely on both of you to support it together."