She Stuns the World - Chapter 57: Chapter 57
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The onlookers nodded in agreement. "Exactly, you raised Athena for eighteen years and made nearly a billion. Isn't that enough?"
"Greed will only lead to downfall."
"Nearly a billion! That could comfortably support a family of six for eighteen lifetimes..."
Isaac listened, a bitter smile forming on his lips. He understood the logic. But once accustomed to the best, who can easily accept a step down?
Besides, the Kennedy family had spent as much as they earned over the years. With easy money came lavish spending—investing in whatever was hot, buying mansions and yachts abroad, making a killing in the stock market, bidding on art, and funding films.
They had invested billions, often losing everything or getting trapped, leaving the Kennedy family with little liquid capital. Moreover, the Kennedy Group's stock had been plummeting, likely to fall below its initial offering price soon, further depleting their wealth.
Without regaining Vission Group's exclusive rights, they'd have to sell off assets.
Regina's eyes narrowed like blades, cutting into Athena. "Athena, are you really going to let us fall, after we raised you for eighteen years?"
Athena remained calm. "Mrs. Kennedy, I hope you can be reasonable..."
Before she could finish, Isaac suddenly dropped to his knees before her. "Athena, please, I'm begging you. Help me this once."
Everyone was taken aback by his actions.
Athena quickly stepped back, putting her car between them to maintain distance. "Mr. Kennedy, please don't pressure me like this."
Arthur was livid. "The Kennedys claim to be so noble, yet you're resorting to such low tactics to force an eighteen-year-old girl to solve your business problems? Have you no shame?"
Wesley added sternly, "Mr. Kennedy, your wife and son are watching. Please, maintain some dignity for yourself and them, and get up."
Desperate, Isaac crawled toward Athena. "Athena, this is the last time I'll ask."
"If you agree to help me, I promise that even if I jump off a building, get hit by a car, or fall terminally ill, I won't bother you again. Please, just this once."
He was so accustomed to his current lifestyle that he couldn't imagine losing his status and position. By any means necessary, even threatening to jump, he was determined to make Athena agree.
The onlookers were stunned by his display. Dressed in a sharp suit with a slicked-back hairstyle, yet here he was, acting like a wronged spouse, kneeling and lamenting his fate.
People couldn't believe their eyes. Was he out of his mind?
Regina was furious when she saw her husband kneeling before Athena, her eyes filled with rage. She was about to rush over and pull him up when her phone buzzed with a message. It was from her daughter: "Record Dad kneeling to Athena."
She paused, puzzled at first, but then it dawned on her. Her daughter was indeed clever. If her husband was already kneeling, achieving their goal was the only way to justify his actions. So, she stepped back, raised her phone, and calmly recorded the scene.
Wesley didn't notice Regina's actions, but he saw many people around them with their phones out, taking photos or videos. He knew that if these images leaked, Athena would be thrust into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
What could he do?
He couldn't let Athena be labeled as someone who forced her adoptive father to kneel in public. Even if Athena wasn't at fault, the fact that the Kennedy family had raised her would sway public opinion in favor of the kneeling father.
"Greed will only lead to downfall."
"Nearly a billion! That could comfortably support a family of six for eighteen lifetimes..."
Isaac listened, a bitter smile forming on his lips. He understood the logic. But once accustomed to the best, who can easily accept a step down?
Besides, the Kennedy family had spent as much as they earned over the years. With easy money came lavish spending—investing in whatever was hot, buying mansions and yachts abroad, making a killing in the stock market, bidding on art, and funding films.
They had invested billions, often losing everything or getting trapped, leaving the Kennedy family with little liquid capital. Moreover, the Kennedy Group's stock had been plummeting, likely to fall below its initial offering price soon, further depleting their wealth.
Without regaining Vission Group's exclusive rights, they'd have to sell off assets.
Regina's eyes narrowed like blades, cutting into Athena. "Athena, are you really going to let us fall, after we raised you for eighteen years?"
Athena remained calm. "Mrs. Kennedy, I hope you can be reasonable..."
Before she could finish, Isaac suddenly dropped to his knees before her. "Athena, please, I'm begging you. Help me this once."
Everyone was taken aback by his actions.
Athena quickly stepped back, putting her car between them to maintain distance. "Mr. Kennedy, please don't pressure me like this."
Arthur was livid. "The Kennedys claim to be so noble, yet you're resorting to such low tactics to force an eighteen-year-old girl to solve your business problems? Have you no shame?"
Wesley added sternly, "Mr. Kennedy, your wife and son are watching. Please, maintain some dignity for yourself and them, and get up."
Desperate, Isaac crawled toward Athena. "Athena, this is the last time I'll ask."
"If you agree to help me, I promise that even if I jump off a building, get hit by a car, or fall terminally ill, I won't bother you again. Please, just this once."
He was so accustomed to his current lifestyle that he couldn't imagine losing his status and position. By any means necessary, even threatening to jump, he was determined to make Athena agree.
The onlookers were stunned by his display. Dressed in a sharp suit with a slicked-back hairstyle, yet here he was, acting like a wronged spouse, kneeling and lamenting his fate.
People couldn't believe their eyes. Was he out of his mind?
Regina was furious when she saw her husband kneeling before Athena, her eyes filled with rage. She was about to rush over and pull him up when her phone buzzed with a message. It was from her daughter: "Record Dad kneeling to Athena."
She paused, puzzled at first, but then it dawned on her. Her daughter was indeed clever. If her husband was already kneeling, achieving their goal was the only way to justify his actions. So, she stepped back, raised her phone, and calmly recorded the scene.
Wesley didn't notice Regina's actions, but he saw many people around them with their phones out, taking photos or videos. He knew that if these images leaked, Athena would be thrust into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
What could he do?
He couldn't let Athena be labeled as someone who forced her adoptive father to kneel in public. Even if Athena wasn't at fault, the fact that the Kennedy family had raised her would sway public opinion in favor of the kneeling father.
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