Divorce Anxiety
Chapter 208

Chapter 208 I Cannot Sit With YouTyson did not know why he was so nervous.Perhaps he wasfeeling that way because the press release that day was too important.In the past, no matter howmajor the event was, all he had to do was make the arrangements. There was nothing to worry aboutas long as Samuel was around.”Ms. Johnson, I don’t want to feel this way, either,” explained Tyson. “Ijust realized Mr. Macari's existence is extremely crucial to me and the entire Macari Group. It's as ifwith him here, nothing will go wrong.”Kathleen replied quietly, “He does give others that

feeling.” Although she feared Samuel, his powers were evident.”"Don’t worry. I won't let the companycollapse,” promised Kathleen.Tyson nodded. “Everything will be fine as long as today’s pressconference carries out according to the usual plan. As for the higher-ups, they'll just have to showup. That's all."He expected nothing more.Kathleen glanced at him solemnly but said nothing."Kate?”Christopher walked over.Kathleen looked at him impassively. “Chris?"“Why are you here?”Christopher furrowed his brows. “Where's Samuel?"“He’s still on the way. He might not make it forthe press conference,” Kathleen breathed.Hearing that, Christopher stared into Kathleen's eyes.In hisrecollection, Kathleen would never lie. However, Kathleen was an excellent actress.As expected,Christopher did not notice any problems with her words. Softly, he said, “Tell Samuel to hurry. Howcould he be late for an event like today's?"“He doesn't want to be late, either,” Kathleen answeredsheepishly.It was the truth.Samuel never expected to be poisoned and pass out from it.“Since you'rehere, why don't you sit here with me later?” Christopher whispered.Kathleen shook her head. “I'msorry, Chris. I can't sit with you later."Christopher paused for a moment before saying, “Oh, I forgot.You and Caleb—""No,"” Kathleen cut him off.Her sudden interruption caught Christopher bysurprise.Kathleen said gently, “I'm not going to look for Caleb."Christopher tilted his head inconfusion.”l need to host the press conference on Samuel's behalf.” Kathleen's red lips curled into asmile.Christopher stared at her in surprise.”See you later at the press conference.” Kathleen flashedhim a warm smile before leaving with Tyson.A shocked Christopher was left to his ownthoughts.Kathleen’s hosting the press conference on Samuel's behalf? Is she joking? Then again, shedoesn't look like she’s joking.Christopher frowned and followed them.The press conference wasstarting in five minutes.Tyson went to the front to steal a glance.To his surprise, there were manypeople seated below the stage. Even some of the higher-ups had shown up.On top of that, all ofthem had solemn expressions.When he was done studying the people in the hall, he backed downand went off to look for Kathleen.She was busy studying the script when he appeared before her.With a calm expression, she asked, “What's wrong, Tyson?"“Nothing. It's just that I saw some of thehigher-ups there, and they look very serious,” Tyson said, feeling uneasy. “They're literallyexpressionless. Are they unhappy because Mr. Macari isn't here?"“People who held high positionsusually have no expression on their faces. They don't like people to see through them,” Kathleensaid nonchalantly. “If we want to figure out what's on their minds, we'll have to wait until the pressconference is over."Tyson asked in a deep voice, “Mrs. Macari... I mean, Ms. Johnson, have youfinished reading the script?”Kathleen glanced at him and nodded.”Let's go. The event will start inthree minutes,” said Tyson.”Okay.” Kathleen nodded.They walked to the entrance together andarrived right on time.Tyson walked up to the stage and started speaking. “Thank you for attendingMacari Group's press conference for Flobury today. I'm Mr. Macari's assistant, Tyson Hackney. Dueto certain reasons, Mr. Macari isn't able to attend today’s event on time. Hence, we'll be inviting ourboss to speak on Mr. Macari's behalf."Shocked expressions appeared on the faces of the guestsbelow the stage. Macari Group has another boss?Right then, Kathleen walked up the stage.She worea slim-fitting suit, which gave her a charming yet powerful presence.She looked drastically differentfrom her usual gentle and obedient self."First, I'd like to explain the situation to all of you.” Kathleensmiled. “A year ago, Samuel and I were divorced. During that time, he felt bad and decided totransfer all his shares to me.”Looks of astonishment appeared on the audience's faces."Samuel ishired by me to manage the company.” A faint smile remained on Kathleen's face. “Hence, I'm thebiggest shareholder of Macari Group, also known as the “Boss’ Tyson mentioned."In other words,she was hinting that she had all the rights to be standing on the stage.That said, naturally, no onedared to raise any doubts.Kathleen was well aware that the objective of those people was to let thehigher-ups see how little Samuel cared for Flobury.They wanted to ruin the higher-ups’ impressionof Samuel.Most importantly, he was absent from the press conference, and many people would becurious about the reason.If the news about Samuel being poisoned and falling unconscious wasreleased, someone might seize the opportunity to stir trouble.Thus, it would calm everyone's heartswith her standing up to speak.It gave them reassurance that no matter what happened to Samuel,Macari Group would never end up in a state of chaos.Kathleen silently scanned the crowd. Sureenough, she had gotten control over them.Next, she started introducing Flobury's launch and itsconstruction plan.She had the script for all that.All she had to do was repeat what was printed onit.In fact, she memorized it so well that she made no mistakes.Soon, the first stage was over.The nextitem on the schedule, the business lunch, was the most stressful part.If Kathleen failed tocommunicate with the higher-ups, it would give others the opportunity to interrupt.Especially Jacob,who had been coveting Macari Group.As soon as Kathleen finished her speech, she was pulled overto meet the mayor, Aydin Lopez.Unexpectedly, Jacob beat them to it."Mr. Lopez!” Tyson interruptedthe conversation forcibly. “Mr. Lopez, let me introduce you to someone. This is the boss of MacariGroup, Ms. Johnson. Ms. Johnson, this is Mr. Lopez." Aydin eyed Kathleen with a frown.Jacobinterjected, “Mr. Hackney, didn’t you see me talking to Mr. Lopez just now?"“I did,” Tyson repliedcalmly.So what?Jacob snorted. “Don't you replace yourself rude, interrupting us like that?"Tyson couldnot help but curse at Jacob inwardly.Tyson could not be bothered about being polite. At most, hewould take full responsibility if something happened.However, he would never let Jacob get thechance to talk to Aydin, let alone talk about the land reclamation project.“Mr. Lopez, as you can see,Samuel's employee is an arrogant person. In fact, Samuel is even worse. How could he not turn upfor such an important event?” Jacob narrowed his eyes at Kathleen. “They even created a so-calledboss. Huh, what a joke.”"Mr. Stewart, are you saying that I'm not qualified enough?” Kathleen askedcoldly. “Back then, didn't your father step down to work behind the scenes because he had healthissues and couldn't manage the company? Didn“t your mother take over? They did the same thinglike us. How is it that we become a joke for doing it? What does that make your family, then?”