Chapter 235 - Tight Spot (II) (1/2)

The assistant hurriedly left.

Xiong De leaned back to his seat. His phone rang. It was from the Xiong Ci Mansion. He answered immediately. It was most likely about his daughter.

As soon as he answered, the panicked voice of the head butler rang inside his office.

”Master! Young Miss is having a terrible fit right now! One maid is critically injured and is delivered to the ICU. Young Miss is also hurting herself. She broke all the furniture in the mansion and refused medication...”

Xiong De massaged his forehead. It was aching terribly.

”How come she was out? I told you not to let her go and to guard her room.”

Clang. Bang. Crash.

”I'm gonna kill her! Bitch! Let me out! I will kill her right now!” Xiong Wuye's manic voice echoed loudly in the background.

”Where is she?” Xiong De frowned.

”We are in the living room. Young Miss had lost her mind,” the head butler said in terror as sounds of destruction continued.

Xiong De furrowed his brows. He expected her to throw tantrums and vent her anger for what happened yesterday night. But it appeared like it was worse than he thought.

For Xiong Wuyue to almost kill a maid, something must have truly irked her.

”What happened?” Xiong De was suspicious.

”According to the other maid, Xiong Wuyue called for them and borrowed their phone for a moment. She had learned the news of Young Miss Xiong Zhi becoming the official heir and also got favor from the other two families. T-then she also learned the news about her. She finally blew up when she saw a picture of her.”

The head butler knew that they were keeping the news about the heiress from Young Miss Wuyue, because this would surely happen. But for it to escalate to this...

Xiong De felt tired all of a sudden. It was early morning yet he wanted to call it a day already and just rest. But there were still many matters at hand.

”Alright. Keep hold of the mouths of everyone there. We should not let out anything that happened today. Put someone to know the situation in the ICU. Don't let anyone else know. If the maid lives, give her money and get her out of the country. The farther, the better. And tell Wuyue that I will be coming home soon.”

Xiong De put down his phone. He knew why his daughter was blown this much.

She had learned the news that Xiong Zhi had become such a powerful and vital person in the Xiong family.

It meant that they could not put the blame on her for what happened in the party, unless they were prepared to be exiled as outcasts by the main branch. His daughter clearly understood the situation and erupted in fury, recklessly venting out.

How could his proud daughter let it pass peacefully when she suffered such a great humiliation?

Xiong De sighed. For now, he could not go directly against the main branch just yet. He still needed two years to consolidate his power and influence so he would be fully confident that he could go against the first branch.

It looked like he needed to find a way to make his daughter feel better.

He swung on his chair back and forth in deep meditation, his legs tapping on the floor. After planning a bit, he took another deep breath and dialed a number. It was a person he knew in the underworld.

After two rings, the other answered.

”Mr. Xiong De! You have extra cash to throw at me?”

”I know you have heard the news. I want you throw dirt on someone. But be discreet about it. I'll send the details. Once you are done, I will give you twice of the price. Don't mess this up.”

Xiong De put down his phone after discussing with the other person. His cold eyes were particularly chillier today.

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With Xiong De's efforts of bribing the media agencies, they erased their article and put another article instead. It was about the heiress of Xiong Empire giving the Golden Time dress as a gift.

This news gave another strong boost to Xiong Zhi's popularity.

Despite this, Xiong De had no choice but to let it pass. How could he say to the public that it was Xiong Zhi who had bullied his daughter, when she had given such a generous gift to the celebrant? No one would believe, and it would also do him harm, driving away the main branch. The father and daughter pair had no choice but to swallow this humiliation.

There was also the Shi Hua Media who refused Xiong De's money and pressing. The picture of the drenched and beaten up Xiong Wuyue became a famous meme. Netizens put different captions on it and it circulated in all media platforms, whether it was Weibo, WeChat, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

Xiong Wuyue's reputation got worse, and people began to strongly doubt her previously established image.