Outcast Queen: Her Return from Hell novel Chapter 474

Holden took two steps forward on trembling legs, looking at Duncan with a complicated expression.

At this moment, Duncan's eyes were bloodshot, glaring at him so fiercely it looked as if he wanted to eat him alive, desperately signaling with his eyes for him to shut up.

But compared to Duncan's empty posturing, deep down Holden was far more terrified of Phoenix and Pierce's methods.

Those two were the true masters of calm devastation, capable of destroying a person's soul without batting an eye. Just a few understated sentences from them had completely shattered his psychological defenses.

"Holden, you're scrambling for cash just to pay for your mother's medical treatments. As a son, you've done your duty, so I'm willing to leave you a way out."

"As long as you stand up and testify against Duncan... I promise your mother will live comfortably for a few more years."

It was these words that flawlessly seized Holden's lifeline.

He had schemed and calculated, all for his mother's well-being.

If he truly offended Phoenix, with her unfathomably terrifying methods, he wouldn't just lose the money—he'd forfeit his mother's life too.

After all, the only reason he was caught was because she had been setting him up from the shadows.

The earlier meeting was nothing but a smokescreen to lower his guard and bait him into stealing the secrets.

Otherwise, given Phoenix's capabilities, how could her computer password be cracked so easily? She had played him like a fiddle.

"Everyone, I am the mole Mr. St. Claire planted in Astraea Group!" Holden took a deep breath and dramatically raised his voice, letting it echo through the quiet hall. "It was him who ordered me to steal the core patent technology to crush Astraea Group!"

"He decided to hold this press conference at the last minute just to launch before Astraea Group and forcibly corner the market. But the truth is, several core data points for this technology are still inaccurate; it's currently still in the debugging phase!"

As soon as these words left his mouth, the crowd erupted.

Everything finally clicked: this seemingly glamorous press conference was nothing more than a malicious case of corporate plagiarism aimed at Astraea Group!

Duncan had not only stolen someone else's patent but, in his rush to seize the advantage, completely disregarded data accuracy. It was outright insanity.

"Slander! This is all slander!" Duncan's eyes practically bulged out of his head. Still clinging to his final dying struggle, he pointed at Holden and hurled abuse. "You made up this monstrous lie just to help them smear me! Are you even human?!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have Duncan's transfer records right here!" Holden didn't back down. He immediately projected his phone screen onto the massive display behind him. "He promised me ten million dollars as long as I stole the data!"

On the big screen, massive wire transfers were clearly visible, displaying the payee and the payer for all to see.

This ironclad proof was like a sledgehammer, smashing Duncan's lies into a million pieces.

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