A Moment in Destiny

“I’m waiting for you to hang up first!” Sherry said softly.

William smiled feeling touched and then gave a kiss to Sherry through the phone. He lowered his mouth close to the phone, which made it seem as if he was by her side, “I’m hanging up now!”

Sherry flushed red, “Alright!”

The call ended!

Alice walked in. “Mr. Rowland, it’s time!”

William put on a stern expression as he put down the phone; he was wearing a well ironed and neat grey suit.

He then said in a deep voice, “Have the files from the USB drive all been printed out?”

“Yes, according to what you requested, everyone has one sheet each!”

William nodded his head, “Good.”

Many reporters had come to the press conference, camera lights were flashing everywhere.

Along with the bright lights, a camera was then aimed at William as he entered the door. He calmly stepped onto the stage and then faced everyone as he said into the microphone, “Thank you all for taking the time to attend so late, I’m sure everyone must be wondering why the press conference is being held so late!”

As soon as he started speaking everyone below quieted down, the reporters then turned on their recorders and started to record.

“Here is the document that will be published in the newspaper tomorrow, now I believe that everyone will be feeling slightly confused if they haven’t received any follow up documents until now. But the Rowland Group has obtained the inside story that you need! If everyone has a look at the information then you can see that there is no substantial evidence or anything. Therefore you won’t have to pay a high price for this news, since I will be giving you this piece of news for free. In addition I invite you all too inspect the Rowland Group, since for the Rowland Group tax evasion is impossible and the Rowland Group will always respect that taxes must be paid.”

“Mr. Rowland, could you please explain why someone would slander the Rowland Group?” A reporter asked.

William gave a slight smiled and faced the camera calmly, “Because they were dissatisfied with the company reducing the staff numbers! She was fired and then naturally felt unhappy with this decision, since The Rowland Group did not take the time to consider this employee’s family reasons, and therefore I would like to apologize for the harm caused to those who had to be laid off.”

“Are we able to meet this person?”

“For the sake of protecting their privacy, I’m afraid not.”

“…”

When the press conference ended, William smiled at the camera politely and then walked out of the meeting calmly. Just as he had walked out of the building he came across Peter Mollison who was hurrying over.

William walked over to him, looked at him intently and said, “Peter, the press conference has just finished, do you want to go and get a drink with me?”

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very immaculate, his slender body was dressed in a men’s beige windbreaker which also made him appear very tall. When Peter saw William

was taken aback, narrowed his eyes, then quickly calmed down and said “But there’s no need to anymore since the press conference

“Alright! However I have to say you are looking very

seconds he smiled and

“Oh? Troubled

head, “The matters related to the company haven’t been too

raised his eyebrows, “You have something

eyes met and William made a gesture to show he

and his heart tightened. Could

“You won’t come?”

course I am, let’s go!

At the bar.

sitting in a private room when the waiter brought over

until we are drunk

to expect this and nodded his head a little unconvinced, “Alright! Let’s do whatever you

appeared calm and then said with a slight smile, “Peter, we have known each other for many years now, and I’ve always regarded you as one of my best

really felt that William was acting a little strange tonight. Could it be that he had detected something? Or was he

we’ve always been good

cherish the fate that has brought us together, let’s be

was definitely suspecting him, but how did he know? He trembled and then said immediately, “Of course, we will

clinked glasses and after William had taken a big sip of

and he realized that when he said that Lucille had been hospitalized 4 times, Peter immediately tightened his grip on the glass, and since the

wrong with her?” Peter didn’t know that his voice was trembling, “I’ve already been to see her

gaze then wandered across Peter’s face when he said, “She

check on her?” Peter said and after he unconsciously took a big sip of his glass he then

hit by a bullet!” William slowly said.

appeared to be overreacting a bit he immediately sat down again. “How did this happen? How was she hit by

said again, not taking his eyes off of Peter’s face, “Her

calmed down after he heard that she wasn’t too seriously harmed, and also found again that his reaction was a

is dead!” William at this

body froze; Darcy was dead? She’s

was

her. However witnessing such a scene is not something that we would have wanted; I mean she was still quite young after all. When she first met Lucille she was still just a young girl, still so cute, however in the blink of an eye she had already grown up. We are all old acquaintances, so I’m sure that you must also be

a while he finally asked quietly, “Is Lucille really

her life was not in danger. She had regained consciousness and this gave him great relief. It was just he felt deeply upset by the death of Darcy. After all she was a living being

murmured, “How can