Unlike Oliver's entrepreneurial family, the other 18 households either ran shops or worked as company employees. Without exception, all of them faced repercussions.
Those who owned shops locally were suddenly told to vacate their premises, with landlords even willing to pay hefty penalties to terminate the lease. Meanwhile, company employees found themselves either fired on the spot or reassigned to branches in other cities.
A few others were students at local colleges. While they couldn't be expelled, their families' jobs back home were still affected. In just one night, none of the 19 people escaped unscathed.
Their group chat erupted into chaos.
"This is ridiculous! The Jensens have taken over my family's shop! What gives them the right? What happens to justice?"
"My dad has been fired from his company! Even my brother-in-law called me and scolded me!"
"My dad, too. He called and questioned who I'd offended. I didn't fucking do anything!"
"It took me so much effort to establish a foothold in Seastone… Now, it's all gone!"
"The Jensens can't just rule us with an iron first! We must retaliate!"
The younger ones in the group chat were furious, believing Shannon's revenge was foul and extreme. Did being rich mean they could act dictatorial?
Sure, they had malicious intentions, but they didn't act on it! They barely touched her, so what gave them the right to drive them to the brink?
Unfortunately for them, the Jensens carried out these actions without leaving any trace, making it impossible to find any incriminating evidence, and there were no legal grounds to pursue.
By the time they finished, it was almost 9:00 pm. Before they parted ways, Olivia suddenly told Shannon, "Hey, I don't think Skylar is in our cast group chat. Why don't we add him in?"
Shannon was texting Benjamin at the moment and subconsciously replied, "Elliot isn't in it either."
Not just Elliot, but all the past sixth cast members—except Lucy—were not invited to the group chat. Just as Shannon wondered why Olivia mentioned it out of the blue, she was met with her coquettish and round eyes. "Come on. Let's invite him."
It wasn't Shannon's first time experiencing the impact of Olivia's coquettish charm. So, she added Skylar to the group chat, and after a moment of hesitation, she also added Elliot. She couldn't be partial, could she?
Olivia didn't have any objection to it. On the other hand, Skylar furrowed his brows and turned to Shannon after realizing he was in the group chat.
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