8 patriotic citizen

Cameras flash at Emily from different directions while she smiles warmly at the reporters. She had plotted this conference last week. There was already speculation about her return, and many people were curious about the CEO of Stem.

The conference was for her to launch their new product and use the opportunity to introduce herself, but she had her hidden agenda. If she has successfully signed the contract today with ABM. She would have flaunted it in front of the media. After all, news has been circulating about the collaboration. And using the media and public opinion to stop ABM from abandoning the project halfway was her goal. However, since that was not the case, she was going to use it to her advantage; it was a win-win situation for her.

Last week when she had a meeting with the Sky group superior, she deliberately kept the news secret. This is because she had a feeling that ABM was most likely trying to unmask the CEO of Stem. So if her hunch was correct, she intended to use Sky group announcements as a countermeasure.

She knew very well that a partnership with Sky group would be more favourable than ABM, but those people put her in a tight corner to make her take the deal.

She was hoping to build a friendship with ABM, so she destroys them from the inside, but it seems she would just have to grow her company to have some influence with ABM before she can carry on with her plans.

Sky group comes in very handy because a collaboration with them will pave the way for her company in the international market.

"Miss White, you look very young. May we know at what age you started the company?" a female reporter asked.

"I was eighteen when I heard the tragedy of the Williams group. Knowing my father's dream, I decided to make it come true. Thankfully my guardian has pulled out our fund on time to start the new company." Emily answered smoothly like the Williams never had anything to do with her.

Her new background did not have any relationship with the Williams family apart from holding some share in the Williams group.

The tragedy of the Williams was still something a lot of people did not understand. Although the police called it a case of robbery, many people did not believe this claim. They all knew that the Williams was a strong family; only a stronger family would be able to destroy them. Meaning they must have offended someone they should not have.

"Wow! that is impressive; the company has done incredibly over the last five years. What will you say is your drive?" Another reporter asked.

Emily knew they were only beating around the bush. They were all curious about her collaboration with sky group and what went down with ABM. No reporter here present was really concerned about their new products.

" That simply, I don't want to fail my family. After all, they worked hard for their achievements before the cold hand of death embraced them," Emily answered, giving a very bright smile. Even if she was talking about the death of her parents, no emotions could be seen.

"What is next for you? Since you are taking over the company fully?" the first reporter asked.

"I want to continue the good work; after all, I have always been a part of it. My vice Mr Gabriel did very well in my absence; I must use this opportunity to commend him. Of course, I will be forcing more on making project nabot a reality. As you all know, we hoping to go into collaboration with the sky group in kay County," She replied sweetly.

She deliberately mentioned the project so that questions would be asked in that regard. If she did not use this press conference to clear the air, she might be leaving space for AMB to pull her down.

" Miss White, just last week, news of your return and your collaboration with ABM was everywhere. But now we see news of the Stem and Sky group. Could it be that you underestimate ABM and our country's technology?" A reporter asked.

When everyone heard this, they began to murmur. What was going on? Did she really prefer the seal of another country on her product?

That would be very disappointing if that was the case. A lot of people online Began to drop their responses before Emily could answer. Her deliberate pause made many of them think she was guilty of the accusations.

Eric watching the broadcast online, smirked when he saw the situation. He has made the arrangements for this question to be asked. Nobody really wants the truth; they just want something to talk about. After all, Stem would not be the first company to partner with an international company. He was about to give his victory smile when Emily answered.

"The collaboration with ABM was cancelled earlier today, so we had no choice but to look for other options."

"Miss White, according to my sources, you already reach an agreement with Sky group in Kay County before returning home. So I guess you only went head to cancel the collaboration with ABM?" the reporter refuted.

"Then I will tell you to do your investigation correctly and not mislead people. I did go to Kay country to meet with the board members of the Sky group, but no, I did not make any agreement with them. You must understand that I am a businesswoman, and it will be insulting and disrespectful of me to reject the invitation of Sky group. So, of course, I had to go. After the meeting, I also told them to allow me to speak with my board members. This was because I was looking forward to collaborating with ABM.

"Even though working with Sky group will pave the way for me in the international market, I still came home hoping to partner with a company here."

"I am a patriotic citizen, and I want the seal of my country on my product. You all know I have lived abroad for a long time now. Why would I start a company at home if I did not believe in my country? Emily asked, looking at the reporter. Her gaze was calm, but the reporter could tell she was trying to provoke him.