"Shouldn’t this whole bribery issue be properly investigated?" Hayley Cole’s words made Jason Cole’s face grow even darker.

At this point, Hayley wasn’t after fairness anymore, she was just making a scene.

Jason Cole waved a hand, and the person next to him immediately said, "The recommenders this time are..."

As he spoke, he directly read out the recommenders’ names and positions.

The moment the first name came out, the room instantly fell silent. By the time all three names were read, the conference hall was dead quiet, so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Even everyone’s breathing had gone as light as possible, as if they were afraid a heavier breath might scare themselves.

That’s right!

They were really scared.

Of these three, one was a branch chairman and one was a vice chairman. The key point was... among them, there was also a chairman—Frederick Cole!

Jason Cole’s father!

Hayley Cole’s stepfather!

"All three recommenders have recommended Joya Grande Decor as the first candidate company." Jason Cole spoke, shattering the suffocating silence in the conference hall.

"If anyone believes these three recommenders have engaged in any favoritism or malpractice, you can file a complaint with the supervisory authorities." Jason Cole said this while looking straight at Hayley Cole.

His gaze, heavy with pressure, made Hayley feel as if a huge boulder had slammed onto her chest, pressing the air out of her lungs.

The company representatives’ looks had turned complicated. Now they were far more interested in Sophie Wilson than in Hayley Cole.

The first candidate recommended by those three, in other words, no matter how other companies bid, it was basically set in stone that the winning bidder would be Sophie Wilson’s company.

So what the hell had Hayley been making a fuss about all this time?

Sophie Lee swallowed hard, her throat tight. She wished she could slap herself.

How could she have been stupid enough to go to Hayley to offend Sophie Wilson?

What kind of backing did Sophie Wilson have?

She actually got those three to stand up for her.

This really wasn’t because of Charles Seymour’s connections?

If Sophie Lee could think of that, of course Hayley could too. "I honestly didn’t expect Charles Seymour’s network to be this extensive!"

"So what you’re saying is, your dear daddy ignores his own daughter and instead opens a back door for me?" Sophie Wilson sneered.

This Hayley just would not quit, huh?

Still clinging to her Mr. Seymour and refusing to let go.

"When it comes to pulling strings, you’re the real pro here. Who was it that spread the word back then, saying you were determined to win this bid? That you’d make sure I wouldn’t get it?" Sophie Wilson said with a cold laugh.

"I think this matter needs to be reported to the relevant authorities for a thorough investigation!" After Sophie Wilson finished, she looked over at Jason Cole.

She wanted to see exactly what stance Jason Cole would take.

Jason Cole did not let Sophie Wilson down. "This matter already has a conclusion."

"Any company that interferes with the fairness of the bidding process will no longer be allowed to participate in future bids." The moment Jason Cole said this, those few companies were all stunned.

"Wait, we..."

"We didn’t interfere..."

The conference hall instantly descended into chaos, a low buzzing filling the air. You couldn’t even make out exactly what they were saying, only that the representatives from those companies were extremely anxious.

They thought that by coming here to support Wilson Corporation and suppress Sophie Wilson’s company, they’d be able to cozy up to Chairman Cole. Who could have guessed that instead of stealing the chicken, they’d end up losing the rice—regretting it to death.

But the training camp’s decision was definitely not going to be reversed. From now on, their path to doing business with the training camp was completely cut off.