After a pause, Michael added in a more imperative tone, "When I say 'sever ties', I mean it in the literal sense of the words. You, Mr. Barker, will have to formally announce your divorce from Samantha and no longer associate yourself with her anymore. That is the only way for you to completely cut yourself free of her influence!"
'Divorce…'
Samantha heard that word clearly as she clenched her phone unconsciously.
It turned out that Timothy had left early that morning because he had to attend an emergency meeting at the Barker Group. The person who had been speaking all along was probably Michael Holt, the CEO of the EIA Group.
Since the Barker Group and the EIA Group were important business partners, both Timothy and Barker Group had to hold themselves accountable to the EIA Group.
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Inside the conference room at the Barker Group, the directors' discussions centered around condemning Samantha.