THE DEADLY FACADE

17|THE DOWNFALL?

     The Ventura Business Family: The Family of Murderers?

     The Ventura Corp.: Death of Another and the Downfall of Many Business Family.

     Leigh looked at the titles and the context of every article and video which have been circulating for the day. She stood at her home office while both of her uncles came to participate in this certain matter which could lead different business families to go down with the Ventura's. "A family of murderers?"

     Her Uncle Luke mumbled quite aloud before putting down the presented articles to them. Both of her uncles looked at her as she stood by her table.

     "What would be your plan here? This news would ruin our families and be tainted for centuries like Conti's reputation." Her Uncle Bart stated with a frustrated tone.

     "My plan? We have to come clean to every single human in this world because if we bury this scandal or mere rumor, they would believe we have done a horrendous crime and you know that they would suspect that we have done it." Leigh stated while holding her forehead feeling the pressure to make the family name become a clean slate once again.

     "But, Father, he would never agree to make this as a public matter." Her maternal uncle (Uncle Luke) looked at the two Ventura silently.

     "He may be the patriarch but who is taking care of this mess? Who is cleaning the family name?!" Leigh exploded while how hard she had have been working to keep this family innocent.

     "Uncle, Zio, I am not any of your employee who would cower at a mere Ventura's presence. Have you forgotten what my place has been? Whether, Nonno likes it or not, this case would be wide open to the public. No one would stop me and if you dare, we would definitely become a family of murderers, Zio."

     Leigh was as frustrated as her uncles and they did not even know that she had prepared so many things for the problems that would come rushing to them.

     "Also, I have prepared a public relations and legal team for the upcoming problems, and there would be a lot of discriminatory article which would destroy our family name."

     "I would not hesitate to sue them for liber or slander. This is an unending dynasty which I would never let it fall because of a murder of a person who has been responsible for the miseries of this family!" She continued while she have been handling most of the things which was needed to be taken care of at this moment.

     "You do not understand that this would ruin us without a doubt, Deirdre!" Her paternal uncle shouted while he holds her collar tightly.

     "Let go, Uncle. Let go, before I do something which you would regret for the rest of your life." Leigh hissed while her maternal uncle was just sitting down and drinking his coffee.

     Leigh was serious about hurting her own family before her own nose have shown one of her weaknesses. Her nose begun to bleed due to the extreme stress and frustration, she has been feeling at this moment. She looked at him in the eye and stated, "If you plan to bury this then I will give you two weeks and let us see how it would backfire."

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     "Amore, I have just received a personal invitation for the both of us." Mark entered their bedroom stating while it was two separate invitation.

     They sat down at the edge of the bed while they opened the invitation silently as she put her lips onto a thin line.

     "It seems like the Stone Family do not care about the latest news and reputations of different families." Leigh stated while she closes the invitation and placing it back to the envelope considering she would need this for the next week. "Well, they look at us by our status, wealth, power, and connections."