Built His Empire Then Watched It Burn When He Cheated novel Chapter 701

Adrian's expression did not change much, but when he glanced at Gianna and Anneliese, he more or less guessed what had happened.

Of course, he still remembered it clearly. Earlier, after giving in to Gianna's persistent demands, he had called his assistant and instructed them to cancel Anneliese's qualifications to enter the competition.

He had assumed that even if Anneliese felt wronged, she would go to Jonathan, or privately get Steven or Wendy to help resolve the issue. In any case, the upper hand would remain firmly in the Malone family's hands.

He had not taken this matter seriously at all. Little did he expect Anneliese to make such a huge scene out of it, questioning why her participation had been revoked.

Adrian's gaze shifted to Anneliese and Gianna standing there. The slap mark on Gianna's face was still visible, and her eyes were red, looking incredibly aggrieved and flustered.

In contrast, Anneliese appeared calm and composed, poised and dignified, as though none of this had anything to do with her.

Adrian frowned slightly, feeling somewhat dissatisfied with Gianna.

He had instructed long ago for Anneliese's eligibility to be revoked, deliberately leaving a buffer period so Anneliese could learn about it and deal with the matter privately.

As long as Anneliese came to them for help, the Malone family would gain the upper hand. Whether it was having Anneliese provide more treatment for Ellie or making her apologize to Gianna and reconcile, everything would follow naturally.

It would also serve as a small lesson for Anneliese. However, it was obvious that Gianna had used some kind of tactic, causing Anneliese to only find out about the disqualification on the competition day itself.

That alone would have been fine. If Gianna had been able to control the situation and truly force Anneliese to swallow this loss in silence, it would have proven that the Malone family's heiress was a smart, capable one.

Instead, Gianna had allowed things to escalate to this extent, completely letting Anneliese seize control through the media and public opinion.

This deeply disappointed him.

No matter how dissatisfied or disappointed Adrian felt toward Gianna, she was still his daughter. He could not allow her to truly become the so-called mastermind behind an unfair scheme.

Adrian stepped forward and raised his hand, pressing down slightly on the waves of noise and questions. His voice was low and steady as he spoke.

"Everyone, Gianna is indeed my daughter."

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