With Maris earlier accusations, Nancy no longer cared about saving face! Hearing her words, Maris’s expression darkened instantly. Zane and Stephen shot to their feet. Zane’s eyes blazed with fury. "Nancy! You can joke about many things, but not this!" Maris’s poor academic record was a sore spot. When the results came out, Zane had nearly passed out from anger. He had immediately paid off key figures to suppress the news, ensuring that the Yarbrough family wouldn’t become a laughingstock. Even so, some of his close associates had still found out about Maris’s grades, though no one had dared to spread the word for fear of offending the Yarbrough family. For people in politics, a child’s academic performance was a direct reflection of family prestige. A slightly below average score was one thing. After all, not every child was academically gifted. But ranking dead last in the class, that was an embarrassment beyond measure. Never in his wildest dreams did Zane imagine that Nancy would bring up Maris’s grades so publicly! Nancy glanced at him lazily, completely unfazed by his towering rage. "A joke? Are you sure? Plenty of people knew about it at the time!” Your son is an academic failure, while my daughter and future son-in-law are top scholars. If you’re jealous, is fine. But trying to ruin Arthur, that’s truly despicable." Nancy didn’t hold back! Since the gloves were already off, she saw no reason to be polite! Constantly giving in would only make them push further! After heard Nancy said, the Yarbrough family faces turned green with fury!! Luke seeing the Yarbrough family losing ground, quickly interjected. "Madam Nancy, how can you say that about Maris! He was just trying to remind you!" "A reminder?" Nancy turned to him with a smirk. "Oh, you’re right. I was just reminding him too, so he doesn’t forget his own failures while looking down on those who truly deserve first place." The moment her words landed, the Yarbrough family anger erupted to its peak!! Zane’s face turned crimson. He had never expected her to still dare speak this way at this point! "Fine, fine, fine! Nancy, you brought this upon yourself!" Zane shot a glance at Stephen. Stephen immediately understood and turned to face the crowd, his voice dripping with venom. "I hereby declare that, from today onward, all Seacity government projects will terminate their contracts with Walker Group!" Zane cold, calculating gaze locked onto Nancy as he gritted out, "Walker Group won’t get a single project!" The entire hall fell into an uproar. "Oh my God! Terminating all contracts! Walker Group relies on government projects!" "This is the end for the Gibson family and Walker Group!" "Going against the Yarbrough family in public, Walker Group and the Gibsons family are finished." "Without those contracts, where will Walker Group find new business?" "If they can’t secure new projects in time, the company will bleed itself dry! Bankruptcy is just a matter of time! " "Zane is ruthless! Cutting off all contracts, that’s pushing Walker Group straight into the abyss!" "Does this mean there’s an opportunity for us?" "Walker Group has dominated government contracts for years. With them out, we finally have a chance to compete!" "Nancy really lost her composure. The Yarbrough family used this against her, and she still didn’t back down. Does she really not care?" “This is nothing but digging their own grave!" The murmurs continued, though few dared to speak too loudly in front of the main parties involved. The Yarbrough family and Luke glared at Spencer and Nancy with undisguised hostility. Especially Zane, he didn’t even bother hiding his disdain. Daring to challenge him! How utterly foolish!! With Walker Group under his control, all he had to do was cut off their projects, and they’d be on the brink of bankruptcy! That was their weak point. No matter how much humiliation they suffered tonight, they should have quietly endured it! This was the consequence of crossing the Yarbrough family! Spencer’s position in the government was already unstable. If Walker Group went bankrupt, they would have no footing left in Seacity! Zane silently waited for them to break down in despair, already picturing the moment they would beg for mercy. He had even decided exactly how he would humiliate them in return, regaining all the dignity he had lost tonight.