Kayla was stunned. She looked at Lydia in disbelief. "How dare you slap me?"The onlookers were shocked, too. It had happened too quickly, and no one had been able to react in time. "Yeah, so what? You're a little slow, aren't you?""You!" Before Kayla could say anything else, someone in the crowd shouted, "Mr. Lewis!" Kayla's expression changed when she heard that. She raised her head and saw Caleb a short distance away, leaning on the door frame. He had a calm expression on his face. No one could tell what he was really thinking. Kayla felt her heart skip a beat. She asked cautiously, "Hi, Caleb. When … When did you get here?"Lydia felt a chill go down her spine when she heard someone calling out to "Mr. Lewis". Once Kayla addressed Caleb, Lydia immediately understood who the man was. Had he seen everything? He must be furious that she had slapped Kayla, right?Lydia lowered her head. She didn't want to embarrass herself in front of him. She walked away without sayi
Grace felt curious when she saw his anxious expression but didn't inquire further. She pointed where Lydia had gone and said, "She just went over there. She couldn't have gone far."Caleb didn't wait around. He immediately strode in the direction Lydia had gone. He had barely walked a dozen steps before he noticed the familiar silhouette. Caleb slowly composed his emotions, but he couldn't help but pick up his pace. "Lydia!" he called out to her. Lydia froze in her tracks. The next moment, Caleb had already caught up to her. "Why are you in such a rush?"Lydia raised her head to look at him. She was very calm as she said, "Are you here to have me answer for my crimes?" Caleb raised his eyebrow in silence as he eyed her from top to toe. His gaze ultimately landed on her right hand. Lydia clenched her fists quietly when she felt his gaze. "If you're here to get even with me, I don't have anything to say. I did slap her. I was also the one who asked her for the 30 millio
Tears began streaming down Kayla's face. She had gentle and feminine features, so her crying face looked very pitiable. "It's fine. Just tell me what's troubling you." Grace comforted her.Kayla started crying even harder. The people around them started to stare at them. Grace instinctively frowned. Kayla stopped crying after a long while. Then, she said, "Ms. Lewis, VERE Jewelry terminated their sponsorship contract with me. Also, Ms. York slapped me. This mark on my face is her doing."Grace's expression turned grave when she heard that. She started to think about what Kayla said.She had known Lydia for many years. Lydia was someone who tried her best in life and work. She had gotten to where she was by creating countless designs all by herself. Besides, Grace knew how Lydia treated other people. She would never be the instigator of an incident. Of that, Grace was very sure. So she asked calmly, "It's okay. Tell me slowly. What happened?"Kayla heard that and thought Gra
Grace smirked. "You must be very well off if 30 million dollars can be considered minor to you."Kayla felt a chill go down her spine."Ms. Lewis, I—"Grace ignored her. She looked like she was adamant about making things right. "Say no more! You're one of my artists. It's only natural that I defend you. Let's see the surveillance footage. If it's really Ms. York who's in the wrong, I'll definitely get justice for you.""Ms. Lewis, this—"Grace had already seen through Kayla's lies, so her tone grew harsh. "What? Are you feeling guilty?""No, I'm not.""Since you're not guilty, let's go to the control room. We'll let the facts do the talking."Seeing how persistent Grace was, Kayla knew she didn't have a good reason to stop her. So she started panicking. What was she to do now?"Let's go." Grace urged. Kayla took a deep breath. She had no choice but to follow Grace to the control room.Coincidentally, Caleb was also in the control room when the two of them walked in.
"Penalty?" Kayla murmured.She said uncertainly, "What penalty? Was there such a clause in our contract?"Grace was a little bewildered. "Ms. Green, did you sign the contract without reading it?"Kayla's heart skipped a bit. That was exactly what she had done. She had been so fixated on getting Caleb's attention when she had signed the contract that she hadn't paid attention to the details. She had barely even looked at the contract before she had signed her initials on it. Kayla was panicking as she silently grasped the hem of her shirt. She had already used most of her money to pay for the necklace. She didn't have any more money to pay for the penalty. But given the situation she was in, what else could she do?"How much is the penalty?" Kayla asked with a frown. Her heart was about to jump out of her chest. Grace shrugged and told her the truth. "If you want to end the contract now, the terms dictate that you need to pay a penalty of 50 million dollars for breach of con
Kayla was truly frightened. There wasn't a way out for her. "Are you sure?" Grace asked. Kayla's face lit up when she saw that Grace had relented. She quickly replied, "I'm sure! I'll do anything as long as you give me another chance."Grace gave it some thought. "Are you sure you won't regret it?""Yes, I'm sure.""Let me think about it."Kayla felt as if a weight had been lifted from her chest. "Thank you, Ms. Lewis. Thank you!"Kayla slumped to the floor after Grace left. Her back was already covered in sweat. She smacked herself on the head remorsefully. Why had she signed with Amirate Corporation back then? Luckily, she still had a chance. As long as Grace didn't stop giving her resources, she would try her best to make enough money to terminate the contract and get out of there. Kayla figured she would settle the score with Grace after she got out of her contract. The future Kayla had envisioned was nice, but Grace had already anticipated that. The following day, K
After he said that, Luke turned around and left.Kayla stood frozen in place, her face ashen with shock.…In the office on the top floor, Grace had just sat down when Luke entered. She didn't even look up as she continued to work on the documents before her.Luke saw that and walked up to her. He reported what had happened politely. "Ms. Lewis, the job is done."Grace flicked her wrist and signed her name on the final page of the document."Then, that will be all for now. We'll have to watch and see what she'll do.""Understood, Ms. Lewis. One more thing …" Luke said hesitantly. Grace stopped what she was doing and looked up. "What is it?"Instead of answering her question, Luke asked, "Did you watch the news today, Ms. Lewis? The news about the groundbreaking ceremony for the plot of land Landon Group acquired from the government?"Grace raised her eyebrow. Jessica sure moved fast. She had acquired that plot of land on the south side of the city in two weeks. And they were
"It's still such a pity we missed out on such a promising project. I should have invested in it privately. It would have turned a nice profit," one of the directors said with a sigh. Samuel smiled. He felt even better about himself now. Fortunately, he had the foresight to do exactly that. The project's development had already begun. Housing units would be up for sale next month. He would get his capital back very soon. "Look who's here," someone called out. Everyone turned and looked to the right."If it isn't Ms. Lewis. Let's go have a chat with her," one of the directors suggested. Everyone else agreed. All of them followed his lead."Ms. Lewis!" Grace instinctively stopped in her tracks when she heard someone calling out to her. She turned around and saw the directors walking toward her."How may I be of assistance?"Director Tucker, who was leading the group, snorted and said, "Have you seen the news lately, Ms. Lewis? I think you already know the project on the sout