Hazel was about to return to the private room after seeing off all the bigshots, but she was stopped by someone from Futurelink's secretariat department. "Don't go back in there. Remember, Ms. Lewis is here."Hazel stopped in her tracks and regained her senses. She shook her head awkwardly, saying, "I was so busy that I forgot.""Ms. Yale, where do you live? Let's leave together." The other person had already taken out his car keys. Hazel instinctively said, "No, I'll wait for Mr. Fulton. You can head back first.""Oh, you've forgotten again. Weren't you the one who asked Ms. Lewis to come? She has a chauffeur. What are you worried about?" He tugged on her arm again. He was worried about facing Xander's wrath. Hazel finally fully regained her senses. She smiled awkwardly and did not continue walking back to the room. At that moment, she received a call. "What's the matter?"Hazel answered whatever the person on the other end of the line had said. "She is very important to Mr.
Xander finally managed to coax Hestia into going out for some relaxation. He got into the car and looked at the seat next to him. There were no neatly arranged documents from Hazel. He asked the chauffeur, "Hasn't Hazel arrived yet?""Not yet. Maybe she had a bit too much to drink last night and is running late."Xander did not answer. Hazel had a high alcohol tolerance. In fact, she was better than the employees in the public relations department. Otherwise, she would not have been able to stay by his side. Had she had too much to drink?…A few days ago, Aaron had taken Harold back to Frenda, so only Victor had stayed until the last day of the holidays. Grace was driving him to the airport. He still looked half-asleep. "I don't want to go to work."Grace burst into laughter. "Why did you insist on becoming a programmer? All your hair will be gone in another ten years.""That's not because I'm a programmer." Victor crossed his legs lazily as he waited to check in. "How's i
Jake did not know that Xander already knew about everything. He was still trying to threaten Grace with this matter. Grace relaxed slightly but looked alert. "What will it take for you to give me the original copies?" A cigarette dangled from his mouth, and he turned aside slightly. A strong gust of wind swept over the balcony, and a tendril of smoke floated over to Grace's nostrils. She frowned impatiently. Jake looked amused. He leaned closer on purpose to blow smoke on her face. "Jake!" "So, you're anxious now? Why weren't you nervous when you were on that rendezvous with the tea house owner?" The moment Grace had put something in his drink, Jake had gotten a bad impression of her and her scheming ways, even if she was the sole heiress of the Lewis family. She was too smart and too capable. She didn't behave the way he expected beautiful women to behave. He had been delighted to see her dating Shawn because he had realized that Xander's hand-picked girlfriend was ju
Grace nodded. "It's a delight to continue working with you, Mr. Baxter."Bobby had had a little too much to drink. He waved his hand expansively. "He tailor-made this project for you. You don't know this, but on the day of the tender, he cornered me at Fulton Group and forced me to play a game of chess with him. I was almost scared out of my wits."Grace was startled. She hadn't known about that. She thought for a moment. Xander must have come up with the project so that he could return to Pamore."It's just that Jake caught up unexpectedly. Now all is well. He's been defeated, and Mr. Fulton still holds the authority."Grace hurriedly stopped him. "Mr. Baxter, it's still too early to say. It won't sound good if this gets out."Bobby came to his senses and slapped himself on the head. "What a blockhead I am."Bobby's eyes were filled with admiration for Grace. Meanwhile, Grace thought to herself that he probably wouldn't have trusted her so much if it weren't for Xander.Her
"I do apologize for the state of my car, Ms. Lewis. I'm sure you're used to more luxurious forms of transport." Orson joked. "That's an exaggeration." Grace smiled slightly and got into the backseat. "Civil servants work hard to serve the people. You have to run around in all circumstances." The phone in her hand rang at that moment. It was Xander. She turned it to vibrate mode and did not pick it up. Orson scrutinized her in the rearview mirror. She had the kind of face that would suit all kinds of styles. She could be flirtatious but also innocent. Even while she had her head lowered to look at her phone, she was extraordinarily attractive. Grace seemed to sense his eyes on her. She smiled. "Am I good-looking, Mr. Lexington?" Her forthrightness surprised him, and he looked away hastily. "When I look at a woman, I don't care about whether or not she's beautiful. All I care about is whether or not she broke the law. "Mr. Baxter asked you to put in a good word for hi
Grace pressed herself against the door, feeling as if she had escaped a huge ordeal. She hurriedly turned on her phone to call Luke. At that moment, she heard the voice outside ask, "Have you investigated the underground bank that Aether's CEO is running?" It was probably Chester Hyde speaking. "We're still investigating. The procedures required at all the major banks are complicated, and it's much easier to get a loan from an underground bank. "They're just on the border with an interest rate of 3.9, so it's not illegal. It will be difficult to convict them." Chester was displeased. "Recently, there have been three companies that were driven to bankruptcy because they borrowed from the underground bank and were unable to pay. "As a result, there have been many cases of people jumping off buildings to commit suicide. Can you say for sure that he hasn't done anything wrong?" "One of Amirate's directors was imprisoned for getting a private loan to invest in real estate. The
Grace ran, panting heavily, and only stopped when she reached the road. Shawn wasn't panting much. "Is there a ghost chasing you?" "It's something more frightening than a ghost." Grace leaned against a tree by the roadside. She cursed Jake inwardly. "What were you doing at the municipal bureau?" Shawn's expression did not change as he waved his packet of documents. "I haven't completed the procedures for the tea house yet." "How's business?" "Good."Grace looked annoyed. "Why are you lying?" "What?" Shawn looked nervous. He was very concerned about her question. "When I passed the tea house on the first day of the new year, it was practically empty. Your business isn't doing well at all."They hadn't met for some time. Now that they were talking face-to-face, Grace felt rather uncomfortable. Shawn laughed. "Since you were passing, why didn't you come in? The tea house needs your social influence to attract customers." Grace knew that he was joking, and she relaxed s
"He had an appointment with Mr. Morris, who was sent home this morning completely drunk. Since both of them were drinking, he probably wasn't here."Grace gripped Xander's hand tightly. "What if they ordered someone to do it?" The latter pinched her hand comfortingly. "We need to check the security camera footage." That would take time. Grace was very anxious. She suddenly thought of something and called Angus. "Officer Boone, is Reina being released tomorrow?" "According to procedure, yes."She had been imprisoned for a while, but there was insufficient evidence to sentence her. Grace was about to speak again, but Angus said in a somewhat embarrassed voice, "She was released on bail tonight." "What?" "The money was paid, and it was just a couple hours' difference. They won't be too strict about that."Grace was thunderstruck. "Who was it?""That is confidential.""Was it a Hawkins?" Angus was silent for about two seconds. "No."Grace hung up at once and looked at X