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Corbyn frowned when he saw all the excuses about visiting parents and family. He wrote a reply, "I can't use my parents or relatives as the reason. My mother is a board member, and my grandfather is the chairman.""Then what are you worried about? Don't come here and show off in a backhanded way, you spoiled brat," one of the netizens wrote.Corbyn wasn't even remotely showing off. He was actually very troubled by this.Regular people could use reasons like getting sick or a family member getting sick, but he couldn't.In the end, he decided to be honest and say that he wanted to travel.The vacation request was sent to the HR Department, so naturally, it would be Paxton who would have to approve the request. However, Veronica always kept an eye on Corbyn's every move. She immediately took the vacation request and sought out Corbyn. "Is this because of Dean again?" she asked seriously.Corbyn didn't want to lie, but he didn't want to bow his head and admit fault either. So, he
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Veronica patted Corbyn on the shoulder and said, "I initially thought you were just pretending to be a meek househusband in front of Dean, so I wasn't that worried back then. Now, I'm truly concerned about you. Do you know why?"Corbyn looked up at Veronica.The latter continued, "While you were pretending, you really became a meek househusband."Corbyn had really become one.He felt as though a bell had been struck inside his chest, causing the sound to reverberate through his skull and striking every chord in his heart.In the past, he had always felt that he was putting on an innocent act, pretending that he didn't have an ego and that he never complained. But in reality, was he really only "pretending"?After Veronica orchestrated the "great reveal", Corbyn actually didn't have to continue his innocent act. But in truth, the dynamic between Corbyn and Dean never changed. Corbyn had never gone back to being his real self after the "reveal".On the contrary, he strayed further
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The call quickly connected. "What's the matter?" Dean asked in a calm voice.Corbyn was stunned. "Were you really the one who sent the emoji earlier?""Yes," Dean replied.Corbyn grew even more frightened. Wait, so Dean hadn't been hacked? Then, had he been abducted by aliens?Sensing Corbyn's puzzlement, Dean explained, "Liesel told me that my texting style is too cold, so she suggested that I send more emojis."Corbyn felt a lump in his throat. He wanted to curse, yet he couldn't find the courage to. He could only suppress his anger and say slowly, "Why does she care? And why would you listen to her?"As soon as he said those two sentences, even he could taste the bitterness from his words. And this was already after he had exercised all the self-control he had. If he were to truly speak his mind, he would probably be dropping swear words left and right.Probably because of the distance, but Dean didn't seem to detect any bitterness. He simply replied in a factual manner, "Yes
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Because he had to pack his suitcase the next day, Corbyn purposely set an alarm. However, it wasn't the alarm that woke him up but a phone call.The ringtone was most likely annoying by design. Its high-pitched ringing pierced into his good dream like a very sharp needle. Still in shock, Corbyn felt around for the source of the annoyance. He forced his eyes open and saw the word "Mom" on his screen. Feeling even more irritated, he answered the call. "What is it?"To his surprise, Veronica sounded very much awake on the other end of the line. "Get your ass into the office now," she said frostily.Corbyn rubbed his eyes. "Just what is going on?""Get your ass! Into! The! Office! Now!" Veronica repeated.With that, she hung up.Her attitude immediately alerted Corbyn to the fact that something very wrong had happened.Right after Veronica hung up, Paxton called. "We're in huge trouble! The Bureau of Industry and Security has come to audit!" he said urgently.Corbyn was shell-sho
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"Don't worry. Every young person makes mistakes," Paxton said comfortingly."This is such a lowly mistake though…" Corbyn was feeling down in the dumps.However, Paxton frowned. "But who reported us?"Corbyn had a faint inkling as to who. He must have gotten played. Someone was out to get him because they wanted to see him fall. But if he hadn't been so lackadaisical, he wouldn't have fallen for it. At the heart of the matter, this was his failing. He couldn't blame anyone else.Corbyn lowered his head, looking like the epitome of dejection.Paxton sighed. His life thus far had been pretty smooth sailing, because he was related to the managing family and also because he was just working casually. He never threatened anyone, so he had never been plotted against before. This was his first time coming into contact with an internal conflict within the company.He patted Corbyn on the shoulder, unsure how to console him. "Well, will you still go to Merunica then?"Corbyn stared at
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Veronica had moved swiftly and decisively. Firstly, she had Victor arrested and beaten up. Victor had ended up confessing to everything with tears streaming down his face. Despite his greed, he hadn't gone to the lengths of switching out all the textbooks for counterfeit copies, so the cleanup hadn't been too tedious. At first, she had thought about getting rid of Victor completely. However, not wanting to alert the others, she had asked Victor to take time off and lie low for the time being instead of taking action on him right away.Ultimately, she didn't want Corbyn to get in trouble when he had just taken up the role, so she had no choice but to suppress the issue.Corbyn was filled with mixed emotions. He gazed into Veronica's eyes, his lips trembling slightly. His usual arrogance and rebelliousness was nowhere to be found.Veronica hated seeing Corbyn like this. She quickly closed her eyes and waved a hand. "Get out."In a daze, Corbyn left the office. He felt as though t
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In the Bloomberg Group, Veronica only went to work when she wanted to. Nonetheless, she still drew a high salary and received lucrative bonuses. Not only that, she held significant power in the company.Most regular employees thought that she only got these benefits because she was the daughter of the chairman. However, Vlad wasn't a moron. How could he feel at ease if he entrusted his good-for-nothing, self-indulgent daughter to ruin the business?Veronica was very capable, just that her strengths were not for the office. She may look debauched on the surface, but in reality, she was very resourceful. She was adept at making valuable connections and gathering important information. Not only that, but she was also decisive and competent.Just like when the Bloomberg Group had been reported for using counterfeit teaching materials, she had put out the tiny spark before it managed to turn into a raging inferno.However, regular employees wouldn't know that this was all thanks to
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Hearing Amanda say those words, Vlad's anger subsided slightly. With a smile, he said, "In that case, I should be at greater fault because I'm older."Amanda laughed. "I didn't say that."Vlad let out an easy chuckle.Just like that, the situation blew over.For helping mediate the situation, Corbyn offered to treat Amanda to a meal in lieu of thanks. Amanda agreed, so the two of them went to a restaurant. They ended up heading to The Pond, the place Corbyn and Dean had gone to last time.Corbyn had mixed feelings for Amanda. Amanda was his cousin, so they shared a close blood relation, and they'd known each other since they were children. However, they just never got close. Even so, when it came to people like Amanda, even if he wasn't close to her, it was also very hard to hate her. Amanda was always very courteous, kind, and smart. She was the kind of kid that other parents would compare their own children to, except Veronica was never the type of parent to compare her son
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