Chapter 713"If that's not good enough, then just deduct half a year's salary," Bruce tried again.It was a serious punishment for Mindy Buchanan.Even if Harriet wanted to make an example out of Mindy, she should still leave some room for negotiation. That was a rule in the workplace.However, Harriet still didn't agree. "Dismissal is the punishment. No room for negotiation."She was really pushing people to the edge.When Mindy first heard that her salary would be deducted, she was discontented, and when it was mentioned that half a year's salary would be deducted, she managed to suppress her anger. But now that Harriet still wouldn't budge, Mindy couldn't hold back any longer."Harriet, even though you are the chairman of the company, you only own fifty percent of the shares. The other fifty percent belongs to Mr. and Miss Bass. I am the HR director of the company, and if you want to dismiss me, you need their consent," Mindy said defiantly.Even if Harriet had powerful back
Chapter 714"Finally, we got rid of Mindy. Let's go celebrate it at a bar tonight.""Ha-ha, I want to set off firecrackers to celebrate. Our new chairman has done a fantastic job."...In the underground parking lot, Mindy berated Krista, "I asked you to come for an interview. No matter how your drawings turned out, I would have hired you. Did you really need to go and steal someone else's design draft? If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have ended up like this. How could I have such a stupid cousin like you?""I didn't think that much at the time. I found her design draft beautiful and was worried about my own work, so I...""What do you have to worry about? I have the final say in the company's personnel. Your stupid actions have cost me my job," Mindy huffed, throwing her things into the trunk and getting in the car.Instead of leaving directly, she made a phone call. "Miss Bass, you must uphold justice for me."...Sadie was furious after hearing about what happened to Mind
Chapter 715The crowd erupted into a buzz of excitement.Delbert's eyes flickered, but he soon regained his cold demeanor.Under Sadie's deliberate display, she and Delbert behaved very intimately in public.Their interaction pattern seemed no different from when Delbert was with Harriet in the past.Yet to onlookers, it presented a completely different and intriguing scene.Delbert maintained a poker face, showing no signs of abnormality, but his mood was undeniably bad.He knew what Sadie was up to, but now he was powerless to stop it. He had to bite the bullet and play along.Back in the office, Sadie pretended to express concern. "Delbert, I took the liberty of making you my assistant. Are you mad at me for that? But if I didn't do so, the company wouldn't keep strangers around.""It's okay. I respect your decision," Delbert replied with a smile. "I just don't know what to do. Do you need my help?"Sadie blinked and spoke, "I will teach you anything you don't know. Are yo
Chapter 716Harriet ridiculed Sadie, and Sadie was annoyed."Be mindful of your boundaries in the company. Whatever you do privately, no one will interfere. But I advise you to focus more on your work. Stop presenting me with a bunch of messy papers and hiring useless people," Harriet added, hinting at the incident with Mindy.Then she left without looking at Delbert.Only she knew how painful it was to see Delbert and Sadie together.Sadie turned livid with anger and stomped her foot. "Harriet, since you mock me with Mindy's matter, I will not go soft on you."Sadie thought she could use Delbert to provoke Harriet, and the plan seemed to be going smoothly, but unexpectedly, there was a sudden reversal.She ended up being mocked by Harriet instead, which made her even more furious.In the past, when Harriet saw Delbert, she was so excited that she wanted to hug him directly, but now she seemed like a different person.Unwilling to be outdone, Sadie held Delbert's hand and pret
Chapter 717Sadie had no intention of going out and continued to argue with Harriet."I'll let it go this time, but I don't want it to happen again," Sadie warned.Harriet focused on her work, ignoring her."Did you hear me? Do you understand respect? I'm talking to you," Sadie said.Harriet felt that she was being unreasonable and looked up at her with a frustrated expression. "Are you asking your chairman to respect you?"Harriet's words caught Sadie off guard, leaving her momentarily speechless. After a while, she regained her composure and continued to pick faults with Harriet.Harriet picked up the phone and made a call. "Hello? Is this the HR department? Sadie is not disturbing me here instead of working in her office. Please make a note of this and deduct half a month's salary from her."Sadie was shocked. "Hey, what are you doing?"Harriet glared at Sadie, which made Sadie hesitate, fall silent, and quickly leave.In the afternoon, Sadie felt upset about having her sa
Chapter 718Getting no response from Delbert, Harriet felt disheartened and continued, "Since you have forgotten about me, then we have nothing to do with each other. Please don't come near me or provoke me anymore."Her words pricked Delbert's heart.Afraid that Harriet would ignore him, Delbert quickly explained, "Nothing is going on between Sadie and me."Harriet was unconvinced. After all, he was experiencing amnesia now, and she suspected that he was trying to deceive her."You are already engaged, yet you dare say nothing is going on between you two. It's funny! Do you think I'm easily fooled?" Harriet said, feeling that something was off.Delbert trapped her in her office, which meant that he hadn't lost his memory.He was someone with paranoia."Delbert, did you not lose your memory at all?" Harriet asked.But Delbert remained silent."Tell me the truth!" Harriet demanded, but Delbert remained unmoved.In his mind, it wasn't the right time to reveal his identity just
Chapter 719It turned out that Delbert didn't lose his memory.It was all his pretense.Instead of getting overjoyed, Harriet cried even more bitterly.Delbert couldn't bear it and went up to hug her. "I'm sorry, Harriet. It's all my fault. I thought I was sharing the burden with you, but I didn't expect you to suffer so much."Harriet silently held onto his sleeve.After a while, she stopped crying, but her voice was choked up. "I knew you didn't forget me. Our love was beautiful, so how could you forget?"Delbert touched her head. "Yes, I will never forget."Harriet wiped away her tears and asked, "What happened that night? Why did you go to Sadie?"Delbert sank into contemplation. "It's a long story."Harriet pulled him to the sofa. "Sit here and tell me the whole story."Delbert nodded and began to recall that night's events. "That night, I suddenly received a call from Sadie. She said she had news about my brother. I didn't believe her at first, but later she made the s
Chapter 720"Moreover, considering his current state, those assets he holds are useless to him. It's better to give them to me. As for Felipe's assets, find a way to transfer them to my account. Once I have control of these assets, no one can harm me. I'd like to see how much trouble Harriet and his group can stir up then," Sadie said sarcastically.Upon learning that Sadie planned to transfer his assets, Delbert clenched his fists. It seemed like Sadie was beyond redemption.And her desire to transfer Felipe's assets showed her insatiable greed, which could be used to his advantage.Andy had already arranged for people in the company to protect Harriet.One of them happened to witness Delbert cornering Harriet in the office and promptly called Andy. "Boss, we just witnessed something in the company, but I'm not sure if I should tell you."On the other end of the phone, Andy seemed to have realized something."I am prepared. You can go ahead," Andy said.The person hesitated be
Chapter 783Delbert spoke like a spoiled child, and Harriet couldn't help but laugh. She felt that Delbert was acting strangely.After holding her for a while, Delbert led her to walk outside."Let's go!" he said eagerly.It made Harriet feel even more puzzled.Before long, they arrived at a nearby amusement park.After getting out of the car, Harriet noticed that the scenery at the amusement park was beautiful."The Ferris wheels!" Delbert smiled, leading her toward the Ferris wheel.Delbert bought two tickets, and they got on the Ferris wheel hand in hand.Throughout the ride, Delbert held Harriet's hand tightly, while his other hand secretly took out an engagement ring from his suit pocket.Harriet saw it and finally realized what was going on.It was a surprise that Delbert had prepared for her.Delbert went down on one knee and spoke solemnly, "Ms. Harriet Munoz, would you be willing to marry me?"His eyes shone eagerly. He was even more nervous than when Harriet marr
Chapter 782Marc wondered if Molly had developed depression at that time.Molly slowly sat up and said, "You were forced to marry me, so you must have been angry, right? I remember everything!"Marc held her hand and listened quietly.His heart was in turmoil, but he didn't know what to say.Molly didn't want to recall those things, but today she had to bring them all up."I bumped into Lula scheming against you and was forced to sleep with you. Then I married you. But would Lula let me off so easily?"Marc could guess what had happened, and he said, "It's all in the past. Don't dwell on it. I'm different from before. You can trust me and depend on me."Molly forced a smile and said, "You don't know. Because of your misunderstanding and torment, Lula had people insult and slander me. Those things eventually led to my psychological trauma, causing my depression. Do you understand now?"Marc looked at her pale face and felt a sting of guilt.It was his fault.He held Molly in
Chapter 781Molly intended to drape the blanket over Marc, but Marc woke up."You're awake. How are you feeling?" Marc said with concern, his eyes bloodshot.Molly shook her head. "I'm alright. Sorry to wake you up.""Well, the doctor told me that you had taken many antidepressants," Marc said in distress.Molly turned pale, not expecting the doctor to reveal her depression.The disease had been haunting her and reminding her of the unpleasant past.Molly met Marc's gaze and faltered. Her hands clutched the blanket, as she didn't know how to broach the topic."You're my wife. I have the right to know the truth," Marc said seriously.They had been together for so long, but he didn't know about this matter until an outsider told him.Molly bit her lip and shook her head. Unable to hold back, she cried out, "I'm sorry, Marc. I really..."Marc stood up and took her into his arms. He said apologetically, "I'm sorry. It's my fault. I shouldn't have rushed you. It's okay if you don
Chapter 780When Marc arrived at the hospital, the medical team was already waiting at the entrance.Marc quickly briefed them on Molly's condition. "My wife suddenly fainted. I'm not sure what's going on. Please help check on her." "Mr. Welch, please wait outside," the nurse said, intercepting him.Marc looked at the closed emergency room, and anxiety caused him to feel breathless.After a long time, the doctor came out, and Marc urgently asked, "How is she?""After a series of tests, we confirmed that Harriet has stomach cancer," the doctor said solemnly.Marc was struck dumb. Even his ears were buzzing."What?" He trembled."Her stomach has suffered significant damage, and she can't eat many things," the doctor explained, sighing at Marc's dejected look."But she's always been fine? Did you make a mistake in the examination?" Marc said, looking at the doctor incredulously.He had been with Molly for so long, but he hadn't heard of her stomach discomfort."I know the res
Chapter 779Later, Delbert handed over the audio recordings of Sadie and Felipe's conspiracy, as well as the evidence of Sadie's attempt to embezzle assets from the Carlson Group, to the police.The police immediately began the trial of Sadie and Felipe. In the end, the court sentenced them to eight years in prison.Excited about the news, Harriet led Delbert to see Miriam.Seeing her innocent look, Delbert wanted to embrace her and protect her forever.Miriam saw Harriet's happy face and asked, "What's going on? You look so happy.""I have some good news to tell you," Harriet replied.She let go of Delbert's hand and hugged Miriam. "Felipe and Sadie have been sentenced to eight years in prison. We won, and the Bass family is finally ours."Miriam took some time to overcome her shock. "Is it true?"She never thought they would win in the end.Harriet nodded vigorously, and Miriam confirmed the truth.She could finally return to the Bass family.She no longer cared about Fel
Chapter 778Levi raised his glass to congratulate them. "Yvonne, Delbert, I wish you happiness forever.""Me too," Arthur said.The others followed suit. Delbert had to drink with them one after another.They wanted to test Delbert's endurance and love for Harriet.Delbert kept drinking until his face was flushed red.When the meal was over, Andy and the others went back to rest.Harriet and Delbert were left alone in the living room.Harriet used the tissue to wipe Delbert's face.Her gaze was filled with tenderness.Enchanted, Delbert grabbed her hand and put it on his chest."Harriet, I missed you so much," he said.His breath, mixed with the fragrance of wine, sprayed on Harriet's face.Then Delbert bent down to kiss her.They cuddled together, their eyes locked in a collision of longing.They kept holding each other, and Harriet bravely met his gaze.Delbert picked her up and carried her upstairs.The sound of rain drowned out many sounds, but it couldn't extingui
Chapter 777Soon, Delbert received a mail containing the documents.He skimmed them through and found that everything was fine at the company. Ben was quite a good manager.Delbert was satisfied with his performance.But Ben remained nervous, even though he could tell Delbert's good mood."You've done very well!" Delbert praised.Relieved, Ben scratched his head and said, "Thank you, sir.""You've been with me for a long time. Do you think I should give you a raise?" Delbert said.In Ben's mind, his current salary and the benefits provided by the Carlson Group were quite good, but who would refuse more money?"Is it okay, sir?" he tentatively asked.Delbert fell silent. Ben shivered and quickly added, "No need. I think it's good enough.""No, you will get a raise," Delbert smiled, having learned to scare people from Harriet.Subconsciously, he had been affected by Harriet.Ben was overjoyed, wondering if it was Harriet's credit.In the evening, Harriet sent a message to D
Chapter 776Delbert handed Saide over to the police and left without hesitation.Sadie bit her lip, her eyes glistening with tears. The police officers took her away for interrogation.Sadie couldn't accept the fact that Delbert had no feelings for her at all.In the interrogation room, she licked her wounds and refused to talk.Her heart was broken, and her face was covered with tears.Delbert couldn't wait to see Harriet.Harriet was working. To avoid disturbing her work, he decided to meet her at the family banquet in the evening."I'm working right now. Can you come over tonight?" Harriet said.She was eager to see Delbert, holding and smelling him."Oh, you don't want to see me?" Delbert teased her."How could that be? But I'm working. With you around, I can't focus, so you have to wait for a while," Harriet said while reviewing the documents.After Felipe's arrest, a lot of things at the company required her attention. She was up to her neck."I can help you," Delber
Chapter 775Felipe was on tenterhooks when he received a message from his trusted aide."Miss Bass has disappeared in Meawood City. We couldn't find her," the man reported."Keep searching and find her at all costs," Felipe urgently said.He used all his connections and even hired private detectives, but there was still no news.It wasn't until Sadie returned to Imperium that Felipe got the information. To his surprise, Sadie had gone to Meawood City with Delbert.Although Delbert had lost his memory, Felipe couldn't feel reassured. He decided to temporarily leave Imperium and lay low for a while.He packed up his belongings and planned to escape abroad.Just as he was transferring his assets at home, the police suddenly came to his door."Hello, are you Mr. Felipe Bass?" they said.Felipe didn't expect the police to act so quickly. He said nervously, "Yes, may I help you?"But the following words from the police dashed his last hope. "Based on the video sent by Miss Harriet