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Chapter 265

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The other managers were still in shock. They exchanged looks with one another, unsure of what to do.

Thankfully, the conference room door swung open at that moment.

"Ms. Hartford, Mason Hunt is back." Robin marched right into the room.

He froze for a moment when he saw the mess around Kate and the blood on her head. "Ms. Leeds, what happened to you?"

"She tripped." Summer blinked.

"What did you say just now?" One of Kate's eyes had been shut with blood, so she could only open the other one.

"Mason's not dead, and he's already back at Royal Financial Group. They just released an emergency announcement declaring Mason will continue as the CEO. They also said that Aspen and Rosanna have been taken into custody for corporate fraud," Robin said in one go.

Summer pretended to be surprised as she looked at Kate. "What now? Everyone knows Mason doesn't have a good relationship with my family, but he's still their CEO. That pair you trust so much seems to be under investigation. Looks li
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  • The Many Faces of a Vengeful Heiress   Chapter 266

    "Take a closer look at Ms. Leeds. There might be people on the board that were working with her," Summer said."Understood." Robin found himself being more and more impressed by Summer.The two of them walked into the administrative office area one after another. Kate's screams had been so loud that they could be heard from outside.Everyone looked at Summer, and their expressions were far different from when she first came."Sorry for disturbing everyone at work. It's nothing too serious. Ms. Leeds colluded with outsiders and deliberately allowed a mentally ill person to reach the top floor, endangering the CEO's life. "I've already solved the matter, and a new senior manager will be here in two days. It won't interfere with your work," Summer spoke calmly to everyone."Ms. Leeds?""Oh, my God, that's terrifying!""If the bodyguards hadn't been fast enough yesterday, that knife would have struck Mr. Hartford Senior."After Summer made the announcement, she left with Robin an

  • The Many Faces of a Vengeful Heiress   Chapter 267

    "Both of us have been busy all day. When did you get here? Did you finish what you wanted to do?" Luke asked.Summer straightened up a bit. "I did. It was Ms. Leeds from the administrative floor. She was one of Rosanna's people."Henry didn't seem too surprised. "So it was her. She joined Hartford Group right after she graduated. She was actually my secretary for a while, and I felt like she wasn't very trustworthy. That's why I had her sent to another department, but I never expected…"Luke sighed. "This situation with Mason actually helped us expose all the monsters hiding in the shadows. So many people, who seemed kind and honest, revealed their true faces. "Thankfully, we managed to cut them out in time. It would have been troublesome if they got more powerful."Henry's smile faded. "Some of them were from the tech division. I bet there'll be more of a fallout after this."Summer didn't say anything to that. In her plans, Hartford Group would definitely maintain its traditio

  • The Many Faces of a Vengeful Heiress   Chapter 268

    Henry looked at Terrence with some surprise. "You're so grown up already? Weren't you always overseas? When did you get back?"Terrence was dressed sharply today, and his gaze landed on Summer as he spoke, "It's been over a month. Could this be Summer?"Luke smiled and nodded before introducing the two. "Summer, this is Terrence.""Hello," Summer replied coolly.She didn't really show any other emotion other than being slightly distant. It was typical of any introvert meeting a stranger for the same time."It's really been a long time since I came back. The last time I saw Summer, she didn't even know how to walk yet," Terrence said with a smile."That's true." Luke glanced at Summer. Before Terrence appeared, Summer had been happily chatting away with them. Now, she was completely quiet.Normally, Luke would have invited Terrence to eat with them out of politeness, but he didn't ask since Summer was acting like that."I'm with some friends over there, so I won't interrupt. I

  • The Many Faces of a Vengeful Heiress   Chapter 269

    Terrence was stunned for a moment. He clearly didn't expect Summer to have such a strong personality."If you hate it, then I'm willing to apologize. You can forget about Nono and get to know Terrence Dincht instead," he said."I already have," Summer replied."Can I borrow your phone for a moment?" Terrence was about to set up his next move on Summer.Summer replied emotionlessly, "No. We're not nearly close enough to exchange contact information. I'd appreciate it if you didn't disturb me in the future.""Summer, you might have heard quite a lot of rumors about me, but I'm not like what the rumors say. Maybe we can be friends first?" Terrence knew very clearly where his weaknesses lay.It was all those scandalous rumors about him."Sorry. I'm not planning on that for now," Summer replied politely before she turned to leave.Terrence blocked Summer's way again. "Isn't your company recruiting? Can I join? Don't be in such a hurry to shut me down, okay? You might not like me as

  • The Many Faces of a Vengeful Heiress   Chapter 270

    Saul looked at Terrence. "I'm already working hard for her, so don't worry.""That's good." Terrence nodded. But Saul quickly noticed something important. "Wait. You said we both have someone in our hearts? Who's the woman you set your sights on this time?"Terrence patted Saul on the shoulder. "She's one of a kind. She's not just in my heart. She's permanently residing in it now.""Sure." Saul didn't take Terrence that seriously. After all, Terrence had made similar declarations more times than he could count.The two of them were lost in their own romantic fantasies as they stepped into the elevator and left the restaurant.When Summer got back to the table, she drank more than half a glass of juice."What's wrong?" Henry asked in surprise.Summer shook her head. "It's nothing. Grandpa, if there's nothing else at the company, I won't be going with you. I plan on being Mom's little guardian angel this afternoon.""Your grandpa has a guardian angel, and your mom has one, but

  • The Many Faces of a Vengeful Heiress   Chapter 271

    "No, don't!" Summer quickly stopped them.Kristen immediately laughed at that. "I thought you didn't know who the flowers were from?"Summer was speechless."It's such a huge bouquet. You're definitely going to get in trouble if your grandpa and your dad see it." Kristen gently poked Summer on the forehead.Summer felt her heart stop for a moment.Luke wasn't a big deal. He rarely ever nagged Summer. But Henry was another matter entirely. There was no way he would accept the idea that Summer might be dating. He'd definitely make a scene and insist on beating up whatever little punk was trying to steal Summer away."Mom, help me." Summer pouted, looking like he was about to cry."There's no way you can keep all of them. Pick some to take to your room and let Phoebe handle the rest. So, tell me. Who's this young man you're secretly dating?" Kristen asked helplessly."I'm not dating anyone," Summer muttered.Mason was definitely not someone she could call a young man."So, you

  • The Many Faces of a Vengeful Heiress   Chapter 272

    After all, Mason had been resting at home the past few days.Who knew what happened at Royal Financial Group that day?"Are you still at the company?" Summer asked."I am," Mason replied."You don't need to hide anymore. If there's nothing too major at the company, you should go to the hospital and get your wounds looked at. I'm not an expert, so I might not have done a very good job," Summer said seriously."No one could do a better job than you," Mason said.Summer smiled. "Fine. Mr. Hunt's word is final.""Where's your mother filming?" Mason asked.Summer answered, "A holiday estate in the outskirts of the city. We'll probably head over in the evening.""I'll sneak over, and you can sneak out. Then, we can have a secret rendezvous. How about that?" Mason said in a lower tone. Summer found it incredibly adorable. She was about to say yes, but she suddenly thought of the barrier between them that they had yet to cross.Her tone sounded slightly colder. "Maybe another time.

  • The Many Faces of a Vengeful Heiress   Chapter 273

    At around the same time, Chandler was still bedridden after being injured by Mason.At first, no one told him about what happened to his parents. However, Chandler had been waiting for news of his parents defeating Mason and reclaiming Royal Financial Group for a long time. It was already almost nighttime, but his parents were not back yet.They weren't even answering their phones.The household staff were all acting strangely as well. They seemed to all be avoiding him.The more Chandler thought about it, the more it seemed like something was wrong. He struggled and got on his wheelchair before he quietly left his room."I told you so many times that we need to be patient when dealing with Mason. Why didn't you listen? Look at what happened now! Aspen and Rosanna are under investigation. The ones handling the case are all Mason's men, who won't listen to anyone else!" Chandler heard.He had just made his way out, only to be greeted with his grandfather Arthur Moon's voice.Chan

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    A moment later, the greenhouse was tidied up.Marge, having been shoved down by Joe, looked as humiliated as could be. "Joe, why are you even arguing with her? Let's go home!""Shut up!" Joe glared at her viciously.At that moment, Shane arrived with a large whiteboard.The moment Joe saw it, he rushed over and grabbed a marker. Then, he wrote down a difficult problem that he had seen on his phone, one that he couldn't solve himself. "Solve it!"Summer glanced at him and politely said to Shane, "Could you please help me hang this up? Thank you."Shane smiled respectfully before he had some others hang it up.Summer slowly walked to the whiteboard.The problem was definitely difficult. She had never encountered it before, so she stood in front and thought for a long time.Joe looked more and more pleased with himself as she constantly told those around him, "I said it. She cheated. There's no way she was capable of scoring so high."Kristen looked at Summer with some worry as

  • The Many Faces of a Vengeful Heiress   Chapter 324

    "Did you hear that? Class 3 of Saintwood Academy, Sum…" Joe never expected the name to come out from the teacher's mouth would be Summer's. He had been ready to mock Summer. But the words were caught in his throat as he started. Then, he turned off the speaker and hurriedly asked again, "What did you say her name was again?"The teacher repeated, "Summer Hartford! The principal just told me she's actually an heiress. You should know her, right?"Joe looked at Summer in disbelief. Before the teacher could continue rambling, Joe hung up the phone. "You must have cheated!" Joe suddenly broke the silence in the crowd with his shout.Summer's lips curled up into a smirk of disdain. "You're welcome to report me.""Summer, did you already know?" Kristen finally snapped out of her shock. She was so happy that she lost her composure for a moment."The principal called me on the way here. I was planning on telling everyone when we got home, but I never expected someone to be so willing

  • The Many Faces of a Vengeful Heiress   Chapter 323

    "Saintwood Academy?" The crowd erupted in shock.After all, while Saintwood Academy was a prestigious private school, its academics had always been mediocre."Yes." The girl nodded."Can you shut up? You think you know everything? You're so annoying!" Joe grabbed a fork and threw it at the girl.Summer happened to be beside her and immediately pulled the girl toward her. The fork shattered a plate and sent the shards flying everywhere."Oh, my God!"The table erupted into chaos."What the hell are you doing?" The girl's mother immediately stood up.Marge frowned. "Why are you shouting at my son? She wasn't even hurt.""Mrs. Dunn, you spoil your son too much. He just threw a fork at someone in front of all of us. Is this how you raised him?" the lady shouted furiously."Is that any of your business?" Marge shielded Joe.At that moment, Lanie suddenly asked Summer, "Summer, you're from Saintwood Academy, too, right? Do you know anyone at your school that could possibly be the

  • The Many Faces of a Vengeful Heiress   Chapter 322

    But Lanie didn't dare to openly defy Kristen, either, so she simply smiled and changed the subject.As they chatted, a wealthy lady suddenly frowned and said, "By the way, have your kids played that new game lately?" "Are you talking about that bloody one? I think it's called After School?" Lanie looked disgusted."Yes!"Lanie patted her chest. "My daughter plays it all the time! It scares me to death just watching her! I have no idea which company published it, but I really want to have a word with the publisher. Why would they make something so terrifying?"Kristen lowered her gaze and said calmly, "Hartford Group published it.""What? Your company made it?" Lanie was stunned.Kristen nodded. "Yes. I only heard my husband mention it in passing, but I never expected it to be so popular. I didn't know your children would be playing it, too.""Why would your company make such a terrifying game?""I remember Hartford Group has never been particularly strong in the area. How did

  • The Many Faces of a Vengeful Heiress   Chapter 321

    Marge's smile froze on her face.Then, she sneered. "What kind of joke is this? There are only two women in the top ten of our region, and both of them are on the tail end. I know them, and they already evaluated their scores and didn't do well. They even cried about it. It's not them, so who could it be if not my son?""There's no need to rush. The official results will be out soon, and we'll all see for ourselves," Gloria said with a smile. But Marge remained arrogant as she glanced at Summer.At that moment, Summer was replying to some messages from her company's tech team.Marge laughed when she saw that. "Summer, you seem so relaxed. You're even playing with your phone.""Mrs. Dunn, I know where I stand, so you don't need to worry about me." Summer glanced at her.Marge rolled her eyes and muttered under her breath, "With scores like that, of course you know where you stand."In the past, Marge actually liked Luke. Before she got married, she had believed she and Luke cou

  • The Many Faces of a Vengeful Heiress   Chapter 320

    "Oh." Terrence let out a chuckle.He had been struggling to find a way to get close to Summer. He was even rejected when he sent his résumé to her company. Now, fate had intervened, bringing his beloved right into his house."Tell the staff to prepare a bath for me," Terrence said after he caught a whiff of the stench of alcohol on him. Then, he rushed to his room.Shane stood in place, showing some clear dislike for Terrence."A perfectly good illegitimate child should just stay outside. Why is he back here trying to make the lady of the house uncomfortable?" he muttered. After that, he instructed the staff to make sure that Terrence was kept away from the greenhouse where the gathering was being held.The inside of the glass greenhouse was elegantly decorated.Those inside had been chatting with each other, but they stopped when they saw Kristen. One after another, they rose from their seats. "Oh, my! The superstar finally has time to come and have afternoon tea with us."Kris

  • The Many Faces of a Vengeful Heiress   Chapter 319

    The manor was quite grand. It was almost on par with the one owned by the Hartford family."Kristen, you're finally here!" By the entrance was a tall, slender woman in her 40s or 50s. She looked the image of someone who was very socially adept."I'm so sorry, Mrs. Dincht. I've been so busy helping my daughter with the SATs. I was preparing for my comeback afterward. That's why I've had to turn down quite a few of your gatherings," Kristen said calmly."Your daughter's education is the most important!" Mrs. Dincht, Gloria Nial, laughed as she looked over.Her gaze landed on Summer. "Summer?""Hello, Mrs. Dincht," Summer said loudly.Gloria looked even more delighted. "Why didn't you tell me you were bringing your daughter? Come on. Let me take a good look at you, Summer. After what happened at your birthday party last time, I didn't get the chance to take a proper look at you."Summer obediently walked over.Gloria studied Summer carefully before she looked at Kristen. "Such a p

  • The Many Faces of a Vengeful Heiress   Chapter 318

    Robin walked in and paused when he saw the three of them together."What is it?" Henry asked."News just came in. Rosanna and Aspen have been released," Robin said.The atmosphere in the room seemed to freeze."If they're out, then so be it. No need to make a fuss about it." Henry waved it off before he redirected his focus to the exams."Summer's SAT results are more important right now," Kristen said.Robin nodded. "Understood.""Mr. Cohen, who got released?" Summer walked down at that moment."Rosanna and Aspen," Robin answered.Summer frowned. "Why were they only locked up for a few days?""I heard they spent a lot of money to bail themselves out," Robin replied.Summer nodded. "That's good. Wouldn't want Ms. Rosanna to miss out on my exam results."Robin was speechless."Summer, you're up?" Henry immediately waved her over.Summer ran over with a smile. "Good morning, Grandpa. Why are you clutching the edge of the table like that?"Henry quickly released his hands a

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    Luke, ever the intellectual, looked shocked. "Dad, when did you believe in all this?""I'd rather be safe than sorry!" Henry then looked at Summer's arm with a heartbroken expression. "You must have been terrified.""I wasn't." Summer spent a long time comforting Henry.It was deep in the night when everyone returned to their rooms.Summer was feeling incredibly inspired after she spent the past few days on set, so she stayed up late working on her script. She only stopped when she started to feel hungry and quietly made her way downstairs.When she reached the kitchen, she found some bread to nibble on."Why are you eating bread here alone? Are you hungry?" Summer looked up to see Luke standing by the door."Yes." She nodded.Luke smiled and walked in. "Go sit in the dining room. I'll make you some chicken noodle soup.""You know how to make that?" Summer looked surprised."Back when your mom was an actress, her meal schedule was all over the place. It ended up causing stoma

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