Back at my seat, Nina and Jason went around making a toast at each table. I could not help my hands tightening around the folder when I saw Nina’s smiling face.Theo noticed something off with me. He touched me before whispering into my ear, "What's wrong? You said you were going backstage to take a look, but Nina came back a long time ago while you only just did. What’s this folder?”Looking down at it, my heart trembled. "I’ll tell you when we go back." I shifted my gaze to Nina again. These photos could not be leaked out.Nina and Jason finally came to our table. "Wanda, Jason and I are so grateful to you.”"Congratulations, you two."They were so happy now. I could not bring myself to imagine what Nina’s face would be like if what happened in the mountains were exposed.Caroline may be kind, but she was also conservative. If she knew Nina had had an abortion… I dared not think about it.I had to guard this incident no matter what.My mind was absent till the end of the wed
Theo and Keith went outstation for business trips and had entrusted some matters to me before they left. Thus, I spent a few days at Grant Corporation.Theo called me during lunch, and when I heard his familiar voice, a great deal of my exhaustion disappeared."Have you eaten?""About to. How about you?""I'm eating now. You wouldn't have eaten if I hadn’t called you." Theo knew me too well and knew I would forget to eat when I was busy.I smiled softly. "Okay, I'll go eat after this call.”"I’ll be coming back the day after tomorrow. You’ve worked hard, President Lane.”"You’re too kind, President Grant.”After ending the call, I took the elevator down and just so happened to bump into Neil downstairs. "Neil? Why are you here?”"President Lane.”"You can still call me Wanda when it’s just the two of us.”Neil smiled slightly and spoke again, “Alright then, Wanda. I came to talk to you about the project follow-up. Are you heading out?”"I haven't had lunch yet and was about
"Counterfeits of Golden-O Face Cream have recently been found, and they’ve caused discomfort to consumers' faces. The current situation remains unclear. No relevant feedback has been given by either Grant Corporation or Pristine Group. Hence, we shall continue our reports here.”The day before Theo returned, news of Golden-O Face Cream counterfeits took the internet by storm.Closing the report, I rubbed my temples. Neil was sitting across from me. Similarly, he was also troubled by this."How can there be counterfeits?” Neil scratched his head. He was unable to come up with an answer even after a long time.I frowned. "We produce Golden-O in our own factory, and it’s controlled by the EUR team. How could there be issues? Where did these counterfeits come from?”"No, there was a time in the middle when you returned to Green Orange. In order to expand production volume and avoid short supply, Mr. Nibel and President Grant talked about looking for an outsourcing factory for joint de
As a result of letting the news ferment, share prices for both Grant Corporation and Pristine Group fell lower and lower.I looked at Theo, who was still calm in his seat, and sighed. I pulled out the chair opposite him and sat down. I wanted to have a good chat with him. "Theo, this is not a solution. Even if you don't care about Grant Corporation’s share price, Nibel does. Have you figured out how to deal with this?”The moment I said this, Keith's voice sounded from outside the door. “President Grant, President Lane. Mr. Nibel is here."Here came condemnation.I looked at Theo with a worried expression. "Here he comes.”"Don't worry." Theo took my hand and patted it. There was not a trace of panic on his handsome face.He was being way too calm now.After Keith retreated, Nibel entered. His expression was none too good, and his blue pupils were full of sternness.Nibel strode into the office, and Theo stood up to greet him with a smile on his lips. "Mr. Nibel, long time no s
"Why didn’t you let me tell Nibel that we already had a solution?”I asked Theo after Nibel left.Could he still have his guard against Nibel?Theo looked in the direction Nibel had just left and did not seem to have heard my question."Theo?" I called out to him again.That pulled his mind back. He then looked at me. "What?”"I was asking you why didn't you let me tell Nibel that we already have a solution?”Theo lowered his gaze and said in a deep voice, "To surprise him." He finished that with a smile.As if I believed him.I wanted to ask again, but seeing that it was almost time, I had to stop. "I'm going back to Green Orange to deal with some things first. I'll interrogate you properly when I get home tonight.”"Be careful on your way.”If it were not for my trust in Theo, I would have released the clarification script a long time ago and false news about Grant Corporation would not be out there spreading around until now.Green Orange.The moment I stepped through t
When I got home that evening, it was already late, but I noticed that the light in the study was on and knew that Theo was inside."Can I come in?" I knocked on the door and asked softly."Come on in.”I could hear the exhaustion in Theo's tone. He must have been busy today.I pushed open the door and saw him sitting at his desk, his head buried in paperwork. I had wanted to ask him about the issue regarding the Golden-O counterfeits, but seeing him so busy, I decided to leave first.Theo had not returned to the room by the time I stepped out of the bathroom. I went to make a cup of tea before stepping into the study once again. “Have some tea to refresh yourself.”"Thank you."Theo looked up at me quickly, the corners of his mouth curving upward slightly before lowering his head again to go back to work.I did not want to disturb him but wanted to accompany him. Thus, I went back to the room and grabbed my laptop before plopping myself onto the bean bag to deal with some work.
The next day, I deliberately went and bought a newspaper. The headlines were indeed a clarification statement from Grant Corporation. The content was pretty well drafted. I arrived at Green Orange in a good mood and immediately started up my computer to go through the news. Sure enough, every account was sharing the news.The counterfeit issue should pass with this, right? The office door opened. Shannon had also arrived. She eyed the newspaper on the table, her big eyes widening as she pointed to it and said, "Wanda, did you buy that?" "Yes. It's fresh out of the oven. You can take a look at it." "It's been so old since I bought newspapers." She picked them up, looked at them, and then pointed at the headline on the front page. "Listen here, many consumers have pointed out recently that there are counterfeits of Golden-O Face Cream which have caused skin problems. Our company will clarify this issue. There’s a mark of authenticity printed on the bottom of Golden-O Face C
"This is…"Theo nodded at me again, the smile on his face never fading. "Do you understand now?"I did. I just did not think Theo would do this. "President Grant, Mr. Nibel is waiting for you in the conference room," Keith came in and announced."Alright." Theo looked at me. "Would you like to go together?" I hurriedly kept the documents. "Yes." In the conference room, Nibel's strong, handsome features were immediately bright when he saw me appear with Theo. "You're really a mysterious man, President Grant. Pristine's share price saw a massive bounce back today. Following the heat of the news, I believe it'll become much higher than before. There's also progress with Golden-O's sales."Sure enough, profit affected emotions. Nibel's attitude today was quite different from his attitude yesterday.Theo only smiled at that. "It's nothing. I allowed the matter to stew a few days for this breakout today. I trust you understand the reasoning.""Yes. I feel relieved with this and h