Sure enough, the newspapers had caught the moment Arthur spoke to me while Cindy was standing farther away in a photo. Hence, only he and I were in it.The title was: [Fresh New Artiste in a Confirmed Relationship!]How was that confirmed?The media was really becoming more and more presumptuous. They fabricated the news without even having evidence.Although the location was not revealed in the newspaper, if someone were to look into it, they would definitely be able to find out easily.I could only pray now that Nibel and his gang were busy dealing with Theo and had no time to worry about other things. Otherwise, everything would fall apart.I spent the next few days in fear.Fortunately, I heard nothing from Nibel. I figured he probably did not have the time to pay attention to me.There were only three days left before the month was up.Three days… before everything would come to fruition.I had spent every day counting down the time and finally survived until the last da
Grant Corporation.I felt the solemn atmosphere the moment I entered the hall, and it seemed like everyone’s gaze was directed toward me. Not only that, each and every one of their eyes was full of fear.They were fearful of losing their jobs.I cast a firm look at them, hoping to ease their tension at the moment.Yet I was the one who was even more nervous than them.The tension in my heart slowly intensified after I got onto the elevator and watched as it climbed higher.Beside me, Shannon inadvertently brushed against my cold fingertips, sensing my emotions.Shannon took my hand, a smile creeping onto the corners of her mouth. It made me feel warm. "We’re here,” she said.Just one simple sentence warmed me.Marius also spoke up then, "Exactly. There’re so many of us here. We’ll support you.""Thank you."I looked at them and could not help the smile making its way on my face as I relaxed a little.Shannon and Marius entered the conference room while I stood at the door f
I focused my gaze on Theo and noted that his once calm expression had abruptly shifted. His brows were furrowed tight.It seemed that Nibel was still caught onto a lifeline.I then looked at everyone else. They were all surprised. Some of the shareholders also did not look very good."President Grant, you ought to explain this properly.”"Yes. We trusted you for so many years. How could you do such a thing?”There was a smug smile on Nibel’s face. He walked toward Theo with the document, pointed to the content inside, and smiled. "An embezzlement of 100 million of Grant Corporation's funds. What is the meaning of this, President Grant? Why don’t you explain it?” Even when faced with such a question, Theo's expression only shifted for a moment before he once again regained his calm.Nibel patted Theo's shoulder like someone who had a card up his sleeve.A wisp of a smile tugged the corner of his lips. Theo moved Nibel's hand and looked at Keith who was at the side. "Tell Mr. Ni
Nibel was stunned when he saw me but then smiled again. “I see you’ve rushed your way back too, Miss Lane. I know that man sent you a message to get you to come back for this show, no?"The person he was referring to was... Neil."Neil, you’re finally here. Come in, the show has just begun."I looked back when I heard Nibel greeting Neil and saw him slowly enter.Sylvester was here as well.I had not seen him for a long time and his face was even more annoying than before."If it weren't for my trump card, Neil, President Grant would still be seen as such a nice character until now. The Grants having an illegitimate child is a trivial matter, but not the fact that President Grant refuses to acknowledge him as his younger brother. The netizens won't let you go, they’re probably cursing you right now.”This incident truly plummeted Theo's image to plummet. Stock prices had also fallen unprecedentedly low which gave Nibel his opportunity.Neil had the merger contract in his hand a
Surprise was written all over Nibel's face. As intelligent as he was, he still did not manage to avoid Theo’s trap.Sat in the chair in a daze, it was only after a moment did he slowly come back to his senses. He looked at Sylvester and then abruptly stood from where he was seated. Hands, trembling, he pointed at Theo and shouted, "You saw through it all from the beginning, didn’t you?!”The corners of Theo's mouth turned up into a smile. “It’s more accurate to say that I’ve been on guard ever since the first day you stepped into Hatton,” Theo said lightly.Head lowered, Nibel looked despaired as he grabbed his hair. "I planned this for so long. I started investigating you and understanding you even before I came to Hatton. I didn’t expect to lose in the end.”"I know you’ve been investigating me. I just didn’t do anything about it because I wanted to know what you were planning. I finally understood your ambitions and intentions when you came to Hatton." Theo glanced at Marius.T
Nibel lowered his gaze. He was probably filled with disappointment toward the Yards.Sylvester spoke up before even waiting for him to reply, "When it comes to business, there are only benefits. Are you telling me you’re not using us, Mr. Nibel?”Nibel went up to him when he said that. "You’re right, President Yard. Since this is the case, let's part with no hard feelings.”Sylvester gave me a meaningful look before he left and walked out of the conference room.What did he mean by that look…I watched Sylvester's back as he left, only looking away once he was further gone. Somehow, something felt off.Then, my phone rang.It was a text message from Sylvester asking me to meet him when I was free and that he had something very important to tell me.What else was there between him and me?I could not think of this too much now. I put away my phone and refocused my gaze on Nibel."Why don’t you just stick with us, Mr. Nibel? Isn’t it cold up there at the top alone?" Theo reache
After we were done handling matters with the company, Theo and I went to Petra and Grayson's place in preparation to bring the children back.The two elder adults looked very happy, likely because I had not visited with Theo for a long time."Since you two are here, have dinner before you go. It’s not every day that you two visit.” Petra grabbed my hand with a look of expectation. I looked into her eyes and could not bring myself to refuse her. I turned to look at Theo. "Why don’t we eat before we go?""Sure,” Theo blurted out.I did not expect him to agree so cheerfully. Theo's impression of Petra and Grayson had not been very good ever since Petra treated me poorly after wrongly recognizing me as her daughter.Theo had been holding onto that despite that a long time has passed and so did not come around often.Hearing him agree, Petra immediately asked the maid to prepare dinner before dragging us to the living room to have a chat.It had been a long time since they sat down
"A masquerade?"I told Marius and Shannon about this idea of mine. Seeing how they reacted in unison, I knew they had not been expecting it.Marius and Shannon looked at each other. "Grant Corporation will be the organizer. Is President Grant willing to allow you this?”"Theo said it's okay."That was what he said last night.Their expressions were one of surprise. Shannon then snickered. "I didn't expect Theo to let you be so calamitous.""What are you saying? I just think our banquets before were too formal. Besides, it’s only for the staff this time but they can bring their relatives and friends and the like so it’s okay. What do you guys think?”Marius nodded when he heard what I said. "If President Grant has agreed, then who are we to say anything?”"Then, as my good friends, shouldn’t you guys support me?" I winked at them."How do we do that?”I smiled. "Help me with action, for example.""We’ll support you in spirit. There are still plenty of things to do at Green Or