That one line of Nora’s immediately went under analysis by everyone, who then posted it on the Internet.
Some people’s interpretations were:
“She’ll give us an answer in two days? Gold prices will probably hit a new low in two days! When that happens and
the Smiths become the most profitable company of the year, she’ll then announce her break with the Hunts?”
“Friend, are you kidding? Her children can already inherit the Hunts’ property. What will remain of Ms. Smith if she
breaks off ties with them? That bit of dividends from the Smiths?”
“Now that you’ve mentioned the dividends, won’t the Smiths give Ms. Smith the position of successor? After all,
everyone knows that the current head of the Smiths is the previous head’s nephew!”
“Haha, I am a Smith Corporation employee. I can tell you very clearly that Ian Smith has already transferred the
company shares to Joel Smith, so he now has 51% of the shares, which gives him absolute control over the
company. The previous head only gave Ms. Smith 10 of the shares, so all your speculations are nonsense!”
“You’re from the Smith Corporation? Then can you tell me if your company and the Hunt Corporation have really
been in a competitive relationship all these years?”
“Of course we are! We are not only competing with them on the outside but also internally. Every project always
has two teams studying and developing it. Only competition can motivate a person’s most primitive passion, but as
far as I know, the Smith Corporation does not care about things like being first or second. The Smith Corporation’s
annual turnover is not much less than that of the Hunt Corporation!”
“Even if it’s not much less, it’s still less than theirs. Even if they don’t care about who’s first or second, they are still
in second place. Who wouldn’t want to get rid of their fate of being in second place forever? Besides, Mr. Hunt only
has one son. Even if Ms. Smith plays a few small tricks and makes the Hunt Corporation lose 80 million dollars, all
that will happen is that they’ll become the second in terms of annual turnover this year. The Hunts won’t be too
concerned. But by doing so, the Smiths can take first place for once, so why not? It’s just 80 million dollars, the
Smiths probably don’t even think anything of it, right?”
Some believed it while some didn’t. Everyone gloated over others’ misfortune while they chatted about the gossip
and waited quietly for the results that would come in two days.
Nora wasn’t one to bother listening to what outsiders said. Instead, she was dealing with the Hunt Corporation’s
affairs as well as looking for an overseas project so that she could find an excuse to go to Switzerland.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIn the company, she approached Celine, a female staff member who was temporarily taking Lawrence’s place in
the secretarial department, and asked, “Does the company have any projects in Switzerland?”
With her head lowered, Celine answered stiffly, “No. If you have the time to be looking at overseas projects, then
why don’t you settle the company’s domestic affairs first? Regarding the gold futures, what exactly are you
thinking?”
After Justin’s accident and in Lawrence’s absence, Celine had temporarily taken over the latter’s position as the
leader of the secretarial department.
However, she had always been supportive of Nora. Her current attitude, though… Something wasn’t right.
Nora looked up to see the woman, who was usually mild and gentle, staring at her with her clear and attractive
eyes. Her voice was obviously very gentle, yet the way she spoke was very stiff. She said, “Gold prices have
dropped again today. Why aren’t you doing any trading in the market? With the way you’re behaving, don’t you
think you’re letting down Mr. Hunt?”
Nora: “?”
She raised her brows. Suddenly, she asked, “Do you also think that I am not doing my best for the Hunt
Corporation?”
Celine bit her lip. “Isn’t that right? If you really were doing your best for the Hunt Corporation, then why would you
fire Lawrence?”
Nora was taken aback. “What did you just say?”
sneered, “I’ve already found out about everything that happened, so you can drop your act! Lawrence is very
familiar with the company and he is also Mr. Hunt’s right-hand man. You fired him because you want to bypass him
and do things unfavorable to the company, right? Ms. Smith, when Mr. Hunt was still around, we could all see for
ourselves just how well he’d treated you. Don’t you think your actions have really let him down? Lawrence is very
loyal to Mr. Hunt, how can you fire someone like him just like that?”
Nora: “?”
She countered with a question of her own. “When did I fire Lawrence?”
Celine sneered and said, “You don’t have to pretend anymore, I already know all about it. You fired Lawrence the
day Mr. Hunt died. His resignation letter is right there in the company’s email inbox. I’ve already seen it!”
Nora: “!”
She went through the email inbox at once. Sure enough, she saw Lawrence’s resignation letter, which was sent on
the day that Justin died.
Lawrence’s resignation letter was written very clearly. To sum it up roughly, he wrote that Mr. Hunt had been very
kind to him, so he needed some time to get over what had happened. He also told them not to look for him. After
that, he left…
Nora: “…”
To think she had been wondering why no one noticed that Lawrence had disappeared just like that after Justin faked
his death. As it turned out, it was because he had already made all the necessary preparations in advance.
So, he had left together with Justin?
Where had they gone, though? Switzerland?
They must have done that and concealed their identities just so they could go to Switzerland to look for the V16,
right?
But when she thought of the man in black who was still alive, and how he’d forced her and Justin to retreat all by
himself, as well as how Justin had also been forced into faking his death as a countermeasure; deep worry arose at
the bottom of Nora’s heart.
No, this wouldn’t work. She must go to Switzerland right away.
Nora made up her mind. Suddenly, she looked up at Celine and asked, “Who told you that I was the one who fired
Lawrence?”
Celine had already seen Lawrence’s resignation letter a long time ago, yet her attitude towards her a few days ago
had still been very good. However, this had suddenly changed today. Someone must have said something to her.
Sure enough, the next moment, the look in Celine’s eyes changed. She lowered her head and replied evasively, “I
promised that person that I wouldn’t tell you their identity. Don’t bother trying to find out who told me the truth.
That person is someone you trust, otherwise I wouldn’t have believed them so easily.”
Someone she trusted?
How many people did Nora trust?
Her friends were all absolutely worthy of her trust. It was impossible for any of them to betray her.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmNora didn’t think any deeper into it. Instead, she said, “I didn’t fire Lawrence.”
However, Celine yelled agitatedly, “Are you still denying it at a time like this? Lawrence was in such a bad mood
after he was fired that he has been keeping his cell phone switched off all this time! He doesn’t answer my phone
calls at all! You don’t understand Lawrence’s feelings for the Hunt Corporation! If he does anything silly, I won’t let
you off!”
Her behavior…
Nora raised her eyebrows. “You’re in love with him?”
Her words made Celine choke. Then, she said, “Yes, I’m in love with him, I’ve had a crush on him for five years. Ms.
Smith, I can tell you this very clearly—if you cannot handle the matter about the gold futures well, then please
forgive me for not being able to cooperate with you!”
After speaking, she turned and walked towards the door. However, when she reached the door, she turned her
head to the back, looked at her with determination, and said, “Feel free to fire me. With the Smiths’ abilities, I
believe that you’ll be able to find someone to take over my duties in no time. However, I didn’t stay in the Hunt
Corporation for so many years for nothing. If you fire me, everyone in the secretarial department will also leave
with me! I am not Lawrence. He may allow himself to be driven away by you, but I won’t!”
After saying that, Celine went out the door.
Nora: “…”
She looked at Celine. The woman was highly efficient and extremely capable. When Nora first took over the Hunt
Corporation, she had helped her a lot.
Celine was not like Mr. Livingstone. She was loyal to the company. Even now, she was still protecting the Hunt
Corporation in her own way.
Such people were relatively prone to becoming loyal to a fault.
Unfortunately, such people were also extremely easy to make use of!
Nora wasn’t going to fire her. How could she fire someone who did their best and gave their all for the company’s
interests?
She just needed to wait one more day to pass. Once Celine understood her efforts, she would surely regain trust in
her character. Going by how loyal Celine was to the company, she would definitely tell her who the one sowing
discord behind the scenes was.
Thus, when the next day came…!