And Matthew frowned tightly as he looked through the data. At that moment, Tammy was eating a snack on the couch in his office. She said, “You frowned again, Matthew! You’re only 16, and that makes you look like an old man.”
“Don’t you have to go to school today?” Matthew asked as he sighed.
“I decided to take the day off. My nightmares are still haunting me, you know.”
Matthew shook his head helplessly. He thought, But you don’t look like you’re in shock at all. You’re just looking for an excuse to skip school. Am I right, Tammy? Never mind. You’re not fit for school, anyways and our family is well-off. So, you can still get by without going to school or working.
Having collected his thoughts, Matthew said, “So, think about how you are going to promote instant noodles for me. Remember that you signed a contract with me. I will not pay you the promotion fee if your ads do not meet the company’s promotion requirements.”
“Don’t worry. I’ve already asked Alicia to write the proposal,” While placing a piece of chips into her mouth, Tammy answered with composure.
“Why don’t you do it yourself?” With his bros raising, Matthew asked.
“I’m the boss! I don’t have to do the work myself. Why should I do it when I have a competent assistant to help me out?”
Thinking that she had a point, Matthew sighed and then shook his head resignedly again. Later, he returned his focus to the information.
The files read that Maria worked for Azul Group because her grandmother was critically ill and required a kidney transplant. They helped her find a kidney donor and asked her to work for them in exchange.
Maria, you have a good reason to work with the Azul Group. Still, I can’t forgive you for what you’ve done to me. I can’t believe I’ve trusted someone who tried to set me up for years! And I trusted you for the past few years because you’re related to Anna. If you had told me about your grandmother’s illness earlier, I would have helped you! Why? Why did you prefer to trust outsiders over your family and even betrayed me?
Matthew read through the information quickly. Soon, someone knocked on the door and said, “Miss Miller has arrived, Mr. Wright.”
“Please let her in,” Matthew said without looking up.
Hearing that, Tammy looked surprised at Matthew. And she asked in astonishment, “Oh, no! How does she have the guts to come in here?!”
“I asked my secretary to invite her over,” said Matthew.
A few moments later, Maria came into the office. She appeared calm, but Matthew could tell that she was a little flustered from the way she walked. With a forced smile, Maria uttered, “Morning, Mr. Wright. I’ve been away for a few days, so I’m not sure what’s been going on in the company recently. What can I do for you?”
Matthew leaned back in his chair and gazed at her with calm. “Take a look at it yourself and give me an explanation after that,” he said, throwing a large stack of papers in front of her.
Maria quickly opened the file and browsed through it. Her face turned pale a few moments later, and her entire body trembled. She stumbled and snapped, “What is going on? Why are you looking into me? You’re invading my privacy! I can totally tell the HR department you did that on purpose!”
Enraged, Tammy slammed a half-bag of potato chips into Maria’s face. The chips flew out of the bag and scattered all over Maria.
“What are you doing?!” Maria asked in surprise.
“Shut your filthy mouth! I’d slap you if it weren’t for the fact that you’re my mother’s cousin! Why are you so cruel to us?” Tammy said as she waved her hand frantically in the air.
“Tammy, you’re so rude!” Maria said.
“I’m rude? Shut up! Why did you betray my brother? He was so kind to you and even gave you so many opportunities. Why?!” Tammy screamed.
“What are you talking about? I can’t understand you! “Maria pretended to be calm, but her fists clenched nervously.
“Stop playing dumb! We’ve found the proof. Do you want to continue to deny it?”
“No! I didn’t work with them!” Maria shook her head as she said.
“Stop talking nonsense! Did you forget who my uncle is? He found out everything about what you did. You don’t want to admit it, do you? You shouldn’t have messed with my brother! You could have had a lot more, but I’m afraid you’ll lose everything from now on. Maria, you do not deserve the love and support you have received from Selina and Joe!” Tammy shouted.
“That’s enough, Tammy,” Matthew said. He stood up and approached Maria, and Tammy then stood behind him. And he continued, “It makes no difference if you don’t admit it because I’ve already called the cops. I’ll leave everything to them.”
Maria’s body shook even more violently. She opened her mouth, but she said nothing.
“Send the police in,” Matthew said as he walked over to his desk.
Soon after, two police officers arrived. They approached Maria, handcuffed her, and solemnly said, “Miss Miller, because you are suspected of kidnapping a minor, you’re under arrest. You have the right to remain silent, but anything you say in court will be used against you.”
Before Maria was taken away by two police officers, Matthew abruptly said, “Maria, wait! My mom wanted to ask you something. We would definitely help her find a kidney if you told us about your grandma.”
Maria stared at her handcuffs for a moment before breaking out laughing. “Why? I’m not sure why. Perhaps because you are Anna’s son. Honestly, I really don’t know how she can be so happy all the time. I am the Millers’ adopted daughter, but they treated your mother better than me. They were always glad to help her and sometimes, they’re even willing to help her raise her children. So, they sometimes would neglect me. Look how well God treated your mother! She’s so beautiful and smart, and she has it all. She not only got to marry a wonderful man like your father, but she also got to have a perfect son like you. I am so jealous of her! You are one of the most important people to her. So if I screw you over, she’ll become a lunatic like I am.”
In disbelief, Matthew stared at the crazy woman in front of him as if he didn’t know who she was. Furious, Tammy dashed to Maria and tried to hit her, but Matthew stopped her. Then Matthew whispered to Tammy, “Don’t worry, she’ll get what she deserves. She’ll spend the rest of her life in prison.” And it wasn’t until then that Tammy took a step back.
With Ryan’s help, Matthew quickly resolved the issue. They had ample evidence, so the case was closed in a week. She was sentenced to eleven years in prison for kidnapping a minor. Also, Ryan and Wayne made it clear to the prison staff that they would not be able to commute her sentence.
At the same time, Noah’s assistant was convicted. Noah should have gone to prison as well, but he only provided ideas and did not participate in the action. Therefore, his assistant ended up taking the fall for him. During the trial, Noah’s assistant revealed that Beatrice was also involved in the plan. However, she would not be punished because he had no proof of her involvement.
From then on, Wayne and Matthew started to take revenge on Azul Group. And the rivalry between Lemon and Daydream heated up. And Beatrice’s company struggled as Wayne made things difficult for her.
Recently, Beatrice had a tough time because the public kept talking about the scandals of her company. No matter how much money she spent, she couldn’t make things right.
First, there was news that said that Daydream used subpar fabrics and that a customer developed a skin disease after wearing them. That customer filed a lawsuit against Daydream, and soon after, the police went to her company to investigate them.
While the public was still debating the issue, the main designer of Daydream was sued by a famous French designer for copying one of his collections. As a result, many designers pointed the finger at Daydream.
A few days later, someone anonymously reported their company for tax evasion. Soon after, the tax and audit departments inspected the company’s financial situation. After all of this, it was difficult for her business to function normally.
These troubles were one more tricky than the other. Beatrice tried to get people she knew to help her out of these troubles, but no one had a solution. Beatrice was worried but didn’t know what to do. As a result, she called a meeting with all of the company’s executives and asked for suggestions.
During the meeting, one executive asked, somewhat nervously, “Have you offended anyone, Ms. Jones? Apparently, someone is trying to retaliate against us.”
After he finished, another person echoed, “Yes! Miss Jones, could you please apologize to them? Our stock is already shrinking. If this trend continues, our company will be doomed.”
Beatrice became enraged when she heard their criticism. She slammed her water glass against the wall and yelled, “Get the hell out of here, idiots!”
The next second, the executives left her office one by one. Meanwhile, Beatrice’s assistant did not leave but just stood still and watched her. After Beatrice waved her hand, signaling him to leave, the assistant left as well.
When she was the only one left in the meeting room, Beatrice took a seat in her chair tiredly. She knew roughly what was going on. And she was lost in thought.
Earlier, I was enraged at Matthew for helping Lemon to fight back. So, I called Noah, the president of the Azul Group, hoping that he would join me in destroying the Carousel Group. I did not participate in their kidnapping operation. I just gave them some suggestions. Why did the Carousel Group go against me like crazy?
Fuck! What should I do now? I can compete with Lemon on my own, but she can’t compete with the Carousel Group. I’m no match for the Wright family! Urgh! I thought everything would go smoothly just as the plan goes. Why did it end up like this?!
Beatrice paced back and forth in her office, pondering her next move. She had never been in so much trouble in her life. Things were so easy for her in the past thirty years that she had never lost once. She gained a large fortune by marrying several times, which made her very proud. As a result, she didn’t take Lemon seriously.
Beatrice also considered pleading with Wayne to forgive her because they had known each other since they were children. But she knew he wasn’t going to be nice to her. Beatrice knew this was her last chance, so she called Wayne right away.
And she was surprised that he didn’t answer her phone. She called him again a few minutes later, but he still didn’t answer. After dialing five times a row, Beatrice abandoned the plan as she realized Wayne had blackedlisted her phone number.
Seems that Wayne knew I would call him, so he blacked me out, Beatrice thought. As her forehead was covered with sweat, Beatrice flipped through her address book, trying to find her lifesaver. Suddenly, her fingertip stopped on Karl’s phone number.
It wasn’t until then that she realized she had completely forgotten about Karl all this time. Beaming with joy and excitement, Beatrice thought to herself, Karl’s a shareholder in my company, so this issue is related to his interests. I’m sure Karl will beg mercy on my behalf! He definitely doesn’t want all his money to go to waste.
Beatrice then dialed his number. Once the call was through, she heard a woman’s voice. And Beatrice was taken aback for a moment before realizing the woman was Karl’s wife, Peace.
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