Forced Marriage: My Wife, My Redemption by Lilyheart

Chapter 311: Don’t inform her...

While Jessica addressed the board members about Davis taking over, her voice carried calm authority.

She expressed her hope that the board would give him their full support and encouragement to lead the Allen Group to greater heights and maximize its profit potential.

At that moment, Davis’ phone buzzed with an incoming call. A single glance at the screen, a brief flick of his eyes toward Jessica, and then a subtle nod to the two guards he entered with—his quiet command for them to remain and protect her.

Without breaking the flow of the meeting, Davis stepped out of the conference room.

Once outside, he accepted the call. The voice on the other end was strained, anxiety seeping through every syllable.

"The fashion show is having a series of problems," the subordinate began, pausing for breath.

"What kind of problems?" Davis asked, his voice eerily calm, making the subordinate feel he might be anxious for nothing.

"First, several of the models developed allergic reactions this morning. They’re unable to perform. Doctors are working to stabilize them."

Davis’ eyes narrowed. "What about the five standby models Jessica prepared?"

"They were affected too."

A muscle twitches in his jaw. "Who was responsible for their meals?"

"The model coordination staff... they manage all their logistics."

Davis inhaled sharply through his nose. "How long until the runway starts?"

"Less than two hours."

"What’s Richard doing?"

"He’s making desperate arrangements, but nothing’s working. It’s like something is blocking every backup plan."

"What else?"

even the backup collection—were stolen. And... There’s no CCTV footage. The cameras in

darkening. "Have they been

"No, not yet."

show being

on.

his

hesitation, he dialed Richard

"Davis?"

do me

want to imagine the sort of favour he could offer anyone

saying anything. Davis read his silence and didn’t wait

not forgetting to Inform all her subordinates not to tell her about this problem. I’ll be there soon and handle

It was already a done deal. He never had the intention of informing her

maps of action had fallen

been schemed against or, better still, if

had the confidence that

them. Just stall. I’m on

the call and drew a long breath

expression with a warm

Her pride in him was unmistakable. She stood up slowly. "Davis, you have to manage the group in my stead, so I think

then leaned in and whispered low enough for only her

chasing for two weeks. The investor just called. I need to meet them now. Can you finish the

wasn’t in the original plan. And she hadn’t missed the faint furrow of his brow earlier when he

one had called her about any problems. Not Richard. Not her subordinates. Surely everything was

was going wrong. She might have been addressing the board members, but she isn’t blind not now, not

but

the rest," Davis added gently. "You trust me, don’t

his face. Calm. Composed. Nothing suspicious—at least not

full confidence, she was sure the fashion show was going as planned. She took a deep breath, her shoulders sagging in resignation as she

her reaction, Davis patted her

board. "With your permission, I need to attend to a pressing business meeting. Jessica will wrap this up, and all decisions