In the Lap of Luxury by Unsweetened Chestnuts

Chapter 89 Let’s Go, Double–Oh Eight

“Am I right, Ms. Pate?” Grace looked at Nicole with a faint smile.

At being suddenly called out, Nicole smiled awkwardly. “You’re right, Ms. Lewis.”

As Grace fidgeted with her blue diamond ring on her finger, she looked at Nicole with a sharp gaze. “Why did you come in so late, Ms. Pate?”

“Me?” Nicole pointed at herself. “I went to the restroom. Can’t I attend to my nature calls?”

“I’m afraid it’s not as simple as a restroom break.” Grace took the documents Luke handed her and threw them all in front of Nicole.

“Weren’t you informing your men who were bottom–fishing Barnes‘ stock to stop?”

Albert picked up the documents. He only read one page and immediately realized what she

meant.

His voice became notably lower, like the calm before a storm. “Ms. Pate, please explain.”

Although there was a dense mass of documents in front of her, Nicole hadn’t even looked at them.

She was growing anxious, for she couldn’t believe that Grace had discovered her secret moves.

is enough evidence

intentionally leaked the nanorobots‘ source code after they were

market, causing panic among the investors

all the benefits and bottom–fish Barnes‘

wouldn’t dare say these things without

quickly composed herself and began to

it

never imagined that one of his trusted directors would backstab him right

his nose.

Instead, it had been exposed by one

Hawkins, I will thoroughly investigate this

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trying to sabotage our cooperation, I’m concerned about

It had worked before, and she hoped it would

was a success. So Nicole was the ticking time bomb she had to

Nicole had been working alongside Albert for years, strong measures were

chimed in. “Hawkins Group needs to reconsider the collaboration

like Benjamin had

financial goals.

helped him by solving the dark web

him? She felt