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.

“There is enough

the nanorobots‘ source code after they

off the stock market, causing panic

that, you were able toreap all the

say these things

and began to

Barnes, I had people bottom–fishing the stock to prevent it from falling into outsiders‘ hands. I

never imagined that one of his trusted directors would backstab him

his nose.

was worse, he hadn’t even noticed it. Instead, it had been exposed by one of his

he said, “Ms. Lewis, Mr. Hawkins, I will thoroughly

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Barnes, with someone like this trying to sabotage our cooperation, I’m concerned about our future collaboration.” Grace spoke these threatening words

withdrawing her investment. It had worked before,

to ensure that this collaboration was a success. So Nicole was

years, strong measures were needed to

Benjamin chimed in. “Hawkins Group needs to reconsider the

seemed like Benjamin had also considered the

common financial goals. He

Grace had indirectly helped him by

him? She felt