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

causing panic among the investors and leading to

toreap all the benefits and bottom–fish Barnes‘

dare say these things without proof,

composed herself and began to

the stock to prevent it from falling into

one of his trusted directors would backstab him

his nose.

noticed it. Instead, it

“Ms. Lewis, Mr. Hawkins, I will thoroughly investigate this and provide you with

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I’m concerned about

threat of withdrawing her investment. It had

this collaboration was a success. So Nicole was the

working alongside Albert for years, strong measures were

moment, Benjamin chimed in. “Hawkins Group needs to reconsider the collaboration as

like Benjamin had also considered the

they weren’t allies, they shared common financial goals.

Grace had indirectly helped him by solving the

She felt