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 evidence

nanorobots‘ source code after they were

tipped off the stock market, causing panic among

were able toreap all the benefits and bottom–fish Barnes‘

wouldn’t dare say these things without proof,

composed herself and began to defend her

had people bottom–fishing the stock to prevent it

never imagined that one of his trusted directors would backstab

his nose.

noticed it. Instead, it had been

I will thoroughly investigate this and provide

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Barnes, with someone like this trying to sabotage our cooperation, I’m

It had worked before, and she hoped

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

been working alongside Albert for years, strong measures were needed

chimed in. “Hawkins Group

like Benjamin had also considered the potential

common financial goals. He couldn’t afford to ignore these

indirectly helped him by solving the

felt irritated