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.

smiled. “There is enough

code

off the stock market, causing panic

toreap all the benefits and

dare say these things

herself and began to defend her

bottom–fishing the stock to prevent it from falling

one of his trusted

his nose.

Instead, it had been exposed by

Mr. Hawkins, I will

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

the threat of withdrawing her investment. It had worked before,

was a success. So

working alongside Albert for years, strong measures were needed to force him to

Benjamin chimed in. “Hawkins Group

It seemed like Benjamin had also

financial goals. He couldn’t afford to ignore

Grace had indirectly helped him by solving the dark

felt irritated thinking