Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 513 Stay Vigilant

The representative gave me a polite smile before stepping into the elevator.

Astrid approached me, her expression dark with frustration. "Anyone with half a brain can see someone's trying to mess with you. Whoever did this clearly doesn't care if the company makes money!"

Though I led the project, the entire design team's involvement meant shared success and shared profits. If the deal fell through, it wasn't just me who would lose out; everyone would.

I turned toward Mackenzie, who noticed and gave an exaggerated scoff. "What are you looking at? Do you think I don't care about the company's success?"

She sneered, her tone sharp, "Don't forget who I am. I want this company to thrive more than anyone else!"

With a haughty glare, she stormed out of the meeting room.

I exchanged a puzzled glance with Astrid. For all of Mackenzie's gloating, she seemed genuinely unaware of the sabotage. And as much as she disliked me, it didn't make sense for her to risk the company's bottom line. So, who tampered with my presentation?

is an important deal. Go back to

we walked away, Annie trailed behind us. Once

lowering her voice. "If something goes wrong with the Gray Realty project, the person in charge is responsible for three times the damages.

project. You should let Mr. Finnley take over. He'll make sure nothing goes wrong if his neck is

earnest expression made her seem genuinely concerned

I didn't push for you to be

but for now, she didn't seem entirely

and I'm grateful to you for that. I'm serious, though. Believe me or not, just be careful. Someone clearly wants

turned and walked away. Watching her retreating figure, I felt a sense of affirmation. Letting her off

...

eyes lingered on me with

pointed glances, but I couldn't decipher her

Mr. Finnley