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?

in the hallway, he snapped, "Why are you standing around? This is an important deal. Go back to work instead of causing trouble for the company!" I held

trailed behind us. Once we

wrong with the Gray Realty project, the person in charge is responsible for three times the damages. Three times!" She held up three fingers for

You should let

expression made her seem genuinely concerned

"Why the sudden goodwill? Because I didn't push for you to be fired

know Annie's true motives, but

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

that, she turned and walked away. Watching her retreating figure, I felt a sense of affirmation. Letting her off the hook seemed to have

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the office, the atmosphere felt tense. People's eyes lingered on me with an odd mix

me pointed glances, but I

then, Mr.