Pampered By Power: The True Heiress Returns

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Chapter 130

Chapter 130

Zane did not raise his head but spoke in a low voice, “Please let them in,”

Barry gestured for them to enter. Matthew and Nora stepped inside. Barry did not follow them in but closed the door and returned to his post. Zane continued to look at the documents in his hands, remaining silent, which made the atmosphere feel heavy.

Matthew’s palms began to sweat; he felt anxious but forced himself to stay calm, hiding any signs of distress.

At just over twenty, Zane held a powerful position in the business world, and it was clear his methods were ruthless. Many trembled just hearing his name.

Even as an older man, Matthew felt intimidated by the strong presence of Zane.

Since entering the office, Nora had not taken her eyes off Zane. She had never expected their reunion after Grand Restaurant to turn out like this. The past few days had left her heart feeling numb.

What Zane thought of her hardly mattered; she just needed to fix the company’s problems. But his silence meant they were left waiting.

After a moment, Zane seemed to remember them in the office. He laid the document down, looked up at them, and nodded toward the chairs in front of his desk. “Please have a seat.”

Only then did Matthew and Nora pull out the chairs and sit down. Zane looked at Matthew, his tone serious. “Mr. Davis, since you’re here, let’s skip the small talk and get right to the point.”

Matthew felt a little uneasy with Zane’s directness but figured he should go along with it. “Mr. Hartley, I respectfully ask for your kindness; if the Davis family has offended you in any way, I apologize.”

Noticing Zane’s silence, Matthew added, “Mr. Hartley, could you show us some mercy for Nora’s sake?”

When Zane heard this, he frowned. “Nora? Since when does she have such influence?”

Nora felt embarrassed as her lie was exposed. Matthew was confused. ‘Aren’t Nora and Mr. Hartley supposed to be friends? What did he mean?‘

was off. ‘Has there been a falling out?‘

this is all some misunderstanding, wouldn’t it be better to clear things up instead of ruining

faces changed suddenly at his words. “Dad, what are you talking about?” Nora forced a smile, then turned to Zane. “Mr.

weak. If she hadn’t made their relationship seem like that to others, there wouldn’t

know your daughter very well; please be careful

gasped, disbelief washing over him as he looked at Nora. ‘Has Nora lied to me? Was she being reckless? Now Zane will

felt her Dad’s glare but couldn’t bring herself to meet it. She lowered her

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a smile. “Mr. Hartley, I sincerely apologize; it was my misunderstanding, and I

as we

ask you to show some kindness to the

off, “Mr. Davis may not understand how I am; once I’ve made a decision,

this, Matthew’s heart sank. ‘Is there truly

your entire financial standing against

against Zane. They had no real skill in business; their company was only there to keep

Zane was any other opponent, Matthew might have looked for help from other families, but now, he doubted anyone would dare lend a hand. He fell silent, deep

me, you might want to

at Zane, his expression serious. “Mr. Hartley, are you really

competition; Mr. Davis, as a businessman,

been naive; I’ll take my leave.” With that, Matthew stood up abruptly

they were in the car, they stayed silent. They had

Nora said, looking at Matthew with regret in

What happened this time? Why resort to