Shattered Illusions: Love, Lies, and Redemption

Lizzie had been a clerk in the executive suite, unlike Mr. Winters who had only

been transferred this year, completely unfamiliar with Lizzie. Mrs. Clara, however, had met Lizzie before.

After all, such a stunning beauty, even if just a lowly clerk, could hardly go unnoticed.

Lizzie wasn't surprised, offering a light smile, "This probably has nothing to do with our meeting today, Mrs. Clara. Here's our letter of intent. We're very sincere, and I believe you might want to take a look."

Seeing her reluctance to elaborate, Mrs. Clara didn't pry further, but she didn't take the letter of intent from Lizzie, just raising an eyebrow.

"Ms. Madden, I've already put Mr. Winters in charge of the annual gala, and from what I've heard, he seemed to have finalized a deal with Glory Media just yesterday."

Lizzie smiled too, "But, isn't Mr. Winters about to be suspended for an investigation?"

Mrs. Clara's eyebrow twitched.

The news of the heiress of the Madden Group making her return had caught her attention.

Lizzie leaving the Starlight Group, and now suddenly changing her last name to Madden, Mrs. Clara had already guessed her identity.

quickly was no accident. It was clearly prearranged, meaning Mr. Winters's troubles were indeed related to Lizzie, and connected to yesterday's incident when Mr. Winters had

through her mind as Mrs. Clara sipped her coffee

didn't even

at Mrs. Clara, blinked, and

efficiency. They definitely

now sported a slight baby bump. But as a

during Mrs. Clara's maternity leave, through a connection with a

from maternity leave, whether Mrs. Clara would seize the opportunity to promote herself over Mr. Winters was uncertain, but

with Mr. Winters reported, Lizzie didn't have the power to

believed Mrs. Clara wouldn't miss

know the

Mrs. Clara wouldn't have agreed to meet

unspoken amusement

the desk, "Ms. Madden, please wait. I still need to review the proposals from other companies for

very confident

I trust after your thorough consideration, Madden Media will undoubtedly be the most

stood, "I'll be looking