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.

with Mr. Winters's incident happening just this morning, Lizzie knowing so quickly was no accident. It was clearly prearranged, meaning Mr. Winters's troubles were indeed

her mind as

is quite well-informed. I didn't even know about Mr. Winters's imminent

looked at Mrs.

in Starlight Group's efficiency. They definitely wouldn't ignore such a

conceived later in life, now sported a slight baby bump. But as

of average ability, had been promoted during Mrs. Clara's maternity leave, through a connection with a shareholder of the Starlight

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

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

Mrs. Clara wouldn't miss

the issue with the

Clara wouldn't have agreed to meet so

eyes met, with unspoken

intent Lizzie had placed on the desk, "Ms. Madden, please wait.

I'm very confident

after your thorough consideration, Madden Media will undoubtedly be

Clara stood, "I'll be looking forward