Chapter 71: A Leader without Ambition

Lily was the first to break the silence in the room. "Her academic results are good. But she has mostly worked in retail. Boss, you seemed unusually eager to recruit her. Why?"

Eleanor leaned back slightly in her chair and replied calmly, "She was a salesgirl at Louis Vuitton just a few days ago. During her time there, she received several sales awards. But she lost her job because she stood up for me against a spoiled rich girl."

"She stood up for you?" Teresa raised an eyebrow in curiosity.

Eleanor nodded. "Yes. That rich girl didn’t take that small episode lightly. She not only got her fired but also blacklisted her from other retail stores in the city. Luckily, I saw her washing cars at the gas station. After that, I looked into her background."

She paused before continuing, "I discovered her educational qualifications were solid. But her family situation was bad enough that she had to earn cash by washing cars. That’s when I decided to send someone to her home and invite her here."

"If she proves herself capable, you can make her your assistant," she added, glancing at Lily.

Teresa gave a short chuckle. "So... this is your version of humanitarian recruitment."

"You could say that," Eleanor said without emotion. "Lily, call the recruitment office and have her sign all the necessary paperwork today. Also, make sure they provide her an advance on her salary."

"Understood, Boss," Lily replied. She took out her phone and typed a detailed message, sending it promptly to the HR department.

Once that was done, Eleanor looked up. "You may go now. Teresa, is Juliette at her office?"

"Yes," Teresa replied. "She came in early today."

"Good. Send her to my office."

"Right away." Teresa stood and left the room with Lily and Maya.

As the door closed behind them, Eleanor opened her laptop. Her fingers moved swiftly as she began reviewing and clearing her pending files. A few minutes later, there was a soft knock at the door.

she said without

bowed politely. "Good morning,

to the seat in front of her desk. "Please,

her legs as

advisor. "What’s the progress on selecting a candidate for Prime

to the Stockport case. Nearly half of the upper echelon is involved. That makes it difficult to choose

Eleanor said. "I already

eyes brightened with

Chapman of

doubt about that. But I’m afraid he

Eleanor asked, her voice was

of Chancellor of the Exchequer. He turned it down. The man has no political ambition. He’s currently

his time doing humanitarian work and volunteering at church. Within

will make him acceptable to the public, and we can use the corruption files to pressure the other party

force someone who has no interest in the position. He has to

"All I need is one meeting with him to present my proposal.

"You think you can persuade a man

you is a foolproof plan. I’m going to London to meet Baron Chapman. Once I secure his support, I need you to lead the operation here while I

will break into the vault of Stockport MP Oliver Brown and collect all incriminating evidence... cash, offshore documents, illegal transfers and valuables. Only the documents and a sufficient amount of

turned back to Juliette. "Once the files are in our hands, my team will approach the party leaders one by one. Those who agree to support Baron Chapman will be spared. Those who resist... we’ll send the documents to

they agree," she added, "we’ll still have leverage over them in the future. They’ll have no choice but

means protecting themselves. And if Chapman agrees, I can manage the rest. The party

job is to turn it into

me a week. I’ll

"Thank you," Eleanor said.

in my office. Let me know if you need anything else." With

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