Chapter 27
Wearing a grim expression on his handsome face, Artemis took the phone from Dwayne, got up, and left the conference room.
Victoria nudged Stephen and asked in a low voice, “Stephen, since you and our domineering CEO are close, do you have any first-hand information? Share it with us.”
The latter glared at her as he replied through gritted teeth, “You better stop gossiping. I got wind that Ms. Rhonda drugged Mr. Luther at noon, but he did not fall for her tricks and chased her out of the CEO's office.”
“What happened after that?” Victoria asked eagerly.
D*mn! How can I miss out on such an exciting piece of gossip?
“After that...” Stephen glanced at her and asked a question instead of answering, “That designer from the Archulea branch office, Bailey Jefferson, is your friend, right?”
Victoria narrowed her eyes slightly, asking with a frown, “We are talking about Rhonda, that pretentious woman, so why are you shifting the topic to my bestie?”
Stephen gave her a somewhat sympathetic look and sighed. “The second Ms. Rhonda left, Bailey went to the CEO's office. If Mr. Luther truly couldn't restrain himself from sleeping with a woman, he must've slept with your bestie because she stayed in his office for half an hour.”
“My gosh!” Victoria jumped up from her chair. “Something like that happened when I made a trip to the recruitment agencies?”
After sensing her colleagues' scrutinizing gazes that were directed at her, she abruptly stopped the conversation.
Dang! I nearly sold my bestie out!
“Come with me and explain everything outside.”
After Artemis left the conference room, he returned to the CEO's office.
“Tell me. Who told you about it?”
D*mn you! I thought you have a strong sense of self-control. Yet you gave in after
in them. “So
a statement, not an
Even through the
you that
to swallow me alive, he probably didn't touch Rhonda. I think I
me about
up the
let out an angry snort when he heard
have held back. Now I've caused suffering to myself. I have endured it for the whole afternoon, and
lit at night as Bailey drove the two boys to Pocket Guest
she instructed, “Edmund booked a private room on the third floor, Room 302. Go there first.
sling bag over her shoulder
to meet your father. Aren't you going with her?”
pouted. “The drug issue hasn't been resolved yet. If I
You've wasted my excellent strategy. Don't come to me when you have to deal with that pretentious Rhonda in the
Maxton was rendered speechless.
that Bailey is my Daddy Eddy's wife and is reserved for him, so don't set
At the very most, I'll acknowledge Daddy Eddy as my father. Since he has already acknowledged you and your sister, I'm sure he won't mind having another,”
heard that. This fool is acting stupid again. Isn't it better to be the successor
and entered, she was stunned to find Artemis seated at the head of the table
watch on her wrist. It was ten to
like him have a lot of work to do? I'm flattered that he spared some of his
you
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