Chapter 228


    "You can put it that way." Shane put down his cup of coffee.


    "Why?" Charlotte looked at him with an unwavering gaze.


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    Shane didn''t answer her. He got up, picked up his suit, and walked to the door. The moment he put


    on his shoes and was about to open the door to leave, he stopped.


    "Yourpany won''t be facing any crisis for the time being. A bidding will be held three dayster.


    It''s very important to the partnership, so you need to cooperate with me. Only after you take over


    the project can you really gain a foothold in this industry."


    Bang-


    The door was closed.


    Shane, he...


    Charlotte looked at the document on the table again. She reached out, wanting to grab them, but


    then she retracted her hand again.


    After hesitating a few times, her fingers had already be stiff. Only then did she decide to pick


    up the document.


    She wouldn''t let his good intention go to waste.


    Charlotte left Shane''s house and went to her office.


    After checking the ounts, she discovered something very strange.


    Kendall had obviously posed a threat to herpany, but the data was no different from five days


    ago when she left.


    In other words, Shane had not only helped her to dodge Kendall''s threat but also adjusted


    everything to be the same as before.


    Of course, his help was an easy job. All he had to do was to give Kendall''spany enough


    money, and no one in the world could pose a threat to Charlotte, let alone the Stevens Family.


    However, this time, one could only say that he had really put in a lot of effort.


    "Zoe." She called.


    Zoe, who had been apanying her all this time, took a step forward. "Lottie, I''m always here."


    "Can you check all the projects rted to the partnership that will be happening in River City three


    dayster? I want to get a hold of the key to the bidding."


    "No problem."


    Shane didn''t rify what project he was talking about. He probably wanted to see whether she was


    aware of it or not.


    All of a sudden, Charlotte felt that things were bing more interesting.


    She would let Shane know that he was right for not underestimating her.


    Zoe quickly brought a pile of documents. On which all the projects rted to the partnership were


    disyed. Among them, it showed that twopanies would be participating in the bidding three


    dayster, and both had close business rtionships with the partnership.


    Judging from the documents, there was essentially no difference between the two projects. One


    was airfreight, and the other was sea freight.


    "Shane said that I need to cooperate with him to take over the project so that I can gain a foothold in


    this industry. If it''s sea freight, then there''s no need toplicate it. Both the partnership and NC''s


    main focuses are sea freight," Charlotte muttered to herself.


    Zoe didn''t understand what she was talking about at all. She just stood on one side.


    In just a few months.


    She was still a secretary, but Charlotte was already...


    "Furthermore, he wants me to cooperate with him. Judging from various aspects, I don''t have any


    intention to work with him. Taking over the project alone and begging me to work with him will be


    easier for him than working with me in the first ce. After all, if thepany is not powerful


    enough one day, I will be a variable. Shane wouldn''t like this kind of uncertainty." As Charlotte


    spoke, she pulled out a piece of paper and wrote one word on it.


    Zoe turned her head to look at the paper.


    That word was Rick.


    "It can only be Rick. It''s definitely because Rick is interested in this project, so Shane wanted me to


    snatch it from him. It''s the only way to convince him that I''vepletely moved on from Rick."


    "As for why he wants me to cut clean with Rick... ” Charlotte paused halfway. She wrinkled the


    paper and threw it into the trash can. "Forget it. That has nothing to do with this matter."


    Charlotte calmed herself down and handed a card to Zoe. "I want to know which one of these two


    projects did Rick participate in, in an hour. And whether he has joined the partnership or not, as well


    as his recent rtionship with the Stevens family. You take this card and go find a bar named


    ''Mncholy Blues'' to find Avery''s men."


    "This card..." Zoe asked tentatively.


    "I asked Avery to add your fingerprint. Don''t worry about it. Only you and I can use it."


    Zoe was dumbfounded.


    The meaning behind these words didn''t sound simple.


    Charlotte stood up, patted Zoe on the shoulder, and said with a light chuckle, "I know that you''re


    loyal to NC, and I also know that you had no choice but to do what you did when you were working


    for Shane and Christopher, so you don''t have to exin too much to me. Don''t be afraid of


    betraying me. I won''t give you the chance."


    "It has only been a few months, but you and I are already so far apart on the socialdder." Zoe


    smiled bitterly. She looked at the card in her hand and tightened her grip.


    "Everything that I have now was the result of my parents'' death and two devastating heartbreaks.


    Zoe, if it''s possible, I hope you never be who I am."


    People often said.


    In this world, employees and bosses would never reach apromise.


    The employees always thought that they didn''t earn enough money, and the bosses always felt that


    they were burdened with the dreams of their workers and themselves.


    Between the strong and the weak, the boss was usually the one who performed better in certain


    areas.


    This also meant that they had borne more risks and crises.


    If possible, they would never wish these experiences on anybody else.


    Zoe understood Charlotte''s painstaking efforts and reached out to hug her. "I won''t betray you.


    Never."


    "You can go now."


    After Zoe left, Charlotte started reading the information about air freight.


    She didn''t have much time left.


    She would receive information from Avery in less than three hours. Three hourster, she would


    have to start setting up.


    It was life or death.


    Zoe followed the address given by Charlotte and arrived at Mncholy Blues.


    The decoration theme was purple. So, the color of most decorations was simr to that of butterfly


    beancurd.


    A melodious blues was ying in the background, making people feel rxed inside and out.


    Zoe continued to walk further inside.


    "Miss, please show me your VIP card." A bartender d in a ck jacket stopped her.


    "Is it this card?" She took out the card given by Charlotte.


    "This is a card made by Mr. Hart himself." The bartender was surprised for a second but quickly


    regained hisposure. He smiled and leaned forward. "How about I take you there?"


    Avery was here?


    Zoe nodded reluctantly.


    Avery was in the innermost private lounge. The bartender opened the door, and Zoe immediately


    turned around as soon as she entered the room.


    From what she had a quick glimpse at...


    A thin but muscr man was lying in a ck bathtub. Petals were scattered on his snow-white skin


    and the surface of the water.


    The air was filled with the fragrance of rose.


    The man opened his eyes. His long hair was caressing the water as he moved.


    "Are you Zoe Watson?" "Yes."


    "Lottie had mentioned you once." The man stepped out of the bathtub, picked up the white robe


    beside him, and put it on. "You can turn around now."


    Zoe turned around.


    She stared at him in disbelief.


    Avery was no stranger to this kind of look. Many people were either disgusted or stunned when they


    saw him for the first time. He was already used to it. And Zoe was obviously thetter.


    He flicked his hair gently and winked at her. "What are you here for?"


    "It''s like this..."


    Zoe told her about Charlotte''s request.


    Upon hearing that, Avery smiled in a flirty manner as he walked up to her, "Come, baby. Lower your


    head and look at my ankle."


    If Zoe was astonished by him at first nce, she was starting to suspect whether this person was a


    pervert or not now.


    She contained her extreme difort and lowered her head.


    Avery''s feet were not small, but his nails were carefully trimmed. His skin was as white as milk, and


    his ankle was even more beautiful than those of the nobledies.


    However, there was an extremely deep cut on it. It was no longer bleeding, but the bones inside


    were still visible.


    "You''re still taking a bath with a wound like this?" Zoe thought that this person must be nuts.


    "No wonder you''re Charlotte''s favorite and most trusted secretary. You can still be so calm when


    you see a cut like this."


    "Mr. Hart, you''re too kind."


    Avery lifted her chin slightly and said, "Sweetheart, the water over there is suitable for my skin. You


    don''t have to worry about my safety. However, if you want to ask me for information, you will have to


    pay some interest first."


    Interest?


    "Lottie didn''t tell me before I came here." Zoe was wary of his every move.


    She didn''t dare to offend Avery, but she could run.