Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Valerie raised an eyebrow. “Don’t sweat in if you can’t pay me back. 111 just shoot the breeze with
Mr. Hart.”
Habel panicked. Dn had looked like he wanted to chew her out earlier, it was the first time she’d
seen him blow up at her, and she was clueless about what Valerie had pulled! You just you wait!”
Isabel stormed out, mming the door behind her.
Katherine burst intoughter, “Valerie, did you see her? She was so pissed, her nostrils went all
wonky! But seriously, I always thought you were this gentle pushover. I had no clur you could be
such a badass. Spill it, how did you manage to get Mr. Hart and Isabel to back off? Did you actually
hit sp Mr. Moreno!”
Valerie shook her head. “Like I said, hitting up Mr. Moreno was a dead end.”
Arcton Cars had been swallowed up by Noria Group,
cup, and its general manager was just a figurehead, practically retired, just sitting around sipping
tea from a thermos. So, she bypassed him, found the personal email of Noria Group’s CEO on the
intr, and fired off aint. Since Dn
their guy, it was their mess to clean up.
I’ve never met Mr. Grant of Noria Group, but I’ve seen his interviews in the financial papers. The
dude once worked entry–level to get the real scoop on his employees‘ lives, so I thought Id give it a
shot and drop him a line.
Katherine was amazed.”
1. ed. “Wow, so that legendary Grant sounds like one of the good ones, huh? All clear–cut and
principled”
Valerie smirked slightly. “Not really, Mr. Hart maddles work with personal crap, but all Mr. Grant
did was make him return the project to me; no other p on the wrist. Seems like Mr. Grant doesn’t
see it as a big deal. You know what they say, “A fish rots from the head down. Mr. Grant might not
be as ster as he appears.”
And today, while it seemed like Valerie won, she had totally alienated Dn. He seemed to cave,
but who knew what kind of sneaky shit he could pull behind the scenes. Valerie was here to make
bank, not to y office politics. Plus, with her baby on the way, she wouldn’t be able to keep this up
much longer.
Looks like it’s time to think about a way out Damn, this job sucks! Valerie thought despairingly
A few days earlier, Matthew, the new CEO of Grant Group, had wrapped up several days of factory
inspections and orchestrated a shareholder meeting to chart out this quarter’s business strategy.
Dead tired, he got hit with a bizarreint letter.
“Valerie Warren…” Matthew nced at the signature, the name ringing a faint bell. He remembered
Dn, a subordinate under his uncle.
In his office, the Hit manager, visibly shaking and dry–mouthed, ventured, “Mr. Grant, how do you
intend to handle this Dn Hart situation?”
As soon as he spoke, the room’s atmosphere plummeted. The manager mentally kicked himself for
hisck of tact,
“Don’t worry. I’ll chew out Mr. Hart right now and make sure he reverses the performance metrics,
the manager said, bolting like there were demons on has heels
Matthew frowned, musing. Dn was already demoted for screwing up, and still, he hasn’t
straightened out. Just a scolding is letting him off easy. But he is my uncle’s guy; I might as well
wait until the old man retires to handle le
But then again, is my face really that scary! Matthew wondered, recalling the HR manager’s terror–
stricken face.
Just then, his assistant Charles Hudson walked in and nced at him, asking. “Mr. Grant, who
pissed you off?*
Matthew shot high a re.
Caught off guard, Charles stammered an apology. “No offense, Mr. Grant, but you gotta admit, your
face doesn’t exactly scream warm and fuzzy”
“Get to the point or get the hell out,” Matthew snapped coldly.
Charles quipped, “Mr. Grant, if I take off, you’ll have a hell of a time finding another assistant who’s
as kick–ass
Everyone at Noria Group knew Matthew for his no–nonsense demeanor and natural aura of
authority that could make anyone cower with just a look. Yet, against all odds, he was surprisingly
easy to get along with. If not for his approachability, Charles’s curt returk earlier would have had
anyone the parking their bags for good.
there was that o
one person
Matthew rubbed his temples, resigned to the fact that his intimidating presence often scared
others. “Then again, there was recently who wasn’t the least bit scared of me. She even dared to
wait a minuter
A sudden realization struck him. He remembered that a woman had called him out to register for
marriage just a few days ago.
No wonder her name sounded familiar. It’s the same as hers, Valerie Warren. What are the odds…
could it be? he pondered, frowning as he pulled up the employee records and saw Valerie’s smiling
face in her work photo.
Chapter 7
The world really is a small ce. But still, it’s been three days. Why hasn’t she reached out at all he
wondered
He had assumed that after their marriage, Valerie would not be able to resist contacting him and
revealing her true colors. Yet, her silence over the past three days was unexpected and oddly
impressive.
Deciding it was time to reach out to his nominal wife, Matthew pulled out his phone
His private number was a secret, shared only with family and close friends, so it was easy for him
to find Valerie in his contacts.
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Three days in, she should have yed her hand by now. Knowing she’s an Arcion Cars employee,
it’s no surprise she’s aware that Em the president of Noria Group. No wonder she went through so
much trouble to marry me! Now, by deliberately avoiding contact, she seems to be angling for me to
make the first move. Fine, she’ll get her wish, he mused and sent her the first message. [Let’s meet
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He could almost picture how a gold–digger like her would secretly delight at his message
But the next second, the message he sent showed only a single check mark. Clearly, he’d been
blocked.
Matthew gripped his phone tightly, his eyes turning stormy. Inside, he seethed. Damn it! She
actually blocked mer
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