Chapter 165


    Since returning from Everde, the CEO had be like this. What else could be the reason?


    He had done everything possible to make Ms. Nightshade happy, and to keep her by his side for even


    a second longer. He perfected every detail concerning her.


    But what about Ms. Nightshade? A mere word from Matthew had whisked her away, and when she left,


    she didn’t even give the CEO a nce or a goodbye.


    The CEO must have been heartbroken, and it was taking a toll on his health. He buried himself in


    relentless work to numb the pain,


    At first, he thought if the CEO got hit hard by this, letting go of Ms. Nightshade might actually be a good


    thing.


    hing was off.


    But as days passed, he realized something


    The CEO’s relentless work, despite his illness, wasn’t about forgetting Ms. Nightshade, it seemed more


    like he was driving himself to an early grave.


    He had severely underestimated Ms. Nightshade’s ce in the CEO’s heart.


    At some point, Ms. Nightshade had moved from being the CEO’s long–time secret crush to his lifeline.


    Now that the CEO was ‘sick‘, he might truly be in danger without her, which is why he had decided to


    seek


    her out today.


    “Does it matter if I care about him? What matters is why he’s destroying his health like this. As his


    assistant, why aren’t you encouraging him to rest and take his medication? If your words don’t work,


    you could at least inform his family or friends!”


    “It’s no use.”


    Cedric shook his head, and Xanthea looked puzzled, “No use?”


    “Ms. Nightshade.”


    Cedric looked up at her, and grabbed the briefcase beside him, “Are you still upset about that day at


    the Realm of Illusions audition when the CEO rejected you on the spot?”


    Xanthea frowned, unsure why he suddenly brought this up.


    Cedric continued, “Do you know why the Realm of Illusions script ended up with Oli–hee Média?”


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    “Yes, Orion told me. The board didn’t approve the project’s proposal and risk assessment, so he sold it


    to my uncle for double the price. My uncle knew how much I loved the script, so he bought it.”


    “Is that what the CEO told you?” Cedric chuckled, “Ms. Nightshade, you didn’t believe that, did you?”


    Xanthea’s frown deepened, “What do you mean?”


    “The CEO holds 90% of the shares in the Lockwood Group and has absolute authority in the


    boardroom. It’s not just about a scrig; even the multi–billion–dor acquisition case that stirred upst


    year was under his directmand. No one dares to speak against him, nor question his decisions.”


    As he spoke, he pulled out a document from his briefcase and ced it in front of her.


    “The Realm of Illusions script was transferred to Oli hea Media for free by the CEO, and I handled it


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    myself, so I kept a copy of the contract.”


    “What?”


    Xanthea looked at him in disbelief; then she picked up the contract from the table and slowly flipped


    through it. The deeper she read, the more her doubts grew.


    The script was transferred for free to Oli–hea Media by Orion? How could that be? And why? But it was


    there in ck and white,plete with the seals of Starlight Media and Oli–hea Media.


    “My uncle clearly said he bought it from Orion for two million dors, and Orion confirmed it. How can


    this be?”


    Cedric watched the disbelief in her eyes, “Ms. Nightshade, if you still don’t believe it, you can call Mr. -


    Lopez.”