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    Hob ignored Kristin and said to the people In the PR department, “Call the cops.” Lisa appeared to


    exhale in relief. “Exactly, Mr. Hob, why give her an exnation? A woman with a criminal record


    doesn’t deserve a chance and should be reported to the police straight away.”


    “Can we give Kris one more shot? Just let her walk away from thepany,” Hertha pleaded with a


    genuinely concerned expression.


    Hob snorted. “Hertha, don’t let your heart rule your head. Your sister’s still locked up because of


    her.”


    Hertha sighed deeply, her face etched with regret. “It’s just that Kris doesn’t seem like a bad egg.”


    “You can’t judge a book by its cover,” Lisa chimed in with a snidement.


    Kristin, however, remained calm throughout, sitting silently until Hob and the PR team had left.


    Then she turned to Lisa. “I couldn’t care less, but I’ve got a recording here that you might be interested


    in hearing.”


    Lisa, who was about to leave, tensed up upon hearing about the recording.


    “What are you on about?” Lisa asked, confused.


    Kristin coolly took out her phone and yed the recording.


    She had sent the audio file to Rhett the day it was made.


    After the recording finished, Lisa turned pale, staring at Kristin in disbelief and horror. “You… you set


    me up!”


    Recording from day one, Kristin had been gunning for her!


    “Do you know what it means to be killed by others‘ fake praises, Lisa?” Kristin said, turning off the


    recording and deftly sidestepping with her phone in hand. “I have plenty of copies of this recording.


    Snatching my phone won’t help you.”


    Lisa trembled her fingers with anger as she pointed at Kristin. “What the hell do you want!”


    “Over the years, as a longstanding employee holding the juicy position of HR, you’ve been coddled by


    Nic to be arrogant,” Kristin saidposedly, her voice steady.


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    Her heart was racing, fear nipping at her, but the thought of Rhett arriving soon gave Kristin courage.


    “When people get too full of themselves, they end up messing up big time, just like what happened this


    time,” Kristin said, standing up. “With themotion this incident has caused, whether with the police


    or internally at thepany, all I have to do is release this recording to clear my name. You, on the


    other hand, will be taken away for investigation.”


    Sabotaging a new employee to harm the CEO was serious.


    “If Mr. FitzGerald decides to pursue this, you could be looking at an assault charge.” Kristin said,


    gripping the hem of her dress to keep herposure.


    Lisa was in a panic, aplete mess.


    “It’s just a recording. What can it prove? No one will believe you,” Lisa continued to


    argue.


    “The recording can be authenticated.” Kristin knew Lisa was just iling.


    The authenticity of the recording wasn’t what most people cared about. Once it was out, there would be


    plenty eager to kick her while she was down.


    Lisa was trembling. She nced nervously at the door, then rushed at Kristin, grabbing her clothes.


    “How do you want to resolve this? Don’t give the recording to the cops.”


    “Did Nic put you, up to this? Do you think that all your little schemes at the FitzGerald Group over


    the years have gone unnoticed by Mr. FitzGerald?” Kristin pushed Lisa’s hands away, taking a step


    back.


    Lisa took a deep breath. “Did Mr. FitzGerald deliberately send you to get close to me just to get rid of


    me and rece me with his people?”


    “Mr. FitzGerald doesn’t y such petty games, but you’re not too bright,” Kristin said, almost losing her


    bnce and sitting back down.


    “Lisa, you’ve toiled at thispany for years. If Mr. FitzGerald goes to the mat with this, you’ll not only


    be convicted, but all your years of hard work will go down the drain. You’ll end up with a criminal record


    and behind bars,” Kristin exined calmly. “Prison life is not something I’d wish for you to experience.”


    Lisa stepped back, defeated. “What do you want to destroy the recording? Name your price. If it’s


    money you want, I can give it to you, please.”


    “Indeed, only when you hold the cards can you make people grovel,” Kristin said with


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    a hint of sarcasm.


    Lisa had not been so humble before Kristin had the upper hand.


    “Kristin, you did this on purpose, didn’t you? Just to watch me squirm. You deliberately lured Mr.


    FitzGerald to get Clyde and others fired because they were appointed by Nic on my


    rmendation!” Lisa’s realization came toote.


    She looked at Kristin, an ex–convict with no education or connections, with a mix of horror and


    disbelief.


    In just a few days at thepany, Kristin had achieved this. How terrifying!


    This woman was fearsome.


    Kristin watched Lisa quietly. “From the moment Hob calls the cops to the time they walk through


    that door, there are forty minutes.”


    Kristin gave Lisa forty minutes to think things over, decide what to do next and contemte what she


    truly wanted.


    “Kristin, who the hell do you think you are to threaten me?” Lisa was near hysteria.


    Kristin just looked at her calmly.


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    “Kristin, I beg you, just delete the recording. I’ll tell the cops it was my oversight, that I indeed failed to


    make things clear. Okay? In that way, neither of us suffers much loss. Please?” Lisa was now grasping


    at straws, pleading..


    In Kristin’s view, this was her second line of defense, still harboring a sliver of hope.


    At the sight of unresponsive Kristin, Lisa paced back and forth restlessly, then took a deep breath and


    walked over to the floor–to–ceiling windows..


    Kristin had been urate. From the moment the police were dispatched to arriving at The FitzGerald


    Group’s building, it took thirty–five minutes.


    It took roughly five minutes to ascend to the room.


    Lisa looked back at Kristin with terror. At that moment, her fear of Kristin only intensified.


    “What do you want from me?” Lisa blurted out in desperation.


    The police had arrived. She could see the shing lights of the cruiser.


    Kristin just stared at Lisa, an unreadable expression on her face.


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    If Lisa wasn’t smart enough, even if she stayed, she’d be no use to Rhett and might as well cut her


    loose.


    Lisa’s palms were sweaty with urgency. She didn’t even know what Kristin wanted.


    Was it all for Rhett?


    “After firing Clyde and the others, I thought that would make it clear to you, Lisa… But it seems you’re


    just as clueless,” Kristin said with a sarcastic edge, standing up to face the iing officers.


    Lisa watched her in panic, rushing over to grab Kristin’s wrist. “Nic and Vincent headed to


    Harborside Haven. She had already scoped out Eddie’s contact information and preferences. She


    approached me years ago and tasked me with nting her people within thepany. I know every


    position, so… those are Nic’s spies. Kristin, I can give you the list! Just help me out this one time,


    and I’ll be Mr. FitzGerald’s loyal aide from here on out. I’ll report Nic’s every move to your the


    moment I learn anything!” Lisa trembled her voice.


    Kristin’s gaze was intense as she looked at Lisa, a smile forming on her lips. “How can I trust you?”


    “Randall, the secretary close to Rhett – he’s actually Nic’s pawn!” Lisa blurted out in her struggle for


    survival.


    Kristin nodded slightly, waving her smartphone in front of Lisa, the recording light on. “Lisa, you should


    learn from your setbacks. Now, I’ve got it all recorded. If Nic finds out…”


    Kristin had just burned Lisa’s bridgespletely.