Chapter 65 Sixty Five


    The next day, Grace called Isabelle to her office. When the director told her that her design had been


    re-adopted by the Green Leaf Company, she couldn’t believe it.


    Yesterday, when Naomi left, she threatened that she would ask her boyfriend to cancel the


    coboration with the Larson Group.


    Isabelle had thought that the CEO of Green Leaf would do as his girlfriend requested. She knew how


    much Naomi would like to have her way after the way Jason had humiliated her before the entire


    department.


    “I’m so happy to hear that,” she thanked Grace. “I didn’t think the project would be going on anymore.”


    “Mr Del Mundo talked to the chairman of the group ofpanies Green Leaf belongs to, and he


    handled the matter. The chairman demoted Green Leaf’s CEO for the mishandling of the project and


    for involving his girlfriend. So he is no longer involved in the decision making, and most importantly,


    neither is she.”


    “That’s great,” Isabelle said, surprised at how everything had been handled. From the vice president


    storming into the meeting and asking Naomi to leave, to him having her CEO boyfriend demoted.


    How had he gotten wind of the matter in the first ce? Maybe Grace had told him what happened


    after they went to the Green Leaf Company the other day.


    But Isabelle couldn’t remember Naomi mentioning that Arnold was her boyfriend that day. So, even if


    Grace had expressed her concerns about Green Leaf’s demands, how had Jason Del Mundo found out


    that Naomi was just a girlfriend of the CEO, and did not have a position at thepany? Because he


    must have known before storming the meeting.


    “Thank you,” she told the director, “if it were not for you, this matter would not have been resolved.”


    “What do you mean?” Grace asked her. “I would love to say I had a hand in this, but I didn’t. It was the


    vice president who found out about that woman’s true identity. Had I known she was just an imposter


    from the beginning, I would have dealt with it earlier.”


    Isabelle frowned. “So, it wasn’t you who told Mr Del Mundo about what happened at thepany?”


    Grace shook her head. “No. Actually, I was going to ask you if you knew the vice president personally


    before you entered the Larson Group. He seemed very concerned about the matter, and did everything


    he could to punish that CEO and get your rightful ce back on the project.”


    Isabelle shook her head, feeling even more confused. “No, I didn’t.”


    If the department director had not told Jason about what happened, how did he find out about it, then?


    Grace nodded and gave her a smile. “Well, it’s all in the past now. What’s important is that we can now


    go on with this project without any unnecessary drama. You can now go back to work.”


    “Thank you, director,” Isabelle thanked her once more and left her office.


    After that short meeting, she couldn’t put the matter of how Jason had handled the case out of her


    mind.


    Green Leaf were within their rights to approve or reject whichever drafts they received from the Larson


    Group. After all, it was their product in development, and they had the final say. The Larson Group was


    simply their designing partner. That was why Grace had given in to their demands and sent a draft she


    didn’t approve.


    So, unless Jason personally knew about her sister’s scheme with the CEO, there was no way he would


    have interfered with their handling of the project.


    So, how had hee to find out? Was he keeping an eye on her? Like, paying attention to what she


    did? The same way that Mr Grayson had?


    She shuddered at the thought. No. She was overthinking. He must have an assistant or subordinate


    who kept an extra eye out on the happenings regardingpany workers.


    Or maybe he had heard from someone about how Green Leaf had rejected a draft from the Larson


    Group–something that never happened–got curious, and fished around for information. That made


    sense.


    But, no matter how hard she tried convincing herself that was the case, she couldn’t get rid of the


    suspicion that Jason had a personal interest in her.


    Later, she ran into one of her coworkers, Britney, in the break room. Britney always had thetest


    scoop inpany gossip, and knew something about everybody who mattered in the Larson Group.


    “Hey, I heard that your draft got re-adopted for the project,” Britney said to her as she walked over.


    “Congrattions!”


    “Thank you,” Isabelle said, looking for a way to bring the vice president’s love life into the conversation.


    She didn’t want to give Britney the wrong idea.


    “Mr Del Mundo was amazing yesterday, right?” Britney gushed. “I loved how he put that woman in her


    ce. How dare she say those horrible things about you?” She rolled her eyes. “It would have been


    horrible working with her.”


    “Yeah,” Isabelle agreed. “He stood up for the team.”


    “I know, right? Like a man should.”


    “Does he have a girlfriend? She must be so lucky.”


    “Mr Del Mundo? I’m pretty sure he has more than one.”


    Isabelle’s heart sank into her stomach. Oh no. If he was a womaniser, that meant there was a high


    chance that he had the same traits as Mr Grayson.


    After parting with Britney, Isabelle thought of all the times the vice president hade to her


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    assistance.


    It began with her interview when she was trying to get a job with thepany. He was the one who


    had handled the issue with Anne. He was also the one who brought the police officers to arrest Mr


    Grayson. And now, he had gotten a CEO demoted and made sure her design was re-adopted for the


    design.


    Were those all coincidences, or was he paying special attention to her? If it was thetter, it would be


    only a matter of time before he started making advances like her former director.


    After thinking deeply about it, she decided to find out the truth once and for all. If it turned out that


    Jason liked her, she would have no choice but to leave the Larson Group. If the vice president himself


    started harassing her, she couldn’t think of a way out.


    She sent him an email asking if he had time to talk. She was surprised when he replied soon after,


    saying that she could see him in his office.


    She found it odd that as a vice president of such argepany, he would quickly ept her


    impromptu request to see him. She would have expected him to tell her to go through his secretary or


    something. Him replying so quickly and positively only added to her suspicions.


    By the time she made her way to the elevator and went upstairs towards the floor where his office was,


    she was a bundle of nerves. His secretary ushered her into his office right away, and she found him


    waiting behind his desk.


    “Have a seat, Ms Cruz,” he invited her, smiling cordially. “You said that you wanted to talk to me. Is


    anything the matter?”


    Isabelle took a seat and sped her hands on herp. “First, sir, I would like to thank you for your help


    with the Green Leaf project.”


    Jason waved his hand dismissively. “There’s no need for that. I was just doing my job. If you run across


    any other problem with the project, don’t hesitate to seek my help if necessary.”


    She nodded. “Okay, sir.” Mr Grayson had also offered to help her with her project.


    “So, what did you want to talk about?” he asked.


    Taking a deep breath, she gathered her courage and asked the important question. “Do you have a


    crush on me, sir?”