Chapter 141
"Stand right there!” Zedd''s unpleasant voice rang from behind me. “What do you think you''re doing,
Wanda Lane?”
I stopped, turned around, and looked at him. "Am I not clear enough? As a wife, I''ve done all that
I''m supposed to do. Since Ms. Reed, the mistress, strongly insists on doing everything else that
comes after this, I''ll take my leave. I know my ce. Why is that wrong?"
"Remarkable speech." Zedd scoffed. "I thought you imed to love Theo so much? He''s still in the
operating room yet you can’t wait to leave. Is this the attitude you should have as a wife?"
I could not help butugh as I shot a look at Cindy, saying, "I do love him. That''s why when I learned
my husband got into an ident when he was on a date with his mistress, I came as soon as I
could to fulfill m y marital duties as a wife to sign the consent form so his treatment wouldn''t be
dyed. This will be thest time I show affection toward him."
"Wanda Lane, you cruel woman! You don''t deserve to b e Theowy''s wife." After hearing what I had
to say, Cindy interrupted hastily.
I looked at her and saw how upset she was at the
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injustice. I nodded and said, "You’re right, I am cruel, but not cruel enough, I reckon. I shouldn''t
havee here. I should be at home, praying for you star-crossed lovers to make your journey to
heaven together."
"Shut up, you evil woman! Do you even have a conscience? It’s a waste that Theo is so good to
you.” Zedd could not bear to hear me curse at Cindy, so he stepped up to reprimand me.
"Just like what you’ve seen, I don''t have a conscience!” I looked at the closed doors of the operating
room after I was done speaking. I walked past them and exited the hospital.
It felt like there was a lump in my throat, so I wandered on the streets until about three in the
afternoon before I went back to the office.
As soon as I reached my office, Heidi followed me in and took out an agreement. "Wanda, here''s
the agreement with Newlight. Since President Grant isn''t here and it has been agreed upon earlier,
will you sign it?"
The uneasiness in my heart increased. I lifted my eyes and looked at her meaningfully. I did not say
a word.
Heidi was ufortable under my scrutiny and hurriedly added, "Newlight has been pushing us to
sign the agreement since it was dyed from all the previous amendments. They called again
today and said that if we''re not going to sign the agreement, they would release a statement saying
that Grant Corporation is a liar and went against their word..."
"Benny Sherman’s your boyfriend, right?" My voice was ice-cold.
Heidi instinctively took a few steps back, her face was instantly ashen.
I paid no attention to her as I continued, "It''s been a while since I mingled in the entertainment
industry. I nearly forgot that Benny Sherman is the VP of Newlight Media."
Heidi started to tremble, and she lowered her head as she remained silent.
I nced at her and sighed. "You''ve been working for me since you graduated. It''s been about three
years? I thought I''ve been pretty kind to you, especially regarding your sry and benefits. Your
workload should be rtively lightpared to your other colleagues."
"Wanda, I..." Heidi''s face was flushed red.
I stared at her and did not continue further. "I''m sure you know how important the release of new
products i s for Grant Corporation. Now with Xander, the spokesperson, being the target of nder
online, it has affected Grant Corporation significantly. Theo has called the project to halt, yet you''re
asking me to sign Newlight''s agreement in his absence...”
"I''m sorry!" Heidi was humiliated and embarrassed. Her head was still lowered, and she could not
stop rubbing her hands together. She looked like she was about to burst into tears.
She had been by my side for such a long time. I did not want to pick on her more than I had. "Theo
is still investigating the incident with the rumors from before. I hope you know what to do so you
won''t be a target of his investigations, or things might get ugly."
That was all I had to say. After I was done, I looked down so she was no longer in my sight. A
nudge was all it needed for a clever person to understand the situation. I hope she understood what
I meant.
I was not daft. When Theo had mentioned to me that h e would investigate this matter and brought
me to dinner with President Sherman and his family, I got a gist that something was not right.
However, I was still uncertain. Apart from Heidi, Xander and the other crew members knew about
thest business trip too.
Heidi’s eagerness earlier confirmed my suspicions.
Since Heidi has been with me for so many years, I knew her well. The only thing that would change
her was a man.
I was sure Zedd was involved in this too since I had overheard his argument with Theo the other
time.
Heidi betrayed me because Newlight was behind this. The purpose behind Zedd framing me was
probably to chase me out of thepany.
The two of them were working together to put the me on me once the sales of our new products
dipped from Xander''s scandal. That way, they could get me to leave thepany. When that
happened, it would be perfectly reasonable for Newlight Media to request for Sandy to be the new
spokesperson.
This was why Theo had called the entire thing to a halt, but he did not exin to me. Why?
I was growing increasingly frustrated the more I thought about it. I asked Heidi to go ahead and
work outside my office as I sat here idly all alone.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.