Chapter 743
Minerva closed her eyes.
She held Beanie tightly and thought in her heart...
"Maddox, look. Our child is so good, so obedient and so understanding. Are you willing to leave us
behind?"
"Come back, we''ve been waiting for you."
Time flew by. It was a monthter.
Thepany ran as usual. In the beginning, because of Maddox''s ident, many people thought
that Yardley Corporation was an easy target. So they wanted to cancel their previous deals. A lot of
them even wanted to break their contracts.
However, all these problems were suppressed by Minerva.
Of course, her brother, Quill had always been helping her. Juliette also helped her to take care of a
lot of work. Sam helped her while recuperating and finally, everything returned to normal.
For the designpany, it waspletely handed over to Vera to manage. Minerva couldn''t take
care of both sides at the same time.
When Vera was free, she would asionallye over to help Minerva. At present, Vera went to
Minerva''s office and sorted out the documents for her. She said, "Should we go to the cafeteria for
lunch at noon?"
"Yes," Minerva nodded.
The Yardley Corporation''s cafeteria was not like other regr canteens. The safety measures and
hygiene maintenance there were done very well. Ever since Minerva came, she had been eating in
the cafeteria.
Vera nodded and said, "Actually, the food in your cafeteria is delicious. It''s almost time for lunch.
Let''s go since it''s rtively quiet now. You cane up first after lunch."
Minerva nced at the time, and supposed that it''s alright for her toe up early after lunch. She
packed up her things and went downstairs with Vera.
Both of them went to the cafeteria and found out that there were a lot of people lining up for food.
Minerva never used her privileges, so she went to line up with Vera with the other employees.
As soon as they lined up, they heard two female employees whispering in front of them.
"Well, M, is that woman going to be in charge of Yardley Corporation from now on? Why hasn''t
Young Master Yardleye back for such a long time?" one of the employees asked.
Upon hearing this, Minerva was stunned for a moment and then she frowned. Vera, who was
behind Minerva, almost made a move, but Minerva stopped her.
"Ellis, what are you talking about? It''s been more than a month. If Young Master Yardley was
coming back, he would have already returned long ago!" the girl named M replied.
"Huh?" Ellis replied in confusion.
"Ellis, is there something wrong with your mind? Do you think that the ne ident was a small
ident? There were only a few survivors. Not everyone is that lucky."
"But, M, the officials still have not found Young Master Yardley''s body, have they?"
"Yes, although they haven''t found the body, he also wasn''t among the survivors. Do you think it''s
easy to find a person in the vast sea? I heard some inside scoop that in fact, apart from the
survivors and the bodies recovered, many people are missing and Young Master Yardley is one of
them..." M exined.
When Ellis heard this, she covered her mouth in surprise.
"It can''t be. So many people had gone missing. It seems that they''re really fraught with grim
possibilities!"
M then continued, "In the future, this Hanoverdy would probably be in charge of Yardley
Corporation. Even though she is young, she is scheming. I heard that Young Master Yardley''s
brother wanted to take over as president temporarily but she disagreed. She said that she was
Young Master Yardley''s wife, so she had the right to take over his position. In my opinion, this
woman came for Young Master Yardley''s property from the very beginning. After his death, she
didn''t cry or make a fuss and was actually eager topete for the position in thepany."
"No way! She doesn''t seem like that kind of person..."
"Huh! You''re so naive. I''ve seen so many women like her!" M said viciously.
When Vera, who was standing behind Minerva, heard this, she couldn''t hold it in any longer. If
Minerva hadn''t stopped Vera earlier, Vera would have already rushed forward in anger.
Vera scolded loudly, "What kind of women are you referring to?!"
The sudden question interrupted the discussion between M and Ellis. M turned around to face
Minerva. Minerva looked delicate and beautiful, but her face waspletely indifferent. Next to
Minerva, Vera was ring at M fiercely.
M''s expression changed. She realized that they had heard her gossip. She was unsure if she
would be targeted at thepany in the future, so she said frankly, "Am I wrong? Young Master
Yardley would nevere back. However, thisdy pretends to take the position of vice president,
taking care of everything. She even brought outsiders like you into thepany. I know that
Hanover Corporation has always been under the pressure of Yardley Corporation. So, your n is
to work with outsiders to push Yardley Corporation under the power of Hanover Corporation!"
Vera stared at M incredulously.
"How can you talk nonsense like that?"
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She was so angry, wanting to argue with this ridiculous M.
Minerva stopped Vera and looked at M with a slight smile. "Excuse me, who told you that Maddox
wouldn''te back?"
M was stunned. She did not expect that Minerva was actually concerned about the matter about
Young Master Yardley.
Minerva continued, "You''re right. He''s not among the survivors, but they haven''t found the body yet.
But since he is missing, you cannot make any conclusions yet. Yet you insist that he wouldn''te
back, so are you just trying to create false rumors?"
"I..." M stuttered.
Minerva looked away and said faintly, "The Yardley Corporation only needs capable staff, not
someone who only knows how to gossip and curse her superiors. Please go back and pack your
things. Leave the Yardley Corporation immediately."
M''s eyes widened all of a sudden. "You want to fire me?"
Her voice was so loud that it attracted everyone''s attention in an instant. When they looked over,
they realized that Minerva was there. Thus, no one dared toe forward. They could only watch
the scene quietly.
Minerva lowered her head and looked at the time on her wristwatch. She said, "Well, it''s about ten
minutes past eleven now. When it turns to half past eleven but you''re still hanging around in the
company, I''ll use you for trespassing the Yardley Corporation." "You!" M was exasperated.
She red at Minerva, "My uncle also holds shares in thepany. You can''t fire me!"
"Oh?" Minerva smiled faintly. "Who''s your uncle?"
"My uncle is..." Just as M was about to say her uncle''s name, Ellis quickly pulled her away, and
lowered her head to apologize to Minerva.
"I''m sorry, I''m really sorry. M said it on the spur of the moment. She really didn''t mean to nder
you and Young Master Yardley. We usually work very hard. We talked nonsense because we have
nothing to do. Please give us another chance."
Minerva nced at Ellis. She remembered that Ellis had stood up for her just now.
Saying that Minerva was not that kind of woman...
Minerva had a good impression of Ellis just because of that one sentence, as there were too many
people who looked down on Minerva in thispany.
"Since your friend is pleading on your behalf, I will pretend nothing happened. But if... if I hear
anyone talk about Young Master Yardley behind me, I won''t be polite anymore!"
Minerva could let others gossip about her. But she couldn''t let them curse that Maddox would not
return!
She absolutely did not allow that!