Chapter 180


    Coming back to his senses, Frederick realized what he just said. Standing in front of him, the


    finance manager, administrative manager, and sales director were all looking at him in shock. Chet


    had also looked up at him in surprise.


    Sensing that others cast him with a look, the finance manager swallowed his saliva and spoke up.


    "Mr. Clements, this month''s pay scheme has already been prepared! Is it the bonus you''re


    dying? Do you need me to redo this month''s pay scheme?


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    He felt embarrassed to tell Frederick straight what was going on in his mind, "You just signed the


    scheme two days ago! If I''m to redo it, I would have to work overtime before the end of the month.


    Whether it can bepleted in time is a problem itself. I''m probably the one who''s going to bear the


    brunt now!" However, he didn''t dare say a word.


    The point was that there were no financial or liquidity problems! Why not pay the wages?


    At the same time, the sales director also chimed in.


    "Mr. Clements, the wages for sales have already been submitted and this month''s payment


    collection waspleted in excess. Regarding themission, we have already notified them too.


    Do you think we can start next month?"


    They had an excess in payment collection, how could it be that thepany was short on funds?


    At that moment, the sales director was absolutely confused.


    Watching everyone''s reaction, Frederick had understood their meanings. "I was just asking; it


    doesn''t concern ourpany anyway!"


    With a wave of his hand, Frederick dismissed this topic and continued speaking.


    "Let''s call it a day! As for the rest, organize it into written documents and pass it to me! The year''s


    almost ending, the finance department should make another n. Additionally, give an additional


    one month''s sry as a year- end bonus for the employees and put it in next month''s sry! Also,


    the bonuses for the elite employees from each department remain unchanged! Those that do not hit


    the target in three months should just leave!"


    "Yes, Mr. Clements!"


    All of them spoke in unison, obviously overjoyed.


    After seeing them out, Chet tidied the office up before sitting down. "What did you mean earlier on?"


    If news about theirpany having trouble paying sries were to spread, wouldn''t it be ruining


    their own reputation?


    "Chet, would you take it to heart if you didn''t receive a year-end bonus?"


    Chet immediately got goosebumps, his eyes going round. "Frederick, just say what you have to say,


    don''t scare me please. Did I do something wrong?"


    Thinking back, Chet felt perplexed. He hadn''t made any mistakes recently! Why detain his year- end


    bonus? That was a huge sum of money!


    Simultaneously, Frederick also gave out a long sigh. "It was just a metaphor, why couldn''t they


    understand? Squares really don''t fit in holes!" he thought to himself.


    If he cut that money grubber''s allowance, would she then remember how well he has treated her?


    But, given her temper, would it backfire? What if he got into her bad side again merely because of


    thirty thousand dors?


    With all sorts of thoughts racing through his mind, he fell into worry again.


    Sitting opposite him, Chet was utterly confused-he couldn''t understand anything!


    At this moment, something popped up in Frederick''s mind.


    "That''s it! Go investigate Alicia''s activities these two days besides work! Find out whether she


    offended anyone!"


    The abrupt change of topic surprised Chet. "Huh?"


    Weren''t they just having a meeting? Why did she just suddenly pop up?


    Looking at his startled face, Frederick rolled his eyes. "I won''t detain your year-end bonus. I''ll even


    give you an additional twenty percent!"


    "That''s not it! Frederick, what''s wrong with Miss nchard again? If you want me to investigate,


    can''t you at least point me in the right direction?"


    Other than work, wouldn''t she just eat and sleep? It couldn''t be that Frederick wanted him to


    investigate her daily routine, right?


    Frederick pondered for a while before answering.


    "Well, check whether she got into an argument with anyone or was there any conflict. Also, find out


    whether anyone bullied or hit her."


    He wondered if Alicia had gotten herself into trouble again. However, she didn''t really have anyone


    by her side. If she really had been wronged, she probably could''ve only kept it to herself.


    When Frederick thought of this, he felt ufortable. He felt sorry for her.


    Without someone to rely on, it was a bad thing if a woman was too attractive. On the contrary, she


    couldn''t keep still and kept going around causing trouble!


    It was obvious that he was worried about her!


    At that moment, Chet almost wanted to roll his eyes as well. "If you care about her so much, why


    can''t you just ask her yourself? You''re suffering because you don''t want to lose face!" he thought


    bitterly.


    Suddenly, he remembered something and took out his phone. He then found the post and passed


    the phone over to Frederick. "There''s no need for the investigation, she was hit! It came up in the


    post feed this morning..."


    Looking at the phone, a few photos came into view. Frederick''s face fell. The caption stated, "Two


    Pretty Women Fighting In Broad Daylight For One Men; What About The Rest Of Us?"


    There were four photos, the first was of Jeremy holding Alicia''s hand; the next was a photo of Alicia


    hitting him with her bag unreasonably; another was of Jeremy with his arm around Lindsay; thest


    was the picture of Lindsay pping Alicia...


    These four photos alone could already outline a story for those who didn''t know the truth!


    On the other hand, these photos were obviously not taken professionally; they were taken from a


    distance and were quite blurry. They were posted anonymously and only had a few descriptions


    attached.


    The poster considered it indecent for two women to be fighting in public. He reprimanded them for


    being ignorant, feeling that society is very unfair. Many good men couldn''t find apanion but bad


    men could have two; from the poster''s tone, it could be seen that he was an ipetent and ugly


    person who was just jealous of the world!


    After a while, Frederick felt anger rising in him again.


    That d*mned woman! Just how much did she like her old fling? Frederick was her true and rightful


    partner. Was she blind? How could she even hold on to that piece of trash?


    Throwing the phone back to Chet, Frederick got up to make two cups of coffee. "Do you know the


    situation between Jeremy and that woman?"


    In his memory, he vaguely remembered that that woman had been troubling Alicia frequently.


    "I knew that he would ask about this! It''s a good thing I dug around on this issue while I was at


    Bayton City, it''s really a hard job being Master Clement''s assistant!" Chet thought and sighed


    internally.


    He then epted the coffee and rearranged his thoughts before speaking.


    "I know a few things. This woman''s name is Lindsay Crouch, I think she was a schoolmate with


    Miss nchard and Jeremy Pitcher at St. Abbott University. From what I understand, it was a


    melodramatic story. Miss nchard and Jeremy were a generally acknowledged ideal couple in


    school, a match made in heaven!"


    Feeling a cold stare, Chet shuddered as he realized he''d used the wrong descriptions, therefore he


    tried tough it off.


    "It was how they were described on campus!" He wasn''t the one whobeled them as a match


    made in heaven.