Chapter 1498 It Wasn''t An ident


    "Ms. Xia, is Lancy insane? How could she do that to you? She even cursed ourpany. What a crazy


    woman!" Phoebe said disdainfully.


    Sheryl, however, seemed to be lost in thought. She replied calmly, "I don''t think she''s crazy. In fact, I


    think she''s very well-prepared. I wonder who else she''s working with because whoever it is, well, they


    did a good job. Their n is going very well. They must be nning their next step now."


    Phoebe was startled to hear this so she asked, worried, "Ms. Xia, are you saying that this wasn''t an


    ident? And that Lancy is an aplice? Oh my God, do we have an enemy that we don''t know of?


    Why would someone do such a thing to frame us?"


    Sheryl remained silent. A woman''s name came to her mind. Since she hade back, trouble seemed


    to follow Sheryl everywhere.


    "Phoebe, you''ve had a long day. Why don''t you go home and rest? I''ll take care of this. You don''t need


    to worry, okay?" Sheryl said gently.


    After such a long day, Phoebe was already starting to feel tired. Her back was aching too so she didn''t


    bother to decline. "Okay, Ms. Xia. Don''t stay up toote. You need to get home and rest too."


    "Yes, I know. Bye, Phoebe." Sheryl nodded at Phoebe.


    As soon as she saw Phoebe get inside a cab, she took her phone out and dialed a number.


    "I need you help investigate someone. I need all background information on her and find out if she''s


    been meeting with a woman named Rachel."


    "No problem, just send me an email about her name and information."


    "Okay."


    Sheryl hung up and opened her business email. She found the contract Lancy had signed with the


    background, etc. Sheryl sent the resume.


    Sheryl remained worried as she thought it over. Lancy looked and sounded determined back in the


    hospital. And she was confident that the Cloud Advertising Company would get a very bad reputation


    after the ident in the mall.


    Something like this had already happened before. Based on that, as long as the mall didn''t demand


    anything from thepany, the contract could remain valid so it normally shouldn''t be a big deal. This


    was why Sheryl was so worried about how certain Lancy was that this ident would destroy the


    Cloud Advertising Company.


    Sheryl racked her brain for Lancy''s possible motive. She concluded that Lancy might go public with her


    face injury. If Lancy was acting alone, Sheryl wondered how much trouble Lancy could really get her


    into.


    So, Sheryl called the chief editor of thergest magizine in Y City.


    "Hi, Peterson, sorry to bother you sote in the night," Sheryl said politely.


    When Peterson responded, his voice sounded weing. "No trouble at all, Mrs. Lu. What''s up? Did


    something happen?"


    Sheryl had met Peterson through Charles in one of the dinner parties that she went to. So, Peterson, a


    big shot in the entertainment industry, was the first name toe to Sheryl''s mind.


    "Yes, Peterson. I wonder if you can help me out?"


    "My pleasure. Tell me what happened. Let''s see what I can do for you," Peterson said without


    hesitating.


    Sheryl was relieved. She continued, "Here''s the thing…"


    Sheryl told Peterson every detail about the ident in the shopping mall and all about Lancy. Sheryl


    expressed her concern about Lancy''s threats and she wondered if she was up to something else


    bigger.


    Unlike Sheryl, Peterson was pretty calm after he heard the whole story. He remained silent for a


    moment.


    Sheryl''s anxious grew when Peterson wasn''t saying anything. She broke the silence. "Peterson, based


    on your experience, what are the odds of ourpany losing this case?"


    Peterson sighed before answering, "Mrs. Lu, I''m going to be honest with you because we''re friends. I


    think yourpany''s in quite a big trouble this time."


    Sheryl''s heart tightened as she heard this. She pressed, "What do you mean?"


    "I didn''t know that yourpany was involved in the ident in the JR Shopping Mall. Just this


    afternoon, the board of directors told us to y up the ident and put thepanies involved in a


    bad light. We were told to say that yourpany was more concerned with its own interests than the


    well-being of its employees and that all you valued was money."


    "Howe?" Sheryl was dumbfounded.


    This had already happened before, but it wasn''t dealt like this then. What made this time different?


    Besides, this was just an ident. Howe the Cloud Advertising Company was suddenly involved


    now? There was nothing wrong with thepany''s management.


    So many things were racing through Sheryl''s mind. She didn''t know what to do, and that drove her


    crazy.


    "Peterson, what should I do? It isn''t that serious, is it?" Sheryl asked anxiously.


    "I hate to say this, but it is. I''m sorry, Mrs. Lu. You have to prepare yourselves. Schedule a press


    conference too. Does Mr. Lu know about this? He might know what to do. He has a lot of connections.


    I''m sure he''lle up with something way better than what I can offer you."


    Peterson made Sheryl realize how deep in trouble she really was. Sheryl thanked Peterson and hung


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    up.


    Sheryl sat in her seat, lost in thought.


    She wondered whether it was an appropriate time to ask for Charles'' help.


    She only had one night. The news wasing out the next day, and she didn''t know if the Cloud


    Advertising Company would be on the front page of every newspaper and magazine by the time she


    woke up.


    Sheryl founded the Cloud Advertising Company with I. Sheryl would never allow someone to ruin it.


    Sheryl sped up her car because she wanted to get home right away.


    After Peterson hung up, he called Charles.


    Charles was tucking the children in. He instantly put his cell phone on silent mode when he got the call


    and left the bedroom quietly.


    "Hello?" Charles answered the phone when he was out in the hallway.


    "Mr. Lu, it''s Peterson. Am I disturbing you?" Peterson asked politely.


    "No, Mr. Yang. What''s up? Are you calling because you can''t sleep and you want to spend the night


    with me?" Charles teased Peterson.


    Peterson chuckled before he answered, "Mr. Lu, has Mrs. Lu discussed with you about herpany''s


    issues?"


    Charles was perplexed. Sheryl wasn''t home yet. ''Did something bad happen to Sheryl?'' Charles was


    worried.


    "Mr. Yang, please tell me what you know. Sher isn''t home yet."


    "Oh, okay. Mrs. Lu called me just now and told me about…"


    "About what?" Charles interrupted Peterson anxiously.