Chapter 536
Jimmy was trembling with fury. "You… You''re too much!"
"You''re overreacting, Mr. Onder. I''m the representative of the Crossleys, so it makes sense for me to
prioritize their needs. Furthermore, I''m not forcing you to hand me 3 million. I''m helping you borrow
money for Pearson Group! You''re the one who came up with this whole idea, anyway; how am I too
much?" Leanna replied.
Raymond, on the other hand, simply stood by the side without saying much. He was afraid of getting
himself involved in this argument. Jimmy raised his hand and pointed at Leanna while speaking
through gritted teeth. "I finally know what a scoundrel looks like! You learned all of this from that dad of
yours who''s addicted to gambling, didn''t you?" Jimmy was getting harsher with his words, but
regardless of whatever he said, Leanna still kept a faint smile on her face. She didn''t lose her temper at
all.
After Jimmy finished throwing his tantrum at her, he turned to Raymond. "I''ll get my men to transfer 3
million to her right now. I don''t want to hold that nonsense of a press conference!" he growled. "Excuse
me, Jimmy, but you can just transfer all the money to the Crossleys'' ount. There''s no need to
transfer anything to me—people might think you''re bribing me otherwise," Leanna added.
After that, Jimmy simply let out a scoff before leaving, mming the door with a loud bang as he did so.
Raymond wiped the sweat off his head after that. "I hope you don''t take Mr. Onder''s words to your
heart, Miss McKinney. He''s a straightforward person, but he doesn''t have ill intentions."
Leanna smiled. "There''s no reason for me to be offended. The Crossleys need money now, so if he can
give us 3 million, I wouldn''t mind even if he wanted to sit me down and curse at me the whole day.
There are tons of people who have said worse things than he has—I wouldn''t be happy if I cared about
everything people said." Raymond found some respect for the woman after hearing her words. Any
other woman from a wealthy family would''ve probably lost their cool, and they wouldn''t have managed
to stay so calm in the face of someone else''s anger.
Yet, Leanna managed to take all of Jimmy''s offenses in a calm manner while discussing terms and
conditions with Jimmy. "Are you nning to use the 3 million as thepany''s operating cash flow,
Miss McKinney?" Raymond asked.
"What else would I do with the money?" Leanna''s tone turned colder as she spoke. "He only did such a
shameless thing because he''s rich. Not all problems can be solved using money. Sometimes, one
would have to pay the price in a different way," she replied.
Raymond didn''t say much. "I want you to keep an eye on him. Make sure our finance department
receives the payment before you leave," she uttered. "But Mr. Onder—" Raymond started.
Leanna interjected, "If he tries to dy or avoid the transfer, I want you to tell him that I can reschedule
for the press conference to be held at night."
"I got it. I''ll handle it now," Raymond said.
Leanna simply nodded before she rested in her office chair. After Raymond left, Leanna heaved a sigh
of relief. She nced at her slightly trembling fingers before she picked up a ss of water and
downed it. Jimmy was too high and mighty—he rarely showed care for anyone else. Leanna couldn''t
afford to show a hint of fear if she wanted to overpower him.
Leanna was just about to pour herself more water when she received a call from Richard. "I found
something, Miss McKinney." The partneringpany had initially arranged for a suitable candidate to
meet Jimmy after learning about Jimmy''s background. However, they hadn''t expected the person they
sent to fall ill right before the meeting. So, they ended up sending one of thepany''s interns to meet
Jimmy.
The intern was clueless about the man''s hical practices and habits, and she thought that it would
just be a regr meeting. To her surprise, Jimmy started showing his true colors and began to get
physical with her after he finished a few sses of alcohol. When Jimmy saw how resistant the intern
was, he spiked her drink, and they ended up in bed. Leanna let out a sigh when she heard about the
whole situation. She mmed her fist on the table. "Where''s the victim now?"
"She''s in the ce she rented for herself. Do you want toe over, Miss McKinney?" Richard asked.
"Send me her address. I''ll go over now," Leanna replied.
"Sure." Moments after ending the call, Leanna received an address from Richard. She packed her stuff
before rushing downstairs. She had just stepped out of the elevator when she bumped into Freddie,
who just came back to the office after he hadpleted his work outside.
"Where are you headed?" Freddie asked.
"Have you heard about the situation with Jimmy?" Leanna asked in return.
"I heard a few things about it," Freddie replied.
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"I''m going to meet the victim now," she said.
Freddie turned around and trailed along. "I''ll go with you."
"Sure." Even though Richard had asked for details about what happened the night before, the victim
was still the one who knew exactly what transpired. Considering that Freddie was awyer, it would be
helpful for him to learn the details just in case they had to go to court.
"How did you handle Jimmy?" Freddie asked after they got in the car. Leanna wore her seatbelt as she
spoke. "I got him to pay 3 million."
Freddie was shocked to hear this. "3 million? How did you get a man like him to pay such a huge
sum?" Jimmy was a corrupted man who had pocketed a lot of money throughout his years in the
Crossley Group. He kept all the money in his savings, and it was virtually impossible to get him to
share any of that money. Freddie couldn''t believe that Leanna managed to get Jimmy to pay 3 million.
"He knew that he made a mistake, and he''s probably afraid of being exposed. I just scared him for a
bit, and he agreed to pay after that," Leanna exined.
"You and Aidan sure are a perfect match," Freddiemented. Leanna was speechless for a while.
What does that have anything to do with Aidan? They arrived at the victim''s ce about 30 minutes
later. Leanna headed upstairs to find two men standing by the entrance of the elevator. When they saw
her, they both shifted their gazes away from her at the same time.
"Miss McKinney." Richard walked over to greet her when he heard the sound of footsteps. Only then
did Leanna look away from the two men to greet Richard. Richard led her into the house while
speaking in a hushed tone. "Those two are men that Mr. Onder sent over. If the victim tries to make a
police report, they will…"
Leanna pressed her lips together as her expression hardened. "He''s really trying to y God, huh,"
Freddiemented.
Once they got to the rented unit, Leanna saw a man standing by the front door. "What''s done is done,
Jessamine. Now, we have to find a way to resolve this issue, right? We can''t do anything if you
continue to stay in your room. Why don''t youe out for a meal?" the man said in a patient and
concerned voice. There was no answer from inside the unit.
"I''ve spoken to thepany. You''ll get to switch your job role, and you''ll get an increment. You can
request whatever sum you want. We all want good money to support our family, don''t we?
Furthermore, Mr. Onder also agreed topensate you. I''m sure you know that Mr. Onder is from
a bigpany—we can''t afford to mess with him. We need to know our limits. Otherwise… Why don''t
you tell me your terms? I can help you have a discussion with them." The man sounded like he was
doing it all for her own good, and he seemed to indirectly imply that the girl was stupid if she didn''t
acknowledge his efforts.
Leanna walked over, and Richard introduced her to the man. "This is the partneringpany''s
representative, Mr. Burlow," Richard announced.
Kevin Burlow turned to look at Leanna before scanning her from head to toe. "Who are you?"