Chapter 520


    Chapter 520


    However, shortly after that, Hayley’s assistant returned with a grave


    expression. “Miss Stone, Philip Grayson is in trouble.”


    As soon as Hayley heard that, her heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she


    immediately questioned, “What happened to him?”


    She also stood up abruptly from her seat and turned to look at her personal


    assistant impatiently.


    Her personal assistant did not keep anything from her, and she told her


    everything that she had found out. “For some reason,st night there was


    a squad of policemen that turned up at the bar, and not only was Philip


    Grayson taken into custody, the bar was also sealed off.”


    Instantly, Hayley’s expression took a turn for the worse, and there was a


    look of fright that shed across her eyes. Philip Grayson’s in custody, and


    the bar’s sealed off too. Could it be rted to the job I gave him yesterday?


    With this in mind, she couldn’t help questioning her assistant, “Did you find


    out the exact reason why they were taken into custody?”


    “I asked the people working nearby, but none of them knew the exact


    details.” Her assistant responded frankly.


    At that point, Hayley’s heart thudded frantically, and there was a tremor in


    her voice as she spoke, “Could it be because of us?”


    Her assistant was also aware of the deal she had with Philip.


    She considered the situation for a moment before shaking her head. “I don’t


    think that it’s rted to us. If it was, the police would havee after us by


    now.”


    Hayley thought about it and found that her assistant’s words made sense, so


    she finally felt slightly at ease. However, she was still somewhat apprehensive.


    As soon as her assistant noticed that, she advised, “Miss Hayley, perhaps Philip


    Graysonmitted some offense, so you shouldn’t take this to heart and let it


    get to you.”


    At that moment, she also wished that this was merely her imagination running


    wild as she listened to her assistant’s words.


    She waved to gesture for her assistant to leave the room and sal in her office


    silently for a moment before continuing to handle her work.


    Later in the day, Hayley brought her assistant to attend the weeklypany


    meeting.


    During the meeting, Nero announced with a grave expression, “The


    coboration project that we submitted to Sawyer Group previously was


    rejected by them. Furthermore, they’ve identified multiple issues with our


    proposal.”


    Hayley’s heart sank upon hearing that. Meanwhile, all of the upper management


    level staff turned to nce in her direction because she was the one in charge


    of the project.


    Nero continued, “Miss Stone, I hope that you can resolve the issues pointed out


    by Sawyer Group as soon as possible.”


    “Yes, sir.” Hayley nodded her head to indicate that she agreed. However, she


    couldn’t seem to shake off the uneasy feeling in her mind.


    Half an hourter, after the meeting ended, Nero sent for Hayley to see him in


    his office.


    “What’s going on with the project? Why are there so many issues all of a


    sudden? Did you check and ensure everything waspleted properly back


    then?”


    Meanwhile, Hayley responded seriously when faced with her father’s


    interrogation, “I double-checked and made sure that everything waspleted


    wlessly when we handed over the proposal. There was nothing wrong with it


    then.”


    As soon as Nero heard that, he frowned while maintaining his silence.


    Hayley noticed that, and she couldn’t help questioning him, “Besides this, did


    Sawyer Group mention anything else?”


    “They didn’t bring up anything else.” Neroprehended her words, but he


    shook his head at her.


    This caused her to start biting at her lower lip in anxiety.


    As for Nero, he was engrossed in his thoughts too. Since Hayley had mentioned


    that she had doublechecked the proposal, there could only be one reason for


    the rejection.


    “It looks like Nichs is still quite mindful of what you did in the past, so he


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    purposely rejected our proposal.”


    At that point, Hayley’s face paled slightly. “How did Nichs find out?”


    “Since Remus is aware of this, then Nichs would definitely know about it!


    Besides, I have a strong


    suspicion that Nichs was the one who revealed this to Remus .”


    Nero glowered as he spoke, “Perhaps Nichs kept a low profile and didn’t take


    any action back then because Remus was quite unwell at that point. Think


    about it, though. Weren’t you stopped from entering the house each time you


    visited Remus during that period?”


    She tried to recall and seemed to realize that Nero’s words were entirely


    urate. At that moment, she felt a cold chill run down her spine. No wonder


    Nichs behaved increasingly cold and distant toward me during that period.


    So, she immediately panicked. “Dad, so what should we do now?”


    “Right now, you must go and gain Remus’ forgiveness. You have to do so not


    only for the sake of ourpany but also to maintain our family ties with the


    Sawyers.”


    Nero instructed her with a grave expression on his face. “You have to visit


    Remus frequently during this period when you have the free time. Isn’t he about


    to be discharged from the hospital within two days? So, go over there to help


    out.”