Chapter 1121 Bringing Back Grudges
Rachel was convinced by Holley''s words and believed as long as Charles was doubting Sheryl, their
rtionship would, sooner orter, be at a breaking point.
Charles was standing in his office right next to the ss wall that overlooked the city. It looked like he
was appreciating the view, but his mind was traveling outside of this office walls. A knock on the door
interrupted his thoughts, and entered his secretary, who told him that the lead expert of the
investigation hade. He told his secretary to let him in. As Charles moved towards his desk to sit on
his chair, the man walked towards him with a folder full of papers in hand. The man put the results on
Charles'' desk with pride, knowing that he and his men had worked several days and nights for this. "Mr.
Lu, please, take a look."
Charles picked up the reports and scanned through the pages for a long time, reading the texts and
eyeing the pictures. Finally, after a thorough check of the whole report, he closed the folder with a
satisfying smile. He turned to the man and praised, "You and your team did a really great job. Your
reports are very detailed, and will surely help us. What''s funny though is that even someone who
knows nothing about Photoshop or any graphic editing programs can tell that these photos are
fabricated."
The man bowed in respect and left as soon as he was dismissed. Charles turned his chair behind and
looked back at the ss window. In this battle, he had gotten closer to victory.
The only thing left to do now was expose the reports to the public in the press conference.
In this way, the public would finally know the truth and would be clear about the rtionship among
Rachel, Tarsan Corporation, Sheryl, and even himself.
This was the only way to let the public understand that Rachel intended to frame Sheryl.
Most people in this city were not stupid, and they would eventually piece the puzzles together for they
were very well acquainted with the struggles and the battles in rich families, for this was not the first
one in this century.
Charles lifted a smirk on his face. With the evidence and the speech he already thought of, all people in
this city would be back on his side.
Then, he turned around again and turned to his secretary, who was still in the room, waiting to be
dismissed. "David," he called out, making David turn his attention on Charles. "David, inform the media
that the press conference will be held earlier than scheduled," Charles said with excitement evident in
his voice.
David nodded, "Will do, Mr. Lu." He bowed and walked out of the office in a hurry.
Meanwhile, Holley had just gotten up, feeling really tired and sore. As she sat up and stretched, the first
thing that popped in her mind was what Rachel told herst night. Thinking about it now with energy
and a fresh mind, she realized that Rachel''s concern was not to be dismissed. After all, people were,
indeed, easy to forget, especially when another more controversial and trending news stole the public''s
interest.
Once a topic got cold and moved on with the time passed by, the effect would grow weaker and
weaker, and soon, no one would be talking about it.
''Now, how to change this situation?'' Holley thought.
She needed to think about this carefully. She racked her brain for any potential stir that would bring the
topic back up.
As if a light bulb suddenly lit in her mind, Holley smiled as she thought of another person that hated
Sheryl.
''Yes, this is the perfect time to remind Duncan of his grudge for Sheryl, '' she thought, making sure that
Duncan would not simply forget about what happened to him because of Sheryl.
She immediately got his phone number from Rachel, who wondered what she was nning to do.
Without even telling Rachel her ns, Holley thanked her and dialed Duncan in haste.
As soon as the call was answered on the third ring, Holley said in a polite manner, "Hello, is this Mr.
Qiu, manager of Tarsan Corporation?"
"Yes, this is Mr. Qiu, and no, I am not the manager of Tarsan Corporation anymore," Duncan answered
withint and annoyance evident in his voice. Holley smiled as she purposely wanted to make
him feel the irritation. Before Holley could speak again, Duncan asked, "Who is this?"
"I''m Holley. We once met each other. Maybe you still recognized me if you happen to have a good
memory," Holley replied and introduced herself with a smile. More importantly, she wanted to instigate
Duncan''s discontent with the past.
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Her scheme would be much easier to carry out if Duncan still held a grudge on what he had suffered.
"Holley? As in Holley Ye?" Holley grinned. How could she not have left a deep impression on him? She
was a close friend with Rachel, the CEO of Tarsan Corporation. He had wanted to please Holley
before.
However, he wasn''t given a chance topletely impress Holley, because he got fired, making him
really angry and annoyed.
"Why did you call? I didn''t expect you to still remember me," Duncan added. The confusion was clearly
evident in his tone.
"Mr. Qiu, I called because I was wondering if you have the time to meet with me. I promise, I won''t let
you down if youe," Holley offered, still with the sly grin stered on her face.
On the other hand, Duncan couldn''t help but ept her invitation, for her voice was stern and tough,
which really sounded convincing and tempting.
Then again, he didn''t have anything else to do, and Holley was just a woman. She was no threat to
him.
Duncan immediately agreed without missing a beat. "Okay, sure, but you decided where to meet and
when."
"My pleasure. I will send you the details of our meetingter after I decide." The call ended after that,
making Holley feel satisfied. She sighed and then walked towards the bathroom to prepare.
Meanwhile, Duncan stared at his phone. At the mention of Tarsan Corporation, his mind started to fill
with the bittersweet of the past. Ever since he was kicked out of thepany, his girlfriend, Vivi, also
left him. Days after, he heard that Vivi was dating another rich and powerful man, which really showed
her true colors about caring only about a man''s prestige and fortune.
Then again, Vivi would not have left him if he wasn''t fired. All his misfortune was all caused by none
other than Sheryl. Without her, he would have been still the manager of Tarsan Corporation, a
prestigious and respectful man. Vivi would also have been by his side if it wasn''t for Sheryl.
Ever since then, he had be a loser. After that, he never gave up and aimed to restart his career by
applying to otherpanies. However, no matter whichpany he applied into, his resume would be
immediately returned back the next day he handed it. Sometimes, even on the same day after knowing
who it was.
All thesepanies gave him many reasons and excuses as to why they rejected him. This made
Duncan really confused and aggravated, because he knew he was aplished and really fit for the
jobs he had applied for based on his credentials and work experience. In fact, there were positions that
he applied for in which he knew he was overqualified.
It was when he realized that there was something wrong with the situation that he knew about the
warning Tarsan Corporation had released to allpanies about hiring him.
Knowing that he had no hope left anymore, he once tried to take revenge on Sheryl. Before he could
take actions, however, Sheryl''s scandal started to circte around the city.
This took him back to the day that Rachel insisted on letting Sheryl design the scheme first. He didn''t
understand why, at first, but now, he realized that Rachel didn''t intend to help Sheryl at all. Instead, she
made a trap for Sheryl to fall into.
After seeing the news and the photos, Duncan was very pleased and impressed. Soon, all his
intentions for revenge slowly vanished.
Now, Holley calling him up and asking for him to meet her aroused his interests once more.
He knew that Rachel wanted to humiliate Sheryl in public and destroy her reputation. If Holley called
him under Rachel''s order, it meant that he was being given a chance to do something that might please
Rachel. It could also be his way back to Tarsan Corporation.
As he was pondering over this, his phone notified him of a text. Holley had sent him the time and
address. He smiled and could tell that Holley was very anxious, because she had immediately settled
the time, which was half an hourter, and the address being not too far.
As Duncan started to prepare himself, he gave another smile that had driven all his sadness and
desperation away. Maybe Holley was, indeed, right. Maybe, he would get the satisfaction he wanted
once he came to the meeting.
Half an hourter, Duncan reached the cafe and found Holley situated in the far end, waving at him. As
he walked towards her, he noticed that she wore a delicate make-up and a simple outfit for this
meeting.
Holley stood up out of politeness as soon as Duncan was standing beside the table. She gestured on
the seat across her and said, "Please, have a sit, Mr. Qiu."
Duncan smiled back politely and could feel how Holley respected him, judging by how she stood up
and how she called him "Mr. Qiu" instead of his full name.
It wasn''t sure yet if this meeting was Rachel''s or Holley''s intention.
But Duncan liked to assume that it was under Rachel''s orders.
"Thank you, Miss Ye. Please, have a sit, too," Duncan replied. He was in a good mood, making his tone
soft and warm.
"Mr. Qiu, I don''t want to beat around the bush, so without further ado, I''d like to go straight to the
reason why I called you here. Please, forgive me if I ever sound rude or offensive." Holley said in a
serious tone.
Besides her real intention, however, she didn''t want to talk to Duncan about anything else anyway.