Chapter 38


    “I’ve covered the debt for you,n said, “but if youy a hand on her again, don’t expect me to


    show any mercy just because we’re blood.”


    The major project that Casey was involved in had always been under the supervision of his mother.


    It wasn’t until things went south thatn realized it was all a trap set by her.


    Leonora had lured Casey in, then orchestrated a leak of information from him. Her goal was nothing


    short of driving the Bell family to bankruptcy and putting Casey behind bars. The true reason behind


    his mother’s machinations was still a mystery ton. If it was all about some old me between


    Victoria and his father, it seemed far–fetched. So,n dug into his mother’s ounts and uncovered


    her embezzlement of charity funds.


    The Hayes family had always been pirs of phnthropy. If his father, who was abroad, caught


    wind of this, he’d divorce Leonora without a second thought.


    Leveraging this dirt,n managed to wrest control of the project from his mother, taking charge


    himself.


    Leonora sneered coldly. “Fine, then you better keep your people in line. It’s best if they don’t end up


    in my hands.”


    With that, she left the room.


    Half an hourter, the shareholders‘ meetingmenced. Leonora, with Heidi in tow, entered the


    room, introducing her as the new assistant.


    ra, asn’s chief secretary, naturally sat beside him, diligently taking notes on herptop. From


    the moment Heidi walked in, ra’s expression didn’t change, her lips curled in a pleasant smile.


    ra even gave Heidi a slight nod–a cordial greeting as if there was no bad blood between them.


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    Midway through the meeting, it was time to discuss a significant contract.n turned to ra and


    asked in a low voice, “Where’s the contract?”


    ra calmly met his gaze, “It’s all in these meeting documents.” She flipped through the stack of


    papers in front ofn, but the contract was nowhere to be found.


    “I’ll go look for it, Mr. Hayes,” ra said, standing up.


    Beforen could respond, Leonora interjected, “This contract is the crux of today’s meeting. Ms.


    ra, do you intend to make the shareholders wait while you search?”


    ra, unruffled, replied, “Perhaps you have a suggestion for what to do now, Ms. Leonora?”


    Leonora’s temper red, “You’re the chief secretary. It’s not my job to fix your mistakes. If you can’t


    handle this, maybe you’re not cut out for the position.”


    ra smiled lightly, “In my three years as Mr. Hayes‘ chief secretary, I’ve never had such an


    oversight. To judge me before we know the facts seems rather unfair, doesn’t it?”


    The shareholders, who had always admired ra, spoke up in her defense, ‘Ms. ra has always


    beenpetent. A rare mistake is understandable. Nobody’s perfect.”


    Leonora held back her criticism and watched with a cold gaze, “Go and find it. Don’t disappoint


    me.”


    ra, along with the executive office team, searched high and low to no avail. Just as everyone


    was at their wits‘ end, a janitor approached, holding a document.


    “Ms. ra, is this what you’re looking for?” she asked. “I found it in the trash can of the restroom. I


    think Ms. Heidi threw it away.”


    Taking the document from her, a chill flickered across ra’s eyes.


    Heidi, again!