Chapter 428


    Gracie nodded, "I was scared. d you''re okay. My palms were full of sweat when I rushed up there."


    "Do you think it could be Mandy?"


    "Mandy?" Astrid shook her head, "No way. She doesn''t have the guts. Besides, our petty quarrels


    aren''t enough to make her want to off me. She''s been in the biz for so many years, she''d never risk her


    career just to frame me."


    Gracie frowned, "If it''s not her, then who could it be? You don''t have any enemies, do you?"


    "Don''t worry, I have a solution. Go find Selena." Astrid pushed Gracie into the elevator, watched the


    doors close, then turned and walked down the hallway.


    Not long after, Chad texted her, "Chief, I''ve been getting a bad vibe recently. How about Hank and I


    Astrid replied, "I can handle it. I''m fine."


    Chad continued, "Chief, no matter how tough you are, you''re still a girl. There are some things that men


    are just better equipped to handle."


    Astrid said, "You just focus on running thepany and taking care of Roman."


    Chad looked at the message, his unease deepening.


    These days he''d been digging into the Lampard family for Astrid, but there was very little he could find.


    And many members of the Lampard family had close ties with some shadowy international


    organizations.


    He had a gut feeling, something bad was about to happen.


    "Dang, it''s cold!" Hank walked in with a barbecue and a beer, noticed Chad packing up, and asked,


    "Where are you going?"


    Chad replied, "Chief just had a rehearsal at the TV station. A stage light fell from above. If she hadn''t


    dodged in time, she might''ve been..."


    "What?! Who dares to harm our Chief!" Hank''s smile instantly disappeared, reced by anger, "Let''s


    go. We need to protect the Chief and show those people that our chief has backers."


    The two quickly agreed and left the building after locking up the office.


    The rehearsal ident was well handled by the TV station, but Elio had nted a mole there, so he


    found out about the news quickly.


    Meanwhile, Astrid arrived at a closed door.


    She knocked three times, but there was no answer.


    She knocked a few more times.


    It was dead silent inside.


    Astrid didn''t leave, instead she leaned against the door and casually said, "Fannie Santos, why are you


    hiding? Are you that afraid of me?"


    As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the sound of heelsing from inside.


    Then, the door opened.


    Fannie stood at the door, barefaced, with a calm expression, "Long time no see, Astrid."Content provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    The Fannie in front of her seemed like a different person, with apletely different aura.


    In the past, Fannie would have been furious to see her and might have even wanted to attack her. But


    now, she could greet her so calmly, even with a smile on her face.


    They were just like two old friends meeting after a long time.


    But Astrid knew, all of this, wasn''t real.


    It was all a facade by Fannie.


    Astrid looked at Fannie and smiled, "Fannie, I''ve received your wee gift. I''ll give you a big gift in


    return. I''m sure you''ll love it."


    Fannie closed her lips gently, remaining silent.