Chapter 301


    We are not to be the Sacrificed Lamb!


    "Jamie Nordhaus!"


    "Chairman, howe he''s here?"


    Everyone present was stunned, not only because theer was the project manager from the rivaling


    company which had taken a $700-million worth of business from Lion Group, but he dared to break into


    the meeting room in such an ostentatious manner.


    Eliot''s face darkened the moment he turned round to catch the sight of Jamie.


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    Yet Jamie just per-empted him, "Why can''t I show up here when this meeting of yours is said to be held


    for the sake of me?"


    At this moment, he became the frivolous Junior Nordhaus again, who was notorious for his insinuative


    sneer.


    ncing at Jamie coldly, August ordered Burton, "Since we are having a guest here, could you make a


    seat for Junior Nordhaus, Burton?"


    Hearing himself being called as "Junior Nordhaus", Jamie put on a grim look.


    That name had too much to with his infamous past, when he was hanging around all day resorting to


    his family.


    But he had molded into the project manager of Jevas Group now.


    Yet August deliberately insisted on calling him by that name, that was obviously out of mockery.


    Casting a quiet look at August, Jamie then turned to Eliot, "Mr.Adams, I came here to make something


    clear to you guys."


    After that, he turned to Lucia with an overt smile.


    That smile made Lucia much more relieved.


    She had just sent him the message out of sheer desperation, not really expecting him to show up.


    And now, with him really standing in the meeting room, she was still quite uncertain whether he would


    be able to make it clear as he imed.


    But she had to take the chance.


    She thus returned a grin to Jamie, but immediately perceived a sharp re from August, which got her


    agitated again.


    Eliot had to make the concession despite his displeasure, since the rejection in front of so many people


    would only get both sides awkward.


    "Go ahead, please." said he.


    "I heard that someone is spreading the rumor of me and Lucia shopping together yesterday, and


    suspecting she''s leaked out the n to me simply because of our friendship.They even want to fire her


    unreasonably."


    "It''s not unreasonably, but based on forceful analysis." a voice rose.


    "What a forceful analysis!"


    Jamie snorted tough.


    "Let me show you guys what''s called forceful."


    He motioned his assistant, who''d been waiting at the door, to get in with aptop.


    He then articted, "You are going to see the surveince video in the clothing shop where I ran into


    Lucia.Here is convincing evidence to prove we didn''t make any n to meet up, but only came across


    each other out of coincidence."


    As he made another signal, his assistant turned the screen to the front and started ying the video to


    the people in the meeting room.


    As it was shown in the video, Jamie was asking the staff about the location of the dressing room when


    he entered the shop.He then knocked at the door of the dressing room and met Lucia unexpectedly.


    Surprise was so apparent on both sides, which meant they hadn''t nned for any appointment.


    They even said "it''s long since we met"


    to each other, and that just indicated they were definitely not that close as the rumor went.


    A silence fell in the meeting room when everyone had watched the clip.


    Jamie then put a text on the screen of his phone and showed it around with a smile, "What''s more


    suspicious is I was actually led to the shop all the way by a piece of message.It''s obvious that someone


    was manipting the so-called appointment, just in order to take the candid photo of us.I don''t mind


    letting you guys go through it."


    He then gave his phone to the person next to him.


    As the phone had been passed through several people, who only shut their lips after reading it, all the


    guys in the room had guessed what it was about.


    When almost half of the people had read the text, Jamie uttered calmly, "Someone nted an


    appointment on Lucia and me yesterday, even with a candid picture.And then this morning, the mailing


    system of yourpany was hacked to send out that misleading mail, making everyone think Lucia the


    one to give the n away.Could you have a guess why the one behind it is doing all that?"


    To cover up the crime with a scapegoat, of course.


    "If you guys don''t trust me, you could well go to the clothing shop for the video yourselves, or just talk


    to the staff who was there yesterday."


    With a deliberate pause, Jamie went on, "Whoever the guy who made the gimmickry is, I will never let


    slip of him or her! Making Lucia the scapegoat is not only framing her up, but also ndering my


    working ability.We are not to be the sacrificedmb! Anyone who still have any question, please stand


    up to confront with me.This is the business of mine now."


    Everyone at the table was embarrassed at his remark, which was actually quite well-grounded, and nor


    could they find any direct evidence to prove Lucia was the one to leak the n out.


    The stalemate could only get the situation tougher.


    August looked up to Lucia, frowning, just to find her eyeing Jamie cheerfully.


    Aplicated feeling just welled up in his heart.


    Jamie then turned to Eliot withposure, "Mr.Adams, what''s your opinion?"


    sping his hands at the back, Eliot cleared his throat grimly before he uttered, "Since Mr.Nordhaus


    has made it quite clear, I don''t have any objection now."


    Jamie looked around with a triumphant smile, "Anyone else? I''ll be d to answer any of the question


    from you."


    Since Eliot had shown his attitude, other executives and share-holders were all silenced.


    Even those who had just been quite active, now only got their heads downcast quietly.


    Jamie regarded Lucia with a smile, and raised his eyebrows with a blink when they exchanged a


    nce, just like a naughty kid who had lucked out in a game.


    Seeing the grimace, Lucia couldn''t helpughing, when she''d got her nerve racked for so long.


    Casting a look at August, Eliot dictated ndly, "Get the meeting finished.I''ll be waiting for you in the


    office."


    He then strode out of the meeting room after bidding a farewell to Jamie with a nod.


    There was a fraught silence in the room when Eliot had left.


    August then said solemnly, "The case is closed.I''ll get the IT guys to strengthen the security of our


    mailing system.Lucia will stay on her position.And the rumor is to be stopped within this room."


    He then concluded with a knock at the table, "The meeting is over."


    After that, he ordered Burton, "Could you see Junior Nordhaus off?"


    He then strode away without a nce at Lucia.


    That made Lucia a bit worried.


    Yet Jamie turned to Burton, "No calls to bother."


    And he went up to Lucia and raised his chin up with a smile, "Could you please see me off?"