Lee, who was cued by his colleagues, looked confused. He thought about what he had just seen in the office and shook his head, even more puzzled.“I don’t know anything!”There were a lot of discussions all around, and the conference room was noisy.This impromptu meeting was too sudden and made everyone speculate what happened.When Lance came in, everyone fell silent.However, Lance was not the only one who came in. Yvette followed him inside.Everyone felt even more puzzled.Almost everyone in the room had attended their wedding and knew of Yvette’s identity.There was nothing inappropriate for Yvette to attend this senior management meeting.However, was this a signal that Yvette would officially be involved in Sheldon Corporation?Before anyone could figure out what was going on, Lance sat down and spoke straightforwardly.“Mr. Lawrence, has the money on the books been replenished?”This question was like a boulder thrown into a calm body of water. Everyone was instant
Mr. Lawrence's face was ashen, and his body was trembling. He covered his face and sounded somewhat remorseful.“I’ve invested all my money. I was really too desperate. I approached the person in charge of that casino, and they promised to give me a chance to make a comeback and get it all back. It’s just for ten days.”An exasperated shareholder just wanted to kick Mr. Lawrence. “It’s been half a month now. You’re not a kid anymore, so do you believe such bullsh*t? How did the company recruit people like you in the first place? You’re simply a failure!”Mr. Lawrence looked up pleadingly.“Mr. Sheldon, please don’t call the police! Can we settle this matter privately? I’ll get the money back. I promise!”Lance’s gaze was dull.“Mr. Lawrence, I really underestimated your naivety. You still expect to get back $200 million from the casino? We’ll certainly get that money back, but you’re not the one to do it…”His voice was cold with a bit of indifference and gloom.“The police wil
Another person frowned slightly and immediately spoke.“No, I think we should find a young person who is active and has foresight. Director Collins has been in his position for ten years without much contribution. Making him the vice president will just drag down the company!”“What are you talking about? You want a random young man to take this position? It’s better to be safe than sorry. Director Collins is an old employee, and he’s reliable. What’s wrong with that?”“I think Aiden Zink from the headquarters is a good candidate. He has excellent ability and he’s young…”“Bah! Aiden Zink is your son-in-law! You’re really straightforward!”......Lance frowned speechlessly. His face was already quite glum.On the contrary, Yvette was not the slightest bit upset. She was watching this group of dying old men quarreling with each other and found it quite interesting.Lance was speechless and knocked on the table. His tone was cold and serious.“Are you guys done?”With that, eve
The old man was angered by Fiona’s words but did not know how to refute them.Fiona laughed and said, “How about this, I’ll ask him about it later and will teach him a good lesson. I still have some urgent business here, so I can’t talk…”After that, Fiona immediately hung up her phone. Her face became glum as she cursed.“What bad luck!”Fiona looked up at her three good friends that were still waiting on her turn in a card game. She immediately plastered on a smile and greeted them.“Let’s continue! It’s just a small matter.”Sitting across from Fiona was Yvette’s mother.Mrs. Quimbey raised her eyebrows. “A small matter? What did Lance do that someone else had to come complaining to you?”Fiona pursed her lips. “Sigh, he’s just a kid. I no longer care about the company’s affairs, so complaining to me won’t do him any good. But some people still don’t understand this!”Mrs. Quimbey paused. “Did Yvette cause trouble recently?”Fiona rolled her eyes at Mrs. Quimbey.“What ar
Yvette resisted the urge to jump in joy and suppressed her inner excitement.“I am happy. I’m just afraid that you’ll be in a difficult position.”She pretended to look generous.Lance saw through her thoughts and laughed lightly. He bent over and pinched her cheerful red face.“What’s so difficult about it? You’re my lawfully wedded wife, so I can give you any position. It’s just a matter of words. Those who want to oppose it are just making a fool of themselves.”Although Yvette did not want to laugh, she had to say that Lance’s words were very soothing.It completely satisfied her vanity.Lance’s wife could go anywhere she wanted, let alone be a mere vice president.Yvette looked at him with a smile.“Then can I do as I please in the company?”Lance waved his hand.“You can do whatever you like!”Yvette jumped up excitedly on his body and gave him a big kiss on the cheek. “Thank you, hubby!”Lance was stunned by this sudden action. Fortunately, he was quick to hold her,
Yvette’s body stiffened. Her gaze slowly moved to her colleague’s meaningful face. She was confused.“Why do you want to bring me clothes?”The female colleague looked around and blushed, feeling a little embarrassed.“Didn’t you just do ‘that’ in the office…?”She laughed and whispered close to Yvette’s ear. “Usually, Mr. Sheldon looks so serious. No one expected that he’s quite amorous. But why didn’t you lock the door? Now everyone knows about it…”Yvette’s face turned completely red.Yvette thought that she was a master of love and could speak nonchalantly about love anywhere she went without so much as a frown.At this time, Yvette just wanted to burrow into a crack in the ground because of what her colleague said.“I-I-I… We didn’t do anything! It was just a hug!”Yvette gritted her teeth and lowered her voice to explain.The female colleague looked at her with an expression that said, “It’s okay, I understand. You don’t need to pretend…”“What are you afraid of? You’r
Mr. Lawrence’s state was even worse than just now.He probably felt that there was nothing left to struggle on, so he could only honestly give an account of what he knew.The police pursued the question that they did not get a satisfactory answer on earlier.“Mr. Lawrence, how did you contact the owner of the underground casino? Were you alone the first time you went there? Or did someone take you there?”Mr. Lawrence looked at Lance with a gloomy face. Every word he said was the opposite of his original intention of sitting in this position.Yet, no amount of regret could bring everything back to the way it was in the beginning.“I went alone. At that time, I just got this position, so I had more social engagements. Everyone was trying to get in my good graces, so I would basically go for drinks every day. One time, I drank too much. Everyone left, so I also wanted to leave. There were barely any people on that street, and somehow, I just walked to a doorway. I didn’t know at fi
The police made it sound very simple as if Mr. Lawrence could go home once he was done.However, Mr. Lawrence knew that it was impossible.Even if they could recover $200 million, he was still guilty as charged.Lance was so forgiving only because the money still had not been recovered, so they still needed his cooperation in many aspects.Mr. Lawrence also understood this very well.He was at the end of his rope, so he had no choice but to cooperate till the end.Mr. Lawrence nodded, turned his head to look at Lance, then followed the police and left.Once everyone was gone, Yvette sighed.“$200 million…”Lance saw her heartbroken look and suddenly felt a little relieved that she finally appreciated how difficult it was to make money as soon as she took office.Just as he was about to compliment her, Yvette’s regretful voice rang out.“How many bags can I buy with $200 million?”Lance’s opened mouth snapped shut in an instant. He looked at her with a calm face and laughed.