I crossed my arms indifferently. “You should thank Joseph for not saying anything. Or else I will call the cops. With my professionalism in law, I will have you locked up in prison!”
“Sorry about that, Ms. Stanhope. Vivian didn’t mean it. She’s having a bad day today. Please forgive her!” The manager tried to ease the situation.
She understood fully that business was all about earning money doing everything in harmonious ways. Yet, the celebrity that he represented did not seem to share the same view.
Rylee was beyond exasperated seeing her manager was not on her side. She got rid of the latter and cast her a furious look. “Don’t you dare to try to stop me!”
The manager froze on the spot helplessly. She had no choice but to give in to her arrogant celebrity.
By then, Rylee seemed to have recollected herself a little. However, she acted ignorantly toward my threat as she approached me and leaned close to me.
“I’m not the same fool who was easily manipulated by you and Anthony back then. If you know the law so well, you should know there will be no case without a victim. Why don’t you ask Joseph if he wants to sue me?”
Wow, since when does a useless parasite like her who used to rely on others know how to use her brain?
Just then, the elevator opened, and Anthony walked out. Behind him was Nora, who was leaning closely to Nathaniel.
“Just the perfect timing.” Rylee’s eyes lit up as she shifted the blame first. “Anthony, what a great assistant you have. I merely joked with him slightly. Yet, he and Sienna want to sue me? What are you going to do about that? Is this how you repay me?”
Anthony’s gaze darkened, and he shifted his gaze toward Joseph. “What’s going on?”
Joseph bit his lip and said, “Mr. Anthony, it’s just a misunderstanding. I will apologize to Ms. Lorraine now.”
With that, he bowed deeply toward Rylee. “Ms. Lorraine, I’m sorry. Please forgive me.”
I could not help but admire his patience. How could he do that after getting slapped three times? I couldn’t do it if it were me.
He was indeed the best assistant I had ever seen.
Anthony should be grateful for Joseph’s relent as it had saved him a lot of trouble.
However, Rylee did not seem to appreciate Joseph’s gesture. She walked toward the latter in a victorious manner and looked down on him.
“I know you’re just like Anthony’s friends. You guys think I’m just a promiscuous woman. In your eyes, only Sienna deserves your respect and you’ll only follow her words. Well, that’s all right. You can continue to be her loyal dog. And I will make you pay for your contempt toward me.”
I did not know why but I felt Rylee had changed into a different person.
Her eyes filled with cruelty as she spat her words through her tightly clenched teeth. She was like a ruthless beast that intended to swallow Joseph alive.
People without principles were the most difficult to deal with, just like Nathaniel, whose existence was like a ghost.
At that moment, Nathaniel was merely watching with a smile, without any intention to interfere.
From Rylee’s stand, I knew she must feel that everyone in this world owed her something. A person like her would see everyone else as crazy, except herself. I knew it would be pointless to try to talk any sense into her.
Anyway, I was not as noble as Joseph.
“How dare you try to shift the blame to the innocent? You were the one who slapped Joseph three times. Chanaea is a place of law. Do you really think you can bend the truth as you want?”
Rylee displayed a cold smile. “Sue me then. Come on!”
Her rogue face awakened my profession as a lawyer. My mind thought about whether to use the labor law or the personal safety protection regulations to file a lawsuit against her. Yet, in the end, I could only stare at her helplessly.
Indeed, she got the point. Without Joseph’s cooperation, there was nothing I could do.
Noticing that, Rylee continued to provoke fearlessly. “Why? Are you afraid? I thought you were a talented lawyer, but you’re just a woman who relies on men. There’s not much difference between you and me. At least, I will own up to it. How about you? You acted like you were a kind and independent woman, but all facts are to the contrary. You’re a bloody hypocrite! You…”
“Enough.” Anthony’s voice put the whole room into dead silence. Rylee indignantly swallowed back her words.
The atmosphere in the corridor turned extremely tense. A while later, Anthony broke the silence again.
He shifted his gaze toward Joseph, who was waiting for his order. “Go to the HR department for the transfer procedure. You will go to the branch office in Smealand today.”
Joseph kept silent for a while, but he did not rebuke. “Okay.”
Is that how Anthony treats a partner who worked for the company for over ten years? Joseph is the victim here. How could Anthony cast him out only to please Rylee? This is absurd!
I could not bear to see Joseph getting mistreated. “No way. I’m afraid I have to disagree with this. Joseph is not going anywhere. He will stay here in K City! Anthony, are you out of your mind? I know you feel that you owe Rylee, but Joseph is innocent. How could you make him pay for what you did? And do you know how unreasonable Rylee was just now…”
Anthony did not let me finish my sentence. “It’s included in his salary.”
He looked me in the eyes and repeated to make sure I heard it. “I pay him a high salary. With that, I buy not only his working ability but also his pride.”
I could not believe those words came out of Anthony’s mouth.
Use the money to buy someone’s pride? How could he say such a thing? He’s changed totally. I can’t believe this is part of his plan. He keeps letting me down.
Noticing my expression, Rylee clapped her hands in rejoice. “Bravo. That’s indeed the man I used to like. Compared to me doing it myself, it’s more exciting to watch you teaching them a lesson for me! Hahaha…”
What a lunatic!
Just then, Nora, who had been keeping silent, suddenly walked up to me. She pretended to tidy my hair as she whispered to me. “If I were you, I won’t stay here any longer. Do you know what status we are now? We’re the shareholders of Featherstone Corporation. That’s right. Nat and I are now the big shareholders. We’ve bought your shares!”
I narrowed my eyes, trying to recall if I had recently signed any crucial documents. “That’s impossible. Without my signature, Anthony has no right to access our shared assets.”
Nora’s smile grew wider upon hearing that. “You’re right if we’re talking about shared assets. But did you forget? You’re dead once. So all those shares were automatically transferred to Anthony’s name. And now Anthony has given them to Nat. You didn’t see this coming, did you? Sienna, how does it feel to be betrayed by your loved ones?”
I did not need to ask Anthony anything as his gaze had revealed everything.
I would be lying if I said I was not shocked by this. In fact, the shock was so intense that my heart went numb.
Since the day I woke up, the only identity verification I had done was the card that Marcus gave me. As for the procedures such as share inheritance mentioned by Nora, they did not go through formal legal processes. I just assumed them to be valid.
First, as troubles kept happening since then, I did not manage to find the time. Secondly, as I was finally able to reunite with my family, I spent all the time hanging out with them. Plus, Anthony and I did not care much about wealth and money. I never expected my carelessness would lead to such a big catastrophe.
Without capital, Anthony’s absurdity could still be limited. However, with Featherstone Corporation’s support, his deeds might bring him at least twenty years in prison.
If this is a show, I’m the only clown on the stage.
At that moment, all I knew was if I lost my calm like a clown, I would be playing right into Nathaniel’s game.
Casting a cold look at Nathaniel, I bit my lip and forced myself to calm down.
Nathaniel’s eyes were filled with excitement as he noticed the turbulences in my heart. It was as if his favorite drama had finally started, and he could not wait to watch the following plot.
“Nora, come here.” He acted like an innocent gentleman as he uttered casually, “Please don’t treat me with hostility. I merely gave my suggestion. I didn’t expect Anthony to be so outstanding. I’ve told you he is talented in this.”
I did not respond to Nathaniel as I stared at Anthony calmly, hoping to find a slight clue that he was being forced to do what he did.
Nevertheless, all I got was a cold response.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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