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CHAPTER 135
The Lotus Group boardroom was tense. Clara sat at the head of the long table with her back straight. Mason sat at her right hand side, with a deep scowl on his face. The hall was filled with murmurs and complaints.At the far end of the table, Dante sat quietly, watching.Mr. Fitch looked around impatiently and tapped his water glass. “Order,” he said loudly. “We must have order to begin!”The murmurs did not stop. Mason was leaning towards a man named Mr. Greeves, and was speaking in a low, intense voice. And Clara was whispering sharply to Ms. Lin beside her.“I said QUIET!” Mr Finch yelled and banged his fist in the table. The room fell silent for a second. Then the whispers started again.Dante said calmly, but in a loud voice which cut through the chatter. “If anyone has a complaint or something to say, say it now to the whole room. Otherwise, there will be quiet. This is a board meeting, not a market place.”Mason scoffed loudly without turning to look at Dante. “Listen to him.
CHAPTER 134
Clara Vance walked through the luxury mall with her friend, Sophie. They were looking at wedding gowns and bouquets.“The gold trim is classic,” Sophie said excitedly as she held out a sample.“Mason thinks it is too traditional.” Clara replied inna hollow tone as she looked around distractedly.Since when does he care about bride outfits?” Sophie asked with a pout.Before Clara could answer, she heard a familiar voice from behind her, she looked up and her mood changed instantly.It was Eva, her former best friend. Eva was in the skincare isle, holding a basket over her arm and talking on her phone, with a tired look in her eyes.“….I told you, the documents need to be filed by Friday at the latest,” Eva was saying into her phone. “No. I can not extend it. That is the deadline.” Then she ended the call and looked up, and her eyes met Clara’s.Eva’s expression turned cold. Without a word, she held her basket tightly and turn to walk away.“Well, look what the cat dragged in,” Clara sa
CHAPTER 133
Dante sat on the floor of his study with crayon scattered around him. Daisy was coloring a picture of a dinosaur with a purple hat.“Daddy, look! His name is Mr. Munch,” Daisy said, as she held up the paper excitedly.“He is very handsome,” Dante said, with a huge smile on his face. “But why the hat?”“Because it is sunny! He needs a hat so he does not get a hot head.” She chirped excitedly.Dante laughed. Then his phone buzzed on the desk, which he ignored.It buzzed again and again.“Daddy, your phone is dancing,” Daisy said.“It is being rude,” Dante said. “It is interrupting Mr. Munch.” Then he got up and checked it. The caller ID said Harold Finch. Then he frowned, because Finch rarely called. “Sweetie, Daddy has to take this. Two minutes.”“Okay. I will give Mr. Minch a friend.” Daisy said absentmindedly and grabbed a green crayon.Dante answered as he walked to the window. “Harold. This is a surprise.”“Dante. I need to see you. Tonight.” The old man’s voice sounded grave over
CHAPTER 132
The door clicked shut behind Clara with a light hiss. Mason stood in the center of his silent penthouse, the warm smile on his face vanished instantly. He walked to the window and watched her car pull away from the building.He waited for five full minutes, before pulling out his phone to make a call.It rang twice before it answered. “Yes. Mr. Lockwood.”“Lena,” Mason said flatly in a low voice, with all of the earlier warmth gone. “We have a problem.”“Oh, I am so sorry, Mr Lockwood. She was furious. I did exactly as you instructed. I told her it was a routine reassignment and I assumed she knew……”“I know what you told her,” Mason interrupted coldly. “You did fine. The problem is not you, the problem is she came straight here. She is more alert than I expected.”“What does that mean?” Lena asked shakily.“It means we have to be more careful. Slower. She is watching now.” He paced the length of his office. Then he continued, “You will keep me updated on everything. Every meeting she
CHAPTER 131
Clara Vance’s office was quiet. She was finishing an email when her assistant, Lena, walked in with a thick folder.“Ms. Vance, the Brookfield contracts for your signature,” Lena said as she placed it on the desk.“Thank you,” Clara said. She opened the folder for her final check. Her eyes went straight to the project lead section. She froze.Her name was gone.The line read: project Lead and final Approval: M. Lockwood.Clara looked up and asked coldly, “Lena. What is this? This is wrong. My name should be here.”The smile faded off from Lena’s face instantly. Then she looked nervous and stuttered, “Oh. That….that is correct, Ms. Vance.” “Correct? How is this correct?” Clara’s voice rose into a high pitch. “The Brookfield Plaza is my project. It is our most important deal. Why is Mason’a name on it?”Lena shifted her weight and said in an apologetic manner. “I am sorry. Mr. Lockwood’s office instructed us to reassign it to him. About ten days ago. I thought you knew.”“You thought I
CHAPTER 130
The Vertex lab buzzed with the final preparations and the four trial patients were settled with monitors beeping softly and nurses moved quietly with purpose.Dante stood at the observation window, watching it all intently. Then his gaze drifted to the hallway and saw Lewis out there, pretending to check a clipboard. He looked guilty and lost.Liam stepped beside him and asked, “he has been a ghost all morning. Do you want me to send him to the supply depot? Get him out of the building?”“No,” Dante said flatly. “It is time. I am tired of having a known spy in my lab and pretending I do not see him. Call the team to my office, now.”Liam did not ask questions. He just nodded and walked off.Five minutes later, Dante’a inner circle was assembled, “Anya Chen, Liam, Matthew and Raj. The mood in the room was serious, but none of them looked surprised.“We all know why we are here,” Dante began without bothering to sit down. “It is about Lewis.”“Finally,” Raj said, and crossed his arms. “
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