After she watched the figure disappear, the elevator reached the top floor.
Jane followed suit and went upstairs. That figure was Lena, the woman who secretly bought flowers for Patrick.
Lena walked straight into Patrick’s office while Jane waited outside. Because of the soundproofing inside, she couldn’t hear anything.
“How did you come here?” Patrick looked up and saw her immediately.
“What? Can’t I come to see an old friend?” Lena sat directly opposite him. “You should hate me for hitting your company before.”
Patrick snorted lightly, “It’s all in the past now. Besides, you’re a new leader.”
“You haven’t changed at all,” Lena said with a smile. “I’ve already sent away all of those reporters outside. Do you want to have dinner together?”
Lena was beautiful with an innocent charm that differed from Jane’s completely different personality.
“Sure!” Patrick agreed right away.
Jane waited anxiously outside, hearing some commotion from inside. She quickly found a hiding spot and watched as two people walked out.
Jane’s previous speculations were confirmed.
The two individuals walked directly out through the main entrance, causing Jane’s heart to skip a beat. She took out her phone and called Patrick.
“Where are you?”
On the other end of the phone, Patrick maintained his gentle tone. “I’m working overtime. There’s an issue at the company.”
“Then make sure to take care of yourself and don’t overexert,” Jane offered a few comforting words before hanging up.
She drove her car and followed them, from the restaurant back to the company. The two of them spent a full three hours together. Although Jane was monitoring their every move, she couldn’t shake off her unease.
Sitting in the car, Jane touched her belly, feeling the presence of the little life within her. Tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.
…
Finley had been waiting for her on the sofa. Seeing her return, she greeted her briefly and went to sleep.
Jane went back to her room and drafted an agreement, saving it on her computer.
The next day,
Early in the morning, Harley delivered all the documents. Patrick skimmed through them and felt that something was off. He glanced at the information he had in his hand and asked, “Is this everything?”
Harley quickly nodded.
“Let’s go, let’s visit the subsidiary!”
Patrick drove directly to the subsidiary’s office. The operations inside seemed harmonious, and everything appeared to be in order.
“I heard that you disregarded the customers’ opinions and questioned raising the prices,” Patrick sat in Harley’s seat, casually flipping through the files on the desk.
There was nothing useful, just some old news.
“With the recent drop in stock prices, the company has suffered significant losses compared to last year. So, I thought of taking some money from this year’s shareholders to reduce the losses. It’s a common practice in the stock market and doesn’t seem unreasonable.”
Patrick snorted, “You were someone I personally promoted. How come you’re acting so blindly and carelessly now?”
He knew, of course, that such measures could help recover some losses. However, the purpose of the subsidiary was to rely on customer feedback and listen to it promptly, not blindly follow the crowd.
Patrick suddenly realized that Harley had some hidden agenda.
“CEO, I’m innocent. I truly haven’t neglected any aspect of the subsidiary. I just didn’t want to disappoint your trust in me,” Harley explained, seemingly making sense.
“I’ll give you three weeks to resolve this matter. The head office will assign you an assistant to help you, but they will only assist you in managing the affairs. The final decisions will still be yours.”
It was easy to get rid of someone, but to uncover all the hidden hands behind the scenes required careful consideration.
“Thank you for your trust, Mr. Pansy.”
Patrick’s gaze fell on the group photo on Harley’s desk.
The people in the photo were none other than Mike. It seemed that this plot was becoming more interesting.
Upon returning to the company, the secretary organized all the subsidiary’s information.
“Mr. Pansy, here are all the documents you requested. Everything is here.”
Patrick looked at the secretary thoughtfully. “Tomorrow, you’ll go to the subsidiary and report as Harley’s assistant. Take a good look at the subsidiary’s financial records.”
He still trusted the secretary. To catch a big fish, one had to be patient and let the line out slowly.
As for those reporters, Patrick had already instructed the public relations department to handle them.
He hadn’t been home for two days. After leaving the subsidiary, Patrick went straight back home and discovered that Jane wasn’t there.
However, he found some flowers in the backyard. Thinking that his birthday was approaching, this might be Jane’s surprise for him. The thought made his lips curl up involuntarily, and he felt a surge of energy.
Jane went to the hospital for a check-up and found that the baby was doing well, but she couldn’t find joy in it.
Upon returning home, she saw Patrick’s car. She turned around and drove to the flower shop.
“You busy person, how come you have time to come?” Finley was busy but couldn’t help greeting Jane. She pointed to a chair, signaling her to sit.
Watching Finley’s bustling business, Jane felt genuinely happy.
“Did the person who ordered the flowers last time come to pick them up?” Jane asked tentatively.
“Not yet. She said to have them delivered directly,” Finley replied while arranging the flowers.
“Okay, I happen to be going to the company. I’ll just deliver them for you,” Jane said, wanting to confirm her suspicions.
“Sure, here are the flowers.” Finley didn’t doubt her and placed the flowers in the car’s trunk.
Before coming, Jane called Lena and explained the situation. Sure enough, she saw Lena’s figure downstairs at Patrick’s building, looking truly charming and elegant.
After handing her the flowers, Jane waited in the car.
Lena went straight upstairs, and shortly after, Patrick’s car arrived and parked by the roadside. He went up alone.
Jane quickly got out of the car. People in the company knew her, so going up from the underground parking lot would be better.
Arriving on the upper floor, she saw the two of them walking directly into the office. Lena was still holding the flowers. At that moment, Jane seemed to understand everything clearly. It hit her like a blow!
So sober, yet so clear.
“Madam, you’re here? The CEO is inside,” the manager was about to enter when he saw Jane at the entrance.
“It’s fine. I’m not looking for him.” Jane hurriedly went downstairs, not knowing how much courage she had mustered.