Chapter 788



That one sentence of Nora was immediately analyzed by everyone, who saw it on the internet.

Some people’s interpretations were:

[Will she give us an answer in two days? The gold price will probably hit a new low in two days! When that happens and the Smiths become the most profitable company of the year, then he will announce his breakup with the Hunts…].

[Dude, are you kidding me? Her children can already inherit the Hunts’ assets. What will be left of Miss Smith if she breaks ties with them? That chunk of dividends from the Smiths?].

[Now that you’ve mentioned the dividends, won’t the Smiths give her the successor position? After all, everyone knows that the Smiths’ current boss is the nephew of the former boss!].

[Haha, I’m an employee of the Smith Corporation. I can clearly tell you that Ian Smith has already transferred the shares of the company to Joel Smith, so he now has 51% of the shares, which gives him full control of the company. The previous boss only gave Miss Smith 10% of the shares, so all your speculation is nonsense!].

[Are you from the Smith Corporation? So, can you tell me if your company and Hunt Corporation have really maintained a competitive relationship all these years?].

[Of course they have! We not only compete with them externally, but also internally. Every project always has two teams studying and developing it. Only competition can motivate a person’s most primal passion, but as far as I know, the Smith Corporation doesn’t care about things like being first or second. The Smith Corporation’s annual turnover is not much less than that of the Hunt Corporation].

[Even if it’s not much less, it’s still less than theirs. Even if they don’t care who is first or second, they are still in second place. Who wouldn’t want to get rid of their destiny of being in second place forever? Besides, Mr. Hunt has a capable son. Even if Miss Smith pulls some shenanigans and causes the Hunt Corporation to lose $80 million, all that will happen is that they will become second in terms of annual turnover this year. The Hunts won’t worry too much. But in doing so, the Smiths will be able to take first place for once, so why not, it’s only $80 million, the Smiths probably won’t make a big deal out of it, will they].

Some believed it and some didn’t. Everyone gloated over other people’s misfortune as they chatted about gossip and quietly waited for the results to come in two days.

Nora didn’t bother to listen to what the outsiders were saying. Instead, she busied herself with Hunt Corporation business, as well as looking for an overseas project so she could find an excuse to go to Switzerland.

At the company, he approached Celine, an employee who was temporarily taking Lawrence’s place in the secretarial department, and asked, “Does the company have any projects in Switzerland?”

With her head bowed, Celine replied stiffly, “No. If you have time to deal with overseas projects, why don’t you sort out the company’s internal affairs first? As for the gold futures, what exactly are you thinking of?”

After Justin’s accident and in Lawrence’s absence, Celine had temporarily taken over Lawrence’s position as head of the secretarial department.

She had always supported Nora. However, her current attitude…something wasn’t right.

Nora looked up to see the woman, who was normally soft and gentle, staring at her with her clear, attractive eyes. Her voice was obviously very soft, but her manner of speaking was very stiff. She said, “Gold prices are down again today, why don’t you act in the market? With the way you are behaving, aren’t you letting Mr. Hunt down?”.

Nora: “?”

He raised his eyebrows. Suddenly, she asked, “Do you also think I’m not doing what’s best for the Hunt Corporation?”

Celine bit her lip. “Don’t you? If you were really doing what was best for Hunt Corporation, then why would you fire Lawrence?”

Nora was taken aback. “What did you just say?”

Then she scoffed-“I’ve already heard all about what happened, so you can drop the act! Lawrence knows the company very well and he’s also Mr. Hunt’s right-hand man. You fired him because you want to do without him and do things that are unfavorable to the company, didn’t you? Miss Smith, when Mr. Hunt was still around, we could all see for ourselves how well he had treated you. Don’t you think his actions have let you down? Lawrence was very loyal to Mr. Hunt, how could you fire someone like him just like that?”

Nora: “?”

She responded with a question of her own. “When did I fire Lawrence?”

Celine scoffed and said, “You don’t have to pretend anymore, I know all about it. You fired Lawrence the day Mr. Hunt died. His resignation letter is there, in the company email inbox. I’ve already seen it.”

Nora: “!”

She checked the email inbox immediately. Sure enough, she saw Lawrence’s resignation letter, which was sent the day Justin died.

Lawrence’s resignation letter was very clearly written. To summarize it roughly, he wrote that Mr. Hunt had been very kind to him, so he needed some time to get over what had happened. He also told them not to look for him. After that, he left…

Nora: “…”

And to think she had wondered why no one had noticed that Lawrence had just disappeared after Justin faked his death. It turned out it was because he had already made all the necessary arrangements beforehand.

So, had he left along with Justin?

But where had they gone? To Switzerland?

They must have done that and concealed their identities just so they could go to Switzerland to get the V16, right?

But when she thought about the man in black still being alive, as well as how he had forced her and Justin to retreat by himself, as well as how Justin had also been forced to fake his death as a countermeasure; a deep concern rose in the depths of Nora’s heart.

No, this would not work. She had to go to Switzerland immediately.

Nora made up her mind. Suddenly, she looked at Celine and asked, “Who told you that it was me who fired Lawrence?”

Celine had already seen Lawrence’s resignation letter a long time ago, but his attitude towards her a few days ago was still very good. However, this had suddenly changed today. Someone must have said something to her.

Indeed, the next moment, Celine’s look changed. She lowered her head and answered evasively, “I promised that person I wouldn’t tell his identity. Don’t bother to find out who told me the truth. That person is someone you trust, otherwise I wouldn’t have believed you so easily.”

Someone she trusted?

How many people did Nora trust?

All her friends were absolutely worthy of her trust. It was impossible for any of them to betray her.

Nora thought no more about it. Instead, she said, “I didn’t fire Lawrence.”

However, Celine shouted in agitation, “You still deny it at a time like this? Lawrence has been in such a bad mood after being fired that he’s kept his phone off all this time! He won’t answer my calls at all! He doesn’t understand Lawrence’s feelings for Hunt Corporation! If she does anything foolish, I won’t leave her alone!”

His behavior…

Nora raised her eyebrows. “Are you in love with him?”

Her words made Celine choke. Then she said, “Yes, I am in love with him, I’ve been in love with him for five years. Miss Smith, I can tell you this very clearly: if you can’t handle the gold matter well, Then please forgive me for not being able to cooperate with you!”

After speaking, she turned and headed for the door. However, when he reached the door, he turned his head back, looked at her with determination and said, “Feel free to bid me farewell. With the Smiths’ skills, I think you’ll be able to find someone to take over my duties in no time. However, I didn’t stay at Hunt Corporation for so many years for nothing. If you fire me, everyone in the secretarial department will be leaving with me too! I am not Lawrence. He may get fired by you, but I won’t.”

After saying this, Celine walked out the door.

Nora: “…”

She looked at Celine. The woman was very efficient and extremely capable. When Nora first took over the Hunt Corporation, she had helped her a great deal.

Celine was not like Mr. Livingstone. She was loyal to the company. Even now, she was still protecting Hunt Corporation in her own way.

These types of people were relatively prone to be loyal to a fault.

Unfortunately, these people were also very easy to use.

Nora wasn’t going to fire her-how was she going to fire someone who went all out and gave her all in the best interests of the company?

She just had to wait for one more day to pass. Once Celine understood his efforts, she would surely regain confidence in his character. Considering how loyal Celine was to the company, she would certainly tell him who it was that was sowing discord behind the scenes.

So, when the next day came ….

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