How on earth did Thalassa end up with Leopold? Ethan thought:
Back at her desk, Thalassa booted up her laptop to record her findings from her inspection at Leossa Electronics earlier in the day.
In the wake of an unfortunate incident, the Sinclair group had undertaken a thorough restructuring of Leossa Electronics employees. The lax and distracted were dismissed, while the remaining staff found themselves under the yoke of a new reward and punishment system, leaving no room for negligence.
She was engrossed in her work when Ethan suddenly appeared in her office. âMs. Everhart, did your visit to Leossa Tech yield any unexpected results today?â he asked.
Turning towards Ethan, Thalassa replied, âNo unexpected results, but I did come across a few things.
Iâm compiling them into a report and Iâll send it to your inbox once Iâm done.â
âOh, really now? So the gentleman escorted you back wasnât an unexpected result?â Ethan raised his eyebrows and took a sip from his coffee mug.
Caught off guard, Thalassaâs fingers froze over the keyboard. Reading Ethanâs half-teasing, half-
serious demeanor, she retorted, âWhat are you implying, Mr. Ethan? Thereâs absolutely nothing going on between Leopold and me.â
âWell, thereâs no need to get defensive. I was just asking. Go on with your work, Iâll leave you to it.â
With that, Ethan turned around and returned to his own office.
After reviewing some files for a while, Ethan felt it necessary to share this with Lysander.
After all, Lysander and him were best buddies.
Pulling out his phone, Ethan sent a message to Lysander: [Guess what I saw today? Donât ignore this, itâs about Thalassa:]
Sure enough, Lysanderâs response came in a short, curt word: [Spill!]
Ethan smirked at Lysanderâs assertiveness, which was so evident even in a single word.
Deciding not to prolong the suspense, Ethan texted Lysander: [Thalassa was at Leossa Electronics for an inspectión today. It turned out that Leopold sent her back.]
After sending the message, Ethan was met with silence from the other end. After waiting for a while without any response, Ethan, his curiosity faded, put his phone aside and resumed his work.
Lysander didnât reply to the message, nor did he snap. That was something unexpected for Ethan.
Meanwhile, after dropping off Thalassa at her office, Leopold had headed straight for his own workspace instead of going home.
Ever since he sold Leossa Tech to the Sinclair group, he had established new workshop and was dedicated to selling mobile phones.
Upon his arrival, he discovered a scene of chaos with chairs and tables overturned, and his employees entangled in a physical altercation with several burly men and two middle-aged women.
âCall Leopold here! Heâs responsible for our husbandsâ deaths and thinks a million dollars will cover it?
We want the truth! We want justice!â One woman was crying out in rage.
âRegardless of the truth, heâs the one who employed our husbands directly. They lost their lives working for him and he thinks he can just hide away? We want answers and additional compensation!â
The other woman was pushing an employee while shouting.
The rest of the burly men, likely relatives of the two women, were aggressively pushing the employees around.
Leopold walked into this chaos and was immediately spotted by one of the women. She rushed towards him and shouted in a furious manner, âLeopold, you owe me my husbandâs life! You think a million dollars can settle everything? Do we look like beggars to you? Unless you give us a billion, we wonât let this go!â
Caught off guard and unsteady, Leopold staggered backwards, almost crashing into the door frame, only to be saved by a quick-reacting employee.
âMr. Sinclair, are you alright?â the employee asked.
With a pale and cold face, Leopold shook his head, âIâm fine.â
âOf course youâre fine! Our husbands are the ones who are dead. Hand over a billion and we can settle this privately. Otherwise, see you in court!â the woman stared at him, full of fury.
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