Chapter 139

Grayson was pulling a long face and spoke in a deep voice, "Miss Lane, we're just giving some

friendly advice. Don't go too far.”

"Am I going too far? Even though you're powerful and influential, you're both too old to be pulling

tricks like this. Please don't attempt to turn everything upside down.” Anger surged in my heart, and

I heard myself being rude.

"Since you're unwilling to listen to our advice, you may leave. Don't blame us for playing dirty after

this." The expression on Grayson’s face changed, and he spoke in an authoritative tone.

"Fine by me." Even though he looked scary, I had become immune after dealing with Tyler and

Theo for so many years. Scary men could no longer scare me.

I left the coffee shop right away. I was a little unsure about Grayson's threat. After all, his network of

people was complicated. Still, I did not take the threat to heart.

Once I entered the company, Xander called. "Wandy, it's been a while since we last met. Would you

like to join me for lunch?" "No, I'm busy." I was in a bad mood, and my tone

sounded annoyed.

"Is Theo that short of money to exploit a pregnant woman's labor? Why don't you stand by my side?

I'm willing to become the child's father. Even if I'm not as rich, I'll make sure you can live a

comfortable life."

"Oh, by the way, where’s your father?" What Xander said reminded me of Petra. That woman was

really something. She had several men swarming around her, and every one of them was rather

impressive.

This topic caught Xander off guard. He kept quiet and took a while to respond. "Why are you

suddenly asking about this?"

"Nothing. I'm just curious." It was out of pure curiosity.

"Come over to my house. I’ll make something for you t o fill up your stomach. I’ll satisfy your

curiosity as well."

"Never mind. I'm hanging up now. I still have work to d o.” Then, I was about to hang up.

"Wandy, you seem to be treating me colder and colder. I feel sad, unhappy, depressed..." Xander

said in an aggrieved tone.

I held my forehead and thought that I had indeed been too tired to talk to people recently. I had not

been keeping in touch with him as well. I said, "I'll treat you to a surf and turf dinner when I'm free."

"You promised! I'll be waiting." I could hear the excitement in his voice like a child who got to eat

candy.

After some small talk, I hung up the phone.

I entered the office and saw Heidi sitting there with a long face.

It was such a rare scene to find her behaving this way at work. I could not help but ask, "What's

wrong? It’s still early.”

"President Grant is personally following up with Xander’s endorsement and the launching. I'm a bit

worried," she replied sluggishly.

I answered her, "There’s nothing to worry about. The preparatory work is almost done. Just do your

part well, that’s all."

Theo must have his own consideration for not letting me be in charge of this. It would be better if I

did not ask.

She nodded her head and did not say anything more.

Suddenly, I recalled seeing that man when I got off work yesterday. I said, "Did your boyfriend pick

you u p yesterday? He's a good-looking man, he looks vibrant."

"How... How do you know?" Heidi's expression changed all of a sudden. She looked nervous, and

she was stumbling over her words.

I shot her a glance. "Why are you so nervous? I'm not stealing your man. Yesterday when I got off

work, I saw you get into his car, so I thought that he might be your boyfriend."

She then smiled at me and said, "Wanda, I didn't mean that. I'm just afraid that my colleagues will

learn about this. You know how intense the competition is i n Grant Corporation. Once they find out

that I'm in a relationship, I'll definitely be ostracized."

Sure enough, it was hard for a woman to get into the workforce, especially unmarried women. Once

they knew that you were getting married and having a baby, you should not even hope to get

promoted or receive higher pay. You would even be ostracized.

Although Theo paid attention to the employee's welfare and the issue of feminism, the corporation

was too big. He could not get everything sorted out bright and clear.

"Don't worry. Your performance is excellent. I won’t let you down." I patted her shoulder and

comforted her.

"Thank you, Wanda." She did not seem to be too happy and her smile was forced. I did not say

anything more, and we both started to work.

I got busy with work and it was already noon when I looked at the time. It was already 12:30 p.m. I

found it strange. Based on how Theo had been looking after m e these days, he should have

already brought me out t o lunch.

My phone rang all of a sudden. I picked it up and saw that it was Mason.

I tapped on the answer button, and before I had the time to say anything, Mason spoke first, "Come

down now. I'm waiting for you at the entrance."

He sounded anxious and panicked. He was not as calm as he usually was. I could not help but

become flustered. "What happened?"