Chapter 141

"Stand right there!” Zedd's unpleasant voice rang from behind me. “What do you think you're doing,

Wanda Lane?”

I stopped, turned around, and looked at him. "Am I not clear enough? As a wife, I've done all that

I'm supposed to do. Since Ms. Reed, the mistress, strongly insists on doing everything else that

comes after this, I'll take my leave. I know my place. Why is that wrong?"

"Remarkable speech." Zedd scoffed. "I thought you claimed to love Theo so much? He's still in the

operating room yet you can’t wait to leave. Is this the attitude you should have as a wife?"

I could not help but laugh as I shot a look at Cindy, saying, "I do love him. That's why when I learned

my husband got into an accident when he was on a date with his mistress, I came as soon as I

could to fulfill m y marital duties as a wife to sign the consent form so his treatment wouldn't be

delayed. This will be the last time I show affection toward him."

"Wanda Lane, you cruel woman! You don't deserve to b e Theowy's wife." After hearing what I had

to say, Cindy interrupted hastily.

I looked at her and saw how upset she was at the

injustice. I nodded and said, "You’re right, I am cruel, but not cruel enough, I reckon. I shouldn't

have come here. I should be at home, praying for you star-crossed lovers to make your journey to

heaven together."

"Shut up, you evil woman! Do you even have a conscience? It’s a waste that Theo is so good to

you.” Zedd could not bear to hear me curse at Cindy, so he stepped up to reprimand me.

"Just like what you’ve seen, I don't have a conscience!” I looked at the closed doors of the operating

room after I was done speaking. I walked past them and exited the hospital.

It felt like there was a lump in my throat, so I wandered on the streets until about three in the

afternoon before I went back to the office.

As soon as I reached my office, Heidi followed me in and took out an agreement. "Wanda, here's

the agreement with Newlight. Since President Grant isn't here and it has been agreed upon earlier,

will you sign it?"

The uneasiness in my heart increased. I lifted my eyes and looked at her meaningfully. I did not say

a word.

Heidi was uncomfortable under my scrutiny and hurriedly added, "Newlight has been pushing us to

sign the agreement since it was delayed from all the previous amendments. They called again

today and said that if we're not going to sign the agreement, they would release a statement saying

that Grant Corporation is a liar and went against their word..."

"Benny Sherman’s your boyfriend, right?" My voice was ice-cold.

Heidi instinctively took a few steps back, her face was instantly ashen.

I paid no attention to her as I continued, "It's been a while since I mingled in the entertainment

industry. I nearly forgot that Benny Sherman is the VP of Newlight Media."

Heidi started to tremble, and she lowered her head as she remained silent.

I glanced at her and sighed. "You've been working for me since you graduated. It's been about three

years? I thought I've been pretty kind to you, especially regarding your salary and benefits. Your

workload should be relatively light compared to your other colleagues."

"Wanda, I..." Heidi's face was flushed red.

I stared at her and did not continue further. "I'm sure you know how important the release of new

products i s for Grant Corporation. Now with Xander, the spokesperson, being the target of slander

online, it has affected Grant Corporation significantly. Theo has called the project to halt, yet you're

asking me to sign Newlight's agreement in his absence...”

"I'm sorry!" Heidi was humiliated and embarrassed. Her head was still lowered, and she could not

stop rubbing her hands together. She looked like she was about to burst into tears.

She had been by my side for such a long time. I did not want to pick on her more than I had. "Theo

is still investigating the incident with the rumors from before. I hope you know what to do so you

won't be a target of his investigations, or things might get ugly."

That was all I had to say. After I was done, I looked down so she was no longer in my sight. A

nudge was all it needed for a clever person to understand the situation. I hope she understood what

I meant.

I was not daft. When Theo had mentioned to me that h e would investigate this matter and brought

me to dinner with President Sherman and his family, I got a gist that something was not right.

However, I was still uncertain. Apart from Heidi, Xander and the other crew members knew about

the last business trip too.

Heidi’s eagerness earlier confirmed my suspicions.

Since Heidi has been with me for so many years, I knew her well. The only thing that would change

her was a man.

I was sure Zedd was involved in this too since I had overheard his argument with Theo the other

time.

Heidi betrayed me because Newlight was behind this. The purpose behind Zedd framing me was

probably to chase me out of the company.

The two of them were working together to put the blame on me once the sales of our new products

dipped from Xander's scandal. That way, they could get me to leave the company. When that

happened, it would be perfectly reasonable for Newlight Media to request for Sandy to be the new

spokesperson.

This was why Theo had called the entire thing to a halt, but he did not explain to me. Why?

I was growing increasingly frustrated the more I thought about it. I asked Heidi to go ahead and

work outside my office as I sat here idly all alone.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.