Chapter 108
Honey, I Don't Dare Again (Amber and Jared) novel
Chapter 108 Grandma Fell Loganâs nose had almost been hit. Fortunately, he paused on time.
He heaved a sigh and turned away in disappointment.
1/4 The following day, when Amber and Cole were reading some documents in the office, Sheila rushed in. âMs. Reed, bad news! Trenton Gardner has been set free.â
âWhat?â Amberâs expression changed dramatically. âHas he?â
âWhen did it happen?â Cole asked.
Sheila glanced at him quickly and answered respectfully, âThis morning. He also posted an announcement on the official website of the Trident Group, declaring that he hadnât broken the law, although he was taken away by the police. Instead, he cooperated with them for some investigations. Now, the stock price of the Trident Group has been stable.â
âHow could it be possible?â Cole frowned deeply.
Amber bit her bottom lip. âSomething must have happened. Or, Trenton Gardner wouldnât have been set free.â
âIâll ask them to look into the matter,â Cole said and walked to the balcony while holding his cell phone.
Amber looked down, feeling irritated.
She had thought Trenton must go to jail for sure. Then she could bring down the Trident Group quickly.
After all, the Trident Group would be like a toothless tiger without that cunning man. Its power would decrease.
However, she didnât expect Trenton to be set free so soon. Her plan couldnât carry out anymore.
Thinking of that, Amber rubbed her temples reluctantly.
Right then, there were a few knocks on the office door.
Amber put down her hands and said, âCome in.â
The person entered. It was the secretary of Bernardo Delgado, the president of Goldstone.
She wondered why his secretary had come here.
âWhat can I do for you?â Amber looked at him and asked flatly.
The secretary smiled at Amber and answered, âMs. Reed, Mr. Delgado asked you to attend the meeting in the meeting room.ââ
While Amber heard his words, her eye pupils shrank.
Bernardo had returned.
She wondered when it happened.
Amber looked over at Sheila aside.
The latter was also surprised while shaking her head. She meant she also didnât know and never heard that Bernardo had come back.
Amber pressed her lips, feeling down. However, she managed a smile and said, âI see. Please tell Mr. Delgado Iâll be right there.â
âOkay, Ms. Reed,â the secretary answered and left.
Cole came in, feeling the atmosphere in the company was weird. He also noticed Amber looked annoyed. He asked, âSheila, what happened to my babe?â
Although she had used to hearing Cole call Amber âbabeâ, Sheila still felt upset.
She looked down to cover her sadness and tried to answer as calmly as possible. âMr. Delgado has returned.â
âWhat? When did he return? Why havenât we heard about it?â Cole squinted.
Amber pressed her lips. âIt seemed he hid it deliberately from us, afraid we would stop him.â
The person in Goldstone who disliked Amber the most was Bernardo Delgado. He was one of the men working for Amberâs father. After Amberâs father died, the company had fallen into Bernardoâs hands.
Last month, if Bernardo hadnât gone on a business trip, even she was the biggest shareholder of Goldstone, she wouldnât get the management power of the company. Maybe Bernardo had thought Amber would stop him from returning because of the management power, so he hid his whereabouts and returned in secret.
âHeâs having victim paranoia, isnât he?â Cole rolled his eyes.
Amber exhaled and stood up. âAll right. Letâs go to the meeting room.â
Cole didnât speak. He nodded in agreement, following her to the meeting room.
While they almost arrived at the meeting room, Jared called Amber on the phone.
Amber was surprised. Then she hung it up, having no intention to answer.
She had already told him that she didnât want anything to do with him.
Hence, she didnât think it was necessary to answer his call.
âWho is it?â asked Cole.
Amber shook her head. When she was about to tell him it was from an unknown person, she heard the messageâs tone.
Jared texted her: Grandma is sick. She wants to see you.
Amberâs expression changed slightly, looking worried. Despite her refusal to have anything to do with Jared, she called him back. âWhat happened to Grandma?â she asked.
Jared could tell she was worried. He answered, âShe fell when going to the bathroom last night.â
âWhat?â Amberâs voice raised. She almost had a heart attack. Pinching the phone with both her hands, she asked, âIs it serious? Howâs she doing now?â
A youngster could be injured seriously by falling, let alone an aged woman.
âNo worries. Grandma was lucky. Her leg broke, but sheâs fine,â Jared answered while pinching his nose bridge.
Amber breathed a sigh of relief. âThatâs good then. Is she in the hospital now?â
âYes.â
âI see. Iâll go visit her in the afternoon,â said Amber.
âIâll pick you up.â
âNot necessary,â Amber refused expressionlessly, âPlease send me the address.â
Then she directly hung up the phone.
Jared stared at his phone that had shown the main screen, pressing his thin lips.
In the past, he always hung up on her calls. They divorced now, and she often hung up his call.
It turned out it felt so bad when the other party hung up the phone coldly.
âDid Jared Farrell call?â Cole glanced at Amberâs phone. His tone was full of jealousy.
Amber didnât know why he sounded jealous. She nodded and said, âGrandma fell. Iâll go visit her in the afternoon.â
âSheâs Jared Farrellâs grandmother. Youâve divorced him. Why do you need to visit her?â Cole said, curling his lips.
Amber put away her phone. âStop talking nonsense. Grandma treats me well. Sheâs injured. I must go to see her.
All right. Letâs go. We canât keep Mr. Delgado waiting for so long.â
Cole shrugged.
When they pushed the meeting room door open and entered, the meeting room was fully packed. All the attendees looked over at them. They were all shareholders and senior executives from different departments in Goldstone.
Amber looked around, and then her gaze fell on the chairmanâs seat at the long table.
Before today, she had always sat on the seat. However, another person had taken it.
It was Goldstone Coâs current president, Bernardo Delgado.
âWelcome back, Mr. Delgado,â Amber greeted Bernardo with a smile.
Bernardo spun for my return.â
his pen and answered, âAmber, it took you a long time to come here. I thought you were unhappy Amberâs eyes darkened. Still smiling, she said, âHow could it be possible? I was held up by something earlier. Mr. Delgado, you are my elder. Please donât be mad at me.â
Bernardo squinted, looking at Amber up and down solemnly.
He had planned to scold her for being late and taught her a lesson. Then she would realize even if she held the most shares of the company, he had the management power.
Much to his surprise, Amber fought back by using the age matter. He had to give up his plan. Otherwise, he would be elder bullying the junior. Amber reacted quickly, and he realized that he had underestimated her.
Honey, I Don't Dare Again (Amber and Jared) novel ï¤Chapter 107 Marry Ex's Uncle After Divorcement ï¤Chapter 828 With a wry smile, Bernardo answered, âOf course not. Iâm not that petty. Why would I be mad at you for this?â
âThank you, Mr. Delgado,â Amber answered with a smile.
Cole thumbed up to her under the table and lowered his voice to say, âBravo, Babe.â
âStop it.â Amber rolled her eyes at him.
Bernardo saw their interactions. Looking annoyed, he said, âOkay. All attendees have arrived. The meeting starts nowâ