"Why did you agree to let him get into the company?" Jude asked Emily once he got the update from Mr Charles.
"He is working with ABM," Emily was not going to hide anything from him, so she told him the truth.
Jude ran his hand when he heard her answer; how could he not know what she was thinking? Emily liked to take risks. "this is the worst time to onboard an enemy," he said after giving it a thought. He knew it was too late to change her mind, but he was scared that she would make the same mistakes in the future.
"I should make a few mistakes and allow ABM to lead me by the nose; it is too much to always win against them; without candy, the game becomes boring," Emily argued.
"send the draft to the legal team; I agreed before signing," Jude just felt a headache. He knew that Emily was right to fall into the trap of the Browns; after all, she could not be too dazzling. This might bring misfortune faster, but he just felt it was the wrong time.
More so, Charles was an old businessman; he can not be underestimated. Even if he thought this way, he unconsciously thought it was okay to take big steps sometimes. Anyway, he did not think that he could not deal with someone like Charles. At the same time, she could use the opportunity to learn. "I will listen to your arrangement," Emily took a deep breath of relief.
She should have called Jude and told him about Charles, but she was worried that he would scold her, so she decided to wait until he found out. This would give her time to prepare what to say.
She could already guess that Mr Charles would brag about fooling her into letting him into Steam. When she told Jude she allowed him because she knew he was a snake, he would calm down and think of the bigger picture.
"Now that it is settled, you should pay more attention to the government project. Have you received an answer from the Smith?" he asked. This was what he was most worried about.
"Yes, they even dare to sue Steam for slander, I have not even written an official complaint and only sent a message to get an explanation, and they dare to threaten Steam. It is clear that the company has received the support of ABM," Emily was vexed when she mentioned this.
She had expected this outcome, but she did not expect Smith to be so bold. She was unsure if they were confident of their arrangement outs just pure stupidity. She thought that the woman Eric Brown would marry would at least have a working brain. She did not expect her to be arrogant and ignorant.
Thinking about the relationship between Eric and Annabel, Emily felt most uncomfortable. "Then let them sue; the more noise they make, the harder their fall. If you play your card well, we might even help the president solve some headache," Jude replied.
He was not surprised by this outcome. The Smith deliberately targeted them, and she did not expect them to accept their mistakes."I would wait for them to make the first move," Emily agreed.
"you should also hold on to the evidence from your end. The Smiths have the power of the vice president, and you are just a small company. For a case like this, the president would remain neutral, but the court would be just," Jude explained. He had been dealing with this kind of underhand means for a long time, and he understood the in and out.
" I know, " Emily said. How could she not know the importance of evidence? This is why she asked Amy to gather the evidence first before complaining. Fortunately, she was on serious guard against ABM. Otherwise, the group of materials would have cost a lot of trouble for ABM.
Jude and Emily made plans together for a few more minutes before ending the call. At that time, Samuel's call came in.
Emily massaged her head when she looked at the caller ID. Looking at the time, she was sure; He should have gotten to Kay.
Emily picked up the call; no matter how much stress she was going through, she could only take his call.
"Hello," Emily's voice was soft and calm; Samuel, who went straight to the company from the airport, felt better, and all his frustration about her not calling to find out about his flight reduced.
"Hey, I wanted to thank you for the hospitality and also inform you that I have arrived safely," Samuel stopped himself from complaining about her lack of care. Anyway, he was the one who promised to love her. He could not start asking for too much and scare her away.
Hearing his voice sound calm without any annoyance, Emily breathes a sigh of relief. She did not know how to handle the situation. "that's great," Emily said.
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ABM Top floor.
Eric returned to his office after a lunch meeting when he was told that Jin was waiting to see him.
Eric walked into his office and settled down before he allowed Jin into the office. He knew that Jin must be present to discuss important information with him.
"Boss," Jin took his seat. He was never very formal with Eric when they were alone.
"What is the update?" Eric asked.
The incident that happened in the hotel the last time is related to the Smith. The waiter who served the drink had named Miss White before. Upon careful investigation, it was discovered that the person involved was Miss White. More of the missing record had been recovered. Miss Smith also went to the garden shortly after you left, " Jin said.
Eric clashed his fist; he felt disappointed since he had failed to see Annabel to be capable of such actions.
Jin sighs when he sees his reaction, "Miss Smith seems ignorant of her mother's plan. She was also drugged by her mother. Maybe the woman wanted for you to be together, or perhaps this is the way out Mrs Smith prepared for her daughter.
But Miss White spoiled their plans; I guess they were scared that you would find the truth, so they planted the evidence on miss White. No matter what happened between you that night, you would not take responsibility but despise her, " Jin explained.
" What of the kidnapping? " Eric asked. He did not want to waste his breath on the Smith. Since he could not be sure if Annabel was involved in drugging him, he decided not to blame her for it.
" no lead, the Smiths are not involved; it is between the hotel Manger and that small company. I am still investigating it," Jin said. He already has some leads but only reported what has been confirmed to Eric unless he asked him for his opinion.
"Oh, the Smiths have decided to target Steam, the materials supplied are substandard, and Steam already reported this. But the Smiths plan to make things difficult and blame Steam. Olivia found out that Steam had evidence to protect itself, and I want those evidence destroyed. As long as Steam suffer a blow this time, it would be easier to suppress it in the future, " Eric said.
" What means did Olivia use to find out? The people that work on the important project are always so tight lips. I think Steam deliberately sent this message to us, " Jin said.
Eric paused and thought of the possibility. " Maybe Steam does not have evidence and wants to push ABM to a neutral position so that they can deal with the Smith. There is also a chance that Olivia just found out about the secret. Investigate, work with her and destroy the evidence, if there is any. If there is none, then it is better, " Eric said.
" Alright... " Jin was going to say something else when his phone rang. Eric was displeased, but he did not scold him. After all, giving Jin's positions missing an important call can cause trouble for ABM.
" Mr Charles of Rostar is the one calling," Jin said without taking the call.
"Have you spoken to him?" Eric asked.
"Yes, the new boss of Rostar intents to merge the two companies together," Jin answered.
"What? Eric did not expect this move from the new boss. "is this new boss related to the Williams?" he asked.
"I am not sure, but ABM has made so many enemies over the years. It is only logical that some persons would want to come together and deal with it," Jin replied.
When Eric heard this, he nodded his head, "you plan to use Mr Charles to plant spies," Eric asked. The two have been working together for a time, so Jin could guess Eric's action in a situation like this.
"yes, he wanted to negotiate with miss White and agreed to take the post of the vice president of Steam on the surface but work for ABM. I promise him a reward from you," Jin replied.
"Then pick up the call; let's hear what he has to say," Eric was satisfied with Jin's agreement. Dealing with Steam would be easy once they have spies in the right place.