Inherit Billions
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“She… she may be new, but Katie is still your relative. I conveyed to her the urgency of delivering this to you personally. I thought she would be more trustworthy than an outsider.” Joseph stammered, his heart racing with anxiety
Ever since Seraphina had taught him a lesson, he had felt somewhat intimidated by her.
Seraphina scoffed, her voice dripping with cold sarcasm. “More trustworthy than others? Do you know who she gave it to? She handed it over to Orion, our competitor. Listen carefully, Joseph: if this information gets leaked, you won’t need to investigate further; you can leave the company with her.”
With that, Seraphina hung up and strode out of the room.
Orion, holding the USB drive, furrowed his brow in confusion.
He was about to locate a computer to examine its contents when Seraphina reached out and grabbed it from him.
“Orion, this is mine,” she said firmly.
Orion raised an eyebrow and said, “I thought I told you to stop sending your people to me.”
Seraphina simply smiled, saying nothing.
Of course, she was just trying to curry favor with him.
“She’s clueless! I won’t let it happen again.”
Orion sensed that something was off in Seraphina’s tone. Before he could delve deeper into it, she pulled out her phone.
She called Thomas directly.
“Tell HR to fire Katie–now, immediately!”
Without a second thought or a single question, Thomas rushed to execute her order.
He had long suspected that Katie wouldn’t last much longer at Crosses.
Just as Katie stepped out of the hotel, she received the notification of her termination. The company had completely removed her name from its system, eliminating the need for her to return to work.
Panic set in.
She didn’t understand what she had done wrong
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When she called to seek clarification, no one at the company bothered to pick up her phone.
Usually, she had flaunted her connection as Seraphina’s relative, acting superior, which had left a negative impression on her colleagues.
With her departure, everyone seemed relieved.
Left with no choice, Katie called Joseph.
Already on edge from Seraphina’s warning, Joseph felt a wave of relief wash over him upon hearing that Katie was fired.
Thankfully, he hadn’t been affected.
“Joseph, is there a mistake on the company’s end? Can you please call them and find out? I didn’t do anything wrong.”
Joseph found himself speechless; no longer feeling the need to be gentle, he told her directly.
“Who did you give that USB drive to?”
Katie was stunned. “I …”
“Dros Group is our competitor on this project, and you handed over such sensitive information to him? Katie, leaking company secrets is a crime.”
Katie’s face turned pale with fear. She pleaded, “Joseph, I saw him there, but Ms. Cross wasn’t around. I just asked him to pass it along.”
“Katie, no matter what excuse you have, it doesn’t change the fact that you handed our secrets to the competition. Ms. Cross is kind–hearted and chose not to press charges, but if she had, you could be facing years in prison for corporate espionage.”
After saying this, Joseph hung up, feeling unlucky to have crossed paths with Katie.
Katie shivered as she suddenly realized Seraphina needed to be at the hotel earlier;
otherwise, everything wouldn’t have happened so quickly.
Guilt and panic washed over her. She couldn’t escalate this any further; if Seraphina’s family turned against her, she would have no means to defend herself.
Reluctantly, she headed back to the office to complete her paperwork.
Meanwhile, Seraphina finished handling everything and approached Orion. “Let’s go.”
Orion stood up, puzzled. “Where to?”
“I had someone reserve seats for us in the restaurant,” she replied.
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Orion fell silent.
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She walked ahead. He hurriedly caught up with her and said seriously, “This was an accident; I’ll have Ken deal with any losses.”
Seraphina smiled slightly and said, “No need. I’ve already taken care of it all.”
“I promise next time I’ll cook a meal you love,” he added, feeling determined.
Today, Orion learned that cooking was not as easy as he thought.
Still, he enjoyed overcoming challenges and was determined to master this.
At his words, Seraphina couldn’t help but twitched her lips.
“Mr. Dros, you don’t need to force yourself. I appreciate the sentiment.”
For the love of all things culinary, please spare the kitchen!
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