Book 2 : She Becomes Glamorous After the Engagement

Chapter 61

Chapter 793: Justin’s Whereabouts

Roger’s eyes suddenly shrunk. “You… you hacked into the banking system! You’re breaking the law. I’m going to sue you!”

Nora sneered. “Sue me? You still have to wait for me to deal with you first, right?!”

With that, she stood up and said impatiently, “Roger is fired from the board of directors for compromising the company for his personal gain. Furthermore, the price you paid for the gold was 400, but when you sold it to the company, it had already dropped to 280. However, you still sold the gold to the company at 400. Now, you have to make up for this difference. Otherwise, I’ll see you in court!”

If the difference was made up, then it would be over 100 million!

Although Roger could gather that bit of money, he still felt his heart ache.

However, if Nora sued him, then that could jeopardize his retirement plans. He should take out the money to resolve this trouble first!

He looked at Nora angrily. “Okay! I’ll agree to everything! But don’t forget that I can still sue you!”

Nora raised her eyebrows. “What are you going to sue me for?”

Roger sneered. “For hacking into the banking system.”

“Really?”

Nora picked up the bank records. Her milky hand held the few pieces of paper and threw them into the shredder beside her. Then, she said, “When did I do that? Instead, just now, you admitted in front of everyone that you stole the company assets, so we can ask the bank to investigate your account now…”

Roger: “!!”

He stared at Nora in disbelief. “You! She’s lying. Did you all hear that?”

Roger looked at the other directors and saw that everyone had turned their heads away looking like they had not heard anything.

Seeing their expressions, Roger instantly understood that these people were Justin’s trusted subordinates!

He could only accept this loss!

Roger clenched his fists.

He was really speechless!

Last time, when Justin was around, he only fired Roger’s father, who was also the second son of the Hunt family, from the board of directors. After all, Raymond had admitted his mistakes and left behind a seemingly idle Roger.

Now, Roger was also chased out.

In the entire company, even the flies that Justin had hated were gone in the end.

This matter quickly spread in the circle.

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Downstairs at Hunt Corporation.

Joel had just arrived when he received a call from his secretary. After informing him of this news, he immediately smiled bitterly and looked at Tanya. “Alright, we came for nothing. Let’s go back!”

Tanya was stunned and asked what was going on. When she heard Joel’s words, she said, “Nora has her own connections. The person she’s talking about is probably her aunt. Her aunt is also a top figure in Switzerland! Even the aristocrats in Switzerland have to respect her aunt! How can Nora have any bad friends?!”

Joel nodded. “Yes, I’m overthinking. Besides, Nora will be better in the future because she’s about to get the world’s best source of information.”

Tanya: “?”

She looked at Joel in confusion. “What do you mean?”

Joel smiled. “It’s nothing.”

He turned the car around and was about to leave Hunt Corporation when he suddenly saw Logan leave in a sports car. Joel instantly chuckled. “It looks like we’re not the only ones who care about Nora!”

In the Andersons’ car.

On the way, Simon urged the driver to drive faster.

At the side, Melissa was angry with a cold expression.

Simon said, “Alright, wife, don’t be angry. I know you’re not a petty person. Let’s treat this money as a loan to Nora, okay?”

Melissa instantly became even angrier.

When she had said those words at home, Simon thought that she was reluctant to pay and had even expressed his understanding. However, the more he said, the angrier she became.

Was she the kind of person who only cared about her family and not Nora?

She said angrily, “Am I that kind of person to

you?”

Simon understood. “No, Honey. If giving away the money was not the issue then why did you say we didn’t need to come over?”

Melissa was really furious. She looked at the sullen man in front of her and finally sighed. “You, you’re really… I mean, Nora probably doesn’t need our help!”

Simon lowered his head. “I know. The Smith's are stronger than us, but we’re family, after all. We have to help…”

Melissa: “!!”

Melissa took out her phone in anger. When she realized that it was nine o’clock, she opened the trading app. When she saw the gold price, she threw the phone at him. “See for yourself!”

Simon: “…”

For the next half month, Simon slept on the sofa.

People concerned about Nora came and went outside. However, Nora, who was upstairs, did not know that these people had been there.

This did not stop her from working.

Pete’s work was done very well and many projects were approved. Nora was only responsible for throwing those things to Celine before coming to Justin’s office to sit.

Half an hour later, there was a knock on the door.

Nora looked up and saw Celine walking in.

She lowered her head and twisted her fingers. As if she had done something wrong, she continued, “President Smith, I’m sorry. I just contacted Lawrence. He said that he left on his own and it has nothing to do with you.”

When Nora heard that she had contacted Lawrence, she asked in surprise, “Where is he?”

Celine said, “He said he’s taking a breather in Switzerland. He asked me not to tell anyone.”

Nora: “!!”

It seemed like Justin had really gone to Switzerland.

But why couldn’t he tell her?

She frowned, unhappy.

As she was in deep thought, Celine suddenly said, “President Smith, I have something to report to you. The person closest to you had told me…!”

Nora’s eyes narrowed. She looked at Celine. “Who is it?”

Celine bit her lip and finally said a name. “Joel!”

Nora: “?”

Joel?

How could this be?!

Chapter 794: Mysterious Account

At the Smith Corporation.

After sending Tanya back home, Joel went to the Smith Corporation.

As soon as he entered the top floor, his special assistant came to him. “President Smith, this is your itinerary for today.”

Joel nodded. After taking the itinerary, he casually glanced at it and suddenly stopped in his tracks. He turned back to look at his executive assistant, Mindy. She was a capable woman. Her hair was neatly tied behind her head and she was wearing a black suit. Her eyes were very serious.

Joel lowered his head and said, “We’re having a meeting.”

When Mindy heard this, she was stunned.

The meeting Joel was talking about was not a normal meeting but a private one with a few of them. However, he had an important appointment at ten o’clock. She was about to object but when she met Joel’s eyes, which were always smiling but were now firm, she could only lower her head. “Yes!”

Two minutes later, Mindy and eight senior executives in their thirties appeared in the President’s office.

Joel stood in front of the French window with his back facing them.

Smith Corporation was a 60-story tall building. Standing there, it seemed like the entire New York could be seen. This was the proudest thing about Smith Corporation and Hunt Corporation.

They were high above and everyone else seemed to be crawling at their feet.

The crowded human life downstairs was as small as an ant in their eyes.

He looked at it for a while and turned around to look at the few people standing respectfully in front of him. These were all the people who had fought with him in the company after Ian handed the company to him.

Joel still remembered that when he took over the company back then, the elders in the company with Ian were very indignant and had secretly made many obstacles for him because he was too young.

It was all because of this group of people who had accompanied him through those dark days that he conquered those old fogeys.

It could be said that it was even more difficult for Joel than Justin to become the true successor because he was not Ian’s biological son. He was not the rightful heir!

There were many people under Ian who knew his true identity… They were even more dissatisfied with him.

Therefore, Joel trusted his subordinates very much. Over the years, Smith Corporation had been getting better and better under their leadership.

He sat down on the sofa beside him. The smile on his face disappeared and he became serious.

Those people looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.

Mindy said, “President Smith, did you call us over to say something?”

Joel nodded. “Yes. Last night, Uncle signed a share transfer agreement with me. Now, 51% of the company’s shares are mine.”

These words were meant to reassure everyone.

However, the nine of them did not speak. They continued to stare at Joel as if waiting for him to say something. Joel was silent for a moment before saying, “I rejected that account.”

This sentence made the nine of them frown.

“President Smith, that account is the most important. How can you not want it?”

“Yes, President Smith. You should know that that secret account is the foundation of the Smiths’ continued rise!”

“President Smith, although we don’t know what that account is, we all know that many projects in the past were only completed because we got information from that account. Without that account, how would we obtain that precious information in the future?”

“President Smith, that account is the foundation of the Smith Corporation. 51% of the shares are not as important as that account. You…”

The people below expressed their opinions one after another. They all felt that Joel should keep that account. Without the account, even if he got 51% of the company’s shares, he would still be controlled by others in the future.

Mindy said indignantly, “I knew it. Why would Old President Smith give you 51% of the shares so easily? After all this, he left his account to his own daughter. From now on, President Smith, you’ll always be under her control! No matter how well the Smith Corporation does in the future, it’ll still be hers! You’ve done so much for the company, but in the end, you’re only helping her! Old President Smith is really scheming!”

Mindy’s words made it difficult for the others to calm down.

Everyone said, “Yes, President Smith, you’re making us disappointed. President Smith, we can’t just let this matter go. Tell me, what should we do next? Can we get the account back?”

“President Smith, say it. As long as you give the order, we won’t hesitate to do anything even if it means touching the edge of the law!”

Looking at these people, Joel sighed silently. “Don’t you understand what I just said?”

The few of them paused.

Joel said word by word, “What I’m saying is that I rejected that account. Dad gave me his account but I insisted on leaving it to Nora. There’s no need to discuss this anymore.”

Mindy instantly bit her lip. “President Smith, you’re too naive. Old Master probably gave her his account long ago! When Miss Smith said the gold price would rise, it really did. Where did she get the information from?”

Chapter 795: A Child Missing Love

“President Smith, you treat Old President Smith as your father, but he’s just playing with you! He has already handed that account to Miss Smith. Saying that he gave it to you was just a test!”

“That’s right. Nora has that account. It’s like adding wings to a tiger for Hunt Corporation. In the future, the gap between us and Hunt Corporation will grow wider and wider!”

“Yes, Miss Smith predicted the gold price so accurately and even said the number of days clearly. She must have known about it long ago!”

“President Smith, you…”

“Enough!”

Joel suddenly roared angrily and interrupted their conversation.

Joel was very famous outside. The few people inside were also afraid of him. If not for his ability, why would these people follow him willingly?

With that, Joel lowered his head and said, “This matter is settled! Even without a source of information, can the Smith Corporation no longer grow? I think you guys took the shortcut too generously and have already lost your ambition to fight! Society is developing so quickly and opportunities are everywhere. Why? Others can do well without a source of information but you bunch of elites can’t even compare to them?”

With that, the group of people did not dare to speak again.

Everyone lowered their heads.

Joel’s gaze swept past them one by one before he finally said, “This matter ends here. I hope you don’t play any tricks behind my back. Dad taking me in and raising me is already the greatest kindness to me. The entire Smith Corporation should belong to Nora. However, Nora couldn’t be bothered to manage it, so Dad handed it to me. I hope you don’t forget your conscience! Don’t forget who helped you guys till this day! Without Dad, how could you have gotten where you are today?”

These words made everyone even more afraid to speak.

Actually, including Mindy, everyone was from a poor family. Some were orphans. It was Ian who had started a fund and paid for their studies. Some who were talented had been allowed to study abroad.

They were not bound to enter Smith Corporation after they returned. However, if they wanted to enter, they had to go through an interview with Joel.

These were people Ian had nurtured for Joel.

He had indeed never tainted it before and had handed it all to Joel. Only this group of people knew that it was Ian who had paid for everything when they were young. When they grew up, it was Joel who they interacted with. They had handed all their loyalty to Joel.

This was the greatest wealth Ian had left for Joel.

Therefore, although Mindy’s words were very reasonable, Joel still did not dare to have any resentment toward Ian. He could not have any! This was the father who had raised him!

There was no such thing as contentment in the human heart in this world. Joel had once seen a story-A tycoon gave a beggar $100 a day. Day after day, year after year, the beggar got used to it. Until one day, the tycoon did not bring extra money and only gave the beggar $1.

The beggar was furious. He threw the $1 to the tycoon and shouted, “What do you mean by this? Are you humiliating me?” Joel was that beggar. Since he was young, everything was given to him by Ian.

Now, if Ian wanted to take it back, he should not have any resentment. Otherwise, wouldn’t he be an ingrate?

He could not become the enemy of someone he was indebted to.

The few of them did not dare to speak anymore.

Joel waved his hand. “Alright, go out. I won’t pursue this matter here, but if I find out that anyone has targeted Nora, don’t blame me for not considering our relationship!”

These words made Mindy shiver. She bit her lips and finally lowered her head before leaving the office with the others.

After the few of them left, Joel sat on the sofa.

This made sense, but he had treated Ian as his father since he was young. Now that his father’s true daughter was back, the entire family was doting on her. Ian’s entire heart was on Nora… Actually, to a child like Joel who lacked love, it was impossible for him to not feel uncomfortable at all.

Fortunately, Tanya had been by his side lately and had suppressed the dark side of his heart.

Joel took off his glasses and rubbed his temples.

Now that he had a father, a daughter, and a wife—he had lived enough, right?

He did not want that account. Even if Ian really gave it to Nora, it was only right. After all, Nora was his flesh and blood… He should let her have her way.

Furthermore, there was only one girl in the family. It was only right for all the brothers to give in to their younger sister!

Joel brainwashed himself like this and finally started a day of work.

At four in the afternoon, Joel’s phone suddenly rang

He lowered his head and realized that it was Ian.

He was overjoyed.

After starting work at the company, Ian rarely called him. His father’s love was always reserved. He yearned for his father to call and scold him for doing something wrong. This was the normal way a father and son interacted. However, Ian was his uncle in the past and had not done this before. Although, he had not done this after he became his father, either.

He picked up the call and said in a relaxed tone, “Dad, what’s wrong?”

“Nora is coming home for dinner tonight. She said she has something to say. Come back early.”

Ian’s words made Joel’s heart sink. He lowered his eyes and smiled. “Okay.”