But their president seemed completely oblivious to the subtext. Yet from what they'd observed over the past weeks, Chloe Bishop was far from slow-witted. No… no… They were the slow ones. That's when it clicked for many of them—this was clearly a coordinated move between Chloe Bishop and Ria to take down Lita. It dawned on them now: after letting Arthur's faction run rampant for days, Chloe had finally made her move again. And this time, Lita was her target. Lita's face cycled through shades of pale and red. "President Chloe, if you trust me, there's no need to investigate. I've built this jewelry brand to what it is today. I've brought the company countless honors. Isn't that enough proof of my ability?" In other words, she was begging Chloe not to dig deeper. Arthur realized that

