HONEY, Love Me One More Time novel Chapter 220

At this time, a servant who heard the sound of the dishwasher from the kitchen came over and quickly said, “Miss Hudson, I’ll clean the table. This is my job. If I don’t do it or do it well, Mrs. Grantham will deduct my salary again.”
This servant looked familiar. Estelle then remembered that she had seen the servant at Melody’s birthday party before.
“Okay,” Estelle nodded and stepped aside.
Suddenly, York thought of something and asked the servant, “How much is your monthly salary?”
“One thousand dollars, but...” the servant faltered and then looked at Estelle timidly.
Seeing Estelle nod at her, she plucked up her courage and said, “But Mrs. Grantham often finds faults with us and deducts money from our salaries. No servant here has ever gained a full salary every month.”
When York heard this, his face darkened. “How much money does she usually deduct?”
“It depends on her mood. Sometimes she deducts about three hundred dollars, and sometimes she deducts more than five hundred dollars. If it weren’t that...”
At this point, Estelle interrupted her and said, “If it weren’t that you are broad-minded and generous towards them, they would have resigned, Uncle York.”
The servants witnessed what had happened this morning, and she had been dissatisfied with Melody for a long time. When she heard Estelle’s words, she immediately echoed, “Yes, Mr. Grantham. We would have resigned long ago if it weren’t for you.”
Hearing this, York sneered and said generously with a wave of his hand, “Don’t worry. I will pay all of you in person from now on. Humph. Melody asked me for a large amount of money every month and said that she would pay the servants. But she actually pocketed most of the money!”
The servant didn’t know if she should continue to speak or not, so she looked at Estelle again.
Seeing Estelle shake her head gently, she took the hint and went to the kitchen to do her job without saying anything more.
York became increasingly suspicious. Once his trust in Melody wavered, he would inevitably start doubting everything she had done before. In such a situation, Estelle didn’t need to explicitly say anything further, as York would discern her true intentions.
Estelle then walked over, sat on the sofa opposite him, and said, “Uncle York, my mother has almost recovered after being in hospital for over a month. She wants to come back home. But I’m afraid that Aunt Melody will be unhappy to see her and bully her again...”
York snorted and said, “She wants to bully my sister? No way! Estelle, I didn’t know what Melody did to your mother before. I’m busy at work every day, and Melody has been taking care of our family affairs all the time. But I didn’t expect that she would dare to abuse your mother. Don’t worry, Estelle. I won’t let anyone hurt your mom again!”
Hearing his promise, Estelle nodded with satisfaction and continued to flatter him, “Uncle York, it’s so kind of you. If my mother heard what you said, she would be moved.”
York sighed heavily and said, “It was my fault that I made your mother suffer a lot. Your father has passed away, and I’m the only backbone in our family. I will take good care of your mother.”
‘You are the backbone? What a shameless man you are,’ Estelle thought with disdain.
For the sake of Aurora’s safety at home in the future, she ignored York’s shameless words and didn’t say anything.
“Estelle, join me at the company this afternoon. I would appreciate it if you could familiarize yourself with the current state of affairs and address the issues promptly,” York requested.
“Sure, I’m more than happy to do that,” Estelle responded with enthusiasm.
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At two o’clock in the afternoon, the employees of the Hudson Group began to work after the lunch break.
When York and Estelle appeared in the company together, many employees were stunned and whispered.
They all knew that York pocketed the property of the Hudson family after Estelle’s father died.
Now seeing York coming to the company with Estelle, the only daughter of the Hudson family, they all wondered if he had been reconciled with the Hudson family.
York, who always had a condescending attitude towards the staff, was preoccupied with the company affairs. Therefore, he wasn’t in the mood to know what the employees were whispering about.
After striding into the meeting room, he gave Estelle a pile of documents and said, “Estelle, if you want to join the company, solve the problem as soon as possible. Here are all the documents about the suspended project. At four o’clock in the afternoon, the representative of our supplier will come and press us for payment. Before he comes, you should read these documents and offer a practical solution. If you can make it, I will let you join the board of directors.”
It was two o’clock now. And the representative would arrive at four o’clock, meaning Estelle only had two hours left.
‘York is quite shrewd,” Estelle thought to herself. “If I succeed, the company will benefit from this project, and he will gain a substantial financial reward. However, if I fail, he will seize the opportunity to reject my involvement in the company, and I’ll never have a chance to participate in its business again.’
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‘Some people are just like that. They are stupid and incompetent when doing business, but they are more selfish and shrewd than anyone else regarding their own interests.’
Estelle was reading the documents rapidly and feeling upset about the project when she received the message from Mr. Mysterious.
Seeing the message, she looked outside.
York had returned to his office, and the employees outside were busy at their work. And she was in the meeting room alone.
Then she replied to Mr. Mysterious. ‘Did you plant someone inside the company?’
‘No.’
‘Then how do you know what York did?’
‘I just made a wild guess.’
‘Wild guess?’
‘Estelle, you will take over the company sooner or later. From now on, what you will face is not only the problem of the suspended project but also the plot that Melody and Gretchen would possibly do, York’s suspicion, and the difficult opponents. Since you have chosen this path and don’t want me to help you directly, then I will teach you how to deal with every possible situation…’
Estelle received a lengthy message from Mr. Mysterious, and it took her approximately two minutes to read through it. Surprisingly, as she absorbed the contents, her feelings of distress and confusion began to subside, gradually replaced by a growing sense of calm.
‘I’m not fighting alone now. I have Mr. Mysterious guiding me,’ Estelle thought with courage.
‘Sir, the trick you taught me worked. York and Melody quarreled violently today.’ She texted Mr. Mysterious again.