Chapter 3 Don’t Push Your Luck
Joseph had been waiting for a long time. His eyes filled with anxiety, showing no concern for her at all.
Maggie could only blame herself for being so foolish. Why didn’t I see through him before? He is nothing but a hypocrite! Meeting her blood-red gaze, Joseph was taken aback for a few seconds. “Maggie, I know you’re upset, but we must be realistic now. We need to fight for more benefits. Otherwise, we’re just taking a loss for nothing.”
“Nathael didn’t agree to the project in Chronopolis.”
Maggie lowered her eyes, hiding the disgust in them. She couldn’t fall out with Joseph yet. She should catch them off guard. There were still many things she needed to figure out. Joseph frowned slightly, somewhat dissatisfied.
“What about the data you copied?” Only then did Maggie remember that she had been deceived by the Camerons’ lies and copied a lot of business secrets from Nathael’s computer. Even though Nathael knew everything, he still gave in to her request. It was ridiculous that she and the Camerons thought they had outsmarted Nathael but didn’t realize she was trampling on his sincerity and trust!
Thinking of this, Maggie felt a tightness in her chest, making breathing almost impossible.
“It’s on my phone. My phone is out of battery. I’ll send it to you when I get home.”
Upon hearing this, Joseph’s face lit up. “Maggie, don’t worry. I will avenge you one day and step on Nathael!”
A hint of mockery flashed in Maggie’s eyes. She would repay the debts of the past life in this life. If they wanted to hurt Nathael, they would have to step over her dead body first!
“I have another plan for the project in Chronopolis. Last night, someone photographed you and Nathael entering and leaving the guest room together. We could consider holding a press conference and exposing the plagiarism of the Polar Night Club and Nathael’s indecent conduct. I don’t believe he’ll disagree then!”
Joseph’s gaze brimmed with calculation. Maggie’s heart sank a bit. Polar Night was a top-tier entertainment club built by Nathael and the Adams. She approached Nathael with her design when the club was in its initial stages. Nathael agreed to use her design, but little did he know it was a trap set for him from the beginning.
Since then, the accusations of plagiarism and misconduct have forever tarnished the reputation of the man who was once beyond reach and reserved. Maggie still remembered the look of disappointment in his eyes when she publicly accused him of violating her. It was heartbreaking to even look at him.
After exchanging a few perfunctory words, she wasted no more time with Joseph. She had to hurry and find Nathael. She couldn’t let him transfer the Chronopolis project to the Camerons. After leaving, Maggie quickly found Nathael’s number on her phone. Fortunately, she had been in collusion with the Camerons from the beginning, so his number was still saved in her phone. Unfortunately, no matter how many times she called, no one answered.
Nathael sat in his office, looking at the phone on the desk that had been ringing for nearly twenty minutes with a gloomy gaze. Just as Maggie was about to give up, thinking he wouldn’t answer, the call was suddenly picked up.
A cold male voice came from the other end of the line, tinged with impatience, “Maggie, don’t push your luck.”
He knew the only reason she would be so persistent in finding him was that she wanted something. But he couldn’t bring himself to ignore the call. He couldn’t harden his heart towards her.
“Nathael.”
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