As soon as he spoke, Oliver cut him off, his tone laced with irritation. "Mr. Hanson, how exactly did Trevor get those injuries?"
Gonzalez barely lifted his gaze. He reached for a cigarette, lit it, and leaned back in his leather chair. "I hit him," he said flatly.
Oliver flared up at Gonzalez's arrogant, nonchalant attitude, feeling completely dismissed. "You assaulted an employee without cause. If those injuries are severe, that's a criminal offense. Trevor has every right to call the cops on you!"
Bang!
Gonzalez hoisted one long leg up and slammed his boot onto the polished conference table. The loud crack made everyone jump, their faces pale with shock.
It was an aggressively dominant, unhinged move.
Gonzalez crossed one ankle over the other, leaning further back in his chair, exuding absolute predatory control. "Calling the cops because he lost a sparring match?"
He let out a dark, mocking scoff and looked at Trevor. "You want to call the police, Trevor? I'm happy to cooperate. We can pull the security footage from the gym."
"No need!" Trevor blurted out instantly. "Oliver just doesn't understand the situation. I'll explain it to him later!"
Oliver's eyes widened. He stared at Gonzalez, then at Trevor, utterly dumbfounded.
"Let's move on, then," Gonzalez said, keeping his legs propped on the table, completely indifferent to corporate etiquette. "I have Luke's proposal for the H City project. I gave it a quick look. It's solid, but there are a few minor issues."
As Gonzalez spoke, Oliver's shock deepened.
Not only had Trevor caved, but Luke—the slyest snake in the company—had surrendered just as quickly!
But what stunned Oliver the most was Gonzalez's critique of the proposal.
He had always assumed Gonzalez was an uneducated degenerate who had never touched the family business. Even as president, he was supposed to be a clueless puppet relying entirely on Oliver.
Instead, the points Gonzalez brought up were sharp, highly technical, and cut straight to the core of the project.
Luke didn't dare half-ass his responses. He answered every question thoroughly, prompting the rest of the board to chime in with constructive revisions.


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The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
I had a lot of catching up to do..oh buoy, what twist and turns. Loved every bit of it, thank you for keep updating the novel. Hoping for more love along the way....
May we please have updates. Thank you...
Someone needs to send a new picture of Trevor to Oliver and Luke so that they will get their requested reports to Gonzalez asap. If they didn't know, now they know what awaits them if they continue to disrespect and NOT follow orders....
Well, well, well. I love how Gonzalez sent out the warning that he's the CEO and either they will acknowledge him as such or get their due diligence. I'm waiting to see how the Franco family will be walking on eggs and come into a new understanding of Gonzalez taking charge. Thank you so much for the five updates....
Adrian is hoping that he has a chance with Norah and will do everything and anything in his power to keep Norah and Xavier apart....
Thank you for the updates. I hope that Norah will remember Xavier and their relationship before the accident and that they will ever be to....
Thank you, thank you for the updates today, which is also my birthday. The saga continues. I really want Norah and Xavier to be together... but he has to want Norah....
May we have updates please. Thank you....
Why can't m Xavier just admit that he loves Norah...
Why can't m Xavier just admit that he loves Norah...