Seven Years a Fool One Day a Queen (Kristine and Colton) novel Chapter 214

Chapter 214

Medea returned from her vacation and started to gradually resume work.

But as soon as she arrived at the company, she was blocked at the entrance by Lucas.

n fact, Lucas had been lurking downstairs at Everest for nearly half a month, coming every day.

He had no choice–after the fireworks incident, he was blamed for everything. All the anger was directed at him, while Medea had managed to hide away.

he game was taken down, and there were a bunch of lawsuits and compensation claims waiting for him.

le had emptied his family’s savings, but it couldn’t make up for the hole.

le was cornered and had no choice but to come to find Medea.

Director Wynn, you finally showed up! I’ve been waiting for you. I’m telling you, this time you must help me, or I’m done for,” Lucas grabbed Medea’s suit, reventing her from escaping.

Let go of me,” Medea said coldly.

was rush hour, and people were constantly coming and going at the entrance, making this scene highly inappropriate.

No, you need to give me a solution first, or I won’t let go! I’m really out of options here, just help me out! For you, it’s just a money issue!”

ucas, being quite cunning, knew that if he let go, it would be nearly impossible to meet Medea again. So, he refused to release her.

s more and more people began to gather around, Medea started to panic.

he had never been in such a situation before and didn’t know how to handle it, only repeatedly telling Lucas to let go.

won’t let go! I’m out of options. If you don’t give me a solution, I’m not letting go!”

ecurity! Security?” Medea yelled in desperation.

ucas’s expression turned menacing. “You want to brush me off, huh? Now that something’s gone wrong, you want to put all the blame on me? You were the ne who planned the fireworks, you proposed the plan, and you even contacted the fireworks designer. Now you want to shift all the blame onto me? Not appening

f you don’t help me, 111 hold a press conference and reveal everything to the reporters! We’ll see who ends up in ruins–me or you! I’ve got nothing to lose

ucas was really desperate.

When a person is cornered, they can do anything

fedea wasn’t just panicked anymore, she was genuinely afraid

ear was clearly visible on her face, and the dignified, composed appearance that usually stayed on her face was gone.

More and more people began to pull out their phones to take pictures.

Medea quickly raised her hand to shield her face, completely at a loss.

it the crucial moment, someone grabbed Lucas by the back of the neck.

draped

sult was draped over Medea’s head.

ucas was about to explode, but upon seeing who had arrived, life hostility immediately duminished. “Mr… Mr. Young

Medea instantly felt a sense of relief.

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he gripped Calvin’s cuff tightly, as if holding onto a lifeline.

Let’s go upstairs and talk,” Calvin said in a calm voice, leading Medea away.

ucas quickly followed.

ecurity rushed in and began dispersing the crowd, asking everyone to delete any photos or videos they had taken to ensure nothing would leak.

it the same time, they asked Eliza, Sadie, and the newly hired assistant, Kayn, to cooperate with the security checks.

adie, unwilling, said, “Who’d want to take pictures of her? What’s so interesting about that? We came here to discuss business, not to watch a joke!”

he security guard smiled and replied, “Mr. Young asked for this. We can’t help it. After all, she’s the future Mrs. Young of Everest. Please understand.”

adie was about to say something else but was stopped by Eliza.

liza took out her phone to allow the security to check it and reminded Sadie and Kayn to cooperate as well.

fter all, she still had business to attend to and didn’t want to waste time on this issue.

nce the checks were completed, the three of them were allowed to proceed.

liza was there to meet with Calvin regarding official business.

fter the fireworks incident, Medea took leave immediately, and all of Everup’s business was being handled by Calvin in her absence.

hat’s why Eliza was at Everest.

fter the three of them went upstairs, Secretary Lydia informed them that Mr. Young was handling an urgent matter and that they would need to wait a little

‘hile.

liza looked at the time and saw she had half an hour to spare, so she agreed to wait.

ydia escorted them to the guest lounge and promptly offered them tea.

leanwhile, in the adjacent lounge, Lucas was crying to Calvin about his misfortune, describing just how difficult his situation had become.

rom his description, it really sounded quite tragic.

ven Sadie started to sympathize.

las wife had left him, and he could no longer afford his son’s tuition at the prestigious school.

lis elderly father had fallen ill, but he couldn’t afford the treatment and was now lying in the hospital waiting to die.

to wonder Lucas had resorted to causing a scene outside Everest

le was truly at the end of his rope.

Here’s what 11 do: I’ll personally compensate you a portion of the amount. As for the rest, you can resolve it by selling Scitiames, Calvin said, offering hi

olution.

I seemed like he was going to pay out of his own porket again to smooth things over for Medea

This wasn’t the first time, and Fliza had become accustomed to it.

After all, in Calvin’s mind, Medea was above everything else.

Lucas didn’t want to accept this solution. “Mr. Young, you have such a large empire. You could easily save ctiams with a file support Please, just help me out! Is that possible?”

But Calvin’s tone grew serious, his emotions unreadable

If you hadn’t come here today to make a scene in front of Director Wynn, causing her to lose face, I might have considered helping sam

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“But now, everything is off the table.”

If you don’t accept, then I won’t give you a single penny.”

You can still hold that press conference if you want to see if anyone comes, or which media dares to report on it.”

You’re welcome to try.”

You’ll see if it’s a win win or if it’s a case of both sides losing.”

he meeting room fell silent for a long while.

adie could feel the chill even through the glass.

1. tr. Young… he’s tough.

of course, Calvin didn’t get to where he was by relying on luck.

lis methods were ruthless and decisive, never leaving room for the other side to recover.

le didn’t even give them a chance to struggle.

was clear that going up against him was not a wise choice.

ucas, instantly suppressed, was unable to breathe under Calvin’s oppressive presence. There was no surprise when he eventually caved and accepted the offer alvin had given.

ecretary Lydia knocked on the door of the guest lounge. “Ms. Grant, Mr. Young has finished. You can go in now.”

liza closed her laptop, stood up, and walked in with Sadie and Kayn.

s they passed by Lucas, who was walking out with his head hanging low, they saw his face was ashen.

Mr. Young. Miss Grant has arrived.”

alvin had already composed himself, stood up, and shook Eliza’s hand. “Sorry for keeping you waiting, Miss Grant.”

It’s fine,” Eliza said, her voice professional and to the point.

he sat down and immediately got down to business with Calvin, without a word of small talk.

alvin was just as cooperative as he always had been, sticking to his usual professional style.

ut halfway through the conversation, his phone on the table rang.

it were in the past, Calvin would have just hung up the call without a second thought.

le hated being disturbed during business talks.

he time when liiza had suffered alcohol poisoning and miscarried, Sadie had panicked and called Calvin

At that time, Calvin had been discussing the listing of one of his subsidiaries, and he had ignored sadies call not even picking up

n the end, Eliza had signed the surgery consent form on her own, without disturbing Calvin

But now, he simply picked up the phone and answered the call

His previously indifferent tone was now softened. “I’m almost done here

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