Chapter 436 Side Story: The One Who Leaked the Secret
Wesley let her go and looked at her flushed cheeks, his eyes full of quiet amusement.
“I was staking my claim.
“You don’t know how attractive you are. Everyone was watching you.”
Larissa rolled her eyes at him in mock complaint.
“You’re petty. The mission is over. Are you coming home with me?”
Wesley frowned slightly.
“I still have things to handle here. I’ll have Oscar drive you back.
“When I get home, we’re getting engaged.”
Larissa leaned in and kissed him on the mouth, on her own initiative.
“Don’t worry. I’ll be waiting. Stay safe out there.”
The moment she got into the car to head back, her phone rang. Kate’s voice came through the line, urgent.
“Boss. Someone leaked the company’s newest formula.
“And Mr. Hubert has shown up at the office with a signed contract and is trying to shake us down. He’s using the breach to force a buyout.
“You need to get back here. We’re running out of ways to hold him off.”
Larissa’s stomach dropped. The ease she’d been carrying a moment ago vanished.
“How did this happen? Keep him contained. I’m on my way.”
She hung up and told the driver to push the speed. Fury was rising in her chest.
The formula was the company’s most valuable secret. A leak of that magnitude would be catastrophic. And Solomon Hubert, as the head of Everwell Pharma’s biggest rival, had always coveted the company, but he’d never had the guts to come at them directly. Which meant someone was backing him this time.
Who was it?
A few hours later, she reached the office. Solomon was standing beside Floria like a loyal lapdog.
Of course. It was her.
Floria was everywhere. She was a tick she couldn’t shake.
Fine. She’d been itching to deal with them anyway.
She took a deep breath and walked into the conference room.
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anaged to find out that I own this company. I’ll give you that.
that
msel in distress playing the victim card–you’re actually a total charky a total shark.
he gave Larissa a satisfied smile.
ment.
d go to this much trouble for.
Ick and white, that this research was confidential confidential.
ve billion in damages.
f yours–
ion is worth five billion.
Billion.
> prison, sign the company over to peny over to me.
on for the whole thing. No abe dting. No objections, I trust?”
oing to force my hand?Youre hand? You really don’t know what I’m capable of.
you paid someone to dead leone to leak the formula.
have let this goave let this go.
ow i’m putting bormoputting both of you behind bars.
ft of trade secft of trade secrets. That’s at least three years.”
BanhexShe hadn’t expected Larissa to get her hands on footage this quickly.
erio ser backer to scrub those videos clean.
ound them?
sure.
ore from? It’s obviously a forgery. It means nothing.”
gcame out in public, her brother would protect her.
imed in
mpty words. Who’s going to believe you?
be smart about this. Give it up.
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Larissa lifted the corner of her mou
“Whether the evidence is real or fak
“I’ve already called them. They’ll be
“And I have a witness, too. He’s goin
“Floria. I thought, for one second, y
“Turns out I gave you too much cre
Both Floria’s and Solomon’s faces
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