Submit to the Boss He Rules the Boardroom and the Bedroom novel Chapter 245

Chapter 245 Punishment for Wrongdoing Jeanne frowned wistfully and said have their meal yet." August stiffened and immediately figured something. What happened to the

Kelly Group yesterday was a sensation, and he had thought that she might come and see him today. He leaned back and asked, "How is your father doing?" Jeanne put on a wry face and replied, "He is worried. The efforts of the PR team are in vain, and the stocks plummeted in the morning. My mom has been crying at home, and I have no ways to save the day." August comforted her gently, "Don’t take it too hard. This is not your fault." "But I'm a member of the Kelly family. I can’t help feeling worried." With tears in her eyes, she suddenly grabbed his hand, "August, can you help for my sake?" he pulled his hand back and asked blandly, "Did your father send you here?" Jeanne panicked and subconsciously denied it, "No, it’s my own idea. August..." August said solemnly, "I can help you with other things but not this." the labor law and squeezed their employees. Wrong in the first place, they hit those migrant workers who ended whoever spoke up for them would be the devil’s advocate. Everyone was trying to stay away. No one would get himself in trouble at such a point. The

Adams family was no exception. "August..." The tearful girl pitifully tugged at his clothes and whispered, "You are the only person who can help us. I’m really at the end of my rope." "Jeanne," August frowned, his face turning serious, "do you think your family did the right thing?" She was speechless. His eyes flickered with coldness. "There are consequences 1/4 25.04 09:40 D for doing wrong things. It’s the eternal truth. I can help you with other things, crime." have any position in your heart?" For the Lion Group, this matter was easy to fix. They could suppress public opinion without much effort. However, August was unwilling to do this for her. His brows were knitted together. His eyes were unfathomable. "The two things are unrelated, alright?"

Jeanne was depressed. She had thought that he would grant her every request. Now it looked like he didn’t care about her that much. Moreover, she could feel a change in his attitude toward her. He used to be so concerned when she was ill and hospitalized.

Feeling a tingling sensation in her nose, she choked with sobs, "I know that I’m no longer that important in your heart." August frowned and said sullenly, "You

still don’t see it?"

it off, suddenly stood up, and said emotionally, "August, say no more. I get it."

Her eyes reddened. She grabbed her handbag and rushed out of the office with a broken heart. The door to the parlor was slammed relieve the headache.

As soon as Lucia returned to the office, Carter sent her to fetch a file from the President's Office. On her way there, she spotted a familiar figure not far ahead. With long, curly hair and a pretty face, dress. Lucia watched the girl hurried to the elevator. Her eyes were red, and her face was pale.

Lucia was a little surprised. Why did with August? She couldn't help but wonder. herself. What was the point of thinking about that? What was happening between August and Jeanne had nothing to do with her.

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went to the President's Office, found the assistant she had made an appointment with, and waited outside. Just then, a statuesque man.

She felt something, involuntarily looked over, and met a pair of deep eyes.

August! Her face froze, and several ambiguous images crossed her mind. She had been avoiding him like the plague, and the encounter had not been expected. Adrenaline was surging in her as she thought of their last meeting on the bed of her small apartment. How she wished the earth would open and swallow her.