In this dog-eat-dog world, everybody would strive to claim higher positions.
Team leaders wanted to be the head of the department; the heads of those departments wanted to be a shareholder; the shareholders wanted to be vice presidents... As for the vice presidents, they couldn't wait to overthrow the president's leadership.
The former president, Mollie, resigned and left the profitable VP occupation which everyone was drooling at.
None of them knew how much contribution Leo had made to the L Group.
Everyone was stunned and stared at Leo in disbelief like watching a vampire in sunlight.
Sophia blushed and paled. She couldn't believe what Lydia had just said.
"The 880-million-yuan was from Leo?"
They found this very hard to believe.
At that time, the leaders of the top ten enterprises of Emerdale were presented, and everyone thought they came over for Lydia's sake.
"That's impossible!"
Just by then, one of the executives realized something and yelled, "I thought it was Lydia's credit!"
Lydia sneered, "I'm not that capable."
Sophia frowned and didn't say anything.
Indeed, Lydia would never be able to have won so many sponsorships alone.
After all, no matter how well developed the L Group was, it hadn't been listed yet and was no match for the top 10 enterprises in Emerdale.
"Did he really do it?"
Sophia's brows knitted more tightly; she looked at Leo and Lydia with a gloomy face.
Just by then, a wild guess crossed her mind.
While being sent to Hopkins Metropolis to develop the market, she learned of Lydia's family background by chance.
Although she had only known a part of it, it was clear that Lydia was from a mysterious and influential family. Now Sophia wondered if the sponsorship was from Lydia's family.
The more she thought about it, the more possible she felt it was.
Sophia put on a thoughtful smile. She knew Lydia and her family hadn't gotten along with each other well; therefore, she might stand a chance to bond with Lydia as her leverage.
Thinking of that, passion and eagerness arose in Sophia's eyes. She clapped her hands gently.
Under the pressure of Lydia, everybody remained silent. Only Sophia was clapping her hands. Lydia asked with cold eyes, "What are you doing?"
"Praising you."
Sophia answered naturally, "Our president favored her husband so much; that's so romantic!"
Lydia ignored the sting of Sophia's tease and said, "I'm telling you the truth about the development of our company. Do you still think I'm lying?"
"Aren't you?"
Sophia stood up slowly and walked to Lydia in high heels. Then she whispered to Lydia, "Other people may have no idea where the money came from, but I do. How many times can you flaunt your family powers like this again and again?"
Lydia's eyes narrowed as she heard those words.
Leo's face became turned cold, too.
He had heard what Sophia said. She thought Lydia had flaunted her family background to win the sponsorship.
"So, that doesn't count as his contribution."
Sophia wagged a disapproving finger and laughed, "I can accept your husband as the vice president, but only if you can convince us. The 880-million-yuan sponsorship is surely convincing enough, but is that really his credits?"
Lydia turned her face away and laughed in anger.
She would admit it if this were made-up, only that she was telling the truth.
She told the truth, but no one believed it. She wondered what had happened to these people.
"What do you want?" She looked at Sophia and asked coldly.
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