The Contracted Ever After (Cordelia and Ronan) novel Chapter 334

PrimeBuild Contractors needed to balance their books, and they knew that Cordelia handled last year’s accounts.

Those accounts were from her previous job, and if Cordelia released them, she would be violating professional ethics, and possibly even leaking corporate secrets. It could land her in hot water.

Still, Cordelia found it hard to believe that Will and Hunter, who had practically groveled when they handed over the accounts to Lumos Enterprises, would use this to threaten her.

Cordelia dialed up Ronan.

"Mr. Evans," she began.

"It's only been a few minutes, and you miss me already?" he teased.

"No, is it true that PrimeBuild Contractors always wanted to collaborate with Lumos Enterprises?" Cordelia asked.

She remembered from her visit to PrimeBuild Contractors the previous year how fawning Will had been over Ronan. They were both in construction, but PrimeBuild mostly handled subcontracting work. They had been keen to score projects for Lumos Enterprises but had always been left hanging.

"Yes, they weren't qualified enough, so I rejected them."

"Got it." With that, Cordelia hung up.

Now she understood why PrimeBuild Contractors were acting this way. They were likely hoping to use this information as leverage to secure a collaboration with Lumos Enterprises. It was child's play, really.

"Milana, tell them we don't have last year's financial data. If they want a comparison, let them pull up their own statements. I can't release the accounts I prepared for them last year at a different company. It's against professional principles," Cordelia said.

"See, I knew there was something fishy going on. We need to get to the bottom of this. I'll call them now." With that, Milana dialed up Hunter. If they wanted to compare, they would need to provide their own accounts.

Hunter sounded apologetic. "Oh, oh, oh, I forgot Cordelia is now working at Lumos Enterprises."

Hunter then called Will, who berated him. "You're the one who came up with this rotten idea! You couldn't come up with a legit plan, so you tried to exploit someone else! I hope Ronan doesn't see through our scheme. Otherwise, dream about collaborating with Lumos Enterprises! I'm docking you a month's pay!"

Hunter could only swallow his frustration. He could only hope that Cordelia wouldn't see through their scheme. If she did, she would definitely tell Ronan.