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Rachel could barely accept this explanation.
As she thought about how her undergarments were prepared by the man in front of her, her cheeks could not help but flush.
“If you encounter any trouble related to your resignation, you can call me directly,” David said.
Rachel was taken aback for a moment. She did not expect that he would remember her conversation with Old Mrs. Jones.
She smiled and said, “I can handle it myself.”
The car stopped at the hospital entrance. Rachel opened the car door to get out, but David held her hand tightly.
Rachel struggled subconsciously but could not break free. She let him hold her hand and asked, “Do you have anything else to say?”
“Remember to take your medicine on time,” David said as he held Rachel’s soft hand tightly. Rachel responded with a sound of agreement and tried to pull her hand out to get out of the car, but she still could not break free.
She looked at David with a hint of embarrassment.
David said, “I have a feeling that it won’t be easy to see you again after we part this time.” His deep and magnetic voice seemed to contain endless reluctance and tenderness. It was like a spring breeze brushing the willows, causing ripples to surge in the bottom of her heart.
Although David was reluctant to let go of Rachel’s soft hand, he still released it before her patience ran out. “Take good care of yourself,” he said.
“Okay,” Rachel responded. Without any hesitation, she opened the car door and got out. Sitting in the car, David watched the slender figure gradually move away. A faint smile appeared on his lips. “She’s really a ruthless and heartless woman,” he said.
He restarted the car. As the car window slowly went up, he passed by a black Mercedes car.
As the man in the car saw David’s fleeting face, he frowned slightly. A hint of murky complexity flickered in his eyes.
“He actually came back.”
“Tom, what are you looking at?” Adrian asked as he followed Tom’s gaze. However, he did not see anything.
Tom frowned slightly and said, “When we pick up Rae–Rae later, you can take her to the Smith Group.”
“Okay,” Adrian said.
When the two of them appeared in the hospital room, Rachel could not help but feel surprised. “Why did you guys come?” she asked.
“I was worried you couldn’t handle it alone,” Adrian said, taking the things that Rachel was holding.
“I can handle it myself,” Rachel said, looking at the two tall men in front of her. “You guys are busy. You didn’t need to come to pick me up.”
“Even if something big happens, it’s still not as important as you,” Adrian said.
Upon hearing his words, a warm feeling flowed through the depths of Rachel’s heart.
She turned her gaze to the silent Tom and noticed that her uncle was unusually quiet. “Did something happen in the family?” she thought.
She directed her gaze at Adrian.
Adrian shrugged slightly, indicating that he was also clueless.
After leaving the hospital, Rachel went straight to the entrance of the Smith Group building.
Rachel walked into the building holding a resignation letter she had prepared.
The gazes of all the people looking at her were very surprised.
As she walked, people whispered and gossiped about her, saying things like, “I heard that our CEO, Mr. Smith, abandoned his bride on their wedding day. Why does she still have the dignity to show up here?”
“She can’t help it. She comes from a rural background. If a plain Jane wants to increase her social status, she needs to have a bit of tolerance, right?”
“Tsk tsk tsk… What’s the point of remaining persistent for years? In the end, she is just like a stray dog that got kicked out of the door.”
Rachel seemed like she did not hear their discussion as she strode toward the conference room with confident steps.
Inside the conference room, the company’s top executives and directors were discussing upcoming financial matters.
Suddenly, Louis’s assistant rushed in and leaned down to whisper in Louis’s ear. “Mr. Smith, Miss Grey is here,” the assistant said.
“Let her come in,” Louis said as he raised his hand and rubbed his temple. A hint of gloom appeared on his stern face.
He wanted to see how Rachel would explain to the board members how she instigated the Green family to suddenly withdraw their capital, causing such a huge financial hole.
When Rachel pushed the door open and walked in, all eyes in the conference room turned to her.
“Oh, it’s Miss Grey who has arrived.” One of the directors greeted Rachel first.
One after another, the other directors also followed suit to greet Rachel.
When Rachel joined the Smith Group as the head of the strategy department, many people were skeptical of her abilities.
After all, in their eyes, besides a pretty face, Rachel seemed to have no other strengths. Some even thought that Louis must have been under a spell when he decided to bring Rachel into the company.
However, to their surprise, within just one year of Rachel joining the Smith Group, she had managed to turn the struggling company around and successfully attracted a new batch of investors.
After that, she led the team to introduce the brand concept of “rural vacation” and established the first domestic chain of boutique hotels under the brand name Horale, which helped the Smith Group establish a foothold in the market.
From then on, the directors of the company went from looking at Rachel with skepticism and disdain to genuinely admiring and appreciating her.
Sitting with his legs crossed in the main seat, Louis looked at Rachel with a hint of anger and gloom on his face. “Since you’re here, please give our directors a reasonable explanation for the sudden withdrawal of investment from the Green family,” he said.
The cold voice was as icy and piercing as water under a glacier. It lowered the temperature of the entire conference room.
Instantly, everyone in the meeting room was struck silent.
Rachel raised her eyes and looked indifferently at Louis. “Hasn’t Miss Green already made it very clear?” she asked. “If you need me to repeat it, I don’t mind.”
“Jeez, Louis said. His chin tensed, and his hand on the chair tightened as he spoke in a low voice. “Our relationship issues are private matters. If it weren’t for you stirring up trouble, how would Miss Green know? Moreover, do you think anyone would believe that Miss Green suddenly withdrew her investment just because of our relationship problems?”
As she sat on her chair facing the reprimand from Louis, a trace of a mocking smile appeared on Rachel’s face.
Stirring up trouble?
It turned out that in Louis’s eyes, Rachel was the kind of person who stirred up trouble.
Upon hearing that, the others in the room looked at Rachel with disapproval.
“Miss Grey, we should prioritize the overall situation. Your personal relationship with Mr. Smith is a private matter. As someone who is aware- and thoughtful, you should understand the importance of putting the collective interest first. How could you bring this matter to the investors? It’s simply senseless.”
“I opposed the idea of allowing a woman with no background or qualifications to enter the company from the beginning. But you didn’t listen to my advice. Now you’ve let a woman manipulate and control all of you. Let’s see how you clean up this mess.”
“She was able to instigate Miss Green to withdraw her investment with just her words. Who knows what methods she may use to persuade other investors to do the same behind our backs?”
Upon hearing the others‘ words, Rachel felt dejected.
That sense of dejection was not quite the same as feeling betrayed by Louis.
She felt that all of her efforts were in vain. In the end, she only managed to move herself.
Louis looked at the silent Rachel. His eyes were filled with anger. “Rachel, say something.” he said.
Rachel’s face was marked with a mocking smile as she looked at Louis sitting in the main seat. “It’s your fault. Why should I bear the consequences of your mistake?” she replied. “As the direct person in charge of the company, you should know that your image and reputation directly affect the company. You don’t even have this awareness. What qualifies you to sit in that position now?”
The resounding words echoed through the air, instantly silencing the conference room and making it so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.