章 44: Check Right Now
Aria couldn't figure out what was going on for a while. She looked at Amelia suspiciously and then glanced at Ethan.
"You, umm, what are you guys talking about? Am I being pranked?"
Ethan smiled. He walked to her and breathed a sigh of relief, "My dear little sister, I thought you two weren't that close. Why are you so nice to her?"
"Don't sow discord,"
Amelia gave him a ferocious stare and smiled at Aria. She then reached out to touch her adorable face.
Aria smiled as well. Maybe they had their plans, but whatever it was, it was Amelia. That was good enough. Aria needed a good girl to be her sister-in-law.
"Let's go to my bedroom. I'll tell you what it is about,"
Amelia took Aria's hand and walked upstairs slowly.
Ethan paused for a while. He didn't want Aria to know about it. Aria had a kind heart, but sometimes she could be too frank. He didn't want to leak out the plan or ruin it. More importantly, he didn't want to put Amelia in danger.
Ethan followed them and cut in before Amelia spoke,
"Here is the thing. Amelia felt bored at home, and our company needed a capable employee. So, she became Sophia. That way, she can exert her ability and observe other employees. That's all. Remember to keep it a secret."
Ethan finished and hinted at Amelia. She wanted to say more but didn't after thinking. Amelia nodded to echo Ethan.
"Oh, I see. So there is a mole in the company, right?"
Aria thought about it and nodded to herself.
"It's tricky, but I respect that. Relax, I'm definitely a secret-keeper."
"Good girl. Also, remember. She is Sophia whenever and wherever, an orphan sponsored by our family. She studied abroad..."
"Yeah, yeah. She studied abroad and just returned home. You have been together for like three years. And you were schoolmates. I saw it, okay? You fooled me just now, remember? No one will know that,"
Aria interrupted his words, and he nodded with satisfaction.
Amelia heard it and sighed. It might be the safest background story to Aria and to her. A young and naive girl didn't have to know her sad stories.
When Bella went back to Harper Group, she became angrier and angrier as she thought about what Amelia said.
"She is just a director! What is she bragging about! The fabulous office is not her own! Pathetic! I don't think she dares offend me, but I now do have a vengeance with her!"
Bella screamed and broke things. After venting out her rage, things on her table were all gone. However, her mood didn't get better.
"You think Ethan is backing you up, huh? Yeah, we'll see."
After that, she finally calmed down a bit. Bella sneered and came up with a plan.
After work, Ethan went home and cooked while Amelia studied books and her nails.
What Bella said appeared in her mind again.
What was so good about a manicure? It was just a nail with oil paint and diamonds.
"Dinner is ready," Ethan said.
However, Amelia was so into her nails that she didn't hear him.
Ethan got no reply and felt weird. He walked to her and saw her study on her nails. "Why is she so upset?" Ethan wondered.
"Dinner is ready. What are you doing?" Ethan whispered in her ear.
Amelia was frightened. She looked up at Ethan and tried to hide her hands.
"What? It hurts?"
"Nope. I'm just... exercising!"
"Exercising? Who on earth will be so into exercising her fingers? She has something on her mind," Ethan thought.
However, Amelia had walked to the dinner table.
She didn't want to talk about it, so he didn't ask for it.
"Tomorrow, we'll meet Bella and Harper Group. You have to be careful. She is wicked, you know."
"Yeah. I have to be careful of her manicure," she muttered.
Amelia kept her head low but ate nothing at all.
Ethan didn't hear her clearly. He paused for a moment and looked up at her, "What did you say?"
"Ahem. I said I got it."
"Yeah, she definitely has something on her mind. She is just refusing to talk about it," Ethan thought.
"I'll go out after dinner and come home late. Go to bed on time, and don't wait for me."
"Where are you going?"
Amelia blurted it out before her sanity told her not.
"Business."
Ethan got dressed after clearing away the dishes. He drove his Rolls-Royce to Chinchol Manor.
Amelia was alone at home, watching TV. Somehow, she felt loneliness attack her. She couldn't even r
"What happened?"
When Amelia fought loneliness herself, Ethan put on a cold face far from home.
In the room, there were all his trusted subordinates. They peeked at Ethan's face and didn't know what to do.
"I called you as soon as I got the news, so... The reason is not clear yet," Hodgkin spoke within compass.
After that, he peeked at Ethan again.
"Then make it clear. I want to know who did it. I want him to pay."
It was about business. Ethan had kept an eye on it for a long while, but Steele Group stole it away.
He punched Michael Steele last time, so it might be their revenge. Actually, Steele Group was not even capable, but they ruined his contract anyway.
It was not a huge loss to the Grand Group. Ethan just hated people stealing his things. No one could do that to him.
"Roger. We are on the way."
"I need a result before I go to work tomorrow. Or you don't have to show up in the office any longer."
His words and his expression all make people at present tremble. They could clearly sense his rage.
When Ethan picked up his coat and left the room, they all heaved a sigh of relief.
"Okay, let's do it. We gotta stay up tonight."
"Stay up? Please. Did you hear him? 'We don't have to show up in the office.' Will we be fired or be dead?"
Oh, so that was the deeper implication. After that, they started working on it with all passion.
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