Chapter 808

"Oh, he handed over a set of documents..." The assistant spoke while bending over the desk, already piled high with stacks of files, and began searching through them.

Those people always used the same kind of pitch when they came. He hadn't paid much attention. Most likely, they had just uncovered another useless lead. But before the assistant could locate the file, urgent knocking sounded from outside Barney's office.

Barney went to open the door. Several bodyguards stood there, their expressions strained with panic, "Mr. Lemont, something's wrong. Miss Thompson has had an incident!" Solara Energy had been under intense public scrutiny lately.

It couldn't afford even the slightest mishap. Even if Barney wanted to distance himself from Angela to cool things down, now wasn't the time. He had already promised the board that Angela would not cause any further public controversy. So he had ordered her phone confiscated and instructed the bodyguards to keep a discreet watch on her.

Until the bidding process was completely over, she was not to leave the hotel.

bottle of sleeping pills.

she was already in the middle of emergency treatment. When the doctor came out,

between them, but considering it was inconvenient to contact

weak and her emotional state deeply fragile. He urged Barney to focus on comforting her

Angela had already regained consciousness. A nurse was sitting by her bedside, softly asking about her condition. Barney instructed his assistant

look at him directly. He didn't speak right away. Instead, he poured her a glass of water and handed

I've caused you trouble

Barney finally spoke, his voice low and steady, as gentle as ever. She didn't dare meet

In his mind, Angela was a woman with clear goals. She wouldn't give up on life so easily. She had faced setbacks before and always recovered quickly. This time... was it

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