Chapter 1556

Bonnie vented angrily. “He’s always being dragged off to socialize, saying his superiors see potential in him and bring him to booze up. I call bull! If he keeps this up, he’ll collapse from exhaustion!”

“I’ll talk some sense into my brother!” Emily said, “It’s late. I’ll stay here to take care of him. You should rest. I’ll call if anything comes up.”

“Thank you, Emily!”

“We’re family. No need for formalities!”

Emily ended the call. Charlie watched her, then rose thoughtfully and said, “You lie down for a bit. I need to make a phone call.”

Emily nodded, assuming he had something urgent to attend to.

Charlie exited the ER and found a quiet spot outside, then dialed a number.

Despite the late hour, the call was picked up quickly. In a nervous voice, the person on the other end asked, “Mr. James?”

chase, “Did you arrange for Elliott to keep overworking and

just thought Elliott was doing a good job and asked director Lucien to keep an

know who’s pulling strings behind the scenes. I’ll get to the bottom of this tonight. Don’t think

Sample’s voice trembled. “Yes, I’ll look into

wait for your report.”

for a while. Mr. Sample called back soon.

real intention. He fears Elliott’s promotion might threaten his position, so he’s been exploiting him. The projects he arranged for Elliott are all high-risk.” Mr. Sample’s voice was

Charlie replied indifferently,

everything’s clear. Don’t let hardworking

Sample agreed hastily, “I overlooked this. I assure you, I’ll handle it.”

took a hit. Let him rest for a few days. Do as I

as much time off as he needs.

should

up and headed back

bag was left. He was sleeping more peacefully than before, so it didn’t look like it was

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