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

was taken aback and quickly replied, “No, I didn’t know. I just thought Elliott was doing a good job

know who’s pulling strings behind the scenes. I’ll get to the bottom of this tonight. Don’t think about covering for anyone, or you can pack your bags too. Got it?”

“Yes, I’ll look into

wait for your

for a while. Mr. Sample called back

as toughening up Elliott, but I know his real intention. He fears Elliott’s promotion might threaten his position, so he’s been exploiting him. The projects he arranged

Charlie replied indifferently,

let hardworking

this. I assure

rest for a few days. Do as I say.”

panicked. “Is Elliott seriously ill? He can take as much time off as he needs. I’ll talk to HR about paid leave.”

James, you should

headed back to the

Elliott’s IV bag was left. He was sleeping more peacefully than before, so

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