Chapter 156

Mackenzie remained unaware of the drama befalling her husband.

She was occupied with a routine meeting at the offices of Terence Group.

As usual, Beatrix secretly scrolled through her phone during the meeting, and

her gaze suddenly landed on a shocking headline.

“What are you doing, Beatrix Quillen?”

She felt Mackenzie’s razor–sharp gaze on her a second later.

Beatrix shuddered involuntarily, aware that her cousin was a fair and

fearsome boss who would chew anyone out for getting distracted in a

meeting.

She hastily rushed to Mackenzie’s side and whispered, “I’m not slacking,

Mackenzie! Look at this headline! Manuel’s being cyberbullied!”

“What?”

Mackenzie released a near–imperceptible sigh and swiped the phone from

Beatrix’s outstretched hand. Once she read the headline, she stood up and

declared curtly, “Meeting’s over. Dismissed!”

She strode out of the conference room, leaving behind a roomful of

bewildered management staff.

Lexi caught up to Beatrix and asked, “What happened, Ms. Beatrix? Why does

seem so anxious?”

“Hehe, that’s a secret!”

was determined to keep her lips zipped.

summoned to the CEO’s office a moment later,

list of tasks to her personal

boarded her Bentley shortly after and headed straight

Hospital.

knew Hermann’s family was anything but good news. I

a single cent. Now look

money, and they repay his kindness by turning him into a

enemy!

about the well–being of Emmanuel’s family if

be perpetuated by the

and I

the grounds of Beacon

www

had taken half a day off to lay low because

agreed with

Department of Gynecology’s building, she

group of

Emmanuel.

news

never believe them.”

will prevail. You must stay strong

by his colleagues‘

insist on proclaiming his innocence

support him regardless. There was no point in

himself to anyone else.

help but smile at the sight.

so well with his colleagues? Perhaps he wasn’t acting the

of Grandpa

sharp–eyed Frederick noticed Mackenzie’s arrival

to grab his

cut short his conversation with his colleagues

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