"No clue. He used to makete appearances with Getty, but now that she''s absent, it''s anyone''s guess," a coworker mused in a hushed tone.
"Getty must have stumbled upon some good fortune to catch Alexander''s eye. She doesn''t even hold a candle to Ruby in terms of beauty," another chimed in.
"Indeed, and she doesn''t possess Ruby''spetence either."
This subject had been the fuel for countless gossip sessions among them, yet it remained an enigma. Regardless, it didn''t deter them from envying the situation or asionally sparking a lively debate about it. Maria, after a quick survey of her surroundings, leaned in and whispered, "Speaking of Ruby, I heard she and Alexander were schoolmates. She''s been around since Alexander joined. I have a rather wild hypothesis." "And what might that be?" a curious voice inquired.
Lowering her voice to a conspiratorial whisper, Maria responded, "What if there''s something going on between them? Could Getty merely be a diversion?"
"Watch your words! Do you want to lose your job?" One of their colleagues, clearly unnerved, swiftly retreated to his desk.
"Oh, lighten up, we''re just having a friendly chat. But haven''t you noticed the way Ruby gazes at Alexander? There''s more to it than meets the eye." "And what does that prove?"
"Alexander has no shortage of admirers, but Getty has managed to fend them all off. It''s only natural for Ruby to be attracted to a catch like him." "It only shows they''re not as innocent as they seem. Didn''t Getty chase away anyone who showed the slightest interest in Alexander?"
"But Ruby''s standing remains unchallenged. With Getty warding off thepetition, perhaps they have a chance?"
Maria began to count on her fingers, her face illuminated by a secretive grin.
Listening to her outrageous theories, her colleagues struggled to hide their amusement, thinking Maria was falling prey to her own fantasies. Meanwhile, Quinn stared nkly at herputer screen, lost in her own world.
In a nearby café.
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"Alexander, what''s so urgent that you had to summon me here?"
Alexander ced a pile of documents on the table and slid them toward Freya.
Freya eyed the documents with suspicion as she epted them from Alexander. A quick scan of the contents caused her expression to darken immediately.
"This much?" she eximed, her face a picture of shock. She hadn''t anticipated the losses to be so substantial.
"Precisely." Alexander produced a voice recorder and pressed y, and Wayne''s voice filled the air. "If he can''t cough up the money, huh!"
With each word, Freya''s face turned a shade paler. She wrung her hands nervously. "What does Dad mean by this?"Original from N?velDrama.Org.
"He suspects asset misappropriation."
"That''s preposterous!" Freya rose to her feet, her voice filled with emotion, before thinking better of it and resuming her seat, whispering, "Alexander, Walter would never do such a thing."
Alexander merely arched his lips in a nonmittal manner. "But Dad doesn''t share that belief. We''re not the ones in control here. If this deficit isn''t addressed, someone will have to shoulder the me, understand?" And Walter was the ideal scapegoat-he wasn''t a Kennedy, and the fiasco had urred under his supervision.
Freya looked visibly shaken as she clutched the documents once more, her grip tightening until the paper crumpled in her hands.
"So, what''s our next move? Can''t you help Walter out, for my sake?" she pleaded.
"There might be a solution," Alexander pondered.
She clung to his words as if they were a lifeline. "What is it?"
"Simply fill the gap," he stated nonchntly, as if the task was as simple as patching an anthill.
"But that''s over eighty billion! Are you joking? Where can we possibly find such a sum?"
A cunning smile danced on Alexander''s lips. "There''s always a way, but it all depends on you."