Unexpected Discovery I looked at Lauren, trying to gauge her thoughts.


    She had no doubt about the uracy of this information.


    “We might not be able to touch Echelon Group, but Matthew is another story.” Lauren smirked.


    “Your divorce is driving him crazy.


    Can he bear to watch you gracefully move on? If he gains power, the first person he’ll crush is you!”


    “You’re absolutely right.


    He’s already causing chaos with suppliers, leaving me no peace,” I sighed.


    “So, are you just going to let him get away with it? Is there still hope for Tanum Corporation?” Lauren


    looked at me intently.


    “Whether or not you consider me your friend, when ites to Matthew, I’m on your side.” I lightly


    patted her hand.


    “Thank you!” However, revealing my background and details of Tanum Corporation wasn’t appropriate,


    so I only said, “I won’t let Tanum Corporation crumble under my watch!” Then I asked, “What’s going on


    with the ATL Empire? Why all the upheaval?” She was as savvy as any businessman and had a keen


    understanding of corporate politics.


    “No one knows the specifics since it’s a multinational conglomerate.


    But there is talk of a change in ownership.


    It’s been in turmoil for a while, but no one knows why.


    They keep their information tightly locked up.


    Lauren shook her head, leaving me exasperated.


    “So, what can we do?” Just as the waiter arrived with our dishes, I casually scanned the downstairs


    area.


    However, I saw something surprising.


    N?velDrama.Org owns ? this.


    Two figures made their way into the restaurant.


    It was Mnie and, to my amazement, a man I had been wondering about for days.


    It was Josh.


    Lauren noticed my expression change.


    When she looked downstairs, the two people were gone.


    Then, I heard footsteps on the staircase.


    I quickly got up, opened the door, and told the waiter standing outside, “Don’t disturb us!” After locking


    the door, I gestured to Lauren to stay quiet as I listened to their voices.


    Mnie and Josh were instructing the walter to arrange a room for them.


    I cautiously told Lauren that it was Mnie.


    This was a very dramatic tum of events.


    It seemed like fate What were the odds of such a coincidence? I heard them enter the room next to


    ours.


    The partitions in this ce were made of wooden panels, and the soundproofing wasn’t great.


    I heard Josh cing an order Lauren motioned for me to listen while we continued to eat I quickly took


    out my phone, switched on the recording mode, and ced it on the windowsill facing their side.


    Sure enough Josh was reporting thepany’s current state to Mnie.


    His tone sounded somewhat triumphant “You can rest assured! Everything has turned into a mess.


    The new recruits are acting erratically, and the old ones are all on edge! Chloe hasnt been around


    much these past few days.


    She’s just wandering aimlessly “How are the new suppliers? Mnie asked.


    Josh told Mnie everything I had worked out with the new suppliers.


    He mentioned that he had already made calls and that all of my efforts would be futile Mnie was


    delighted, but I was far from it.


    I never expected Josh to be such a conniving person.


    When he joined, he promised to work hard for thepany and even made a proposal.


    He imed he felt undervalued under Matthew’s leadership and wanted a tform to demonstrate his


    abilities.


    He insisted he wouldn’t leave Tanum Corporation, even if he were thest man standing, I was deeply


    moved then, perhaps overly confident in my charmi He reported every detail about thepany,


    leaving nothing out.


    In the end, he even offered Mnie advice, encouraging her to continue pressuring me relentlessly.


    Adding that she should get the bank to join in on the collection efforts.


    Even Lauren clenched her fists and muttered, “What kind of people are they?” It wasn’t until we


    finished our meal and they left that I shared the situation with Lauren and asked her to learn more


    about ATL Empire Then I drove straight back to the office.


    It had been a couple of days since I had been there.


    Josh hurried in with a worn–out look as soon as I entered my office.


    I nearly questioned my own eyes.


    Was the scene I witnessed in the little restaurant a figment of my imagination?