Chapter 441
The contact was saved as [Ms. Yates p>
Lily guessed this must be the person Frank often mentioned the overall project lead, Poppy.
They frequently communicated for work, so it was normal for Frank to have her chat pinned to the top of his messenger.
But what shocked Lily was that the latest message Frank had sent to Poppy was the proposal she had gotten from Evangeline just last night.
He hadn’t even changed the file’s name.
So, had she really been the one to leak the proposal?
Frank had taken UME’s internal document from her without her consent, without even discussing it with her.
Lily stood frozen, a storm of emotions swirling inside her.
It wasn’t the leaked document that made her nervous; it was that she couldn’t understand why Frank would do this behind her back.
Her fingertips trembled.
Her finger accidentally brushed the mouse’s scroll wheel.
The chat history scrolled up.
As Lily looked through the conversation between Frank and Poppy, she discovered
that Frank had been sending Poppy a number of small gifts over a period of time.
There was the limited-edition lipstick she had mentioned to Frank before. A new perfume from Dior.
Skincare products.
They were all things she had mentioned, either intentionally or in passing. Poppy’s replies were cold, mostly just polite thank-yous.
But Frank, seemingly oblivious, would keep the conversation going until the other side made it clear they didn’t want to chat, at which point he’d send a cute emoji to end it.
With her, Frank had always played the part of the attentive boyfriend. In the past, anything she wanted would usually appear as a gift the very next day.
But recently, Frank often claimed he was tight on cash. She had never suspected anything, assuming Fawkes Enterprises was just being stingy.
She never imagined that being “tight on cash” wasn’t because of Fawkes Enterprises.
It was because her money was being spent on another woman.
A wave of dizziness washed over Lily.
Meanwhile, at UME, just as Evangeline had gathered all the evidence and was
about to call the police, Theo stopped her.
His tone was hesitant, full of
sympathy. “Lily’s an orphan,” he said.
“She only went to college because someone sponsored her. To
where she is today she must have
endured a lot of hardship and put in
a ton of effort p>
“Once we report this to the police and it blows up, it will be very difficult for Lily to find work in this industry again p>
Evangeline had already looked into the situation, so she knew what Theo was thinking.
After a moment, she said, “It’s precisely because she’s known
hardship that she should have net
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“Director Shaw, I know you feel for her, but word of a mole inside UME has already
spread throughout the company p>
“If her punishment is too light, there will be a second Lily, and then a third p>
“UME is at a critical stage of
development. If we have internaet
chaos Hawkes Enterprises won’t even need to crush us. UMEW collapse on its own p>
“That may be true,” Theo said, pausing. “But let’s think it over. Maybe there’s a compromise p>
Having worked with him for so long, Evangeline knew he was soft-hearted.
Moreover, Theo valued talent, and Lily was genuinely outstanding in her technical field.
Evangeline guessed that Lily was banking on this, knowing Theo would protect her, which was why she had been so brazen.
Evangeline wanted to persuade him further, but it was clear Theo had already made up his mind.
“I’ll handle this p>
“You go take care of the factory situation. You’re more familiar with it. I’ll talk to Lily p>
“Besides, we’ve already confirmed it was her. There’s no need to act immediately. Let’s give her one more chance p>
Although Evangeline disagreed, she could tell from Theo’s expression that she couldn’t change his mind.
She also didn’t want to create friction with him over this.
Seeing that he still wanted to handle it with a gentler approach, Evangeline offered a
few more words of caution but didn’t press the matter.
At the end of the day, Evangeline compiled her work report and went to Glenn’s office to deliver it.
But as she approached the door, she heard the sounds of a heated argument from within.
The dispute was fierce.
She could even hear the sound of a hand slamming on a desk.