Rural Belle & Three Heirs

As Isidora spoke, it was clear she was no longer feeling faint.

The clue she provided took everyone by surprise. The men in the room hurriedly moved the couch in Grant's office.

When they found the letter of intent lying brazenly under the couch, everyone fell silent.

"How did the letter of intent end up under Mr. Martin's couch?"

"Exactly, wasn't it said that Miss Davis took it? How could it be under the couch?"

"Is there something more to this?"

The room buzzed with speculation. Even Giselle, who usually sided with Isidora, gave her a meaningful look.

Isidora, now fully composed, stood up and explained, "It might be my negligence that caused the letter to fall under the couch."

In Grant's office, despite having two windows, the sealing was quite tight and there was no draft coming in. The important intention letter, which was quite heavy with over a dozen pages, couldn't possibly have ended up under the sofa, right?

If they dug deeper into this, it could get interesting.

However, the Martin Group board members weren't interested in the details. For them, finding the letter and recovering their losses was the best outcome.

Only Liam remembered to clear Chloe's name.

He stood up and walked over to Isidora. "So, what you're saying is that the letter ending up under the couch is your responsibility, right?"

Isidora didn't expect Liam to press her so hard.

She nodded reluctantly, "As Mr. Martin's secretary, I should take responsibility."

"Oh... you definitely should. Being a secretary and losing something so important, of course, you should be held accountable."

Liam's words made Isidora's face pale. She tried to remain calm, but inside, she was a

mess.

"Stanley, let me ask you, did you hire such an incompetent secretary for the Martin Group?" Liam turned his questioning to Stanley.

Stanley didn't want to get involved in the power struggle between the big shots. He quickly distanced himself. "Mr. Liam Martin, Miss Faye wasn't placed by me. Ms. Rodriguez directly coordinated with HR."

Stanley's words made Giselle glare at him. He always favored others.

Liam, now adept at confrontation, turned to Giselle. "Giselle, your judgment is lacking.

How could you place such an incompetent secretary with Grant?

She lost the letter of intent this time. What if she loses a financial check next time?

Of course, these are minor issues. But what if one day she loses the company seal? That would be a disaster.

In my opinion, you need to hold a meeting immediately to discuss how to handle this." After Liam said this, he winked at Chloe. Chloe let out a long sigh of relief, feeling a weight lifted off her shoulders as the initial misunderstanding that had unfairly targeted her was cleared in this way.

Grant, with a stern face, said, "Liam's right. We need to handle this properly."

"Organize a meeting right away. Isidora, prepare to make a public apology to the entire company."

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Grant shot a fierce glare at Giselle and Isidora before standing next to Chloe.

Giselle looked at Chloe's plain face and then at Grant, who seemed to care so much for this plain girl. She felt uneasy.

But as a senior and a company executive, she suppressed her anger for the greater good. "Alright, since the letter of intent is found, let's end this here. Everyone, prepare for the upcoming meeting. Let's disperse."

Giselle dismissed everyone.

Chloe and Liam exchanged glances, not believing that Giselle would let this go so easily.

Having previously accused Chloe loudly, now that she discovered it was Isidora's fault, she wanted to brush it off.

When Giselle falsely accused Chloe of stealing the intention letter initially, she was determined to use all her might to make Chloe confess. However, once she found out that it was Isidora who dropped the intention letter under the sofa, the situation was ready to be put to rest?

Could people really be this hypocritical?

Was Chloe supposed to just endure the injustice she faces? Was Giselle's mobilization of the police to search Chloe's small company going to be overlooked like that?

Chloe couldn't swallow this injustice.

As Giselle was about to dismiss everyone from Grant's office, Chloe spoke up. "Disperse? As an outsider, I suffered such humiliation in your company, and you want to just disperse?

Board members, Ms. Rodriguez, you falsely accused me and tarnished my reputation. Aren't you going to apologize?"

Chloe's words stopped everyone in their tracks. Giselle realized this wouldn't be resolved easily.

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From her interactions with Chloe, she could tell Chloe wasn't the type to take things lying down.

But to apologize to Chloe? Impossible. Not only was she a senior executive at the Martin Group, but she was also Grant's aunt.

She was a senior.

To avoid tarnishing her authority as an elder, Giselle approached Chloe, appealing to emotions and reasoning, and began moralizing with Chloe.

"Chloe, you're the future daughter-in-law of the Martin Family. You should consider the bigger picture."

"This matter was mishandled by the Martin Group, and you were wronged. Now that Miss Faye has taken responsibility, you should let it go."

"I'm advising you for your own good. If the employees find out that the future boss's

wife is a troublemaker, what will they think of you?"

Giselle's words almost made Chloe laugh out of anger.

She had seen moral coercion before, but never this shameless. They were the ones at

fault, and Chloe just wanted an apology. How did that make her a troublemaker?

Why?

Was Giselle trying to make her accept this huge loss?noveldrama

But Chloe had never been one to accept losses.

And she certainly wasn't one to be morally coerced.

With that in mind, Chloe lifted her chin and looked coldly at Giselle...