Filed to story: Mia Bowen and Timothy Barrett Novel
Randy felt his skin crawl. He quickly explained, “No, I didn’t! I handled the project as you told me. There was no delay. It shouldn’t be about the demolition.”
“Oh really? Bring me the documents related to the demolition. I want to see.”
Anxiety got the best of Randy, who didn’t know what to do.
What should he say when Dominic found out that only one family had yet to receive the compensation?
At that moment, Maya entered the office. “Dominic, you shouldn’t be bothered by this trivial matter. Mr. Skimmer and I can take care of it.”
“What brings you here?” Dominic questioned her visit without holding himself back.
“I heard something happened to the company and I was worried. I came to check on the situation.. I’d like to share your burden. We’re family, after all.” She sugarcoated the purpose of her visit.
She continued, “Did you catch the hacker? How dare he hack into our system! He has a death wish. Ask Nathan to track him down. That hacker won’t be able to get away with this.”
Although Mia was holding a laptop in the waiting area, Maya wouldn’t believe that Mia had the ability to hack into the company’s system.
Dominic frowned. “Stay out of this. I’ll take care of it.”
He decided to wrap up the issue. After all, it was Mia who was clever enough to hack into the system.
On top of that, he thought of spurring her on so that she could become a brilliant hacker in the ¡Ìfuture.
He recentered his focus onto Randy. “Did you hear me? Bring me the documents.”
Maya bit her lips, her brows furrowed in frustration.
Alarmed that things weren’t going as she hoped it would, Maya spoke, “Dominic, this issue has nothing to do with that demolition project. I’m positive.”
Dominic’s eyes slightly, narrowed. “How did you know?”
Her expression turned awkward. “Because those residents are people from the lower class. How are they able to perform such things? You’re overthinking it.”
The mention of social class added grimness to his tone. “The lower class? Have you forgotten where you came from?*
There was a huge shift in her expression. She quickly said, “This is a different matter. Leave this issue to me. I won’t let you down.”
He was smart enough to grow suspicious about it having something to do with the demolition.
After all, Mia wouldn’t hack into the company’s system without a solid reason. He had faith in her character.
Right then, someone from the Technical Department shrieked, “Mr. Lane, that hacker hacked into our system again. He emailed a voice recording this time.”
Surprised, Dominic ordered, “Let’s hear what it says.”
Meanwhile, Maya had a bad feeling about this.
Could it be the conversation she shared with Mia at the waiting area?
Did Mia hire someone to do all this?
Maya overlooked a possibility¨CMia might not have the capability to hack, but she could find someone else to do so!
Someone played the recording, which revealed a conversation between two women. It was Maya and Mia’s conversation earlier.
Maya’s face fell and she jumped to deny it, “Dominic, this is not my voice. It’s phishing!”
Dominic frowned at Maya’s haughty attitude toward Mia.
He looked at Maya before berating her. “Do you take me for a fool? I’m smart enough to tell that you’re lying. What do you mean by that? You stopped the compensation procedure? How dare you, Maya Lane!*
Finally, he knew the whole story of the situation.
He glared at Randy. “Speak up! If you don’t give me an explanation, all of you will be fired!”
Dominic’s assistant read the room and urged the others to leave the office.
Randy and Maya stood at their places. She gulped. “Dominic, we’re just following the procedures. That family hasn’t received the compensation because some of the documents weren’t aligned. We need them to hand over the remaining files.”
Dominic read the document before throwing it in her face. He yelled, “What’s not aligned? Tell me, what is not aligned?”
He asked someone to prepare Mia’s documents, so there shouldn’t be any problem.
Maya was baffled for a moment before leveling with him, “I have beef with her, Dominic. That’s why I’m picking on her. Don’t intervene. I’ll take care of it.”
Beef?
He chuckled coldly before instructing Randy. “Hand in your resignation letter to the Human Resources Department. If you don’t want to be held accountable for this, better apologize to that resident. Otherwise, a lawyer’s letter will be coming for you.”
Randy immediately looked at Maya. “Ms. Lane, I was simply following your orders. You have to explain everything to Mr. Lane! I have nothing to do with this!”
At this stage, the only person he could count on was Maya.
Maya kept her head low. There was no way she would defend Randy when she was already in deep waters herself. After all, the only reason Mia confronted her was because he failed to get his job done.
After he was brought out of the office, only then did Maya whimpered, “Dominic, please let me handle this.”
As one of the Lanes, she surely had the authority to do so.
“Maya, you have no right to deal with this. Also, why are you targeting this family?”
Dominic was bewildered. Why did Maya target Mia?
With a stoic expression, Maya replied, “Mia got in between Timothy and I. Who did she think she is? I only meant to give her a warning.”
In that instant, Dominic recalled what happened at the Fleur International Design Competition.
Mia won first place, but in the end she turned out to be the last.
When Maya told him it was an accident, he believed her. However, that didn’t seem like the case now.
It wasn’t an accident. Maya did that on purpose.
It was about time he let her go.
Dominic sighed, and made his decision immediately.
“Maya, I mentioned about dissolving your adoption, right? Sign the papers now.”
Maya was taken aback. She did not expect him to talk about this now.
She replied reluctantly, “I’m still not engaged to Timothy. Didn’t you say that you’ll only dissolve the adoption once I marry him? Because by then I’ll have someone to depend on?”
However, Timothy called off their engagement because of Connor. Shouldn’t the Lane family take her up as their responsibility?
Without skipping a beat, Dominic took out a file from his drawer and placed it in front of her.
“Sign it.”
Maya had reached a point where Dominic found it impossible to let her stay because she sabotaged Mia.
Maya shot a glance at the documents.
“Dominic, are you that eager to make me leave?”
“Maya, that’s the end for us now. I don’t think you’re fit as a Lane anymore.”
If Maya continued staying at the Lane residence, she would eventually get into more conflicts with Mia. By then, how will they explain it to her?
“At least give me a reason if you want me to leave. Don’t tell me it’s because of that bitch, Mia!”
Maya finally recalled the change in Dominic’s attitude once Mia was brought up in their conversation.
Dominic’s expression darkened in an instant.
“Maya, since when have you become so rude?”
“Oh, did I get you there? Connor was deceived by Mia, and now you’re bewitched by her as well, huh?”
Maya began to lose her sanity when Dominic took out the agreement to dissolve her adoption. status. Her only leverage was her position as the only daughter of the Lane family.
If she lost her status, where would she stand in Bern City? She couldn’t even marry Timothy by then.
Dominic frowned.
“I have no idea what you’re talking about. Mia’s not a liar.”
He knew her well. Given how innocent and adorable she was, there was no way she was a liar. On the contrary, he was getting more and more fed up with Maya. She was draining his trust and patience.
“Mia’s nothing but a liar! She used to dally around with Liam, but now she’s at it again with Connor! She’s a shameless, two¨Ctiming bitch!”
“Shut up!” Dominic bellowed as he slapped her across the face.
Maya was stunned from the slap. She stared at Dominic in disbelief, her eyes turning red.