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he snapped.
My eyes narrowed at his tone.
“I didn’t forgive him yet.
And he didn’t use my sister to break my heart.
Tess volunteered.
And… he had a reason to do that.
Not that I support his way, but he was only looking out for my well-being.
Even if nothing much good happened in my life after his stunt.”
Irritation flared inside me again, recalling everything that happened since the last seven years.
I couldn’t say he was totally wrong for his reasons, because they were valid.
He truly wanted what was good for me.
But in the process, he hurt us both.
“Yet?
That means you’re considering forgiving him?
You’re so lost in him to see he isn’t the right guy for you.
Don’t you see how he behaves with you?
He wants to control your life, Em.
And you’re letting him!”
“I know what I’m doing, Warner.
You don’t need to tell me what I should or shouldn’t do.
And about him being controlling, yes, he’s a control freak.
But he doesn’t cross any lines if I tell him not to.
He respects my decisions.”
My voice came out firm.
He proved it many times.
If I needed time, he’s given it to me without letting his dominating self in the way.
Though his patience lived short.
“So, you’ll let him cross the line?”
His jaw ticked.
“Honestly, I don’t know.
And I really don’t think I need to answer you about my personal life.”
Closing his eyes, he pinched the bridge of his nose before meeting my gaze again.
“I’m sorry, Em.
I was just looking out for you.
I just don’t want you to make wrong decisions in your life in a rush.”
“You don’t need to worry.”
I shook my head, leaning back into the chair.
“I’m sorry too.
I was a little harsh.”
He smiled.
“It’s all right.
I pushed you too much.
Anyway, forget about it.
You were looking tense a while ago.
Is everything all right?”
Should I tell him?
I knew I could trust him.
He was my best friend, after all.
Maybe he could give me some suggestions?
After I told him everything, my suspicion about Arthur and Sierra, he pondered for a moment, taking in all the information.
“You think he’s doing something at Achilles’s back?”
I nodded.
“He definitely is.
He threatened Sierra to do something she wasn’t comfortable with, so she left the job.
I’m sure she didn’t want to deal with him anymore.”
“So why don’t you tell this to Achilles?”
A breath left my lips.
“I can’t.
I don’t have any solid proof against him.
Nor did I witness him doing anything wrong.
Ace and Caleb trust him blindly.
They won’t believe me if I tell them about my doubt.”
“Then I think you should wait and see if you find anything against him.
But honestly, after hearing what Sierra said, he seems like a dangerous man.
I’d suggest you stay away from him, Em.
Don’t drag yourself in any kind of danger,” he cautioned.
“But I can’t just sit and do nothing.
He’s up to something, I can sense it.
I want to stop him before he does some real damage.”
Especially to Valencian Corp or Ace.
But I doubted he would harm his own nephew.
Something lit up in his eyes.
“I think I can help you.
My cousin here in LA, he’s a detective.
A genius.
Though we don’t get along much, I think he will help you if I talk to him.”
“That’s great!
Please, do that!
And I’ll also try to provide him with as much information about Arthur as possible.
Thank you, Warner.
It’ll be a great help!”
Grabbing his hands, I flashed him a grateful smile.
He squeezed my hands.
“Anything for you.”
Once I was
at OC Textiles, I headed directly to my office.
I needed to call Tobias and ask him about Arthur.
The more I knew about him, the better.
And at that moment, only Tobias could help me without asking much.
“Emerald!”
Matt’s voice halted me in my tracks.
Turning around, I found him jogging to me.
“Hey!
What’s up?”
I asked.
“A sudden board meeting came up.
You need to be there.
I’ve already informed the boss,” he said, huffing.
“Even though I attended every board meeting, I can’t today.
I’m busy right now.
Go, tell your boss.”
I turned to leave.
“Wait!”
He stopped me again.
“You can’t miss the meeting, Em.
As a board member, you have to attend.”
I frowned.
“I joined the previous meetings just because your boss ordered me.
I’m not a board member, just an ordinary employee like you, Matt.
I think you’re mistaken.”
“What are you talking—” His eyes widened.
“Oh, you don’t know?”
“Know what?”
He scratched the back of his head, averting his eyes.
“Uh, nothing.
My mistake.
I thought you were really a board member since you attended each one in the previous month.”
A warning bell rang in my head.
“Don’t lie to me.
You’re the CEO’s PA now.
You should know who’s an actual member of the board and who’s not.
What is it?
What are you not telling me, Matt?”
My gaze on him was hard.
His eyes flickered around as if looking for an escape.
“Matt!
Out with it!”
“H-he will fire me.
I swear, I didn’t know you weren’t aware of it.”
“Don’t worry, he won’t know anything.
I won’t expose you,” I said, probing him to spill.
He shifted on his feet, looking at his right and left.
“Matt?”
“You promise you won’t tell anyone I told you this?”
“I promise.
Now tell me.”
He sighed, his shoulders slumped.
“You’re not just an ordinary employee, Emerald.
You’re a member of the board.”
I tilted my head in confusion.
“But someone only becomes a board member when…”
He nodded.
“When they have a share in the company.
And…”
“And?”
“And you own most of the shares of this company.
The boss made you the equal owner with him in the business.
Everything Achilles Valencian owns also belongs to you now.”
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Y ou got to be kidding me!
An equal owner of everything he owned?
That’s ridiculous!
Why the hell would he do that?
Only Achilles insane Valencian would be able to answer that.
With eyes formed into a scowl, lips pressed into displeasure and rage running hot through my veins, I stormed into his office.