Mitchel then walked out of the meeting room to his office.
Katie trailed behind Henley to a vacant conference room.
“Why are you betraying me?” Katie demanded angrily from Henley.
Henley wasn’t taken aback. He had always seen Katie as someone who wouldn’t hesitate to employ any ruthless schemes to achieve her desired goals.
“Relax. Katie, I’m on your side.” Henley’s tone was even.
“On my side?” Katie snorted. “You’re just trying to climb up the ranks yourself. But really, for a bastard like you, isn’t that too much?”
Henley’s face turned cold for a moment. But he quickly bounced back.
“Katie, this might be the only way Mitchel will give you a chance, don’t you think?”
Katie was left without words for a second.
Henley went on to explain, “People might not notice the flowers when they’re in full bloom, but they’ll remember who gave them warmth in the cold.”
Katie thought it over and saw some sense in his argument. With Mitchel backed into a corner, she seemed to be the only one who could rescue him. Besides, she figured Henley’s wasn’t strong enough to truly bring down Mitchel. At most, Henley could only pose some hurdles for Mitchel. And these hurdles could actually turn out to her advantage.
When Mitchel emerged from the conference room, his office had already been combed through by a professional, and all his documents and stuff had been taken.
Surprisingly, Luciana was there waiting.
At that moment, Luciana was supporting Katie, her gaze toward Mitchel somewhat evasive. “Mitchel, why don’t you just listen to me for once and treat Katie well…”
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Even at this point, Luciana naively believed things would be much better that if Mitchel and Katie teamed up.
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Katie, her hands clenched tight, looked at Mitchel with eyes full of sadness. “Mitchel, I swear I had no idea why Henley would say that. I’ll do whatever it takes to make things right.” There was a catch, though. If Mitchel accepted her help, he’d need to be just as earnest in return.
Luciana chimed in, trying to smooth things over, “Mitchel, Katie was in the dark about this. She cares about you.”
Mitchel couldn’t help but laugh. “So, this is what you all wanted?”
“Mitchel, you’ve got it all wrong, I…” Katie stated.
Mitchel cut her off. “Katie, I thought you had some sense, but seems like you’re not any smarter than Henley.”
Katie frowned, visibly upset. Then, her eyes brimming with tears, she implored, “Mitchel, I had no clue about any of this. Please believe me. And right now, I’m your best shot at help, aren’t I?”
Mitchel just scoffed. “You couldn’t be more wrong.”
Katie started to panic, beginning to doubt the effectiveness of Henley’s schemes.
As Mitchel walked away, Katie desperately sought Henley out for the next step.