Chapter 614

Rubbing her arms, Joyce exclaimed, “Damn it, we actually met the mastermind!”

“That’s right.” Natalie nodded.

She herself never expected that a person she bumped into by chance turned out to be the mastermind of
this matter.

“Oh yes, did they say anything else, Joyce? Did they speak of why she sought them out?” she asked
further while suppressing the fury within her.

Grunting in affirmation, Joyce replied, “Yes. She gave them that idea when she sought them to tarnish
our reputation so that our clients would boycott us, leading to bankruptcy. And you, Nat, would be
disdained in the design industry and your career ruined.”

Pausing for a moment, she continued, “Thus, that woman’s plan would’ve succeeded if we’d gone under,
while the warehouseman and team leader would’ve made a tidy sum. It would’ve been killing two birds
with a stone, so the warehouseman and team leader were naturally tempted. But they never expected…”

“They never expected us to discover it so quickly,” Natalie completed, cutting her off.

Joyce nodded in agreement. “Yes, it’s really fortunate that a few of our regular clients lodged a complaint
timely. Otherwise, that woman’s plan might have succeeded when we only discover it sometime later.”

“Following that line of thought, that woman must have gotten wind that we discovered it early. That was
why she was at the mall yesterday. Besides, she must have notified both the team leader and the
warehouseman. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to take off in such a timely manner and would
have only fled after selling off the high-quality fabrics on the other side of the warehouse at least,” Natalie
hypothesized.



After hearing her analysis, Joyce sighed. “They’re truly ungrateful wretches. We treated them so well, yet
they repaid us in such a manner.”



Natalie’s lips curved up, but her smile didn’t reach her eyes. “No one will ever decline to have more
money, so it’s not surprising that they did such a thing. Besides, the temptation is very enticing. However,
they still have to pay the price for betraying us. Total the amount of money they embezzled, Joyce.”

“Okay, I’ll head to the textile mill right away and have the finance department total our losses,” Joyce
replied.

After hanging up the phone, Natalie massaged her throbbing temples. Truth be told, she really felt
exhausted physically and mentally.

At this time, Connor poured her a glass of milk. “What happened, Mommy? Do you need my help?”

“No, it’s okay.” A wealth of warmth suffused Natalie at her son’s concern. Holding the glass of milk in her
hands, she reassured, “The matter is almost resolved.”

“Okay, then.” Connor hung his head in disappointment.

Noticing his dejection, Natalie ruffled his hair. “Don’t worry, for there are still plenty of opportunities for
you to help me in the future, Baby. There’s no rush.”

When Connor heard that, his mood instantly brightened, and he nodded fervently. “Okay, I got it!”

Not to be left out, Sharon raised a petite hand. “I want to help you, too, Mommy!”

Sure.” Natalie tapped her on her button nose and giggled happily.

Just then, Shane returned.



Natalie turned and looked at him. “Is Ms. Graham okay?”

“She’s fine.” Pulling out his chair, Shane took his seat. “She is now asleep after taking her medicine.”

“Oh, really?” Natalie’s eyes glinted with contempt, but she didn’t comment further.

Again, Mr. Gunn was the only reason she didn’t expose Jacqueline for having faked a faint.

However, the children had no such concern. As such, they simply exposed Jacqueline’s act earlier.

Natalie hadn’t the time to stop them, so she merely turned her gaze on Shane.

Unexpectedly, there was no sign of surprise on his face, not even a trace of consternation.

Thus, Natalie couldn’t resist hazarding a bold guess. “You knew that Ms. Graham was merely faking it,
Darling?”

Shane picked up his coffee and took a sip though it was already cold. “Yeah.”

“But why…”

“It would’ve mortified her if I’d exposed her right then and there, and no one knows what she’ll do.
Hence, I feigned ignorance,” Shane explained placidly.

Natalie nodded in agreement. “You’re right.”

“And I’m also aware that she did so to evade my question.”






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