Chapter 441 Crumbs of Information At the sight of the door, Ezra walked in. When Lizzie watched the door close, her victorious gaze becmore visible.
She was glad to have organized the exhibition in this gallery, which was Cyrus' private property. All these years, he had not visited this place because of "her", but the content of the room remained inside. Lizzie was proud of her perfect plan.
Taking a last look at the door, she exited the room. Outside, the anxious Claire quickly went up to her upon her appearance. "Mrs. Finch, is Mr. Turner-" "He's fine. So am I." Lizzie's calm voice interrupted her. Then, she said, "Bring Jonathan over." The sound of his nwas enough to scare Claire. After many years of being Lizzie's assistant, she had never seen Jonathan show up for his father's birthday. What had Lizzie done that could convince him to cover? "Mrs. Finch..." Sensing her reluctance, Lizzie flashed her a cold smile. "Send him an anonymous email containing the list of purchased paintings and their receipts." She was confident she could lure him over with Rose.
Inside the conference room of the Finch Building, the atmosphere was so oppressive that everyone was afraid to make a noise. Jonathan sat silently in the main seat, his expression gloomy and menacing.
A chief financial officer of one of Finch Group's subsidiary companies was making his report, drenched in cold sweat.
It was supposed to be a joyous report as they had achieved more than the expected profit, yet the atmosphere felt like they had lost a couple of millions.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe chief financial officer glanced cautiously at Jonathan but instantly retracted his gaze upon meeting his grim gaze. Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and despite being in the air-conditioned room, his back was drenched in sweat.
Leonard and Finley locked eyes and exchanged an empathetic look. They knew Jonathan would have a bad day ahead, with one of the reasons being...
A "ding" sounded and broke the silence in the room like a pebble creating a ripple in a peaceful lake. Everyone present was startled and looked toward the phone's owner. Surprised by the notification tone, Leonard quickly clutched the phone in his pocket. "Silence your phone during the meeting. Have you not remembered such a basic rule, Mr. Spencer?" Jonathan's icy voice rang. "Forget about your bonus this month!" Everyone present was speechless because Leonard was Jonathan's right-hand man, after all. Nevertheless, the careless mistake of forgetting to silence his phone during a meeting was enough to cease his bonus.
Leonard wailed silently. He knew begging for forgiveness would only worsen things on a day when his boss was pissed. As such, he made the best decision by accepting it.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Finch. I'll switch it off now." He took out his phone.
Just as he was about to turn the device off, he glimpsed a message from the screen and saw "Rose Shaffer". Without paying heed to anything else, he quickly expanded the message.
His focused and brazen action annoyed Jonathan even more. "Mr. Spencer..." "Sir..." Leonard interrupted him and ignored his darkened expression. Then, he walked toward Jonathan. "Look at this..." He placed his phone before Jonathan.
With just a glance, Jonathan saw something, and his demeanor turned even colder. "Are you sick of staying here, Leonard?" Leonard had shown him Cyrus' art exhibition despite knowing it was taboo. "No, sir! Look..." He knew Jonathan had not understood his actions and scrolled to reveal the words "Rose Shaffer" on his screen.
Only then did Jonathan notice it and perk up before snatching the phone. He saw Rose had purchased a painting titled "Nance", which meant she had gone to Cyrus' exhibition! Without any hesitation, Jonathan rose and left the conference room.
"Sir..." Leonard signaled Finley with his eyes, as though saying, "You'l stay here to wrap things up while I catch up to him." At last, he arrived at the elevator before the doors closed. en Inside the elevator, Jonathan was visibly anxious.
"Sir, Mr. Finch's birthday banquet is being held at his gallery on 113 Sunrise Avenue," informed Leonard He knew Cyrus' birthday was taboo, so he didn't report it to him beforehand despite knowing the venue.
"Got it." Jonathan sounded nervous.
He should've anticipated Rose would show up at Cyrus' birthday banquet to connect with the Finches. After all, that was the best opportunity to uncover Yvonne's perpetrator. Regardless, facing a Finch member would not be easy. No matter what she planned to do today, he would not let her be in danger.
At the gallery on 113 Sunset Avenue, Rose sifted through the crowd attempting to meet the Finches.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmSuddenly, she heard a voice say, "You better givean explanation for that day, Jack!" She recognized that voice to be Yara's. Although Rose was never interested in her, the man she was talking to attracted her attention...
Rose quickly followed the source of the voice. Despite Yara wearing a mask, Rose easily recognized hen figure. Jack, however, seemed compatible with the pictures of him she saw online. "Are you sure you want to do this here?" Jack raised his brows as though unfazed by her confrontation. Yara's face shifted, and she gritted her teeth. "Cwith me!" Rose made her way through the crowd and stealthily followed the two to the third floor. Since no one was there, Yara randomly selected a lounge and invited Jack in.
"Sure!" He followed suit.
Before the door closed, she had already removed her mask and started questioning him accusatorily.
"Those drugs you gavewere om defective, weren't they? You did it on purpose, Jack!" Yara looked grim. The drugs were supposed to be aphrodisiacs, but Jonathan slept through the whole night. Due to that, she had no choice but to find a man and get the job done. With a mocking smile, Jack sat on the couch. "Oh? You two didn't... do it?" His words were like a stab in her heart.
Following that was a wave of guilt. She quickly put on a confident look. "Pfft, as if. Of course, I slept with him!" She couldn't let anyone know En what had happened that night. Jack shot her a strange look. "So, why are you questioningif you've slept with him?" He was right. What was the lashing out for if she had achieved her goal? Yara suppressed her emotions. She had been trying to connect with Jonathan for the past few days, but it had been futile. She needed channel to vent. Seeing his arrogance, she couldn't hold in her anger.
"It's not like you got Rose that night either!" X