As the door of the director’s office opened from within, Heather’s gaze fell on Tony. After a few days of not seeing him, he looked rather haggard and he seemed to have lost a lot of weight.
Wondering what kind of hardship he had endured for the past few days, she suddenly felt sorry for him. After all, she could tell that Myra was extremely important to him.
He was not surprised when he saw her. Heather guessed that he had already received a call from the kidnappers, who had probably given them similar instructions. When she nodded to greet him, she saw a man standing next to Tony and thought that she had met the man somewhere.
She narrowed her eyes as she thought, It’s a weird day today. I keep having a feeling that I’ve seen them somewhere.
The man noticed her gaze and flashed a polite smile. However, she merely twitched her lips slightly as a reply.
Heather would rarely reveal her smile to strangers. She was also usually indifferent and coldly treated people. Even if she had to face her customers, she would just reveal her strengths while avoiding unnecessary pretentious talks.
The man left a short while later. After that, Heather took the initiative to walk to Tony first and they exchanged glances without saying a word. As soon as she wanted to speak to him, she heard him say, “Let’s discuss when we are in the room.”
As soon as she saw the vigilance in his eyes, she also became more guarded. He must be taking precautions against someone and the only person left is the new secretary.
She understood many things through his gaze. After they walked into his office one after another, she closed the door behind her. Throughout the entire process, she looked at him attentively, but he quickly walked to his seat and started vigorously writing on a piece of paper without even looking at her.
Heather curiously approached him. She would usually leave him alone, but today, she acted out of the ordinary and walked over to take a look. She saw a lot of words on the paper that did not look like English at all.
It was apparent that he had written it for her to read. After she carefully distinguished them, she finally realized he was writing Latin in a rather sloppy manner.
After translating the words that Tony had written, what he meant was, ‘I’m being watched. Be careful of what you say here’. The simple sentence had shocked her.
All the evidence points to the secretary. Heather finally believed in her judgement. I initially thought we could have some private conversation alone after we closed the door.
It seems impossible now, though. I bet there are surveillance cameras in this office. Sitting in front of him, Heather had a look of slight disappointment.
After she was seated, Tony finally dragged his words. “I wonder what made you come to see me personally.”
She bit her lower lips before she replied, “He called me and asked me to discuss our strategies together.” They were now using ‘he’ to refer to the ringleader.
“Strategy?” Tony snorted coldly. “What kind of strategy does he want us to come up with to be satisfied?” There was hatred in his voice. Heather did not know what exactly he was thinking, so she did not immediately reply to him.
The main communication between them was through their eyes, as if they could understand what the other was saying visually. The quiet atmosphere made both of them feel rather awkward.
So, what do you have in mind? She felt that she had to give him a reply, but after a round of questions, the main question still circled back to Tony.
He had no idea what to reply to her. After thinking for a long time, he finally spoke darkly, “Why does he like to beat around the bush? If he wants us to do something, why didn’t he clearly say it?”
When Heather heard his complaint, she also agreed with him. Why did I forget to ask the ringleader this question?
She asked tentatively, So, are we going to stay on the defensive? Looking at Tony’s level of confidence, she felt that things were not as bad as she assumed.
Nope. At this juncture, we have to start our offense. Our final goal is to attack the Moriarty Family. He gave her a slight smile, but she still looked confused.
It’s not enough to just state that we are going to start our attack on the Moriarty Family. We need a detailed plan. Both of us know that their power is unimaginably immense. Regardless of whether Tony was telling the truth or not, Heather had to show that she was willing to discuss it with him.
He nodded and responded with a half-smile. We can slowly discuss the plan, but there are some small actions that we can already take.
Small actions? Caleb is even more cunning than we imagine him to be. He will see through our actions. Heather wanted to win with a calm and steady plan, so she did not agree with Tony’s offensive and risky plan.
He took a blue file from a pile of documents. You can take a look at this. With that, he threw it in front of her.
Heather picked up the file and flipped through the pages. And just like that, many secrets that nobody knew of were exposed in front of her.
It looks like you have already investigated the Moriarty Family beforehand. Heather could not help but be impressed by Tony after she looked at the information that could not be found elsewhere. I wonder where he got all this.
“About the secret forces that have suddenly entered Bradfort City, I might know even more about it than you.” He had already silently investigated the ability of those forces way before she did. “These forces had already started to take actions back before you even returned to Bradfort City.” It was an important clue that he had given her.
She never expected the forces to be powerful and she also didn’t know that they had been hiding in Bradfort City for such a long time. Hence, this piece of information had greatly shocked her.
“Is there hidden treasure in Bradfort City? Or, is there something else hidden here? Is it worth it for them to take such huge actions?” she exclaimed in shock as she looked through the document.
In the file were many recorded events. As it turned out, part of the reason why Bradfort City was increasingly becoming unsafe was because of this. What kind of secret plans do these dark forces have? As Heather read more of the document, she felt that things became even more unusual.
“Maybe it’s a coincidence that they chose the same place,” Tony replied without any hint of jokes. It seemed like he really thought that this was the reason. This conclusion is too flippant!
“So, all of these events are tightly linked to the profits that the few big families in Bradfort City have earned? And the Langston and Hart Families would be the first scapegoats?” Heather asked angrily. If this really was the reason, the Langston and the Hart Families were innocent victims.
Judging from her furious expression, Tony knew that she was in a bad mood. It was not suitable to reveal everything to her at this moment since he was merely speculating.
“Of course, the Langston and the Hart Families will not be their scapegoats.” He tried to soothe her emotions with his calm voice. “They are unable to shake the power that the Langston and the Hart Families hold in Bradfort City.”
After returning to her senses, she realized that she was too agitated earlier. Now, I can really lose my patience over such little things. It looks like I have been overreacting.
“Sorry, I lost control of my emotions earlier.” Heather was still thinking about what had previously happened and her mind was in a state of chaos right now. It was rather difficult for her to calmly speak to Tony.
“Is there something on your mind?” With just a glance, he could tell that she was acting strangely, but he wondered whether it was a bad idea to reveal so much information at such times.
“No,” Heather denied. There are some things I can’t tell him clearly.
“I already have a set of plans. This is the proposal.” With that, Tony passed another white file to Heather, who set aside the blue one in her hands.
When she picked up the white file that contained the proposal, she opened it with unease. Piles of paper immediately came into view.
Heather quickly flipped through the document. It seemed like the proposal that he mentioned earlier is not completely ready. It’s basically just some information from before. “Looks like you are well-prepared.” She flashed a bright smile to hide her thoughts.
Tony merely gave a cool reply, “The proposal is not completed yet.” He had only written half of it with the remaining half to be easily understood without him having to verbalize it.
Heather quickly flipped to the back of the file and noticed a few pages with Tony’s neat handwriting on it. As she solemnly read through it, she generally understood what he had in mind after piecing together the information that she had read earlier.
The part for the Hart Group had been clearly written whereas the remaining blank pages for the Langston Family were waiting for her to complete.
He sure is fast. After closing the file, Heather asked, “Can I bring these back with me?”
“Of course.” Tony had prepared these for her to begin with, so he hoped that she could bring it away with her.
“Sure, I’ll bring these home first and I’ll send you a copy of the completed proposal tomorrow.” She initially thought that like her, he did not prepare anything. It seemed that she was wrong as he was well-prepared.
When Heather left, Tony revealed a meaningful smile behind her back as he pinched his chin. Things have been going in the direction as I have predicted. Hopefully there are no other accidents.
When Heather opened the door, she shot a glance at the new secretary, but she did not find anything peculiar. Zephyr immediately gave a polite smile when Heather walked out of the office. From the surface, she could not see any problems with Zephyr at once.
She deliberately walked to Zephyr and appraised her again, making the latter quite uncomfortable.
“Your hair clip is beautiful,” Heather commented as she pointed at the hair accessory on Zephyr’s hair.
Zephyr merely gave an awkward smile. “Thanks.”
Then, Heather gave a warm smile. “Work well here. Thanks for everything today.” Her sudden courtesy was not her usual style at all.
After Heather disappeared into the distance, Zephyr was still staring at her back with an unfathomable expression. Tears swam in her eyes, which made her look rather pitiful.
Heather pressed on the external controls on the elevator as she wanted to head downstairs. She had received quite a lot of information from Tony today, making her temporarily forget Leon’s deceit. She felt that things were heading in a good direction today.
Before this, she had underestimated Tony’s capabilities. It seems like he is not a simple character either. I’m slightly hopeful to see our families overcoming this situation together.
As she walked to her car in the underground basement step by step, a pair of eyes were fixated on her, making her subconsciously survey her surroundings. Thinking that something was wrong, she frowned as a peculiar feeling overcame her.
Heather rubbed her temples and suspected that she was mentally fatigued. After mumbling under her breath, she entered her car and drove out of the basement parking lot.
The pair of eyes was still focused on her and it sent chills down her spine. She looked into the rearview mirror and kept adjusting it, but she did not see anything behind her.
The backseat behind her was completely empty. She shook her head and felt as though she had been hypnotized.
“Who is following me?” Heather mumbled again. It was only when she completely left the basement parking lot that she felt better.
