A Lifetime With You

Chapter 70

“Mr. Sachel, please forgive my recklessness,” Ava bowed apologetically once again. Everything then ended. Once Miss Bradley accompanying Mr. Sachel to the hospital, Damien turned around and asked, “What brings you here suddenly, Ava?” “…” Ava smacked her forehead upon realization. She had forgotten the most important task! “Damien, hurry up and go after Mr. Sachel! You have the wrong report for your meeting just now!” Ava passed the amended copy of the document to Damien only to realize that the latter remained calm as if nothing happened. “Don’t you understand? The acquisition will be affected by the wrong figures in the report! You should do something before it’s too late!” Ava was frustrated by his nonchalant attitude. Damien muttered, “The company would have long gone if I didn’t realize the errors in the report.”

“What?”

Damien dragged a befuddled Ava with him into the elevator. Damien had spotted the errors during the meeting earlier. As he recalled the correct figures in the report emailed by the finance department earlier, Damien edited documents by himself. Ava had mixed feelings, “Looks like you’ve got everything under control. What a waste of time for chasing you madly!”

Not to mention that she searched every floor of the building for Damien! Damien was amused and teased her, “Such a foolish action you have there! Although Dempsey missed your calls, you could have got the location details from those who arranged the meeting.” “… I was in too much of a panic just now, it did not cross my mind to do that.” Damien held her hands while exiting the elevator. The driver was waiting and both of them entered the car. “Wait, this document was from the finance department. So why are you here instead of them?” Damien asked.

“It’s because I wanted to help Lilly the intern, whose team worked on this report. I could not bear to see her in such agony, so I volunteered myself to help her.” Damien’s frowning expression was caught by

Ava. Everything ended smoothly, so what’s with his long face? He had not let go of her hand since they got in the elevator. Ava was motionless as she gazed at their interlocked fingers. Never thought that they could hold hands together, and it was like a dream for Ava. Ava peeped at Damien. His side profile was perfect under the glowing light from the window. Since she first fell in love with him in high school, she knew that she would spend her life pursuing beauty and justice, and that it was enough for her if she could just stare at his beautiful face silently.

Damien turned around suddenly, “You’ve been staring at me for a while. Am I that handsome?” Somehow, Ava caught a glimpse of his smile.

There and then, she blushed and retracted her hand.

Without her realizing it, Ava’s palm grew sweaty. Damien summoned the chief financial officer, Mr. Emerson Jones immediately upon returning to the office. “Mr. Radbury, it was a mistake by the new intern. Please forgive my negligence and it’s a relief that everything went smoothly…”

Emerson was beaded with sweat as he mentally prepared himself for everything.

But Damien repeated coldly,”… An intern?” “That… that’s right. Don’t worry, Mr. Radbury. I will fire her as soon as possible!” “Sure. Pack your stuffs and leave with her then.” Emerson was in disbelief upon hearing Damien’s instruction. He admitted that the department was at fault this time. Still, everything went well for the company. How could Damien fire him without hesitation?

Damien explained again, “Instead of the mistake made, I was angrier that a mere intern was blamed for your negligence.” “Sir, that is not the case, the intern did really make the mistake…” “Your department committed the error and had an intern to bear the mistakes. In the end, you even had Miss Nagel deliver the reports to me. What a great plan, Mr. Jones.” Damien was losing his patience.

“You took advantage of the relationship between Miss Nagel and me, knowing that she will never be reprimanded nonetheless. In the end, a mere intern shall be sacrificed instead of you. Is this how the

finance department works?”

Emerson was terrified and felt his knees weaken upon the statement. He was feeling helpless in the situation.

“Mr. Radbury……I only…” Emerson stuttered to defend himself. “Mr. Jones, you have taken advantage of Ava’s kind-hearted personality. I can’t believe that you have the guts to manipulate those who are closest to me.” Emerson wiped the cold sweat from his brow again. All content © N/.ôvel/Dr/ama.Org.

When Ava first joined the company, Karen had come to see him, saying that Damien did not really care much for his wife, and that it was acceptable for Emerson to frame her, if the situation called for it. But now, it seemed like he made a grave mistake! Damien looked at him annoyingly, “If something like this happens again, you will be transferred to our regional branch in Africa and spend your time in the warehouse.” Once Emerson left, Damien summoned the manager of the human resources department. “Everyone in the finance department except interns will have their salary reduced by fifty percent this month. Plus, the team leader and Mr. Jones shall be demoted by one rank.” Damien made a quick decision for the negligence of the finance department. Despite no one was fired after the incident, It was a warning for everyone in the company.

That day, Ava said to him, “It was my idea to help the intern and you should not have punished the entire finance department for it.”

Damien glanced at her helplessly, “Learn to get smarter, Ava.” “Hey! I am smart already…” The driver stepped on the emergency brake suddenly and the two were caught off guard. It was fortunate that Damien and Ava had their seat belts fastened, otherwise, both of them might have been thrown out of the car. “What’s going on?” They looked ahead instantly. A truck broke the traffic lights from the intersection and both vehicles almost collided. They would have been crushed to death if it wasn’t for the driver’s sharp response.