<b>Chapter </b><b>381 </b>
“Hmph…”
Caitlin let out a cold, mockingugh directed squarely at Carmen’s ignorance.
Randall, on the other hand, was nowpletely convinced of his instincts: Caitlin was ddessa. Without a doubt,
“So the mysterious perfumer, Ms. Odessa… was you all along? My god, I can’t believe it
Dous looked at Caitlin with a mix of awe and delight, his gaze lingering with a touch of greed.
But Carmen was the one whopletely lost it. It all clicked in her head, and she red at <b>Caitlin </b>with a look of betrayal. “I get it now I get everything! Caitlin, you scheming little snakel This was all part of your setup, wasn’t it? You nned everything just to lure us in!”
In Carmen’s mind, she <b>was </b>convinced Caitlin had first seduced her cousin <b>Randall</b>, used his rmendation to get into the Yuncey family’s business, then ruined the Fragrance Garmentsunch on purpose.
To her, it was all a conspiracy.
“Carmen, have you been watching too many
many conspiracy thrillers? You think everyone’s plotting something”
Caitlin curled her lips in amusement. “But you’re wrong this time. My coboration with the Yuncey Group started six months ago. Back then, I didn’t even know I had any connection to the Yuncey family. It was just a coincidence.”
“Oh, spare me! You really think I’ll believe that?”
Carmen’s face darkened with rage. The thought of being yed by Caitlin made her blood boil.
“Believe it or don’t
don’t–I honestly <b>don’t </b><b>care</b>.”
Caitlin shrugged, done wasting breath
As her cousins stared at her in astonishment, Carmen suddenly mmed a contract down in front of her. “Fine! If you’re Odessa, then you leaked confidential information and vited the contract. That’s breach of agreement–tenfoldpensation!”
Carmen had no intention of offering Caitlin a position at the Yuncey family’s fragrancepany. She just wanted her out–out of the family, out of their business, out of everything.
To Carmen, Caitlin was chaos incarnate.
Irefuse,” Caitlin said coldly.
Carmen sneered. “Refuse? This <b>is </b><b>a </b>legal document. If you don’tply, I’ll sue you on behalf of the Yuncey Group. See you in court”
**Bang!”
Caitlin pped the table and stood up, her presence suddenly overpowering.
“I refuse because I didn’t breach anything. No breach–nopensation.”
<b>“</b>What do you mean you didn’t breach the contract? You sabotaged the Fragrance Garmentsunch, pretended to be Odessa’s friend, <b>and </b>exposed trade secrets. That’s <b>breach </b>
“Alright. <b>You </b>want to talk contractw<b>? </b><b>Let’s </b>talk.”
19:41 <b>Fri</b>, 8 Aug
Caitlin folded her arms, her voice sharp and steady. “First, I am Odessa. I’m not an outsider exined my own work–there was no leak
“Second, the form I created was wless. The issue was with “you” and the Yuncey Group–using the fragrance to create a fake Fragrance Garments brand. You missed the product andmitted <b>fraud</b>.
“Third, I disrupted yourunch because you weremitting fraud. That is a moral stand. Your entire Fragrance Garments event was in direct vition of the contract.
“If you <b>really </b>take this to court, you might not win. Because no court is going to support fraud.
“And Fragrance Garments? You’ve tainted the Yancey family’s name. Meanwhile, 1–I’m the rightful heir to Tun’s Fragrance & Dye Studio!”
Caitlin’s voice rang out like thunder, <b>each </b>word hitting its mark. Carmen was stunned into silence, her face pale as she sank back into her chair, trembling with anger and humiliation.
Catlin locked at her with cold disdain. Then <b>she </b>took a breath and continued, “I’ve said all I need to say. If the Yuncey Group wants to sue I see you in court”
The rooms froze. The atmosphere was heavy.
Randall quickly stepped in to defuse the tension. “Caitlin, let’s not go that far. This can still be resolved. Look, now that I know you’re Odessa, this is perfect timing. Grandpa asked me to take over the Yuncey Group’s fragrance division, and I’d love to work with you. Would your consider bing our chief perfumer?”
He looked at her with hope in his eyes. Caitlin turned her head slightly,zily twirling her sunsses between her fingers. No one could tell what she was really thinking
Dous picked up on Randall’s cue and added, “Caitlin, <b>we’re </b>all family. Joining the ‘Yuncey Group would mean you’re helping us grow stronger together. Why not give it some thought?”
Seeing the two men openly courting Caitlin’s talents, Carmen couldn’t hold back anymore.
“You’re both insane! How could you invite her into thepany? That woman is dangerous!”
“Carmen, enough!” Dous snapped.
Both men turned to Caitlin, waiting for her response.
She stood up, calmly slipped on her sunsses, and said as she turned, “Sorry. I’m not interested in perfumery. It was <b>just </b>something I did for fun. As for chief perfumer–find someone else.”
And with that, she left the conference room, her team following behind.
“<b>Caitin</b>, wait–please reconsider! I’m being <b>serious</b>)”
<b>Randall </b>ran out to catch her, hoping to change her mind. <b>But </b>Caitlin shot him down again,
“Don’t bother, Randall, I’m really not interested in working for yourpany.”
As she walked away<b>, </b>Randall could only watch her leave, his heart sinking with disappointment.
What a waste of talent. If he could work with her, the Yuncey <b>Group’s </b>fragrance division would surely explode in poprity.
But no–Cailin never looked back.
She had no intention of being anyone’s employee. Her goal wasn’t a job.
19:41 Fri, 8 Aug
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It was to reim everything that had once belonged to the real Yancey legacy.
Back at theirw firm’s conference room, Caitlin was weed by Sebastian and the legal team.
She sat beside Sebastian. “So, how’s the research going?”
“I went through everything with Mr. Jin and the others,” Sebastian said, handing her a thick stack of files. “We’vepleted evaluations on Yuncey Group’s equity structure and market value,
“Fifty–one percent of thepany is held by Quill, Timothy, and other Yuncey family members. The remaining forty–nine percent is divided among external shareholders.
As Caitlin flipped through the documents, Sebastian added, “But there’s something else–something you probably didn’t expect. We uncovered a very important issue during our deep dive.”
“What is it?”
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