Even though Mnie could not move her shoulder much, she still managed to be careful and make her way to the office.


    Xander immediately frowned when he saw her. “What are you doing here?”


    Mnie cut to the chase and replied, “Why didn’t you inform me that LeapCo is dying the contract? “When Mnie went to LeapCo, things proceeded smoothly thanks to Yana.


    “The person in charge was suddenly changed to Vi, and she’s nitpicking everything,” Reny could not help but interject.


    Mnie nodded, then turned and went into the study to contact Yana.


    “I don’t know why the role suddenly fell to her either, but she’s been watching you guys closely every day. The way she does things makes it look like she’s scrutinizing you guys under a magnifying ss,


    “Yana said.


    “Mnie, even if she makes things difficult, in the end, it’ll be signed. The worst–case scenario might


    just be that a little more time is needed before you get there.”


    The call ended, and Mnie’s expression was sour. She knew that the project would eventually seed with time, but time was thest thing a project like this could afford to lose.


    That afternoon, once lunch break had ended, Mnie went to LeapCo and met with Yana as usual. However, this time, Vi was also tagging along.


    “Mnie, why didn’t you contact me directly if you came to discuss the contract with Burning Star?” Vi asked with a smile. “Didn’t Yana tell you that I’m in charge of this project now?<b>” </b>


    Mnie detected the smugness in her words but remained unfazed. “What’s the reason for LeapCo dying the contract?”


    “Oh, you came because of that?” Vi tapped the table with the pen in her hand, still smiling. “It’s because there are many unreasonable aspects in the contract. We need to make adjustments before


    proceeding.”


    Mnie’s gaze lingered on the pen in Vi’s hand for a moment. It was a Montnc 4810, a pricey limited edition pen. It was a birthday gift Mnie had given Eugenest year.


    As if noticing Mnie’s gaze, Vi paused before holding up the pen. “You find this pen beautiful


    too, eh? It’s the one Mr. Scott let me use<b>.</b><b>” </b>


    Mnie kept any emotion from her dark eyes. She tapped the tabletop with her fingertips lightly.


    Miss Shaw, I’m not interested in where you got your pen from. I just want to know how we can resolve


    the issues with the contract.”


    Vi’s smile slightly stiffened. Composing herself, she replied, “Mnie, we can discuss workter, but I heard you were injured. Is that true?” As she said this, she imperceptibly nced at Mnie’s


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    shoulder through her sses.


    Mnie asked, “Where did you hear that?”


    “Miss Dn told me. She’s concerned about you,” Vi said, and the air around them seemed to freeze for a moment.


    “What’s wrong, Mnie?” Vi deliberately inquired again. Despite her calm expression, she also revealed a sense of triumph.


    Before she could enjoy her victory for long, however, the meeting room door swung open. Lee entered, followed by Eugene and two other middle–aged men.


    Everyone was momentarily stunned, but Lee was the first to <b>react</b>. “Are you discussing the contract?”


    Vi nodded. She was about to respond, but Mnie had already stood up. She looked at Eugene and


    said, “Mr. Scott-


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    Before she could finish her sentence, however, the man’s cold and steady voice interrupted her, to my office and wait.”


    “Go