Chapter 84: This Company Is Collapsing

Chapter 84: This Company Is Collapsing

The sun was orange in the sky. The work hours were almost over and night was descending fast. But the whole company was in a frenzy.

Employees scattered around the area, bumping into each other and gathering files and everything they could get their hands on.

Eve trotted after Ethan as he strode into the company. On the large TV screen on the first floor was the news airing. Almost every channel in the city was showing the news accompanied by those photos.

Eve grimaced and she looked away from the screen. They stepped into the elevator but didn’t go up to the president’s area. The general meeting was being held at the HR department. And not only were the shareholders present, but all the managers and other higher-ups in the company were also present.

“What is the meaning of this, Mr. Anderson? Are the rumors correct?”

“Who published such news by the way? I don’t want to believe that it is the truth.”

“Mr. Anderson, the media claimed that you’re having an affair with your secretary. Which of the secretaries?”

“You’ve always had one secretary for many years, but nothing happened between you two. Why such news now, Mr. Anderson?”

Amanda and the two middle-aged men were also sitting on the chairs across the wide table. They were all smiles and snickers. Mr. Clinton even winked at her.

Ethan stood in the middle of all of it. He went to the head chair but didn’t sit down. And Eve stood behind him.

“Seems like the media have nothing good to do. What kind of nonsense news is this?” Ethan looked across the table. “I demand to see those photos.”

“As you wish, Mr. Anderson.” One of them stood up and pressed a remote. Then a projector lit up and an image slide started playing.

“These are evidence of you having an affair with your secretary, Mr. Anderson. Even a Photoshop Expert cannot put this kind of image together.”

“It is obvious that you two were being intimate in this photo. Although the lady’s face did not show clearly, no one can deny that it is you and your secretary.”

“We know how you value your secretary for so many years, but we never expected you to take it to this level with Jessie. What even worsens the matter is you are married, Mr. Anderson.”

“How did they get these photos, Eve?” Ethan glanced at her. Eve avoided his eyes and shrank back.

“And that is not all, Mr. Anderson.” The projector continued playing. “In these other photos, it can be clearly seen that you don’t just hang out with her at work. This should be a hotel or your home. Why were you intimate with her at those moments?”

“As we’re speaking, our clients are raging mad. The company might collapse at any moment, Mr. Anderson.”

“Turn it off!” Ethan slapped the desk. Everyone went silent in the room and the projector stopped playing. “What nonsense is this? Who said I’m having an affair? Can I have an affair with my own wife?”

Murmurs rang out in the room and everyone gave him a confused look.

“Since when did Jessie become your wife, Mr. Anderson? If we’re not mistaken, she is only your secretary.”

“She is no longer my secretary.” Ethan’s eyes fell on Jessie whose eyes were wide with shock. “Tell them, Jessie. Were you the person in those photos?”

Jessie scrambled to her feet and quickly shook her head. “Th–That is not me, everyone. I have been in the finance department for so long now. Mr. Anderson has transferred me.”

“How is that possible?”

“If these are the photos of the president with his wife, who dared leak them?”

“This is so confusing, Mr. Anderson. Why would you and your wife snap these…”

“Come out here.” Eve was now hiding behind Ethan’s back and he grabbed her hand then pulled her forward. “Here she is. She is my new secretary.”

“Ah!” Gasps spread across the large table. “M–Mr. Anderson…”

“That is right. My wife took these photos of us together. As my secretary, we spend time together in the office as well as at home. Now, inform the media that they’ve gotten the wrong person. I don’t know who leaked these photos, but I’m not going to just sit and let anyone try to tarnish the image of this company.”

“Yes, everyone. You have misunderstood. When Mr. Anderson transferred me to the finance department, he took his wife as his secretary,” Jessie explained. “The person that leaked these photos is just trying to cause a stir in the media.”

“This is a waste of our time. We must act quickly before things go out of hand.”

“Someone, phone the media company right now and let them know that these photos are of him and his wife.”

“We will also hold a conference later to clear the misunderstanding.”

The shareholders’ anxious expressions ebbed with relief. A smile appeared on everyone’s face. Everyone but Amanda and the other club members. Then Jessica.

“What is going on, Mira? Why are they calling you the president’s wife!?” Mr. Clinton charged to his feet and yelled.

“Are you really the president’s wife, Mira?” Amanda asked.

Eve sighed inside. She had used her hair to cover half of her face and she pulled it aside.

“Mira!” All the club members exclaimed at once. “This is unbelievable.”

“What is going on, Eve?” Ethan finally sat down. “Who are they calling Mira?”

“Eve? Is her real name Eve?” Mr. Alan pointed a finger at her. He looked as if he was having a heart attack. “Isn’t she Mira? What is happening? I hope it’s not what I’m thinking.”

Eve bit her lips and shut her eyes for some seconds. She opened her mouth to speak, but someone beat her to it.

“I expected you guys to be smarter than this. Who knows you’re all bunch of fools?” Jessie stared at them, smiling. “Is this how you take in members without a background check? I have to applaud Mrs. Anderson for outsmarting you.”

“Watch your tone, Jessie,” Amanda warned. “This isn’t a place for little girls to speak.”

“But Mrs. Anderson is also a little girl, and you let her fool you.” Jessie glanced in Eve’s direction and Eve frowned.

“Of course, Mrs. Anderson couldn’t join your club with her real name, otherwise you wouldn’t take her in. So she had to operate under an alias. She made your work easier, right? She carried out all your mission successfully.”

“Jessica—”

Jessie held up her hand, shutting Eve. “Let me finish what I want to say, Mrs. Anderson. Please don’t interrupt me.”

Ethan and the shareholders gave her rapt attention and she folded her hands.

“Everyone, please listen carefully. Today is the day you should all know that there’s a secret organization operating in this company.” Jessie faced Ethan and went on. “Their sole purpose is embezzling funds from this company and one day bring it down. Unfortunately, Mrs. Anderson turns out to be a greedy person. She joined that organization and has been helping them for a long time now.”

“What do you mean by that, Jessie?”

“To put it simply… Mrs. Anderson is an ardent member of The Ambitious Employees Club. She acts as a spy for them. In fact, they are the ones that released these photos, because she sent the photos to them. And you’re wrong in only thinking that you can solve this problem by holding a conference. A lot of damage has already been done. And as we are speaking right now, everyone… This company is collapsing.”