He put down the phone, “Ms. Flores, you came all the way here, and you're strange to City B. As a
business partner, I can't let you feel aggrieved.”
Amanda stood by the door and looked at him, “Aren't you afraid that she'll be angry with you?”
“I have nothing to do with her,” he regretted after saying that because he did not need to explain to her
whether he had a relationship with Lindsay.
He felt that he was too impulsive and pressed his eyebrows with his fingers very hard. He hated the
feeling of being out of his control.
Amanda walked over to the desk, drew a chair, and sat down.
Tap!
Someone had tapped on the door at this time. Lindsay was in a business suit and was wearing delicate
makeup. She was happy when she received the call from the secretary.
She was still smiling when she pushed the door, but after she saw Simona in the office, the smile on
her face gradually disappeared.
“Mr. James,” she glanced at Simona before turning her gaze to Stanford, “Why are you looking for
me?”
“You went to Ms. Flores just now?” Stanford asked directly.
Lindsay suddenly clenched her hands and smiled awkwardly, “Yes...”
“Apologize to Ms. Flores.”
Stanford gave an order directly before she had time to explain.
Lindsay could not believe it and thought she had misheard, “Stanford, what did you say? You ask me to
apologize to her?”
“You went to the hotel to find me today and broke my phone as well. I didn't wrong you, Ms. Leroy. Did
I?” Amanda crossed her legs elegantly and looked at her indifferently.
“What are you talking about, Ms. Flores? I don't get it.”
Amanda was bending over the desk, looked at Stanford with interest, and said with a smile, “Mr.
James, this young lady, who likes you, has a poor moral quality. She just did something wrong but then
denies it now. How does she become the department chief with such a character?”
Stanford's face turned pale, “It has nothing to do with work.”
She acted as she had a moment of enlightenment, “Oh, so J&Y Group only focuses on the ability of the
employee regardless of their character. Even if the person has poor character, the person still can win
herself a place in J&Y Group. I'm impressed with your generosity to the management strategies, Mr.
James.”
Lindsay, who stood by the side, got angry. She rebuked loudly to Simona regardless of the presence of
Stanford, “Don't go too far. Stop slinging mud at me. When did I go to you...”
“Lindsay!” Stanford thought that they could settle the matter after she apologized to Simona. He did not
expect Lindsay would refuse to admit it. He took a deep breath to suppress the anger that was about to
explode, “I ask you to apologize to Ms. Flores.”
Lindsay stood still, and her body tensed up, “I won't apologize to her. I didn't do wrong.”
Amanda leaned back in the chair and was anticipating the charade, “Ms. Leroy, you keep against the
boss, don't you afraid of getting fired? Or you're not afraid of getting fired because of taking advantage
of the fact that the boss values you?”
Stanford looked at Simona, “Ms. Flores, do you want to have a good laugh at me, don't you?”
“It's not that I want to laugh at you. It's because of Ms. Leroy, who wants to show me her acting, so I
have to watch the show,” Amanda leaned back in the chair lazily and looked relaxed, and it was a look
of watching a good show.
“Lindsay, would I ask you to apologize to her for no reason if she has no evidence?” Stanford did not
like Lindsay, but he definitely would not expect that she was the kind of person who would lie and
would deny what she had done.
He felt more disappointed at her than that of losing face in front of the outsider.
“I...”
Lindsay wanted to explain to him, but Amanda interrupted her, “Ms. Leroy, you better hurry up. I don't
have time to spend with you here.”
Lindsay could only feel her blood was flowing backwards. She would have grabbed Simona's collar and
slapped her in the face violently if she lost her senses.
How could she have never expected that Simona would go to Stanford!
Lindsay clenched her hands into fists and unclenched them. She repeated the movement several
times. She did not look at Simona, “Ms. Flores, I'm sorry.”
Amanda got up from the chair, “I'll not ask for compensation for the phone since you've apologized to
me.”
After saying that, she looked at Stanford, “Mr. James, I don't want to disturb your work, and I'll leave
first.”
Stanford's face took on a ghastly expression, and he did not respond to her. Amanda raised the
corners of her lips and did not care about him.
Amanda thought, ‘Now then you know Lindsay is a person who will lie?’
No, she would not only lie but also harm people behind their backs.
Stanford spoke after the office door closed, “Why did you do this? Why did you lie?”
“I, I...” Lindsay wanted to explain, but she found that she was unable to do so, “I think she has an
impure intention to get close to you...”
“So you went to her and looked for trouble?” Stanford raised his eyebrows and was not satisfied with
the answer, “Lindsay, I've told you that I won't like you, and I'll never be with you. Don't do such
unmeasured things in the future.”
“Is it because of Amanda? Are you still caring about her? But she's dead...”
“Lindsay!” Stanford got completely angry at this time, “I wanted to get back at her, but I never wanted
her to die. I suffered a lot this year she left. You were her best friend...”
“Haha...” Lindsay suddenly laughed loudly, “Stanford, what do you mean by this? Don't forget she died
because of you. You hurt her and deceived her. You bear the brunt! Don't you think it's too late to atone
for your mistakes now?”
Lindsay's words echoed in his head. He was the one who hurt Amanda and deceived her.
“You're right. Since Amanda has already dead, all the more reason I can't be with you and leave her
unsettled in heaven. Lindsay, since you have worked for me for so many years, I'll let it go this time. If
you have the next again, I'll not let you stay in the company anymore,” Stanford took the phone and
made a room-to-room call that connected to the secretary desk, “Have the driver get the car ready.”
“Okay.”
He hung up the call, grabbed his coat, and stepped out of the office.
“Stanford...”
Lindsay rushed over to Stanford and caught him around the waist, “Why do you do this to me because
of a dead person?”
Stanford removed her hand from his waist and pushed her away. He rebuked her sternly, “Don't risk my
temper!”
Lindsay staggered backwards and fell to the ground. Her tears rolled down her cheeks, and she looked
at him sadly, “Is it my fault to love you?”
Stanford ignored her, opened the door, and walked out of the office.
Lindsay spoke hysterically from behind him, “Stanford, is this your mercy to her? You took her family
fortune and caused her to lose her life for you. You deceived her, lied to her, and took advantage of her.
What would she do if she knew these in heaven? Would she forgive you? Is that possible? I'm afraid
that she would only hate you and refuse to forgive you in all your life!”
Stanford stopped his footsteps and stood at his post with his body tensed up. He did not come to his
sense for a long time. Would she hate him and refuse to forgive him in all his life?
He clenched his hands into fists. How desperate was Amanda to give up her life in that way?
“Mr. James,” the secretary walked over to him, “Are you alright?”
Stanford returned to his senses and said, “I'm okay.”
After saying that, he left the office. The driver was waiting for him at the entrance downstairs. When he
saw Stanford walked out of the building, he opened the rear door. Stanford bent himself and got into
the car. The driver closed the door, then walked quickly to the front door and got in the driver's seat. He
started the car, “Mr. James, where are you going?”
Stanford pressed his eyebrows with his fingers and said, “Home.”
The driver was stunned for a moment because Stanford had not said the word of home for a long time.
Which place was he referring to the home?
Was it the place he was living? Or was it the former villa or James'?
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