“You’re standing at the Bonita Research Institute’s entrance, Shane. It’s only right that you follow our rules. If you keep stirring up trouble, you might be mistaken as an intruder who’s trying to invade private
property and get yourself arrested.”
Her calm tone so pissed off Shane that he gnashed his teeth and glared at her fiercely.
“I’m here for Ms. Bonita. You’re just holding down an insignificant job here. What makes you think you have the right to talk to me?”
Her lips curled into a grin as a hint of mockery flashed in her eyes.
“You got me there. I don’t have any right to be speaking to you. Enjoy waiting here, Shane. I’ll be heading inside now.” With that, she hummed some cheerful tunes and strolled into the research institute before his eyes.
He went through the roof when he saw how leisurely she seemed. Then, he turned his gaze to the security guard, his face red with rage.
“Just you wait and see. I’m going to make you regret for turning me away!”
The security guard shrugged and said, “Whatever floats your boat.”
‘What a joke. I received an order from Ms. Bonita herself. She’s going to back me up. Who does this man think he is? He’s nothing compared to her.’
“Why, you…” Shane’s chest rose and fell rapidly, his face looking as awful as they came.
Archie saw what happened and went over to hold his CEO back immediately. “Don’t work yourself up, Mr. Shane. Come on. Let’s get back to the car for now. We’ll talk about the rest when we’re in there.” Shane knew pestering the security guard would not get anything done, so he nodded and said, “Okay.”
They got into the car, and Shane leaned back on the chair. He waited until the rage simmering in his chest subsided before he looked at Archie and asked, “Don’t you think the security guard was showing Bonnie a little too much respect earlier?”
‘I saw it with my own eyes. The security guard was about to reveal her identity, but she cleared her throat at that moment. She was hinting at him to stop talking.
‘Moreover, the security guard threw her a glance when I asked him some follow-up questions.
‘Under normal circumstances, someone as insignificant as her would not be treated with so much respect.
‘That’s why the whole thing felt off to me.’
“I don’t think it’s about her. Perhaps the security guard was merely wary of the fact that she was Mr. Ivor’s fiancé. I’d even go out on a limb and say that she got her job here, as insignificant as it may be, because of her connection with the Knight family. After all, that family certainly could command respect from a security guard.”
Shane listened to what his assistant said and thought it made much sense.
“Point well-made. I’m sure the security guard showed her respect because of the Knight family.” At the mention of that despicable couple, his face grew grim immediately.
“I want you to send two teams of men to tail both Ivor and Bonnie. They’ll inform me when they think they have found the perfect window. I have to teach them a lesson myself. Otherwise, I can’t let go of this grudge.”
Archie couldn’t help but say, “Our company is still teetering on the brink of a total collapse, Mr. Shane. If we do something like this, and it gets out to the public, then we won’t be able to come back from it.” “Heh heh heh.” Shane sneered. His eyes flashed forbiddingly.
“I’ve lost everything, which means I’ve got nothing to lose now. They’re the ones who did this to me. So, I have to avenge myself and redeem my honor. I’ve spent such a long time in Pyralis. If I can’t do that, then I’ll have wasted my entire life.”
Archie realized that his CEO had made up his mind. So, he decided he was going to save his breath.
“Understood, Mr. Shane. I’ll get it done once we go back to the company. Rumor has it that the Knight Group collaborates with Everpeak. They’ve finalized the team that’s going to do an inspection there, and Ivor will lead them himself. That should be a wonderful chance to do it.”
