Revenge After Prison Never Forgiven (Abigail) novel Chapter 69

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When Abigail returned to Halden Group with the partnership contract, Leon shuffled closer and murmured, “You got messed with by that jerk at Celestial Group. Why didn’t you mention it?”

Abigail, clutching the contract and intending to see Timothy, asked in surprise, “Huh? How’d you hear about that?”

Leon dropped his voice. “Sebastian’s personal assistant called our top brass directly. He said if this partnership sparked a scandal, none of us–Halden Group, Celestial Group, or even Sebastian–would have a future in this industry. If it goes viral online, we’d get buried in backlash.”

Abigail held the contract tighter. “I should’ve told Mr. Newman.” She’d kept quiet about Quentin’s harassment for her own reasons.

“Here, have some water to steady your nerves. Don’t argue when you’re s. At least you nailed the project, so the bonus is safe. Just grin and bear it for now, yeah?” Leon handed her a glass of water.

Right as Abigail, who was coughing, chugged it down, Timothy’s office door banged open. Leon practically dove back to his desk.

Setting the glass aside, Abigail faced Timothy coolly. “Mr. Newman, Celestial Group is happy with our contract terms. Just review their version and sort out the coordination.”

“Get in here,” Timothy barked, face grim, before turning back to his desk.

Abigail followed with the contract, shutting the door.

As Leon craned his neck to spy, he heard a colleague behind him sneer, “Look at the new girl grinding away using every trick in the book. Even with Celestial Group riding her ass, she locked it down. Color me impressed.”

“Know what netizens call dudes like you?” Leon spun around, smirk fixed.

“What?” the guy asked.

“Rumor Bros. Your hobby’s trashing women. I think netizens hit the nail on the head. Don’t you?” Leon chuckled to himself.

Meanwhile, Timothy sat at his desk, smoking a cigarette as he leafed through the contract. When he finished, he said, “The contract’s solid, but why didn’t you mention what happened?”

“I was just focused on fixing things. Even if I told you, there’d be other crap down the line. I’ve always known about hidden games in the workplace and prepped for them.” Abigail kept her gaze down, answering calmly.

Timothy’s sharp eyes scanned her face. Though seething, he spoke evenly, “Knowing that doesn’t matter. If this leaks, it’ll look like three big companies forced a young woman to work with a creep for a project.

“Once the press gets hold of it, all three firms get dragged into the mess.”

“Thanks, Mr. Newman.” Abigail turned to go.

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