Always Been Yours

Chapter 520

Chapter 520

Chapter 520

However, shortly after that, Hayley’s assistant returned with a grave

expression. “Miss Stone, Philip Grayson is in trouble.”

As soon as Hayley heard that, her heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she

immediately questioned, “What happened to him?”

She also stood up abruptly from her seat and turned to look at her personal

assistant impatiently.

Her personal assistant did not keep anything from her, and she told her

everything that she had found out. “For some reason, last night there was

a squad of policemen that turned up at the bar, and not only was Philip

Grayson taken into custody, the bar was also sealed off.”

Instantly, Hayley’s expression took a turn for the worse, and there was a

look of fright that flashed across her eyes. Philip Grayson’s in custody, and

the bar’s sealed off too. Could it be related to the job I gave him yesterday?

With this in mind, she couldn’t help questioning her assistant, “Did you find

out the exact reason why they were taken into custody?”

“I asked the people working nearby, but none of them knew the exact

details.” Her assistant responded frankly.

At that point, Hayley’s heart thudded frantically, and there was a tremor in

her voice as she spoke, “Could it be because of us?”

Her assistant was also aware of the deal she had with Philip.

She considered the situation for a moment before shaking her head. “I don’t

think that it’s related to us. If it was, the police would have come after us by

now.”

Hayley thought about it and found that her assistant’s words made sense, so

she finally felt slightly at ease. However, she was still somewhat apprehensive.

As soon as her assistant noticed that, she advised, “Miss Hayley, perhaps Philip

Grayson committed some offense, so you shouldn’t take this to heart and let it

get to you.”

At that moment, she also wished that this was merely her imagination running

wild as she listened to her assistant’s words.

She waved to gesture for her assistant to leave the room and sal in her office

silently for a moment before continuing to handle her work.

Later in the day, Hayley brought her assistant to attend the weekly company

meeting.

During the meeting, Nero announced with a grave expression, “The

collaboration project that we submitted to Sawyer Group previously was

rejected by them. Furthermore, they’ve identified multiple issues with our

proposal.”

Hayley’s heart sank upon hearing that. Meanwhile, all of the upper management

level staff turned to glance in her direction because she was the one in charge

of the project.

Nero continued, “Miss Stone, I hope that you can resolve the issues pointed out

by Sawyer Group as soon as possible.”

“Yes, sir.” Hayley nodded her head to indicate that she agreed. However, she

couldn’t seem to shake off the uneasy feeling in her mind.

Half an hour later, after the meeting ended, Nero sent for Hayley to see him in

his office.

“What’s going on with the project? Why are there so many issues all of a

sudden? Did you check and ensure everything was completed properly back

then?”

Meanwhile, Hayley responded seriously when faced with her father’s

interrogation, “I double-checked and made sure that everything was completed

flawlessly when we handed over the proposal. There was nothing wrong with it

then.”

As soon as Nero heard that, he frowned while maintaining his silence.

Hayley noticed that, and she couldn’t help questioning him, “Besides this, did

Sawyer Group mention anything else?”

“They didn’t bring up anything else.” Nero comprehended her words, but he

shook his head at her.

This caused her to start biting at her lower lip in anxiety.

As for Nero, he was engrossed in his thoughts too. Since Hayley had mentioned

that she had doublechecked the proposal, there could only be one reason for

the rejection.

“It looks like Nicholas is still quite mindful of what you did in the past, so he

purposely rejected our proposal.”

At that point, Hayley’s face paled slightly. “How did Nicholas find out?”

“Since Remus is aware of this, then Nicholas would definitely know about it!

Besides, I have a strong

suspicion that Nicholas was the one who revealed this to Remus .”

Nero glowered as he spoke, “Perhaps Nicholas kept a low profile and didn’t take

any action back then because Remus was quite unwell at that point. Think

about it, though. Weren’t you stopped from entering the house each time you

visited Remus during that period?”

She tried to recall and seemed to realize that Nero’s words were entirely

accurate. At that moment, she felt a cold chill run down her spine. No wonder

Nicholas behaved increasingly cold and distant toward me during that period.

So, she immediately panicked. “Dad, so what should we do now?”

“Right now, you must go and gain Remus’ forgiveness. You have to do so not

only for the sake of our company but also to maintain our family ties with the

Sawyers.”

Nero instructed her with a grave expression on his face. “You have to visit

Remus frequently during this period when you have the free time. Isn’t he about

to be discharged from the hospital within two days? So, go over there to help

out.”