Begging For A Reconciliation

Chapter 388

Chapter 388

Chapter 388 Meeting

The moonlight was bright on an autumn night; it shone through the window room.

Leah quietly came to the bedside, and she heard him breathing on the bed.

She tensed up and tried to calm down.

Hendrik is on the bed!

If she took out her flashlight and looked at his face, she knew they would not be friends anymore.

But she wanted to know the truth.

She knew Han well, so she knew that even if he did not like her, he would not let other men get close to her.

So why did he not care about Hendrik's existence?

There were too many unanswered questions, and she frowned upon seeing Hendrik sleep with a mask on.

She reached up and touched his mask, wanting to remove it, but a strong hand grabbed her wrist.

Before she could react, she was already in his arms.

Her chin banged on his fit and smooth chest, and she gasped out of pain.

"You keep saying that you don't like me, and you still climbed into my bed at this hour?" He talked and turned on the lace lamp on his bedside.

Leah blushed and awkwardly wanted to get out of his arms; she apologized, "Sorry...I'm just curious about how you look.

So he's not asleep in the first place... He's just waiting for me to bite on his bait...

"One day you will know, but not now." He held her tight.

Her warm and soft body made her thirsty, and he let her go before his lust got out of control. "Go back; if you climb into my bed again, I can't guarantee what might happen next."

His horsing around and sexy voice made Leah blush. She apologized and ran out of his room.

She got back to her room, and she stopped all her absurd thinking.

It seemed like Han was silent about Hendrik and her because he was bored with toying with her.

Hendrik was not him; she was all wrong. Hendrik would never be him.

She wanted to go see Carlotta the next morning after she finished her breakfast. But Hendrik grabbed her hands.

"You have to report to the White Group today as the acting CEO."

She was shocked at being reminded by him; she even did not withdraw her hand. "S…So fast?"

Hendrik answered, "Since you're fine, in case you're too free and climb into my bed again, you should go to work."

She could almost see him smiling underneath the mask, and she snorted out of embarrassment, "I didn't have any motive other than looking at your face!"

Seeing how embarrassed she was, his mood lightened up. "It's okay if you don't want to admit it; you should get going."

He was speaking as if she liked him; she gritted her teeth but stopped fighting with him.

What was I thinking yesterday? It's really flirtatious and dumb of me to climb into his bed!

Hendrik sent him to the lobby of the White Group, and he assigned her an assistant. "This is your assistant; you can ask him to do anything for you."

Her assistant sent Han off, and he introduced himself in a respectful way to Leah. "Ms. White, I'm Ross, your personal assistant."

"And now, you have to go to the conference room to hold a meeting."

She was prepared, but she was still nervous, and she said, "Okay."

Hendrik assigning her to be the acting CEO meant that he trusted her ability, so she had to believe in herself too.

I can't embarrass him or myself.

In the conference room, the shareholders and high-level executives were chatting casually.

They did not welcome her when they saw her enter the room; they even looked at her mockingly.

"Why did Mr. Hendrik send a woman here? I'm leaving."

"Isn't she, Mrs. Ford? Why is she here to be the acting CEO? Does Mr. Hendrik really like her?"

"I heard that she used to be the daughter of the White Group, but... her family was broken, and she had to survive under Mr. Ford."

All of their comments were triggering her bad memories; her face turned pale.

Ross hurriedly stepped forward and yelled, "Mr. Hendrik assigned her himself; if any of you are dissatisfied, you should go talk to Mr. Hendrik!"

Their faces sank upon hearing Ross' words, and they lowered their voices.

Leah did not feel relieved; she knew that they still disliked her.

But she did not need them to like her.

She took a deep breath, and she became firm and steady.

"It seems like you guys are still not clear about the situation? The stocks of the White Group were all under Mr. Hendrik now, so none of you can use your share to make things difficult for me."

"I know I'm merely acting CEO, but I have the authority to fire you all. So, please be seated now."

They frowned and exchanged looks with each other before returning to their seats unwillingly.

One of them could not hold it and asked, "You're inexperienced in doing business, so what if you cause the company to go bankrupt?"

She looked at him faintly and said, "Mr. Hendrik was not scared of it, so who are you to worry about?"

"Y…You!" That man was lost for words.

An old man sneered and said, "It's impossible for us to accept you if you always suppress us with Mr. Hendrik; you should prove yourself with some results!"

"You must know that West Street was long abandoned, and no one got ownership of the land by now. If you can take down that land, we'll sincerely accept you."

She was stunned; the explosion happened on West Street back then.

It was a strategic location, but the Thompson family had long abandoned it due to their internal fights.

They would have rather abandoned it than sell it.

Many people had gone to them for this land, but they all were kicked out.

Simply put, it was impossible to get the land.

He was making things difficult for her on purpose.

Seeing her being silent for a while, they sneered, "Ha! Are you afraid? Well, so you're nothing without Mr. Hendrik!"

"Little girl like you should not come into the business world; you should just obediently submit to Mr. Hendrik. Ha!"

She said sternly, despite hearing all the obscene words, "Alright, I get it; and all of you have to apologize to me."

It would be hard to execute it, but as long as it was not sold, she would always have the chance.

They were all stunned by her decision, and they snorted mockingly, "Do you know what you're talking about? Mr. Thompson would not be seduced by mere women, that's the Thompson family!"

"The Thompson family has been prosperous for decades. Who do you believe you are to persuade them?"

"Alright, if you can really take over the land, I'll apologize to you in front of the whole company!"