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apter 145 he quickly looked away , her long lashes fluttering twice , as if she'd suddenly been hit by a blinding light . " How did you ... find out ? " " Mariah was looking into Nanette and found out by accident . On the 12th , you told me you went shopping with Rebecca . " No wonder . Her reaction to the yacht dinner he'd prepared that day had been strange . Something must have happened before she came to see him . Roderick's heart suddenly clenched with a pang of pain , and he regretted not asking what was wrong , not being there to face it with Madeleine .

Whatever it was , he wanted to face it with Madeleine . " Maddie . " Roderick's tone softened as he said gently , " Tell me what Chapter 145 happened . " " I ... " S Madeleine opened her mouth , her gaze falling to their clasped hands . The words were on the tip of her tongue , but she swallowed them back down . She was scared . She remembered how crazy Zoe had looked , and a shiver ran through her . She took a deep breath , suddenly grabbed Roderick's arm , her eyes determined . " Roderick , do you trust me ? " " Of course . " Roderick nodded without hesitation .

" There are some things I can't tell you right now , because it might ... hurt you . But please know that I like you , I love you , and I would never , ever lie to you or betray you . " Chapter 145 Afraid Roderick would get the wrong idea , Madeleine said the words in a rush . After she finished , Roderick's eyes seemed to brighten . " Say it again . " " Huh ? Oh , that there are some things ... " " The last two sentences ." " That I could never lie to you ' ? " " The one before that . " Roderick smiled , prompting her patiently .

Madeleine , momentarily speechless , simply stood on her toes and answered him with her actions . At three in the afternoon , a few managers grabbed their laptops and were about to head to the conference room for a meeting . Gerry stopped them at the door . " The meeting's been canceled . You can all head back for now . " Everyone looked at each other . Chapter 145 Why was it canceled ? Gerry had a secretive look on his face , but he knew exactly what was going on .

Half an hour ago , he had gone to the president's office to drop off materials for the meeting and found that the president , who was usually efficient and never procrastinated , had a pile of work stacked up . When he looked at the man himself , he was sitting at his desk with a mysterious smile on his face . He called out several times , but the president acted like he couldn't hear a thing . A situation like this meant he was either seeing things or possessed . There was also another possibility ...

Gerry turned and his gaze fell on the president's secretary's office , where Madeleine was . Only Chase could have this kind of power . At that moment , the culprit , Madeleine , was holding a bottle of Chapter 145 ice - cold Coke to her lips . She was annoyed as she did it . This isn't right . Didn't we agree that next time Roderick's lips would be the ones to swell up ? Was her technique that bad ? How come she was the one with swollen lips again ?

Shaking the thoughts from her head , Madeleine rested her chin in her hand and started reading the news about the North City Science and Technology Park . The bidding conference was about to start , and there had been a lot of news about the Livingston Group lately . #Livingston Group Stock Plummets , Cash Flow Shortage May Force Withdrawal From Bidding # #Livingston Group Pulls Out of North City Science and Technology Park Project # #Livingston Group President Refuses Interviews , Suspected Company Crisis # Madeleine scrolled through them , unable to help but be Chapter 145 amazed .

If she didn't know that Roderick had leaked all this news himself , she would have suspected the company was really in trouble . After all , when she pricked up her ears , she could hear a few secretaries outside discussing it- " I heard from Emil Kevin in accounting that there's really a problem with the company's funds ... " " No way , didn't we just sign a new project last week ? " " Haven't you seen the news ? I heard the banks suddenly tightened their loans , and Mr. Livingston has been meeting with investors all week ... " " And Chase doesn't look right either .

Didn't you notice she's been covering her face ever since she came back from the president's office ? She must have been crying . " " The president has a pretty bad temper . You don't think he took it out on Chase , do you ? " " Chase has such a good personality , she definitely wouldn't Chapter 145 fight back . I feel so bad for her . " Madeleine couldn't help but let out a snort of laughter . She was suddenly in a great mood . She stood up and walked out , and the four secretaries immediately fell silent , their gazes filled with sympathy and pity .

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