IMDD CHAPTER 84 [NOVEL] (Patreon)

Moments later, Gage took some folders and quietly headed towards the door. Quietly, he opened it.

His male assistant secretary stood frozen by the door, his hand was lifted in the air, obviously about to knock but halted in midair at the sudden opening of the door.

When he snapped to attention, opened his mouth and was about to talk, Gage lifted his forefinger to his lips, gesturing to him not to make a sound.

Thankfully the secretary had quick reflexes and was able to respond appropriately. He could only blink as he quietly accepted the folder from Gage, wondering what was the matter with his boss but not saying enough to ask.

After shutting the door closed gently, Gage walked back silently to the sofa. He just stood there over Eva, watching her peacefully sleeping face for an immeasurable amount of time, before he moved and carefully placed his palm on her forehead again.

…

In XY corp.

A laptop was picked up and smashed to the floor with a lid crash. The sound of the breaking gadget was loud and magnified in the tense silence.

Mr. Young was beyond furious and his face was twisted and contorted with so much anger.

“What the f**k is this, Jessa?! Didn’t you tell me that that Acheron boy would be wrapped around your finger? Now what the f**king f**k is this?!!!!” he screamed at his daughter. He was so incensed that his sentence was not even making sense. The evil smirk he had on his face the last time the father and daughter spoke was nowhere to be seen.

“D-dad… I…” Jessa was visibly scared at the palpable fury radiating from her father. She no longer had that confident and bitchy look on her face. This was the first time her father had gotten so angry at her like this! This level of anger he was showing her right now was such a big shock and terrifying that she even actually felt like she needed to be careful because he might actually strike her. And that was something that Jessa had never ever once imagined would happen because of how much her father had pampered and loved her ever since she could remember.

“Shut up!!! The company’s stock plummeted because of your foolish scandal!!! Now we don’t have a choice but to have you step down as soon as possible!!!”

Jessa’s eyes widened after hearing that statement.

“Dad… you can’t just… I just literally took up the position not long ago. And now you want me to be humiliated even more by having me step down –”

“If you don’t, this company will be doomed!” he screamed at her.

As Jessa stood there, feeling angry and in denial, the door slowly swung open. Jessa’s fidgeting secretary entered.

“Madam… the chairman is…” she started, obviously terrified.

“The chairman is what?!!” Mr. Young roared, causing the secretary to flinch back in fear.

“He has sent people to look for Miss Eva, Sir. I think he wants her back to take up the position of CEO again!”

Jessa’s world screeched to a halt at what she heard. And when she watched her father stormed out of the room and left her behind just like that, her eyes pulsed with shock and horror.

“Madam… won’t you go to meet with your grandfather too?” the secretary asked after a long while of contemplating whether to voice her question to her boss.

“No. I know there is nothing that can change that old man’s mind unless…” her eyes gleamed wickedly. “Go prepare the car. We’re leaving now.”

As the secretary scrambled out of the room, Jessa followed behind her. Her face twisted with quiet rage, turning her originally pleasant looking face unrecognisable. ‘How dare you, Gage Acheron. How dare you… did that bitchy secretary of yours make you do this? I bet that must be the case. Otherwise, why would you even go this far to deal with me? How dare you, Evelyn Lee. I’ll make you pay for this! I’ll make you pay ten-fold the humiliation that I go through.’

Once she entered the car, Jessa dialed Julian’s number. But even after several rings, no one was answering the phone, causing her already twisted and dark face to turn even darker.

“F**ker!!!” she screamed in anger.