"Lily, are you out of your mind? You're acting like a dog with rabies! What do you think you're doing?" Nathaniel started shouting from the other end as soon as Lily picked up the call.
Fortunately, Lily had expected him to act that way, so she ensured the phone was away from her ears.
Lily was not angry at all at the face of his insults. She smirked and replied coldly, "Mr. Hall, a dog with rabies bites anyone in its path. However, unlike you, I know exactly who I'm going after, so I’ll only attack you!"
"You..." Nathaniel inhaled deeply. He would have torn her to pieces if Lily had been in front of him.
"Lily Christian, I know what you want. I've ensured Olivia Hart won't be your lap dog anymore, so you're coming at me for revenge."
"Finally, we've come to an understanding. By the way, you shouldn't insult dogs. They're intelligent and loyal creatures, much better than you could ever be," she added in a frigid tone.
She did not care if Nathaniel insulted her, but she would not allow him to ridicule her friends! Noticing her mounting rage, Alexander opened his arms and pulled Lily into his warm embrace, and she relaxed. Alexander was her biggest comfort, and she could
always rely on him no matter what happened.
"I won't continue this ridiculous argument, but don't think you've won this battle. Remember, even if your disclosure of MN Inc.'s perfume formula dealt us an enormous blow, what you just did was leak confidential company information. We'll bring this to the court, and you'll have to pay for our damages! You did something foolish, and sooner or later, you'll pay the price!" Nathaniel threatened.
Nathaniel was supposed to talk to Melanie about their wedding plans, but he received a call from the board in the middle of the night. They questioned him about the information leak of some of their most famous perfumes, causing the company a considerable loss of profits.
Astonished beyond words, he went online to check. After verifying the story, he was certain Lily was to blame, as only she could pull off something like that. However, once he calmed down, Nathaniel realized Lily would have to pay for their damages as she leaked confidential MN. Inc. information.
"Confidential company information?" Lily snickered,' Mr. Hall, don't make me laugh. You must've forgotten that I never had a formal contract signed with MN. Inc. I was never even asked to sign an employment contract.
"I don't see why I could be held liable for disclosing proprietary information when the company in question didn’t even employ me. After all, how could a nobody like myself even obtain such classified information?"
Then Lily suggested derisively, "Someone as capable as you, Mr. Hall, could surely safeguard MN Inc.'s perfume formula, right? How could you let such negligence happen at your company? Ms. Thayer invented these formulas, as I recall. Perhaps she was upset with your treatment of her and leaked them instead?"
"Stop spouting nonsense! Mel is nothing like you, and she'd never betray me!" Nathaniel said heatedly, "Don't think I can't do anything just because you won't admit to it. I'll get an IT expert to track the IP addresses that leaked the information. You'll be exposed!"
"Mr. Hall, get your facts right. Those Twitter accounts weren't mine, to begin with. How could you prove I had access to such confidential information?" Lily paused.
She was losing her patience with Nathaniel, but she sat up and continued, "Let me give you a heads-up. I've known you for a long time, I might not have known everything about you, but I know enough."
Lily smirked as she spoke coldly into the phone. Her eyes held no warmth. "Those gifts you got for Melanie and the overseas trip you took with her, I know exactly where you got the money for them. Let’s see, what if I told the board of directors how you used their money for entertainment purposes? I wonder how they'd react to the news?"
This was the first time Alexander's heart ached for Lily amid her anger. This was the most enraged he had seen her. She was seething with rage but did her best to suppress it. In a way, it looked like she was on fire.
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