Nancy desperately tried to cling to her crumbling pride. "Hans, I swear, I really do have critical business with Andres."
Hans had zero interest in whatever garbage she was trying to spin. "I'm simply executing the boss's orders. Please don't make this difficult for me, Miss Grover."
He then turned his icy glare onto the completely dumbstruck VP Lowe. "I assume you heard the boss loud and clear. If you didn't, go type up your resignation letter right now. Don't bother showing up tomorrow."
Hans wasn't just brutally firing VP Lowe; he was sending a violent warning to Nancy. He was reminding her that her cheap little bribes wouldn't buy her any loyalty inside Orca Group.
"Oh, and I should probably pass on a message, Miss Grover. That Silas you so kindly recommended to the boss was recently thrown in prison for embezzling tens of millions of dollars from the company. The boss has been intensely curious about your actual motives for planting that man here. Embezzling tens of millions isn't exactly pocket change. If you're using corporate espionage to funnel money into your family's pockets, it's going to severely damage the Grover family's pristine reputation."
Nancy looked like she had been struck by lightning. "What are you talking about? I have no idea what you mean."
Hans flashed his signature, terrifyingly polite smile. "Whether you truly don't know or are just playing dumb is entirely up to interpretation. Thank god the funds were recovered. Otherwise, the relationship between Orca Group and Grover Group would be in a very different, very hostile place right now."
Crushed by the sheer weight of Hans's threats, Nancy practically fled the building in terror.
Up in the top-floor executive suite, Andres ultimately caved and ate the Loaded Chili Fries just to satisfy his little wife's craving. The original bags were stone cold, so he had his executive secretary run out to the exact street stall Maeve mentioned to buy fresh ones. The secretary had desperately wanted to snap a photo of their god-like billionaire boss eating greasy street food, but she simply didn't have the guts.
While they ate, Andres learned about her morning. "You met with Barton Grover?"
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