chapter 436

Chapter 436 Betrayed?

As soon as Lucia raised her head, she met the man's gaze with a bit of suspicion, she took a

deep breath and

said, "Nicole was indeed recruited by me, and I am also to blame for not knowing everything

about her

beforehand...”

August's furrowed his brows. "From where or how did you recruit her?”

If Lucia really did not know, then maybe there were others who were secretly pulling strings.

After hearing those words, Lucia’s clenched her fists. She was in a tight spot.

Nicole was introduced to her by Jonathan, if she said it, wouldn't she be throwing all the

blame on Jonathan?

But this was something that she didn't think he did.

With that thought in mind, Lucia moved her lips, met August's probing gaze, and replied

word for word, "It's

not very convenient to say.”

Those words instantly made August's face darken.

The director sitting next to them was equally stunned, he also didn't expect Lucia to say this.

After all, this

would not only fail to assist the investigation, but also increase her own suspicion.

It just wasn't worth it.

Except that she was trying to cover for someone.

Seeing that the atmosphere was cold and the room was getting more and more silent,

Director Brook laughed

lightly twice and hurriedly advised, "President Adams, at this point, the most important thing

we should

think about is to suppress those unfavorable remarks against Lion Group™

August kept on frowning, his gaze looked straight at Lucia, pausing for a moment, before

moving his gaze

away and saying in a light voice, "Well, Director Brook, there is something that I want to you

to do...”

Saying that, he turned his head to look at Director Brook, assigning him the task.

Director Brook responded and quickly, got up and left the lounge.

Before the door was closed, Burton suddenly stepped in, walked to the side of August, and

whispered

something to his ear. Suddenly, the man's eyes darkened, a trace of coldness appeared in his

eyes.

Soon, Burton left, the door closed, and for a moment, only August and Lucia were left in the

room.

Lucia took a deep breath, took the initiative to stand up, and said, "President Adams, I have

other things to

do..."

As soon as she began walking, she froze again when she heard the voice of the man behind

her.

"Nicole was introduced to you by Jonathan, right?”

She took a deep breath, her heart began to race a little.

"How did August know about this, was this what Burton bad just come in and told him

about?"

She clenched her fists and she hesitated for a moment before she turned to August and said

softly, “Yes, but

this matter has nothing to do with him.”

At least in her opinion, Jonathan was not someone who would do that kind of thing.

August's eyes darkened even more and he frowned slightly. "What evidence do you have?"

In his opinion, everything was based on evidence, Lucia couldn't provide any evidence, what

made her so sure

that Jonathan was innocent?

Lucia was at a loss for words. She didn't know what to say.

She had no evidence, she just felt that Jonathan did not need to do such a thing.

She clenched her fist and bit her lip. "1 don't think he's that kind of person.

At that, the man snorted coldly. He suddenly stepped closer to her, instantly, the distance

between them

shortened. They were basically face to face. She could feel the coldness emanating from the

man’s body. The man's low voice rang in her ears. "And why should I trust you?"

Now that the Lion Group was in a tight spot. Any unfavorable remarks about the group

would cause

incalculable consequences, so he must be cautious, not to mention that he couldn't just

believe anything

anyone said.

This time, it was obviously a trap by Bishop. News about this matter would certainly not just

go away.

Someone had to be responsible for the negative publicity of Lion Group.

Lucia's heart skipped a beat. She looked at the man's extremely cold eyes and her heart

became cold as well

She took a deep breath and didn't know what to say.

"Lucia, don't trust anyone, especially men.”

August furrowed his brows, his cool lips were pursed. “Burton reported to me that Jonathan

just took a brand

endorsement, and Bishop is the sponsor.

That sentence alone made Lucia's heart feel cold.

Could it be that Jonathan had really betrayed her for this?

August gave her a meaningful look and said coldly, “Sometimes, you won't even know you're

being used.”

After saying those words, he stood up and walked straight out of the lounge.

The door closed with a bang, causing Lucia's body to shake a few times.

Her head was a little dizzy, and she was finding it hard to stand straight.

How could Jonathan do this to her? Lucia still couldn't believe that this was the truth.

She grabbed her phone, and there were times where she couldn't resist the urge to dial

Jonathan's number, but

in the end no words came out of her mouth.

She took out her phone and searched for Jonathan's newest endorsement, and found that

everything was just

like what August had just said.

Jonathan was the endorser, and Bishop was the sponsor.

Her heart instantly sank, her hand went limp, and the phone in her hand slid straight down

on the table. But there was something else in her heart, struggling vaguely, and still chose not

to believe.

Back at the shooting site, the crew was in chaos.

Previously, because of Tamzin, the staff in the crew had been quite dissatisfied. They had just

gotten used to

the new actress and everything was going to be back on track. They did not expect such a

thing to happen

again. They were really tinding it difficult to accept what had happened.

"I think we should stop shooting this public welfare short film. It would probably not save

Lion Group's image

even if we finished filming it.”

"That's right! Things were never solved in the past three days. What the hell is going on?"

"Forget it! Let's stop the shooting...”

All sorts of comments appeared amongst the crew. Some of which were obviously meant for

Lucia to hear, and

she just still there. She still hadn't come back to her senses from what happened.

A while passed, and Director Brook walked over. He looked at Lucia, sighed and said, "I think

it's better to wrap

it up, let everyone rest for a few days to calm down their grievances, and let's think about

what to do about

casting and progress.”

Lucia took a deep breath and after thinking for a moment, she nodded. "Let's do as you say.’

Even if they continued to work now, they didn't have the cast or mood, nothing would be

done.

After going home from the shooting site, Lucia’s mood had been dull and sullen, but once she

got home and

saw the two little ones, Timothy and Janet, all the unhappy thoughts were swept away.

Only after coaxing the two little ones to eat and sleep, did Lucia have time to take out her

phone and

unknowingly clicked on the news push about the Lion Group.

Recently, unfavorable comments of the Lion Group continued to appear. The company’s stock

continued to

fall, at once, the company’s top executives were not able to sit still anymore. They watched

August's every

move to pursue responsibility, all the pressure were all on his shoulders.

The company’s top executives were all looking at the company’s every move to hold it

accountable, and all the

pressure was on his shoulders.

The media even exposed that August was planning on asking Eliot to come back and take

charge. However, somehow, he was unable to be in contact with Eliot. It seemed that Eliot had

vanished in thin air.

Looking at the news, Lucia subconsciously became nervous.

But as the media said, Eliot was nowhere to be found and could not be in touch with. Could it

be exaggerated?