The Woman From Hell

I lowered my gaze and did not reply to Nibel immediately.

"The light's green."

At his reminder, I started the car once again..

I could see the faint upturned corners of Nibel's mouth through the corners of my eyes.

"You worry that you might become a tool for me against President Grant, yes?" Nibel immediately gave voice to my thoughts.

He told me at the very beginning that he wanted to defeat Theo, yet it looked like he had changed his mind now all of a sudden. I suspected the sincerity of his partnership.

I did not respond, but Nibel obviously took my silence as acquiescence. His smile deepened. "My motive at present isn't to fight against President Grant but to gain a place in Hatton with Golden-O. I have my ambitions, and this project is my best opportunity, so, of course, I have to grasp it with my own hands."

What Nibel said made sense, and I failed to find an excuse to refute him.

"Can you guarantee that your decisions won't bring harm to Grant Corporation's interests?"

"Of course. Now that I'm in a partnership with Grant Corporation, I'll also be dragged through the mud if anything were to happen to it too, no?" Nibel replied.

My hands on the steering wheel tightened slightly. After a while, I nodded. "Okay, I'll agree with you. I'm happy as long as you can help Theo."

Nibel snapped his fingers as he expressed his joy at the moment. "Excellent. I await good news from you, Miss Wanda."

"You seem confident."

"I don't think President Grant has a reason to refuse you if you were to persuade him. I think it's a win-win situation even."

Nibel's words were firm, but I was confused.

I wondered if it was wrong or right for me to agree with him.

After sending Nibel home, I drove back to the company.

I kept thinking about this matter on the way back, and it felt like it was something I had to discuss with Theo as soon as possible. Thus, I turned back toward Grant

Corporation.

Theo was nothing but surprised to see me at the office again. He put down the document in his hand. "Why are you back here again? Is there something urgent?" "Yes. I ran into Nibel at the parking lot just now after I left, and he suggested I be the person in charge of Golden-O."

Theo's expression shifted changed

when he heard this, but he recovered

himself after a moment. "Actually,

Nibel called me before you camet

and informed me of his final condition that you were to bein charge of this project."

"He works fast."

I did not think Nibel would have already told Theo about it the moment I left.

"You agreed with his request."

I nodded. "Yes. With the EUR's technical support, Golden-O will definitely turn heads. He also assured me that all his decisions are for the good of the project."

Theo smiled at me. His expression was calm as well as his tone. "Since you've already agreed, then I'll hand the project over to you. But, Green Orange..."

"I'll tell Shannon about this. I'll

remain at Grant Corporation to

follow up on this project during this time."thad already figured out a game plan while I was on my way here.

"Alright. Then we have no problems." Theo did not seem to mind all this at all.

I looked at him and hesitated. "Aren't you worried?"

"About what?"

"I keep thinking the steps that Nibel is taking to be very strange. We don't have any clues as to what he's planning yet. I'm afraid that—"NôvelDrama.Org (C) content.

"Don't worry. I'm here." Theo gave me a look of reassurance and guaranteed, "Nothing is going to happen."

I gradually stopped worrying and smiled. "Alright."