Chloe can breathe a little easier because the shareholders are still willing to give Dave another chance. Excited, Chloe couldn't wait to give Dave the happy news.
"Is my son in the room?" Chloe asked Secretary Lan who seemed busy with her work.
"He is, ma'am. It's just ...."
Again, before Secretary Lan could convey Dave's tantrum to the employees after Chloe's departure, the woman had already sneaked into Dave's room.
"Dave!" Chloe's voice startled Dave for a moment. However, it wasn't long before he was back to massaging his forehead.
"I've got some good news for you, Dave!" This time Chloe walked over to her son who still looked dizzy thinking about the fictitious company that had taken his money.
"Mom, I'm not in the mood to argue with you. If you're only here to discuss Eve, you better leave!" Dave snapped.
Chloe's grin turned sour again. Yes, of course she was reminded of Eve who she believed had betrayed Dave.
Just as Chloe was about to voice her opinion about Eve again, she decided against it. For now, it wasn't the right time to discuss the traitorous woman. Chloe had to revive Dave's slumping business spirit.
"I didn't come to discuss Eve. Originally, I came here to warn you about the rottenness of the lover you love the most." Chloe then told him about her meeting with the shareholders without his permission.
"Mom! Why are you acting so carelessly?" Dave stood up with a fierce face.
"I should have said that to you!" Chloe was again furious at Dave's reckless and thoughtless decision-making.
"Sit down, Dave, I'm sorry I came to the meeting without your knowledge." Chloe again tried to calm Dave's anger. Emotion is not the main solution when advising Dave.
Chloe finally gave Dave some good news, which made Dave's annoyed face change a little for the better.
"This time you have to prove to the shareholders that our company can still be saved. And, once things start getting better, then we'll investigate whether there's a connection between the fictitious company and Eve? Because it's very strange that your fiancée disappeared without a trace when our company was in such trouble. Moreover, you knew about the company from her!" Chloe became angry again every time we talked about Eve.
Although she tried not to believe Chloe's opinion, what her mother said was true. The proof was that Eve had disappeared. Her number had been inactive for several days. There was no reason for Dave to still trust Eve. Surely, she had betrayed him, just like she had betrayed Arthur.
"Focus on the company first!" Chloe encouraged Dave.
"Yes, ma'am. Hopefully this can still be salvaged."
Starting that day, Dave began communicating clearly and transparently to all relevant parties, including shareholders, employees, and business partners. He had to acknowledge the mistakes that occurred, show responsibility for the situation, and explain the steps that would be taken to make things right. Open communication will help rebuild trust and gain the necessary support to overcome the crisis.
A month has passed. Dave's confidence in his company was not in line with reality. The fate of Great Food Company was on the line. And unbeknownst to Dave, the shareholders held another secret meeting to remove Dave as the CEO of Great Food Company.
At the hotel where Eve was hiding, she was getting restless. It had been several days since Arthur had even contacted her. Bad thoughts began to fill Eve's head. As a person who often betrays, this time Eve felt the way she had done to both Arthur and Dave.
'Shit! Why is Artha's phone number still not active?' Eve cursed in annoyance. Throwing her cell phone roughly onto the bed.
"I don't think I can just sit around waiting to hear from Artha. I'd better go to her apartment. I have to ask him why he disappeared without a word and doesn't even visit me anymore. There's no way Artha would betray me. He promised to take me away from Dave until he had nothing to do with me. To hell with Dave's people looking for me!" Eve grabbed her bag, sunglasses, black hoodie and black mask to trick Dave's men who must have been roaming around looking for her.
In the taxi, Eve was getting more and more agitated and anxious as she repeatedly dialed Arthur's number, but it was still inactive. Negative thoughts began to haunt her, making her feel the impact of the bad deeds she had done to Arthur and Dave.
With her despair mounting, Eve finally arrived at Arthur's apartment. She quickened her pace. She just wanted to convince herself that her fears were wrong. Arthur would be faithful and keep all his promises to Eve.
Upon arriving at Arthur's apartment, Eve did not see Arthur. She banged on the door several times, but Arthur wouldn't open it. Eve then went to see the apartment manager. However, she was surprised to find out that Arthur had not lived in the apartment for a long time.
"Shit! Fuck you, Artha! Apparently the sacrifices I made for you, you pay me back like this!" Eve screamed hysterically. She didn't expect to feel the pain of betrayal.
From a distance, there were several people Arthur had deliberately hired to wait for Eve's arrival. Arthur was very sure that Eve would definitely meet him. The person called Arthur and gave him a video of Eve crying, lamenting her misfortune due to his betrayal.
'Now you feel, don't you, how my heart was when you allied with Dave to destroy me? It's not over yet, Eve, I'm not satisfied with tormenting you yet." Arthur smiled triumphantly at the fear on Eve's face from the video he had just seen.
Confusion, fear, panic, all of these feelings rushed through Eve's heart. She didn't know what else to do. There was no way she could go back to see Dave. That would be like sending herself to hell.
Eve, who felt hurt and disappointed by Arthur's actions, began to lose her mind. She stood on the bridge, maybe ending her life was the right decision.
On the verge of despair, when Eve was about to throw herself down, a mysterious man suddenly appeared to save her.
"Who are you? Why did you save me?" Eve shouted through tears. She thought in a split second she would go after Arthur Greens to another realm.
"Hey, Miss, suicide is not a solution. Don't you feel sorry for yourself?" The man with the big tall body with brown skin was still holding Eve's trembling body.
Eve dropped her body in the arms of a stranger who had saved her from the stupid thoughts that had taken over her brain.
The man was silent and let Eve cry in his arms. "There, don't cry anymore," he said trying to calm Eve down.
After a while, the man invited Eve to leave the place. Eve only complied when the man told her to get into the car. The chaotic mood made Eve unable to think clearly. Was the man who helped her sincere? Or, was he Dave's man who wanted to take her away to Dave's presence?
Eve only realized the stranger's presence after they were already on a journey that took her nowhere.
"Who are you, why did you come to help me?" Eve asked curiously.
Instead of answering the man laughed. "I just happened to see a stupid woman like you standing on the bridge. What else would you do but kill yourself? As a fellow human being, isn't the desire to help natural, right?" he replied casually.
"Yes, it is. Then it was just a coincidence."
"Of course. What's going through your mind that I'm helping because I have a purpose?" guessed the stranger with an intimidating look.
Eve shrugged her shoulders. The disappointment of Arthur's betrayal seemed to make her unable to trust people. In fact, even the thought of positive thinking was not there.
"You'd better calm down at my mansion. There are still many empty rooms there. You can choose one."
Hearing the stranger's words, Eve's eyes widened. Wanting to refuse, but she herself was confused about whether or not to return to the hotel where she was hiding. After all, maybe by going with the man she just met, it can benefit her to avoid the search of Dave's men.
"You don't mind going to my mansion? Or, do you want me to take you back to your house?" he asked Eve to make sure she agreed.
Without thinking twice, Eve agreed to the invitation of a stranger whom the two of them had not even met.
"I'll come to your mension," Eve said.
A few moments later, the luxury car carrying Eve entered a luxurious mansion. Eve was amazed to see the area around the mansion.
"This mansion is yours?" Eve seemed to be in disbelief. Looking at the stranger's casual appearance, Eve was still not sure if the man who helped her was rich.
"Yes, of course. Who does it belong to? If I brought you here, then this place is mine," he replied with a haughty laugh.
Eve got out of the car after the stranger opened the door. A wide smile spread from both corners of Eve's lips. Apparently, behind the misfortune and bad luck that befell her, she was still given the good fortune of meeting a handsome man who was also wealthy.
"Come on, come in!" the stranger invited.
"Yes, thank you," Eve replied with a bright smile. She had no idea that the man she was with right now was a hundred times more dangerous and deadly than Dave Greens.