Chapter 1141: Chapter 1141: Play the Long Game to Catch the Big Fish
"I guess so."
Charlotte hesitated for a moment before finally nodding affirmatively, "Yes, it was him."
"What did you say to him?" Given that Elijah Walker had rushed out of Charlotte’s office, Coco naturally assumed Charlotte must’ve said something.
Charlotte shook her head, utterly bewildered, "I didn’t say anything; he suddenly burst in and then ran out, although he did abruptly thank me."
However, judging by the way Elijah Walker had stormed into her office, Charlotte felt it was a pity not to pair him with a knife for a robbery.
"Should I tell Justin Battleson to run a comprehensive check on all staff? Perhaps the high-pressure work has gone on too long, and it’s leaving people gasping for breath," Charlotte began to ponder.
"Surely not?"
Coco smacked her lips, "After all, their workload compared to yours, Sister Charlotte, is like a drop in the bucket. If you haven’t been crushed by work, how could they possibly be? If that were the case, their mental strength would be far too weak."
Since Coco had previously gone to Justin Battleson’s office to deliver some documents, she couldn’t help but sigh that Justin Battleson and Charlotte Thompson were indeed a match made in heaven.
A match made of workaholics.
"But considering Elijah Walker actually thanked you, there must be a reason for it," Coco reasoned simply.
"You did tell him what I asked you to, right?" Charlotte also grasped the crux of the matter.
"Of course, I’ve already told him that you would take care of the matter with Florienna Ellis."
"What about the collaboration with Melissa Tanner and XTZ?"
Coco suddenly fell silent, then shifted her gaze towards Charlotte.
The case was clear to Charlotte now.
But Charlotte had one thing she couldn’t figure out, "Sister Charlotte, since you’ve already chosen Elijah Walker to be the person in charge of the XTZ collaboration, why did you still ostensibly assign the same work to Teddy Carter?"
Indeed, Charlotte had handed over the cooperation with XTZ to Elijah Walker and Melissa Tanner’s studio, not choosing any other designer from the group.
"I’m playing the long game," she casually replied, "Besides, if I don’t offer some bait, how can people gradually lower their guard?"
Therefore, the ultimate goal was not only to involve Florienna Ellis and Teddy Carter but also to root out the mole buried within the Riley Group.
However, Charlotte didn’t share any of this with Coco.
What Charlotte hadn’t anticipated were the increasingly outrageous rumors within the company.
And from start to finish, they revolved around one person – Elijah Walker.
Aside from his bullying of the newcomers and deliberate scheming, a new rumor had surfaced.
It was that he seemed to have some relationship with Charlotte Thompson.
Because someone had witnessed him barging directly into Charlotte’s office.
In the entire company, there was only one person bold enough to enter Charlotte’s office like that, and that was Justin Battleson.
So naturally, such an incident would invite suspicion, and office gossip spread with alarming efficiency.
In just one afternoon, the rumors escalated dramatically.
Charlotte had been working in her office all day, so she hadn’t caught wind of these rumors until she noticed the way people looked at her after work, their gazes tinged with curiosity and suspicion.
Confused, Charlotte still went to find Justin Battleson, touching base with Zara Ward on the way to confirm that Elijah Walker had arrived.