He had already left by the time she woke up?
These words were enough to paint a misleading picture in Carla's mind.
It seemed to her that Zayn did not miss out on any fun at all last time.
Carla's blood boiled in jealousy when the thought struck her, but she feigned a smirk and looked away nonchalantly.
Zayn caught her reaction and was peeved. "Arrange a time, " Zayn said curtly.
Benard looked at him with his eyes wide. "Um… Okay."
"I'll take a look at Mr. Giblo's schedule and get back to you in a bit, Ms. Gold."
"Great, thanks, " Nella replied in glee. "Is Mr. Giblo beside you?"
Benard read the room and decided to end the call. "Yes, but I'm driving. I'll call you back."
"Alright. Say hi to Mr. Giblo for me."
"Sure. Bye."
The atmosphere in the car became tense after the call ended.
Although no one spoke over at the backseat, Benard and Freda could feel a suffocating air engulfing them.
Freda glared at Benard fiercely, to which Benard made an innocent expression in reply. Come on, this is not my fault. I'm just doing what I'm told.
Carla looked at her phone to conceal her disgruntlement.
She felt uneasy about Zayn meeting Nella, but she reminded herself that she was no longer related to Zayn. It did not matter to her who he met. She had no right to be bothered.
"Did you get the news already?" Zayn suddenly spoke.
"Huh?" Carla looked at him, perplexed.
"Sir Carl wanted you out from the Gymnasium Project. I've already got the document. They are waiting for me to give them the green light. What do you think?"
"I'm fine with it. I wanted to opt-out anyway. I don't want to have anything to do with him anymore."
She found Carl and his wife's actions unforgivable. Thinking of them made her feel worse. That double-faced and ungrateful couple really showed how evil people could be.
"It seems like you've not learned much from Daemon, " Zayn sneered.
"What do you mean?" Carla asked, frowning.
"Now that Daemon is down, the Lierger Corporation is in a precarious state. You should at least have a plan going forward, " Zayn answered, looking at her mockingly.
"Daemon left me a fortune, " Carla said, "Of course, I won't just squander the money away. I will make a comeback, but I want to take a break for a year or two. It's better to lie low for now."
"You're too complacent. I bet you've lost your share on Lierger Corporation, else Daemon's enemies will be hunting you down by now. The only reason why you're still safe now is not because of Charles. It's because they don't even see you as a threat. Besides, Daemon only has three daughters, so they won't be inheriting anything from their father."
"So?" Carla asked cluelessly, "What are you trying to say?"
"The Gymnasium Project is up and running now. Although your stakes aren't high, you're still a shareholder too. You have all the rights to be part of the project. If you allow someone to just oust you without putting up a fight, no one will take you seriously. Don't even think about starting anew in the future, " Zayn pointed out before a pause.
"But of course, it's not like you have to do something great. Daemon has left you enough to spend for the rest of your life. You can choose to live a quiet life. There's nothing wrong with that. You're in no shape to go against the Srinsot family anyway."
When Zayn was finally done, he uncapped a bottle and drank.
On the other end of the back seat, Carla fell into deep thoughts with her gaze low.
She actually did not want to be sidelined. It was obvious that Carl was bullying her.
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