The Woman From Hell
Chapter 2041

I went back to Grant Corporation again, a Grant Corporation without Nicky.

Back in the familiar department, everyone gathered around and clapped their hands. "Welcome back, Wanda." "Let it rain flowers."

Seeing everyone greeting me warmly, I smiled. "Thank you, everyone. Let's work hard together in the future."

Theo had appeared behind me at some point. He took a step forward and was silent for a moment.

He glanced at me and said, "Since you all already know what happened, I will say no more. I hereby announce that Wanda will temporarily replace Nicky as director. She'll be replaced when we find a suitable candidate."

After making the announcement, Theo glanced at me, looking like he had a lot of things he wanted to say. He then left the office.

"Director Lane, congratulations."

"Congratulations, congratulations."

The office was lively again after he left.

Looking in the direction of his departure, I smiled lightly. He obviously could have made the announcement through the group chat, but he personally came to do it. This was to show how important this was to him. I suddenly felt a sweet feeling.

That noon, I went to the hospital during my break.

Shannon turned her head away the moment she saw me. Perhaps she was blaming me for keeping her in the dark.

"Shannon?" I called out to her softly.

She heard me but pretended not to. She rocked the baby's pram and whispered to herself, "She said she's a good friend, but she didn't tell me anything. It seems that I was the idiot to have believed that."

I felt upset when I heard that. I went up to her and said, "Shannon, I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to keep you in the dark. I was just worried..."

"Worried? What were you worried about? Did you think I would have gone and told everyone?" Shannon was blunt by nature and was very straightforward when she spoke.

It pricked me, but I could only bear it.

I looked at her carefully and tugged at her clothes. "That's not it. I was worried about your body. You were about to give birth. I was afraid that you'd get agitated and give birth prematurely. I would feel so guilty if that had happened. It was also a huge issue, and I didn't want to involve you."

Perhaps it was the sincerity in my tone that convinced her. Shannon's expression softened slightly. "Was that really what you thought?"

I raised my hand and nodded. "Yes, I swear."

"Fine then. I know this was an

unusual situation. For the sake of your sincerity, I will forgive you this time. Your performance with Theo was outstanding, though. I really thought you two were done for this time." Shannon's tone instantly changed.

Immediately afterward, Jordan came. He saw me and nodded at me.

I smiled. "Jordan also helped us actually."

"What do you mean?" Shannon was confused.

"Do you remember you said Jordan was busy recently because of a new project when I came that time before you gave birth?"

Shannon also seemed to recall something at my reminder. "I think so. You kept asking if it was about artificial intelligence."

"That's right. Jordan came after that,

and when I was talking to him, I more or less knew that he was following up on Drover's artificial intelligence project. He was about to join forces with others to transfer the project and had contacted Jordan. When Jordan left that ward after that, I also excused myself to leave. I actually went to talk to him outside. I persuaded him to give up the project."