The Rise of Dragon Temple

Chapter 33

Meanwhile, in Aceshine Group that was a little further away from the city center, another shocking

scene that baffled the Mooneys and all the employees happened. This morning, Lily went to work as

she normally would. It was the low season, so the internal employees were not so busy. Moreover, the

development of the company had long hit the bottleneck. It was not only difficult for them to expand

their market, but they also didn’t have much cash flow because they didn’t manage to collect most of

the payments. As a result, it was tough for them to expand their production. As usual, Lily walked to the

office hall and brewed some coffee while chatting with the staff. Just then, a fashionably dressed

female employee walked up to her and gossiped, “Miss Lily, I heard that your family wants Paige to be

back. The words have spread around the company. When will you let her back? Will we get affected

once she starts working?” After taking a sip of her coffee, Lily insulted, “Pfft! What makes you think

she’s coming back? Don’t worry, she won’t be able to. If she wants to, she will have to meet one of the

three conditions. Haha! Even I, the sales director, can’t complete these three conditions, let alone that

woman.” Hearing Lily’s words, the female employee became interested and hurriedly asked, “What are

the three conditions then? Tell me!” As her voice was quite loud, it immediately caught the attention of

several other female employees. At once, eight female employees gathered around Lily-who also

enjoyed being in the spotlight. With an arrogant smile, Lily explained, “Well, the first one is to collect

two million dollars debt from the Porters, and the second one is to expand three new cooperation

channels. Lastly, she will have to solve a problem for the company. As you can see, none of them is

easy.” Once Lily finished, all the female employees’ faces turned sour because these three conditions

were too challenging. Spreading out her hands, the female employee who asked the question at the

beginning-sighed, “Oh, poor Paige. I guess she won’t be able to come back, but I think she is dumb,

though. Why didn’t she think of getting on your good side? You would’ve helped her. You’re her cousin,

after all…” “She’s right! I heard that when she was at the company, she always kept a distance from

everyone. She’s really…” Another female employee mocked contemptuously. They were all

subordinates of Lily and were also very clear about Lily’s status in the company throughout these

years. Therefore, they kept flattering her. Hearing that, Lily chuckled with great enjoyment, “Alright, let’s

get back to work. Don’t worry about Paige. She won’t be coming back for sure.” Just when all the

female employees were about to disperse, the accountant from the finance department rushed to Lily.

“Miss Lily, we have received the money from the Porters with an extra of 340 thousand dollars.

Besides, they have decided to cooperate with us once again and have paid us one million dollars in

advance. Is the chairman here? Do you want to inform him or me?” “What? The Porters have settled Content is property of NôvelDrama.Org.

their debt?” Surprised, Lily stared at the accountant in disbelief, forgetting about her coffee. With a nod,

the accountant replied, “Yes, you heard it right. I just called their finance department to confirm, and

they said Mr. Porter not only dealt with Miss Paige, but he had also reestablished their partnership with

us…” “This is impossible! I’ll go and check!” Instantly, Lily’s face darkened. She couldn’t believe this.

After putting down her coffee, she rushed to the finance department to check the accounts. After all,

she assumed that Paige couldn’t accomplish this task because she had gone to Reuben before, but he

wouldn’t even meet her. So, if she couldn’t do it, there was no way Paige would. However, the moment

she saw the money in the company’s bank account, she was completely dumbfounded. Just as she

was about to speak, she saw the figures in the bank account began to increase. From time to time,

hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars got transferred into the account… “Wh… What is

going on?” In shock, Lily pointed at the figures and asked the accountant. Then, the accountant quickly

took a look at it and was also confused. Just when the accountant was about to say something, those

few female subordinates—who flattered Lily-broke in. Anxiously, they exclaimed, “Miss Lily, dozens of

bosses have come. They all have contracts with them, and they said they are here to discuss

collaboration. Some of them even said that they have transferred the advance payment…” “Really?

You should quickly go and greet them then. Forget it. I’ll go. Quick, quick, quick…” Although Lily didn’t

understand the situation, she didn’t put much thought into it. Instead, she was presuming that she was

going to be rich today. After signing those contracts, her status in the company would be secured.

Besides, the commission and bonus would be hefty. Having this thought, she was over the moon.

While heading out, she hurriedly tidied up her clothes, and her smile became more and more brilliant.

With that, she ran to the front desk and welcomed the bosses… “Welcome, everyone. Aceshine Group

welcomes all of your collaboration. Please come in…” Lily kept smiling and greeted all the bosses. The

bosses also rushed in with smiles. As most of them didn’t know Paige and Lily, those bosses in the

front row quickly persuaded, “Let’s not talk about anything else.

We have some business to take care of too. Let’s sign the contract first, shall we?” As they spoke, they

handed the contracts and pens to Lily. After glancing through the contract, Lily found that the conditions

were way better than her expectation. Right away, she took the pen and signed her name on the

contracts happily before she handed it back to the bosses. Soon, more bosses at the back pushed out

the ones in the front row. Then, they asked Lily to sign. “Oh… Don’t worry, don’t worry. I have plenty of

time. Take it slow…” Lily assured them while signing the contract. At the thought that she was going to

be rich, she grinned from ear to ear. On the other hand, her subordinates were also excited. After all, if

Lily signed those contracts, they would be carrying those projects out. By that time, they would earn

huge bonuses. Therefore, their smiles became brighter, and they hurriedly served the bosses some

tea. Nevertheless, the next moment, a voice suddenly came from behind. Immediately, the faces of

those bosses-who were enthusiastic just now-darkened. “Wait! Why isn’t Miss Paige’s signature on this

contract? Who is Lily Mooney? We are here for Miss Paige! Where is she?” As soon as he finished

speaking, the other bosses-who had just signed with Lily and were waiting to cover the seal—also

realized the same thing. Instantaneously, a hush descended over the crowd. . Simultaneously, all the

bosses frowned and scowled at Lily, asking, “Who are you? Aren’t you Miss Paige?” In an instant, the

smile on Lily’s face froze. When she heard that they came for Paige, anger flooded her veins before

she responded with dissatisfaction, “Sir, we haven’t employed Paige, whereas I am the sales director of

this company! Am I not qualified enough to sign with all of you?” Once she finished speaking, everyone

was stunned for a moment before the bosses sneered disdainfully. They stared at her as if they were

looking at a fool. Then, one of them tore the contract—which hadn’t been sealed-and ridiculed, “Sales

director huh? Who do you think you are?” Another boss tore the contract and chimed in, “Hah… he’s

right. How dare a mere sales director talk to us this way? Are you a jackass?” “Pfft… Are you trying to

compare yourself with Miss Paige? You should know your place. Call her out at once, or we won’t sign

the contract!” Another boss yelled disdainfully. Instantly, Lily’s face turned pale, and she clenched her

fists tightly. The next moment, she realized that these bosses were on equal footing with her

grandfather, Leonard. Even if Leonard saw them, he would be polite to them, not to mention her.

Despite that, when she heard them praising Paige, her anger

intensified. However, this time, she dared not raise her head… This was humiliating because initially,

she thought that these bosses came for her. As for her subordinates, they quickly distanced

themselves from her. Even though their eyes were thoughtful, deep down, they were also bewildered.

They couldn’t believe that the bosses were here for Paige. Just then, a boss suddenly roared, “Where

is Leonard? Ask him to come out! I came to sign the contract with Paige. How dare he send me a

nobody? Is he disrespecting me?” “I agree. Come out, Leonard! If you don’t give us an explanation

today, you will regret this!” Another boss—who was also fooled by Lily-raged. After that, an old figure

stumbled down from the president’s office upstairs. It was Leonard, who was confused. As soon as he

got down, he greeted the two biggest bosses with a smile, “Hey, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Dean, what a surprise!

Sorry for what happened. Please calm down. I have no idea what’s going on, but I’ll make it up to all of

you by treating you to a nice meal in Oplen Hotel…” Hearing Leonard’s words, Zain Lloyd-who was

slightly older-snorted coldly, “Mr. Mooney, I don’t mean to blame you, but all of us are here to sign with

Miss Paige. You won’t refuse our cooperation, will you? We are not only sincere, but we have also

transferred the payment in advance. All that’s left is Miss Paige’s signature, but who the heck is Lily

Mooney? Is she qualified to sign the contract with us? She even talked down to us. How rude.” Without

warning, Jack Dean directly slammed the torn contract on Lily’s face before he fumed, “Leonard, we

have known each other for a long time, haven’t we? Am I a joke to you? How can you ask a mere sales

director to teach me a lesson? If you refuse to collaborate, just tell me!” “He’s right… What an unlucky

day. How dare you humiliate me with a mere sales director?” “I second that. What the heck.” “If it

weren’t for Miss Paige, I wouldn’t even come to this d*mn company. What the hell…” When Leonard

heard the bosses’ words, he somewhat understood half of the situation. The next second, he turned

around and shouted at Lily with a black face, “What the hell did you do? I’ll deal with you later!

Apologize to them! Now!” Lily was frightened by Leonard’s tone. Right away, she lowered her head,

and tears started to form in her eyes. Feeling aggrieved, she apologized, “I’m sorry, everyone. I

shouldn’t look down on all of you. Please forgive me…” Hearing that, the group of bosses snorted.

Then, they ignored her and looked at Leonard, waiting for his response.

At that time, Leonard was also furious. He wasn’t interested in how Paige attracted so many potential

collaborators, but he knew that he would have huge earnings today. And just now, Lily almost

destroyed these contracts! At the thought of this, he became mad and roared at Lily, “Look at what

you’ve done! You almost screwed it up! From now on, you’re no longer the sales director! Get out of my

sight!” Instantaneously, Lily went blanched, and her tears rolled down her cheeks. Even so, Leonard

ignored her and went to the conference room with all the bosses. In the conference room, Leonard

said, “I’m sorry, but Paige hasn’t come yet. Why don’t I sign it first? I promise I will put these contracts

under her.” Upon hearing that, Jack spoke, “Alright, but please keep your promise after you sign the

contract. We are all here for Miss Paige. In the future, only she can handle our projects. Are you clear?”

After patting his chest seriously, Leonard promised, “My fellows and friends, please rest assured. I will

keep my promise. Also, I will officially appoint Paige as the channel director, and she will be fully in

charge of our cooperation!” When the big shots heard Leonard’s words, they were relieved. Since last

night, they hadn’t had a rest after Ernie called them over. They couldn’t afford to offend Ernie.

Moreover, through Ernie’s words, they felt that there was a scarier person behind him. How terrifying

would that person be that could make the top leader of the underworld in Oplen obey him? They

couldn’t imagine it… After they signed the contract with Leonard and left, Leonard frowned deeply.

“Paige? Is someone secretly helping her? I need to get to the bottom of this. Something is weird…” he

murmured.