Antony stopped in his tracks.
“Mr. Ortega, please be quick. I’m in a hurry to investigate the company’s mole.”
Fulbert stared coldly at him for a few moments, then suddenly spoke.
“In your eyes, profit is more important than Sandria’s life, isn’t it?”
“You knew all along that Zaiden was your company’s mole, and you knew Sandria was in his car. You knew there was danger, but you didn’t stop her, just to catch the mastermind behind the scenes.”
With these words, Fulbert exposed the secret Antony had been hiding in his heart.
“I was wondering why, when she was taken from your company’s underground parking lot, you didn’t notice a thing. Antony, who gave you the right to use her as bait?”
Exposed, Antony just let out a cold laugh.
“And what right do you have to lecture me, Mr. Ortega? Are you any better? When Sandy was with Florentino, you were already coveting her, scheming step by step to bring her to your side.”
“What, you think she’ll be content to be a canary by your side? Let me tell you, she’d rather prove herself with her own abilities than hide behind a man as a useless ornament.”
Fulbert’s eyes were dark, a storm brewing in their depths.
“Don’t compare me to you. We’re not the same.”
“How are we different? Isn’t it all just deception and concealment?”
Antony stared straight into his eyes, speaking each word with deliberate emphasis.
“Antony, don’t compare me to you with your petty tricks. Someone who gambles with Sandria’s life will never win.”
That sentence completely ignited the fury between the two men.
Antony gritted his teeth, his face cold as ice. “Then let’s see which of us will win in the end.”
With that, he turned and walked away.
The corridor fell silent in an instant, with Fulbert standing there.
Thinking of what had just been said, his face grew even darker.
Antony, well done. You actually dare to covet Sandria.
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Then let’s see if he really has what it takes.
Sandria was looking down, flipping through her laptop.
Fortunately, her computer was doubly encrypted, and there were no signs it had been opened.
“What did you talk about with Antony for so long?”
Sandria could clearly sense that Fulbert’s mood was different from before he left.
“We talked about Zaiden. My people beat him half to death, so I had to give some explanation.”
Fulbert’s eyes flickered slightly as he spoke.
Sandria was half–convinced, half–doubtful.
She was in the know too–so why not discuss it in front of her?
But compared to the Zaiden matter, she was more puzzled as to why Fulbert was still here.
Thinking this, she went ahead and asked.
“I’m fine now, Mr. Ortega. Why are you still here?”
But the man only raised an eyebrow, casually picked up an apple, and started peeling it.
“On the surface, you’re my girlfriend, Sandria. If something happens to you, of course I have to take care of you at all times.”
Sandria fell silent. After a while, she suddenly spoke.
“But your attentiveness to me has already gone beyond the scope of our partnership. Fulbert, what exactly do you want?”
From the kidnapping until now, Fulbert’s behavior had already exceeded that of a mere business partner.
Sandria looked up, the corners of her eyes lifting slightly, her probing gaze falling on him.
Their eyes met, and Fulbert’s hand paused mid–motion.
What did he want?
What could he possibly want?
Unconsciously, he thought of Sandria at eighteen.
Introduced by Florentino, that was the first time he met Sandria.
Back then, even without makeup, she couldn’t hide her youthful radiance. Every smile and frown seemed to burst
with life.
At that time, he thought she was beautiful.
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The second time they met, he saw Sandria in a crowd, fearlessly jumping into a river to save a complete stranger. Af- terwards, she left without giving her name, her departing figure dashing and decisive.
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