Divorced, But Queen - Chapter 66: Chapter 66
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Early the next morning, Liam stepped through the main doors of Cole Group. Employees bustled past him, barely sparing him a glance.
Liam lightly coughed into his right fist, but still, no one paid him any attention.
'Are they really this busy?' Liam thought, puzzled. He rode the elevator down and ran right into a woman dressed in a shirt and slacks.
The woman gave him a polite smile. "Good morning, Mr. Cole. You're here."
Liam nodded, his gaze quickly sweeping over her outfit. "Isn't the Cole Group supposed to have a uniform dress code?"
The woman replied, "Ms. Saxon said everyone should be treated equally. Employees can choose between skirts or slacks."
Liam grunted and nodded. Then he asked, "And you are?"
Grace replied, "Mr. Cole, I'm Grace Webb, Ms. Saxon's assistant. I've already prepared—"
"Good. Just stay by my side for now," Liam interrupted without hesitation.
Cut off mid-sentence, Grace didn't push it.
Soon, Liam headed straight into the familiar office and immediately noticed the towering stacks of documents waiting for him.
Grace explained, "Mr. Cole, the board asked me to pass these to you. You're expected to finish reading them in five days and get up to speed on everything from the past two years."
Liam frowned. "Now that Saxon Group has pulled out, the top priority should be bringing Gibson Group in. Go prepare the related materials. I'll talk to them myself."
Grace responded, "That project won't benefit from Gibson Group at all. The board has already decided to partner with the Fletcher Group."
Liam asked, "The Gibson Group is still a leading company. How would bringing them in not help?"
Grace said, "Mr. Cole, once you go through these materials, you'll understand why."
Clearly displeased, Liam muttered, "This much in five days? What do they think I am, a robot?"
Keeping a professional smile, Grace answered, "If it were Ms. Saxon, she would've finished it in two days."
"You seriously comparing me to her?" Liam sneered.
Grace added, "You're right, Mr. Cole. Ms. Saxon is truly exceptional. She handled work and studied simultaneously, leading Cole Group through a crisis in just six months. Not everyone can do that."
Bang!
"Get out!" Liam barked.
"Yeah," Lily answered.
Once her handover was done, Grace was out of here.
After the door closed, Liam sat down with a dark expression and picked up a document.
Ten minutes later, Liam was massaging his temples, then opened his laptop and reviewed basic business terms he had saved before.
After an hour, Liam got up, file in hand, and walked to the window to clear his head.
All that data stuffed into his brain at once felt like a jumbled mess.
Finally, when the workday ended, Liam felt a rush of freedom. He quickly packed up and headed out.
Grace was already waiting by the door. "Mr. Cole, are you heading to the cafeteria for dinner?" she asked.
"It's after work hours. I'm going home," Liam said bluntly.
Grace continued, "The board has set a task schedule for you. If you finish your tasks on time, you can leave on schedule."
The schedule sat right on his desk. Liam had seen it—and found it absurd. He said, "If you guys want to work overtime, that's your problem. Get out of my way."
Grace stepped back. "Mr. Cole, the workload they assigned to Ms. Saxon was more than double yours, and she managed to complete it."
When Aria first took over, the board had deliberately made things difficult, throwing the hardest projects at her.
During that time, Aria lived in the office, sleeping only four or five hours a night.
Through sheer ability, Aria had earned everyone's respect. And Grace was one of those people.
Liam gave a short, mocking laugh. "How much did Aria pay you to keep singing her praises?"
Grace replied calmly, "Since Ms. Saxon left, I haven't had any contact with her."
"You take Cole Group's paycheck but your heart belongs to the Saxon family," Liam said coldly. "Does she even know how loyal you are?"
Hearing this, Grace couldn't even fake a smile anymore. She said, "Mr. Cole, I submitted my resignation a month ago. My handover is already complete. It was the board that asked me to stay an extra month."
Liam lightly coughed into his right fist, but still, no one paid him any attention.
'Are they really this busy?' Liam thought, puzzled. He rode the elevator down and ran right into a woman dressed in a shirt and slacks.
The woman gave him a polite smile. "Good morning, Mr. Cole. You're here."
Liam nodded, his gaze quickly sweeping over her outfit. "Isn't the Cole Group supposed to have a uniform dress code?"
The woman replied, "Ms. Saxon said everyone should be treated equally. Employees can choose between skirts or slacks."
Liam grunted and nodded. Then he asked, "And you are?"
Grace replied, "Mr. Cole, I'm Grace Webb, Ms. Saxon's assistant. I've already prepared—"
"Good. Just stay by my side for now," Liam interrupted without hesitation.
Cut off mid-sentence, Grace didn't push it.
Soon, Liam headed straight into the familiar office and immediately noticed the towering stacks of documents waiting for him.
Grace explained, "Mr. Cole, the board asked me to pass these to you. You're expected to finish reading them in five days and get up to speed on everything from the past two years."
Liam frowned. "Now that Saxon Group has pulled out, the top priority should be bringing Gibson Group in. Go prepare the related materials. I'll talk to them myself."
Grace responded, "That project won't benefit from Gibson Group at all. The board has already decided to partner with the Fletcher Group."
Liam asked, "The Gibson Group is still a leading company. How would bringing them in not help?"
Grace said, "Mr. Cole, once you go through these materials, you'll understand why."
Clearly displeased, Liam muttered, "This much in five days? What do they think I am, a robot?"
Keeping a professional smile, Grace answered, "If it were Ms. Saxon, she would've finished it in two days."
"You seriously comparing me to her?" Liam sneered.
Grace added, "You're right, Mr. Cole. Ms. Saxon is truly exceptional. She handled work and studied simultaneously, leading Cole Group through a crisis in just six months. Not everyone can do that."
Bang!
"Get out!" Liam barked.
"Yeah," Lily answered.
Once her handover was done, Grace was out of here.
After the door closed, Liam sat down with a dark expression and picked up a document.
Ten minutes later, Liam was massaging his temples, then opened his laptop and reviewed basic business terms he had saved before.
After an hour, Liam got up, file in hand, and walked to the window to clear his head.
All that data stuffed into his brain at once felt like a jumbled mess.
Finally, when the workday ended, Liam felt a rush of freedom. He quickly packed up and headed out.
Grace was already waiting by the door. "Mr. Cole, are you heading to the cafeteria for dinner?" she asked.
"It's after work hours. I'm going home," Liam said bluntly.
Grace continued, "The board has set a task schedule for you. If you finish your tasks on time, you can leave on schedule."
The schedule sat right on his desk. Liam had seen it—and found it absurd. He said, "If you guys want to work overtime, that's your problem. Get out of my way."
Grace stepped back. "Mr. Cole, the workload they assigned to Ms. Saxon was more than double yours, and she managed to complete it."
When Aria first took over, the board had deliberately made things difficult, throwing the hardest projects at her.
During that time, Aria lived in the office, sleeping only four or five hours a night.
Through sheer ability, Aria had earned everyone's respect. And Grace was one of those people.
Liam gave a short, mocking laugh. "How much did Aria pay you to keep singing her praises?"
Grace replied calmly, "Since Ms. Saxon left, I haven't had any contact with her."
"You take Cole Group's paycheck but your heart belongs to the Saxon family," Liam said coldly. "Does she even know how loyal you are?"
Hearing this, Grace couldn't even fake a smile anymore. She said, "Mr. Cole, I submitted my resignation a month ago. My handover is already complete. It was the board that asked me to stay an extra month."
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