The Rise of Dragon Temple By Wu Xia

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 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.