Delayed Passion: Miss Lynch's Unrequited Love-Chapter 101: This Person Can’t Be Kept

"After this, I’ll communicate with the Vice President. But this person, regardless of the purpose behind their actions, cannot stay."

After Thea Lynch finished speaking, Foreman Chandler was silent for a few seconds before reluctantly letting out a sigh and agreeing: "Alright. Let Foreman Lynch handle it, I’ll cooperate."

"Go home and rest well now. I’ll be back at the company tomorrow; we’ll meet there."

"Alright, see you then."

After hanging up the phone, Thea Lynch bent down to change her shoes. Once she was ready, she grabbed her bag and headed straight to Valiant’s headquarters.

On the way, she called the manager of Valiant’s R&D department twice, but no one answered.

She wasn’t sure if they were busy or deliberately avoiding the calls.

She exited the call screen and opened the screenshots sent by the Vice President for a detailed review.

There were three pictures: one showed the conversation between the Vice President and the manager of Valiant’s R&D, and the other two were from their group chat records last night.

None of the other parts were captured, only comments that seemed unfriendly were shown.

With such edited content, anyone who saw it would feel uncomfortable.

At this point, Thea Lynch understood. The other party’s intentions were very clear.

There was no possibility that it was accidentally leaked.

Then there’s nothing more to say.

This person can’t stay.

——

"Hello, may I ask who you’re looking for?"

At Valiant’s front desk, Thea Lynch was stopped.

Thea Lynch took off her mask and revealed her identity. "Thea Lynch from Stratus R&D department."

"It’s you. Is Foreman Lynch heading to the R&D department today? But Manager Wang from the R&D department went out early this morning."

The receptionist politely inquired.

"Manager Wang isn’t here?"

"Yes." The receptionist looked sincere, not seeming to lie.

After confirming several times, Thea Lynch asked, "Do you know when he’ll be back? Did he mention where he went?"

"He didn’t say." The receptionist indicated, "You can try calling Manager Wang."

"I’ve called but he seems busy and didn’t hear it. Can you ask others if anyone knows Manager Wang’s schedule today? It’s urgent."

"Sure. Please wait."

Two minutes later, the receptionist hung up the phone.

"How did it go?" Thea Lynch asked.

"I asked for you; Manager Wang isn’t sure when he’ll come back. He went to a store in the outskirts, and at the earliest, he won’t return until the evening."

"If it’s urgent, when he returns, I can pass the message for you."

The receptionist provided several suggestions: "Or you can wait here for Manager Wang, maybe he’ll return this afternoon."

Thea Lynch pressed her lips together and looked at the time on her wrist.

It’s now 10:45 AM.

Wait here until evening?

"Alright, thank you." Thea Lynch decided to wait a bit.

She walked over to a sofa and sat down. A few minutes later, the receptionist brought her a cup of coffee and a plate of desserts.

Without much appetite, Thea Lynch browsed through the group chat messages from yesterday. She felt confident that her and Foreman Chandler’s comments were fine.

Besides the two of them, a few engineers who got along well with Foreman Chandler also chimed in yesterday.

These people could be ruled out.

They aren’t many in number, but including the assistants, there are actually more of them than engineers.

Thea Lynch’s fingers slowly moved through the list of group members. With each name her finger passed, she evaluated them in her mind.

Some people could be ruled out immediately.

Through everyday interactions, Thea Lynch could feel it.

Few people can withstand her temper; many have mediocre opinions about her in private, and she’s aware of it.

Working in the corporate world for many years, it’s normal to see one thing in person and another behind your back.

Few are like Foreman Chandler.

Soon, Thea Lynch’s finger paused, stopped at an avatar.

Her eyes moved down, scanning the nickname in the group.

Foreman Lynch’s assistant—Leo Shaw.

Thea Lynch’s intuition has always been accurate. Her gaze remained on this name for a while before she clicked into it.

——

At 1 PM, Thea Lynch raised her hand to rub her brow.

When the receptionist returned from outside, she was surprised to see Thea Lynch still there. "Foreman Lynch, aren’t you having lunch?"

"Why not try our cafeteria?"

"No need." Thea Lynch smiled slightly, pointing at the dessert on the table. "It’s delicious, thank you."

The receptionist was influenced by her smile, shyly returned the smile, and shared two egg tarts she held with her. "Just out of the oven, Foreman Lynch, have a taste!"

The receptionist liked Thea Lynch.

This was actually her third visit to Valiant’s headquarters, plus she had just visited yesterday, making her memorable to the receptionist.

Initially, within their group, there were discussions about Thea Lynch, thinking the company had gotten a new beauty, and everyone guessed which department she belonged to.

Later, they learned she was the engineer and team leader of Stratus’s R&D department, also the main person in charge of the cooperation project between the two companies.

Young, attractive, capable, and a PhD returnee, these were enough for everyone to be envious.

It soon became known that Thea Lynch’s family was not ordinary either, influential in Coronet’s elite circle.

Yet she showed no signs of being a privileged young lady.

No arrogance or bossiness.

Quite the opposite.

"Thank you."

"You’re welcome." The receptionist, seeing how often she thanked her, also felt a bit embarrassed.

"By the way, did you call Manager Wang? Maybe it’s best if you head back for now. Sitting here isn’t the most comfortable."

"I did, but still no answer."

"Huh?" The receptionist was puzzled but couldn’t comment further, only help rationalize for Manager Wang: "He might still be busy."

"Hmm."

Thea Lynch responded.

If initially the person was too busy to hear it, then now they were probably ignoring calls deliberately.

How could they not check their phone at this hour?

After another hour, Thea Lynch lost her patience. She exchanged contact information with the receptionist. "I’ll head back; if Manager Wang returns, please contact me."

"Of course, of course!"

Leaving Valiant, Thea Lynch exhaled deeply.

Returning to her hotel to sit down, Silas Cheney called regarding the issue.

After hearing her out, Silas asked her to return to Coronet.

"It’s a small matter, return home. Leave it to Fourth Brother."

"Don’t worry, I’m familiar with Valiant. Didn’t I tell you? Valiant’s President Shen is my niece’s husband. We’re family."

"...Thea Lynch thoughtfully recalled but couldn’t remember." Well, you first explain to President Shen, then I’ll call Manager Wang."

Silas didn’t express agreement or disagreement, only urged her to return quickly.

"I’ve arranged a high-speed train ticket for you, the car is coming."

"So urgent?" Thea Lynch originally thought of leaving in the evening.

Pausing for thought, she had an inkling, "Are you calling me for another reason?"

She vaguely felt that Silas called not just for this matter.

"Is it because of Third Brother?"