When the Wind is Sweet: The Fairy Tale of Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster-Chapter 222: Someone Paid the Price

In the company, various rumors were already abundant, and almost every department was discussing them.

After all, everyone was quite familiar with the leading lady, Secretary Jennings.

"Secretary Jennings is too aloof; she doesn’t have any femininity. President Lancaster probably doesn’t like her, right?"

"Ivy Jennings is pretty, has a great figure, and she’s competent at work. Any man would like her."

"..."

But in the design department, it was completely silent.

Because everyone knew they couldn’t joke about it.

After all, Mrs. Lancaster’s position was secure; if President Lancaster wanted to marry Ivy Jennings, he would have done so already.

The quieter it was, the more Faye Turner felt suffocated. She knew everyone was watching her every move.

At this time, in the CEO’s office.

After Dustin Shepherd saw the trending news, he felt like all the blood in his body had frozen. How could this be?

The matter President Lancaster mentioned dealing with was watching the sunrise with Ivy Jennings?

He was really worried. How devastated would Faye Turner be after seeing the news? She had worried about President Lancaster all night.

"President Lancaster." Dustin Shepherd approached the desk and handed him the tablet, "You’ve made it to the trending list."

Adrian Lancaster, who had been busy working, remained calm as he saw the content on the screen.

Even having followed him for years, Dustin Shepherd couldn’t discern his thoughts at that moment.

Now, Ivy Jennings, upon seeing the news, was completely dumbfounded, her face pale, as if she had lost her very soul!

How could this happen??

Soon, her phone rang, startling her again with its abrupt ringtone.

She looked at the phone; it was President Lancaster calling.

She held her breath, not daring to answer for a long time.

But she couldn’t ignore it either, so sweating slightly, she slid her finger across the screen to answer the call, "Hello."

"Pack your things and get out of the branch office." Adrian Lancaster was very angry, but he didn’t yell at her; his voice was cold as the wind from Volgrad.

"President Lancaster, please let me explain." Ivy Jennings was panicked, "It’s not me who called the reporters, I didn’t orchestrate this, truly, please believe me."

Adrian Lancaster didn’t listen to her explanation and directly hung up the phone.

About a minute passed, and the phone in Ivy Jennings’ hand rang again, similarly scaring her into a tremble.

At this time, she was in extreme panic because she knew how serious this was.

It was from the Human Resources department of the branch office, and she already anticipated what they would say. She slid her finger over to answer, and turned on the speaker.

"Secretary Jennings, President Lancaster has issued an order, effective immediately, to stop all your affairs. You don’t need to come to work anymore, no need for handover; someone will take over. Your things at the company have been packed, when you have the time, come and pick them up."

After speaking, the other party hung up.

Ivy Jennings was completely devastated, tears rolled down her fair cheeks, her strength seemed drained, and her legs went weak as she desperately knelt down. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

But this truly wasn’t an orchestration, she hadn’t called the reporters.

However, Ivy Jennings also realized she was wrong, she crossed the line, she was too greedy...

She didn’t restrain her desires, leading to this self-inflicted consequence.

She regretted it, was saddened, her heart ached.

Why did she have to fall in love with him?

Regarding today’s news, Adrian Lancaster made no explanations to the outside world; he was a person who disdained explaining.

But all day, his mood was extremely gloomy, and he postponed two meetings.

Faye Turner’s phone was consistently quiet; Adrian Lancaster didn’t call her, nor did he send any messages.

Close to the end of the workday.

Adrian Lancaster, who had been handling company affairs calmly and normally, felt truly pressured when he saw the caller ID of his grandfather on the phone screen.

Letting the ringtone sound for a while, he took a deep breath and answered, "Hello, Grandpa."

"You come back home after work today!"

Even through the phone, he could hear his grandfather’s anger. Adrian Lancaster wanted to explain, but his grandpa had already hung up.

There was no choice, he could only return to the family estate, for his grandfather was the person he cared about most.