Chapter 5 — Because of White Moon Light, He Abandoned Me During the Engagement Ceremony

Luc Tram frowned.

"About that money, I will explain to you later."

"No need for a while."

"Explain now."

Tham Le put down the coffee cup and spoke softly:

"Sister Hua Duong, I actually don't want things to become awkward like this. Luc Tram just wants to help me a little, don't blame him."

I turned my head to look at her. Smiling softly.

"I'm talking to him."

"Is it your turn to intervene?"

Her face immediately turned pale. Luc Tram's face immediately darkened.

"Hua Duong, pay attention to your attitude."

"What's wrong with my attitude?" I looked straight at him. "Taking money from the company to support my ex-girlfriend, do I still have to be gentle with you?"

"She's not an ex-girlfriend, she's a cooperative partner."

"Cooperative partner?" I picked up the preliminary cooperation agreement and flipped through a few pages. "There's not even an official contract yet, but you call the word 'partner' really fluently. Luc Tram, after successfully starting a business, do you no longer need even the most basic compliance principles?"

Being interrupted by me, his face became even more unsightly and his voice became colder.

"I have already decided this matter."

"You decided?" I nodded. "Okay, then I've decided one thing. From today, suspend all brand licensing rights, freeze all new projects, waiting for the Board of Directors to reconsider."

Not just Tham Le. Even Luc Tram was stunned.

"Are you crazy?"

"Are not." I looked at him. "I just suddenly remembered that the Chi Da Bakery brand was originally registered under my name, and the contract to transfer the right to use the recipe was also signed by me. You can use the company's resources to support anyone you want, but first you have to clearly state the rules."

Maybe Luc Tram didn't expect me to turn this card over, a bit of panic finally appeared in his eyes. In the early days of establishing the company, because he had an old debt, many procedures could not be carried out in his own name. The trademark registration and core recipe records are all handled by me alone. Later, as the company grew, he always said:

"Anyway, we're about to get married. There's no need to rush back."

Really not in a hurry. Now think again. It's true that I'm so stupid. Perhaps Tham Le also realized that the atmosphere was not right so he softened his voice and said:

"Sister Hua Duong, don't argue with Luc Tram to this extent because of my appearance. Actually, this time I return home and just want to start over."

"Start again from the beginning?" I stared at her. "Using someone else's engagement party money to stay in a hotel, ride someone else's car, wear clothes bought by someone else's fiance. Is that what you call starting over?"

Tham Le's face immediately turned pale, without any blood left. Luc Tram suddenly turned to look at me.

"You investigate my books?"

"I checked the company's books, is there anything unusual?"

"Now I'm really hopeless."

"At least it's better than having your brain flooded."

Having finished speaking, I didn't bother to look at the two of them one more time, turned around and left. The moment the door closed. A "bang" was heard inside. Luc Tram threw the documents onto the ground. Finally... He also knows how to be impatient. I thought everything up to this point was disgusting enough. Unexpectedly... What's even more disgusting is still behind. Day three. I was in an online meeting with franchise partners in the office when the assistant rushed in, his face pale.

"General Manager Hua, something happened."

I turned off the meeting. She handed the tablet to me. A topic appeared on the trending message board.

"The fiancee of the founder of Chi Da Bakery forced her to take power."

I clicked. It was an anonymous post. In the article, I was portrayed as a woman who relied only on the original recipe and the family's small bakery, clinging to Luc Tram to climb to her current position. The article also said that I intentionally caused chaos during the engagement ceremony to oppress Luc Tram right when the company was raising capital. He also said that I used my trademark ownership to threaten the company to gain control. Full article... Strong argument. Full details. Even some of the content in our internal meetings is clearly written. If you're not from the world... It's absolutely impossible to write it down. On the contrary, I was extremely calm. The assistant almost panicked.

"There is definitely someone deliberately trying to lead public opinion!"

"I know."

"So what to do now?"

I put down the tablet, my voice was so calm that there was no trace of emotion.

"Report to the police to collect evidence."

"Contact the legal department."

"Request the platform to remove the post."

"Also, make me a list of everyone who has recently had access to internal documents."

Just as the assistant was about to leave, I called her back again.

"Go investigate and see which marketing accounts and media companies Tham Le's team has recently come into contact with."

Her eyes lit up.

"Do you suspect it's her?"

"Not suspicious."