Chapter 11 — Reclaim My Company

The whole office suddenly fell silent. Luc Hanh Chu's face turned pale.

"Shut up!"

But Hua Man didn't seem to hear. She continued.

"You still say, so what if there are more shares? She loves you. If you just coax a few words, she will give you everything."

My eyes stopped on Luc Hanh Chu's face. He didn't dare look at me. Suddenly I felt the taste of last night's glass of champagne rising in my throat again. There is a fishy smell of rusty iron. Not that he was reassured. It's that he had planned it out in advance. I picked up the tape recorder on the table. Press the stop button. Hua Man rolled her eyes. Luc Hanh Chu also stiffened. Hua Man's voice trembled.

"Are... are you recording?"

I calmly replied:

"This is my office."

Luc Hanh Chu stood up, intending to approach me.

"A Hanh, listen to my explanation."

I took a step back. The security guard outside the door immediately walked in. Luc Hanh Chu looked at me. His eyes gradually turned from panic to pleading.

"Don't do that, A Hanh. Don't make this recording public."

I looked at him.

"When you guys made me lose face in front of hundreds of people..."

"...ever thought about not doing that?"

The security guard invited the two of them out. Hua Man was still crying and cursing. Luc Hanh Chu kept turning his head to look at me. I didn't look at him again. Wait until the door closes. The office is finally quiet. Lam Dao stood by the door, chokingly asked:

"General Manager Tham, will this recording... be posted?"

I sat back in my chair. Quietly looking at the young girl in the old photo. She smiled stupidly. I turned the photo face down. After the recording was made public, Luc Hanh Chu completely collapsed. His social media accounts were so criticized that they had to be locked. Several forums that invited him to speak stayed up all night removing posters. Even the alumni association of his old school deleted the interview about him. Hua Man couldn't escape either. During the livestream, she said she was deceived and completely unaware of the relationship between me and Luc Hanh Chu. But in the recording... She said with her own mouth that Luc Hanh Chu had promised to give up his cards after the company listed, and also said that I loved him, and if I just needed a few words of coaxing, I would give it all. Lies collide with lies. Broken all over the ground. Khai Minh's internal investigation was accelerated at an unprecedented speed. The ghost company is in the name of Hua Man's cousin. An investment account suddenly appeared under Luc Hanh Chu's mother's name. Login log of assistant Chu Thua when exporting data. Each clue was pulled out one by one. Finally woven into a giant net. Every day I sit in the conference room. Sign documents. Respond to official letters requesting explanations. The stomach is often empty and has a dull pain. But just stop... The exact same sentence rang in my head.

"She loves you. If you just coax a few words, she will give you everything."

Before, it was true that I had given him everything. I give the name of the person in charge of the project to Luc Hanh Chu. I also let Luc Hanh Chu take over the person who gives presentations before capital raising rounds. In interviews with the media, the person who appears is still Luc Hanh Chu. Because back then... I always thought we were moving forward together. Now when I look back... I give it ladder for him. The first thing after climbing up... Was to turn around and kick me in the face. 10 p.m. Trinh Nghien pushed the door and walked in. He placed a box of porridge on my table.

"My secretary said I only drank two cups of coffee today."

I didn't raise my head.

"Does she know how to snitch now?"

Trinh Nghien smiled faintly.

"She's smarter than me."

"Know that people cannot live on hatred."

Waiting for the last page of documents to be signed... I opened the porridge box. Heat immediately rose. The smell of rice is very faint. I took a spoonful. Only then... The stomach gradually relaxes. Trinh Nghien sat opposite.

"Tomorrow the Board of Directors will restructure."

"Luc Hanh Chu will deliver the final blow."

"What cards does he have left?"

Trinh Nghien replied: My hand stopped. He handed me the tablet. Luc Hanh Chu, through his lawyer, sent a document. In it, he affirmed that he and I have had a de facto long-term relationship. The division of a large amount of shares when starting a business is a result of the joint contribution of both assets. He requested to temporarily suspend the transfer of shares in my name until the property dispute is clarified. After reading... I burst out laughing.