Chapter 72

After contemplating for a moment, Winnie looked at him with watery eyes and said, "Lawrence, I want to discuss something with you. Triton Jewelry has suffered, and several shareholders have asked me to return and manage it. I've agreed, and from now on, I will be working at Triton. It's the company I founded, and it holds my grandfather's original assets. I have to reclaim it..."

"Is this a discussion or an announcement?" Lawrence's deep face turned cold.

Winnie felt a little uneasy because he was so dominant. He married her to help her with pregnancy, although he promised not to interfere with her revenge.

She spoke in a gentle and somewhat spoiled tone, "Hmph, I only informed you because we started dating. Otherwise, I would have made decisions about my matters on my own... Isn't this showing respect to you? I have my own career, revenge. I don't want to rely on you. I want to be independent. As Lawrence who could potentially become my real husband, you should support me, right?"

Lawrence's gaze turned cold and intimidating as he stared at her mockingly, "So, you can comfortably work in the same company as your former fiancé?"

'He's sharp,' she thought, briefly blurring the focus she had wanted to avoid.

But did he have to be so harsh in his words? Winnie was speechless. "Only a blind person would think about that jerk. I like you now!"

Under Lawrence's gloomy expression, she quickly leaned against his neck to please him, "I won't go to the company every day, I swear. As a pregnant woman, I'll strike a balance between work and rest. The key is, I won't betray you, alright~"

Lawrence sounded displeased as he stared at her lips, his eyes dimming slightly.

He commanded, "Kiss me!"

There was no way out now. Winnie blushed, her face like jelly, and had to take the initiative to give him a kiss.

It was the first time she had willingly kissed him. The jelly-like delicious taste made Lawrence's muscles tense.

His eyes burning with desire, it wasn't long before Lawrence became the one taking the initiative...

The next day, Lawrence informed her that he had to go on a business trip and warned her to stay away from other men before he left.

Winnie was speechless.

Today was the day when the finalists of the jewelry competition would be announced, as well as the day Ava would be officially fired for plagiarism.

The meeting was being streamed live, and the preliminary winners didn't need to attend.

Therefore, Winnie entered Triton Jewelry carrying a stack of documents.

Returning here, looking at the familiar surroundings of the company, Winnie felt a mix of emotions.

The shareholders who supported her, along with the executives, stood in the company lobby, feeling ashamed yet spontaneously welcoming her.

Winnie arrived at the 16th floor and looked at the door to the general manager's office.

Daniel walked out of the CEO's elevator, dressed in a sharp suit, with a handsome face.

When he saw Winnie, her exquisite and serene face, dressed in an ordinary professional dress, caught his attention.

His throat tightened, and he took the initiative to walk over. "Winnie, welcome back!"

Winnie glanced at him and ignored him.

Daniel seemed happy and didn't mind. He opened the office door and invited her in.

Ava's personal belongings were still there, untouched.

Winnie glanced at the office desk out of curiosity, then chose to sit in front of the sofa.

She efficiently held a brief meeting with the shareholders, getting a grasp of Triton's current situation.

Winnie narrowed her eyes, and the first thing she did was to investigate the company's finances.

The finance director was called in and, seeing Winnie's commanding presence, he began to sweat nervously.

Winnie quickly reviewed the financial reports and then her expression turned cold.

"There are such huge discrepancies in the finances. Sales have plummeted in just two months. Daniel, did you let Ava mess things up?"

These reports were simply unbearable. If Ava were allowed to continue ruining the company for another year, Triton...

"No longer exist."

Winnie's sarcasm left Daniel frozen.

In the past quarter, he hadn't been able to properly manage Triton due to his distracted state of mind.

"How did Ava fill the financial gap of such magnitude?" Winnie frowned.

She looked at other documents and discovered that sales at the Triton Jewelry. counter in the mall had been plummeting in the past two weeks, even though the scandal of Ava's plagiarism had only lasted for one week. What happened the week before?

After some investigation, Winnie found out that there was a problem with the jewelry materials in the mall. A customer had previously encountered issues with the purchased diamonds.

However, Ava managed to swiftly suppress the negative news.

Winnie knew exactly how Ava had filled the financial gap. Her eyes turned cold as she quickly called Lawrenceager in charge of diamond materials.

Lawrenceager evaded the question, but Winnie finally learned that Ava had secretly acquired a batch of low-quality raw stones to cut costs and sold them together with the genuine ones.

This was ruining Triton's reputation!

"What designs were made using the low-quality raw stones?" Winnie asked.

Lawrenceager quickly handed over some designs.

These were part of the "Noblewoman Collection" that had been introduced by Triton when Winnie was still there, and it had been their best-selling jewelry recently, in high demand.

Ava naturally set her sights on this lucrative opportunity.

Frowning, Winnie realized that she didn't know how many of these low-quality pieces Ava had already infiltrated into the market. She began organizing and collecting information and had a subconscious feeling that she needed to be prepared.

Daniel personally went to the HR department to retrieve Winnie's position plaque and presented it to her, trying to show goodwill. He handed it over to her.

Staring at the returning "General Manager" plaque, Winnie pondered.

She fixed her gaze on Daniel, a man colder than the winter, and with a hint of disdain, she said, "Are you sure you're giving my position back so quickly? Ava hasn't completely fallen from grace yet, and the final decision about her termination hasn't been announced. If she makes a comeback, you'll have to redo the plaque."

There was a flicker of embarrassment on Daniel's handsome face as he stared at her with a stiff expression.

A trace of tenderness welled up in his eyes.

"Winnie, whether you believe it or not, I am genuinely happy that you're back. I've finally realized that I want to see you at the company every day! Just like before, not Ava. Unfortunately, I made a lot of mistakes before I realized this. I will do my best to win you back..."

"Stop, my return to the company has nothing to do with you. Well, it does have something to do with you-I want to retrieve your shares. You better be prepared."

Winnie's heart turned as cold as a stream, and she lowered her head to open her phone.

At this moment, she was preparing to join the live broadcast of the jewelry competition.

But Olivia suddenly sent her a hot search topic, and her tone changed, "Winnie, something bad happened! You need to see the video! There's a twist in the jewelry competition!"

What twist?

Winnie immediately opened the video and saw Ava on the judges' panel of the jewelry competition, presenting an absolutely stunning design on the spot.

In front of Ava stood a bearded Frenchman, continuously showering her with admiring looks.

Ava spent two hours on the drawing, and that design left Winnie shocked. She felt as though she had seen it before, and even surpassing her level, that is definitely not Ava's level.

It is the level of a top jewelry designer.

Winnie tightened her hand and immediately opened the live broadcast of the jewelry competition.

All the judges were in their positions, except for Imperial Lawrence. At this moment, the respected chairman's seat had one more person.

It was that foreigner with a big beard. He displayed the work Ava painted on the spot and was very satisfied.

In French, he said, "As a member of the international judging committee for the jewelry competition, I happened to be back in the country this time and encountered such a talented young designer. I don't care about her previous plagiarism allegations, but I highly appreciate her ability to draw sketches on the spot. The expulsion of participants requires unanimous approval, but I vote against it. Talent should not be lost. I believe Ava should be given another chance!"

Winnie was shocked, and her gaze instantly turned cold.