She Is A CEO

Once agreed, it would be a fact that Webbex Group owed them wages.

"I don't care!" Blake remembered Carlos's reminder and persisted, "Stable Growth is your subsidiary company, so you have to take responsibility. If you don't take responsibility, we will continue to escalate the situation. I don't believe the government will ignore us. Justice is in people's hearts. You just wait and see!"

Lucia frowned when she heard this; they weren't negotiating but forcing her hand.

"If that's the case, then I can only handle it impartially," Lucia replied with a slightly colder tone.

"Am I afraid of you?!" Blake slammed his hands on the table and glared at Lucia angrily. "Don't think that just because you have power and influence means you can do whatever you want! Although we are all workers, we won't let anyone bully us!"

Lucia sighed lightly and said helplessly, "Then it's up to everyone."

Unexpectedly, they had only talked for a few sentences before everything fell apart. Blake left with his colleagues in anger while Carlos exaggerated what Lucia meant by several times when he relayed it back to other workers. This caused an uproar as everyone chanted for Webbex Group to pay their wages.

Lucia and Kane returned to their office; although things were still tense outside, she now had an idea of what was happening.

"Lucia, did you notice Carlos Curry?"

"Yeah," Lucia nodded in agreement as she spoke softly, "He's the instigator; Blake Mills is straightforward without any scheming or cunning thoughts - if someone taught them how to persistently demand payment from us like this, then it must be him."

"Didn't Arthur ask Kyle to investigate this matter? Why not tell him directly so he can check out Carlos' background?" Kane suggested immediately.

With a heavy heart but determined expression on her face, Lucia nodded slowly before saying, "I need to go talk with officials later; come with me."

"Don't worry about anything - we're not at fault here," Kane reassured her gently.

"I know... that's why I won't let whoever is behind all of this get away with it!" With cold eyes filled with determination, Lucia vowed revenge against those who wronged them.

Kyle never procrastinated when handling tasks like these plus he was highly skilled too! By lunchtime after Lucia and Kane returned from City Hall, Kyle already had information ready along-with Arthur which they brought over together while coincidentally bumping into each other at Webbex Group lobby.

"Ms. Webb," Kyle began speaking seriously as soon as they met up. "It seems like these workers aren't going anywhere anytime soon." He couldn't help but feel worried since this was his first time dealing with such large-scale demonstrations like these before.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

"That depends on what you've found out," Lucia smiled lightly, knowing that Kyle must have had some results already.

As soon as he heard this, Kyle immediately showed a confident expression and said with a smile, "I get things done. Ms. Webb, you can trust me."

"What are you babbling about? Hurry up and tell Lucia what you found," Arthur scolded from the side.

Kyle trembled all over and quickly handed the information in his hand to Lucia, saying, "Carlos Curry just started working as an engineering department clerk at Vian Construction ten days ago. Not to mention how suspicious it is for him to join after the incident at Vian Construction happened. Just looking at his resume, when I got it and verified it, I found that everything was fake. This person appeared out of nowhere like a savior for the workers there. He gave them advice and made Webbex Group their target."

"Exactly." Lucia had guessed roughly when she saw his interaction with several foremen.

"And I used my connections to investigate this person's background. I found that there is indeed a Carlos in the system with an ID number that matches but the photo is not of the same person," Kyle continued. "Even his identity was fake?" Kane couldn't help but exclaim.

"Mr. Davies has already taken care of everything. As long as Carlos has any unusual movements, we will notify you immediately. Ms. Webb, please be patient."

Lucia sighed lightly in her heart; she could wait but what about Webbex Group?

Arthur noticed Lucia's thoughts and raised his hand to gently stroke her back while asking, "What did they say over at City Hall?"

"I've explained everything clearly to them but because of how much influence this salary dispute incident has, they want us to settle things quickly without using forceful means," Lucia said softly while lowering her eyes.

"Do they plan on washing their hands off this matter?" Kyle protested, "They should take responsibility since it's their job to maintain order."

"They have their own plans," Arthur knew officials had their own ways so he told Lucia, "We need to keep a low profile now since media attention is focused on this incident; we'll catch those responsible later once we find them."

Lucia could only nod; she looked outside through glass doors where workers were exposed under scorching sun rays, then turned around towards Kane saying,

"Kane, send some people out anonymously and buy water for them so they don't suffer under such exposure."

"Lucia..." Kane still didn't quite understand what she meant by that yet.

"They were just being used, and at the end of the day, they are all victims. Without their wages, they can't support their families and carry countless sorrows on their backs. Before things have a solution, at least don't let them suffer so much." Lucia said slowly.

"Ms. Webb..." even Kyle was moved by Lucia's words.

"I'll take care of it right away," Kane nodded.

Arthur held onto Lucia's waist. His Lucia was always the kindest.

The next day, workers still gathered outside Webbex Group to protest. However, everyone was stunned when they arrived because an impromptu canopy had been erected in front of the Webbex Group building with several boxes of bottled water nearby. Upon seeing this setup, Blake couldn't help but say,

"Is this something that person who delivered water yesterday did?"

"I don't think so," Carlos immediately replied, "Yesterday someone came to deliver water and I thought it was suspicious; today seeing these canopies confirms my suspicions even more. If it wasn't for Webbex Group's permission, who could set up these structures here? Maybe it's done by people from Webbex Group themselves; they want to use these small favors to win us over and make us give up on our demand for wages."

Carlos' statement immediately resonated with everyone as people began discussing among themselves.

"I knew it! Who would be so kind as to deliver water without revealing their name?"

"It must be someone from Webbex Group doing this; once we accept these favors, then they will use them against us. We must not fall for this trick." "That's right! Tear down these canopies!"

Carlos continued stirring up emotions among everyone present as he watched each structure being quickly dismantled while feeling pleased with himself after knocking over a box of bottled water in triumph. Lucia didn't say anything about what happened but her intelligence allowed her to understand why things turned out that way. However, she prepared Kane again for another round just like before, because whether or not others accepted what she offered wasn't important - what mattered most was that she acted according to her conscience without any regrets later on.