Revenge On My First Love
Chapter 557 Is Ms. Lawson Trustworthy?

Chapter 557 Is Ms. Lawson Trustworthy?

"I didn't get along with Mr. Stark in the beginning. We were not foes but detested each other. Later, I fully trusted him. When I was busy with work, he helped me take care of my family and my sick mother. From that moment on, I knew he had truly taken me as his friend."

"On the contrary, I always wanted to defeat him. I had lost my basic moral principles."

Sophia finally understood their friendship.

"I've met Mr. Stark several times. He's decent. I'm willing to help him this time."

Mr. Johns said solemnly, "That's great. I'll let you handle this matter then."

Their meeting was photoed by some employees. Shortly after, the pictures were sent to different chat groups of the Cannon Group.

Employees of the Cannon Group were shocked. Though Sophia had no severe conflicts with their company, they believed it was immoral of Mr. Johns to see Sophia privately after Mr. Stark's incident. "I didn't expect Mr. Johns to be such a man."

"He gets along with Mr. Stark usually. It turns out he pretends to be so."

"Time will tell a true friend from a false one. That's what I've seen."

"I guess our company will be in a turmoil soon."

"TSK. TSK. TSK. I wish we could still have our jobs. I'm praying nothing will happen."

Mr. Johns overheard those discussions, and so did his assistant. Before the latter wanted to argue with others, Mr. Johns stopped him.

"Mr. Johns, you just indulge their gossip without doing anything?"

"It's no biggie."

"No way! Someone wants to set you up."

"Forgotten what I told you earlier?"

The assistant instantly answered, "No, I haven't."

"Good. This kind of matter will continue happening in the future. We'll face more difficulties in our company soon. We must be tolerant."

"But... Why do you trust Ms. Lawson from the Skylane Group that much?"

"I don't know much about Ms. Lawson, but I've heard much about her. I trust Mr. Riley's choice. Besides, she has done those things in Pinkerton, which common women cannot do. I choose to trust her." "But Mr. Riley..."

Mr. Johns beamed at him. "Don't be silly. You don't know Mr. Riley well. Although he's not the head of the Riley family now. Do you think he's truly a house husband relying on his wife?" His assistant had never thought too much about this.

"Others might think so, but Mr. Stark and I have never thought that way. Mr. Riley is a great man of status. No worries. I'm sure I've made a wise decision to cooperate with Ms. Lawson." His assistant didn't understand why he trusted Sophia but had to listen to him.

As soon as Mr. Johns entered his office, Jessica came to him.

"You look pretty idle, Mr. Johns."

Mr. Johns ignored her irony. On the way to his office, he had realized Jessica had something to do with the gossip about him.

"Ms. Greenspan, I've offended you. Of course, it's not surprising that I'm not valued by you."

Jessica didn't expect him to be calm. However, she understood that a man of status like him could always keep his calmness.

"Mr. Johns, since you are so sensible, why don't you do something smart?"

Mr. Johns didn't reply.

Jessica paced around in front of him. "We all knew something was wrong with the products from the Skylane Group, but you deliberately went to meet Sophia. Did you mean to tell others you were the rat?" Her words finally made Mr. Johns' gaze fall on her.

"Whether I'm a rat or not, it'll only depend on you, Ms. Greenspan, right?"

Jessica giggled, "You are indeed smart. Of course, I can tell them you are not the rat, but you must obey me."

"I'm old and will retire soon. Obedience means nothing to me in this company."

"You gave me a hard time at the meeting, Mr. Johns." Jessica approached him with a triumphant smile as if she had everything in control.

Mr. Johns darted at her. "Stop beating around the bush. What do you want? Cut to the case. You don't need to test me."

Jessica distanced herself from him, walking back and forth. "What I want is simple. It all depends on you, Mr. Johns."

"If you are willing to obey me, I'll let go of the grudge between us. If not..."

Jessica broke off, narrowing her gaze at him. "You can't blame me for being merciless."

Mr. Johns looked at her. "Ms. Greenspan, although I'm not satisfied with you, Mr. Stark has let you operate the company, hasn't he? It means you are competent to do this job. What else can I do if I'm not obedient to you."

"Do you really mean what you say?"

Jessica didn't trust him as he was way too cunning.

"Of course. When Ms. Lawson came to me, she said something bad about you and wanted me to cooperate with her, but I rejected her. No matter what, I work for the Cannon Group. Why would I have to work with an outsider?"

Jessica gazed at him in disbelief all the time.

Mr. Johns looked into her eyes with an honest look.

After a while, Jessica smiled. "Good, Mr. Johns. You're wise enough to know what to do."

"Although I'm indecent, I'm not a scumbag. If I dislike this company, I can quit. I'm already aged. I don't need to ruin everything I've had for your position," Mr. Johns added.

Jessica thought his words made sense.

"Mr. Johns, since you said so, I can make a promise. We'll be in peace if you're obedient before Mr. Stark returns. However, if you lied to me..."

She continued after a pause, "I'll make you lose everything and ruin your family."

After warning him, Jessica walked out of his office.

Her assistant followed her and whispered, "Ms. Greenspan, do you believe what Mr. Johns has said?"

"It depends on what he'll do next."

Jessica had learned to not easily trust anyone. Therefore, even though Mr. Johns told her his ideas, she decided to observe him for a while.

Mr. Johns called Sophia. "I've shown my loyalty to her. But I'm afraid a cunning woman like her won't trust me easily."

"It's alright. Stay in the company and keep an eye on her. I'm sorry you have to be through tough times in the following days," Sophia said apologetically.

"Please don't mention it. Mr. Stark has helped me greatly. I can never repay his kindness. Now he's in trouble. Of course, I must help him."