บททั้งหมดของ While You Chose Her, I Claimed Everything: บทที่ 131 - บทที่ 140

Meanwhile, elsewhere at the same time.Adrian had not slept well all night.Even though he had repeatedly reassured Kara that everything would return to normal once the audit discussion was over, his mind was still occupied with all the things that needed to be dealt with as soon as possible. But unlike the previous few days, this feeling was no longer accompanied by overwhelming anxiety.At least the audit report was already in his hands. At least he knew what the audit team had discovered. And most importantly, there was still time before the report would actually be discussed in front of Victor and the entire board of directors.That was why his mood was much better this morning.Kara, who was sitting beside him, also looked much calmer than she had the previous night. Occasionally, she checked her phone, replied to a few messages, then smiled with satisfaction as though she were waiting for something pleasant to happen.“Mom was furious after hearing what Tara did last night,” she

Before she could find an answer, the sound of brakes echoed not far from the lobby entrance. A white car came to an abrupt stop, and the moment the vehicle doors opened, two people stepped out almost simultaneously.Helena and Leonard.Both of them had arrived carrying the anger that had been building ever since they left the mansion. They had not even tried to hide the irritation on their faces. But the moment Helena saw so many reporters gathered in front of the building, her steps gradually slowed.Her gaze immediately found Kara, then Adrian. And the dozens of cameras pointed at them. Whatever crossed her mind at that moment, one thing was certain.Helena saw an opportunity. An opportunity to put even more pressure on Tara. An opportunity to make everyone see just how terrible her younger daughter was.“What’s going on here?” Helena asked as she walked closer.Several reporters immediately turned toward her. Someone recognized her. “Mrs. Helena Valmont?”“That’s right,” Helena rep

The corridor leading to the main Ashbourne Group conference room felt far quieter than usual.Adrian strode forward at a brisk pace, with Gilbert following several steps behind. Yet the silence felt unusual. Several staff members who passed by immediately lowered their heads and pretended to be busy with their work. Others chose to avoid eye contact altogether.Normally, it wasn't like this. Most of them competed to greet Adrian, but not today. Instead, they seemed to move out of his way as though they wanted nothing to do with him. And he knew exactly why.The news that had spread this morning had already circulated far too widely. And for the first time in his life, he had become the center of attention in the most unpleasant way possible.Adrian's jaw tightened. His hands unconsciously clenched into fists, and his gaze grew sharper. He disliked the looks directed at him. He disliked the whispers that stopped the moment he walked past. And what he disliked most was the fact that all

The room suddenly became much quieter.One by one, the meeting participants adjusted their seating positions. Some began opening the documents in front of them. Meanwhile, Adrian felt the calm that had briefly wavered slowly return.This was the most important part. And this was the part he had been anticipating from the very beginning.Victor turned toward the man seated not far from the audit team. "Mr. Keith."Keith immediately nodded.He opened the thick folder that had been sitting in front of him, then stood up. A presentation screen lit up at the front of the room as the first page of the audit report appeared."All right. I will begin the discussion of the internal audit results that have been conducted over the past several weeks."The room fell silent once more. No one was talking about the media or stock movements anymore. Everyone's attention was now focused on the report that had been the source of tension within Ashbourne Group.Keith began explaining the findings one by

The room was once again seized by a suffocating silence. Adrian could hear the ticking of the wall clock as though it were echoing inside his head."And?" the senior director from earlier asked, urging Keith to continue."We did not find a single invoice matching the one Mr. Adrian described," Keith stated bluntly.This time, the composure in the conference room truly shattered. Several directors began exchanging meaningful glances, while others cast suspicious looks that were no longer concealed. Adrian felt his jaw tighten until his teeth clenched together. Shame and anger burned at the back of his neck."It's possible that the document was moved or misplaced due to negligence by the administrative staff," Adrian argued. His eyes fixed sharply on Keith, attempting to shift the blame onto the field team."Who moved it? And under whose orders?" Keith pressed with a rhetorical question that left Adrian speechless.Without waiting for an answer from the increasingly cornered Adrian, Kei