His Real Wedded Bride

Chapter 1121 Bringing Back Grudges

Rachel was convinced by Holley's words and believed as long as Charles was doubting Sheryl, their

relationship would, sooner or later, be at a breaking point.

Charles was standing in his office right next to the glass wall that overlooked the city. It looked like he

was appreciating the view, but his mind was traveling outside of this office walls. A knock on the door

interrupted his thoughts, and entered his secretary, who told him that the lead expert of the

investigation had come. He told his secretary to let him in. As Charles moved towards his desk to sit on

his chair, the man walked towards him with a folder full of papers in hand. The man put the results on

Charles' desk with pride, knowing that he and his men had worked several days and nights for this. "Mr.

Lu, please, take a look."

Charles picked up the reports and scanned through the pages for a long time, reading the texts and

eyeing the pictures. Finally, after a thorough check of the whole report, he closed the folder with a

satisfying smile. He turned to the man and praised, "You and your team did a really great job. Your

reports are very detailed, and will surely help us. What's funny though is that even someone who

knows nothing about Photoshop or any graphic editing programs can tell that these photos are

fabricated."

The man bowed in respect and left as soon as he was dismissed. Charles turned his chair behind and

looked back at the glass window. In this battle, he had gotten closer to victory.

The only thing left to do now was expose the reports to the public in the press conference.

In this way, the public would finally know the truth and would be clear about the relationship among

Rachel, Tarsan Corporation, Sheryl, and even himself.

This was the only way to let the public understand that Rachel intended to frame Sheryl.

Most people in this city were not stupid, and they would eventually piece the puzzles together for they

were very well acquainted with the struggles and the battles in rich families, for this was not the first

one in this century.

Charles lifted a smirk on his face. With the evidence and the speech he already thought of, all people in

this city would be back on his side.

Then, he turned around again and turned to his secretary, who was still in the room, waiting to be

dismissed. "David," he called out, making David turn his attention on Charles. "David, inform the media

that the press conference will be held earlier than scheduled," Charles said with excitement evident in

his voice.

David nodded, "Will do, Mr. Lu." He bowed and walked out of the office in a hurry.

Meanwhile, Holley had just gotten up, feeling really tired and sore. As she sat up and stretched, the first

thing that popped in her mind was what Rachel told her last night. Thinking about it now with energy

and a fresh mind, she realized that Rachel's concern was not to be dismissed. After all, people were,

indeed, easy to forget, especially when another more controversial and trending news stole the public's

interest.

Once a topic got cold and moved on with the time passed by, the effect would grow weaker and

weaker, and soon, no one would be talking about it.

'Now, how to change this situation?' Holley thought.

She needed to think about this carefully. She racked her brain for any potential stir that would bring the

topic back up.

As if a light bulb suddenly lit in her mind, Holley smiled as she thought of another person that hated

Sheryl.

'Yes, this is the perfect time to remind Duncan of his grudge for Sheryl, ' she thought, making sure that

Duncan would not simply forget about what happened to him because of Sheryl.

She immediately got his phone number from Rachel, who wondered what she was planning to do.

Without even telling Rachel her plans, Holley thanked her and dialed Duncan in haste.

As soon as the call was answered on the third ring, Holley said in a polite manner, "Hello, is this Mr.

Qiu, manager of Tarsan Corporation?"

"Yes, this is Mr. Qiu, and no, I am not the manager of Tarsan Corporation anymore," Duncan answered

with complaint and annoyance evident in his voice. Holley smiled as she purposely wanted to make

him feel the irritation. Before Holley could speak again, Duncan asked, "Who is this?"

"I'm Holley. We once met each other. Maybe you still recognized me if you happen to have a good

memory," Holley replied and introduced herself with a smile. More importantly, she wanted to instigate

Duncan's discontent with the past.

Her scheme would be much easier to carry out if Duncan still held a grudge on what he had suffered.

"Holley? As in Holley Ye?" Holley grinned. How could she not have left a deep impression on him? She

was a close friend with Rachel, the CEO of Tarsan Corporation. He had wanted to please Holley

before.

However, he wasn't given a chance to completely impress Holley, because he got fired, making him

really angry and annoyed.

"Why did you call? I didn't expect you to still remember me," Duncan added. The confusion was clearly

evident in his tone.

"Mr. Qiu, I called because I was wondering if you have the time to meet with me. I promise, I won't let

you down if you come," Holley offered, still with the sly grin plastered on her face.

On the other hand, Duncan couldn't help but accept her invitation, for her voice was stern and tough,

which really sounded convincing and tempting.

Then again, he didn't have anything else to do, and Holley was just a woman. She was no threat to

him.

Duncan immediately agreed without missing a beat. "Okay, sure, but you decided where to meet and

when."

"My pleasure. I will send you the details of our meeting later after I decide." The call ended after that,

making Holley feel satisfied. She sighed and then walked towards the bathroom to prepare.

Meanwhile, Duncan stared at his phone. At the mention of Tarsan Corporation, his mind started to fill

with the bittersweet of the past. Ever since he was kicked out of the company, his girlfriend, Vivi, also

left him. Days after, he heard that Vivi was dating another rich and powerful man, which really showed

her true colors about caring only about a man's prestige and fortune.

Then again, Vivi would not have left him if he wasn't fired. All his misfortune was all caused by none

other than Sheryl. Without her, he would have been still the manager of Tarsan Corporation, a

prestigious and respectful man. Vivi would also have been by his side if it wasn't for Sheryl.

Ever since then, he had become a loser. After that, he never gave up and aimed to restart his career by

applying to other companies. However, no matter which company he applied into, his resume would be

immediately returned back the next day he handed it. Sometimes, even on the same day after knowing

who it was.

All these companies gave him many reasons and excuses as to why they rejected him. This made

Duncan really confused and aggravated, because he knew he was accomplished and really fit for the

jobs he had applied for based on his credentials and work experience. In fact, there were positions that

he applied for in which he knew he was overqualified.

It was when he realized that there was something wrong with the situation that he knew about the

warning Tarsan Corporation had released to all companies about hiring him.

Knowing that he had no hope left anymore, he once tried to take revenge on Sheryl. Before he could

take actions, however, Sheryl's scandal started to circulate around the city.

This took him back to the day that Rachel insisted on letting Sheryl design the scheme first. He didn't

understand why, at first, but now, he realized that Rachel didn't intend to help Sheryl at all. Instead, she

made a trap for Sheryl to fall into.

After seeing the news and the photos, Duncan was very pleased and impressed. Soon, all his

intentions for revenge slowly vanished.

Now, Holley calling him up and asking for him to meet her aroused his interests once more.

He knew that Rachel wanted to humiliate Sheryl in public and destroy her reputation. If Holley called

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Rachel. It could also be his way back to Tarsan Corporation.

As he was pondering over this, his phone notified him of a text. Holley had sent him the time and

address. He smiled and could tell that Holley was very anxious, because she had immediately settled

the time, which was half an hour later, and the address being not too far.

As Duncan started to prepare himself, he gave another smile that had driven all his sadness and

desperation away. Maybe Holley was, indeed, right. Maybe, he would get the satisfaction he wanted

once he came to the meeting.

Half an hour later, Duncan reached the cafe and found Holley situated in the far end, waving at him. As

he walked towards her, he noticed that she wore a delicate make-up and a simple outfit for this

meeting.

Holley stood up out of politeness as soon as Duncan was standing beside the table. She gestured on

the seat across her and said, "Please, have a sit, Mr. Qiu."

Duncan smiled back politely and could feel how Holley respected him, judging by how she stood up

and how she called him "Mr. Qiu" instead of his full name.

It wasn't sure yet if this meeting was Rachel's or Holley's intention.

But Duncan liked to assume that it was under Rachel's orders.

"Thank you, Miss Ye. Please, have a sit, too," Duncan replied. He was in a good mood, making his tone

soft and warm.

"Mr. Qiu, I don't want to beat around the bush, so without further ado, I'd like to go straight to the

reason why I called you here. Please, forgive me if I ever sound rude or offensive." Holley said in a

serious tone.

Besides her real intention, however, she didn't want to talk to Duncan about anything else anyway.