Chapter 639 This Was Ann’s Idea

Although they managed to pull in Arthur as an investor, Hemera still wanted to get other partners so that they would not put all their eggs in one basket and would have more autonomy in their overseas branch. However, they did not expect their plan to foil before it was executed. Their new product development already reached its first milestone and was expected to be released in June domestically and internationally. This was a very important step for Hemera and they had already planned to negotiate a huge deal with a client in Europe, but they were blown off at the last minute. "That's not right." Lindsey frowned. "S.P. Corporation's new product development hasn’t even taken off, and their previously launched product in the domestic market had always been hanging by a thread. Their R&D team has just been doing optimization for that product. Their dealers were also fixed since their launch, and their product was basically formulated under the existing requirements. Since they have no new product to market, how could they suddenly change distributors?" Then again, even if there was a new product, there was no need to change their current distributor. When she said this, Shaun's face turned stormy. His usually bright voice was deep as he said, "They plagiarized our R&D and gave our distributor our company’s product." Lindsey was really shocked this time and blurted out, "How is that possible?!" "Moreover, this change of distributor is purely by S.P. Corporation’s North American branch. If I’m not wrong, their headquarters aren't aware of it." Shaun said in a sullen tone. ‘In other words, this was all Ann's idea?’ This thought quickly flew by Lindsey’s mind. "Brother, do you mean that Ann did all these just to target our company? But how did she find out about our company's R&D? All information about our R&D Department is confidential. Also, didn't S.P. Corporation’s headquarters notice that she’s doing these things?" Shaun probably just got the news as well. Before he had time to digest it, he ran into Lindsey. When he heard Lindsey’s question, his eyes flickered and he said something strange to Lindsey. "I’m afraid S.P. Corporation headquarters is busy taking care of their own mess." Lindsey did not understand and was about to ask Shaun what he meant by that, but Shaun just looked at her again with sharp eyes and said, "What’s going on with them isn’t important right now. We have to focus on the more pressing issue, which is how our company's R&D documents were leaked." Lindsey nodded. "Yes, this isn’t a small matter because they plagiarized our idea." Shaun's face was stormy. He had put a lot of effort into this project, so now that they faced this issue right before their product launch, it was inevitable that he would be in a bad mood. "You can go ahead with your work. I'll get someone to investigate this." Lindsey nodded in response and was just about to leave when Shaun called her back. "Oh right, did you want to tell me something earlier?" "Huh?" Lindsey was distracted by what he just said and almost forgot that she came to Shaun for something. When she heard his question, she just waved and smiled. "It’s nothing, just a minor thing. Let's solve the company's current crisis first." Shaun did not think much of it and reassured Lindsey not to worry. He still looked like his usual understanding self. Lindsey initially wanted to ask Shaun if he knew something about Lydia being involved in what happened last time, but it was an inappropriate time to worry about such matters looking at their current situation. She would wait until they found out who leaked their company's R&D secrets first. Probably because Shaun was infuriated, he became ruthless and first investigated the entire R&D team. At the same time, all project-related personnel that had been in contact with the core research team were also investigated. A lot of people did not know what happened. Their phones, computers, and accounts in the office were confiscated, and they were all suspended from all their duties. Lindsey was also treated the same way because as one of the project leaders, she followed up closely on the development and design of the product. Her conscience was clear and was very cooperative in handing over all her stuff. On the contrary, some of the other employees who were suddenly asked to hand in their computers looked very anxious and asked Lindsey what was going on. Shaun did not announce this to the staff, so many people were unclear about the situation. Lindsey knew that Shaun wanted to catch these people redhanded, so he did this to catch them off guard. Lindsey smiled faintly and reassured them. "It’s nothing, don't worry." Hemera’s internal investigation went on until the afternoon of the next day. What Lindsey did not expect was that all leads would end up pointing towards her. Since Lindsey was under investigation, her projects were temporarily handed over to other managers, so Lindsey was initially quite happy to be free. The next day when Lindsey arrived at the office, she found that the few people who came to work overtime on Saturday were looking at her strangely. Lindsey put down her things and asked, "What's wrong? Do I have something on my face?" It was a Saturday and Lindsey could have stayed at home, but because of that impromptu investigation yesterday, she decided to come to the office to take a look. After she finished speaking, there was a moment of silence, then a female employee stepped forward and said, "Ms. Juhl, the President asked to see you in his office." The way she looked at Lindsey was with a slight contempt that was not even concealed. Lindsey was puzzled and did not think much of it. She stood in the same place for a moment, then turned around and went up the elevator. The people behind her suddenly erupted in a heated discussion after she left. "OMG, how is it possible? It's really Lindsey?" The man, who had been holding his tongue for a long time, was the first to blurt out after Lindsey left. Another person tapped him on the shoulder. "What are you talking about? That's Lindsey we’re talking about. I think there's something fishy about this. Why would Lindsey of all people leak our company's secrets to S.P. Corporation? Who doesn't know her relationship with Zayn Guggenheim..." He did not finish his sentence, but everyone present understood what he implied. Lindsey and S.P. Corporation's President, Ann, were both related to Zayn Guggenheim in the most contradictory way possible. One was his ex-wife and the other was his current fiancée, so how could these two people, who should be pitted against each other, be colluding with one another? The woman who was talking to Lindsey earlier snorted and said, "It’s totally possible! Maybe Lindsey wanted to please Zayn Guggenheim, but she didn’t expect him to tell the President of S.P. Corporation, so Ann didn’t let go of such a good opportunity and used this against our company." When she said Lindsey’s name, there was a sense of contempt that everyone present could hear. Some people even agreed with her words. "Now that you put it that way, it does seem possible. Isn’t she still a shareholder of Denarius? She’s not lacking money, so why did she come to work here?"