My beautiful boss

Chapter 54 Beset With Suspicions

Bella gazed at Peter, silent for a long time.

She had to admit that this guy really had a glib tongue.

He could make something illogical sound like it made sense, so much as if he even deserved credit for it.

A man with his talent was truly a rare find!

Bella wasn't easily swayed, though. She quickly put the topic aside knowing that this was the best way to maneuver the conversation. "Don't worry about the bonus. Do well in what I am about to ask of you and everything is negotiable."

Realizing that Bella was up to something, Peter quickly retracted his request. "No, never mind, forget it. I don't want to get into any more trouble."

As she guessed, he refused. Instead of being disappointed, she proceeded to discuss a grievance.

"The past two days, I'm afraid that Shelly and Lisa have not been performing well in the Sales Department. I would very much like to transfer them, but unfortunately, all other positions are already occupied. I no longer have anywhere to assign them.

As for Elaine, there also seems to be some problems with her lately. I'm having doubts if she's still qualified to be a Human Resource Manager."

"Hold it!" Peter interrupted, "Miss Song, are you threatening me? Why are you meddling with the lives of other innocent employees to get back at me? Isn't that unfair?"

"No, it's not." Bella looked at him innocently. "I really do think that they are underperforming."

"Stop it!" Peter said desperately. "Fine, I'll do it! Are you happy now?"

"Well, okay if you say so. Once you get this done, we'll talk about the three of them later." Bella smiled, sly as a fox.

"What do you want me to do?" Peter asked crossly.

"Well, our company is recently negotiated for a large order worth twenty million dollars. It was all settled! We were going to sign the contract tonight, but we suddenly received a call that the cooperating party is canceling their order without giving a reason at all."

"I suspect that Rowen Group is behind this, and they are threatening our business partner, as it's an open secret that the Rowen Group uses their connections with gangs for foul play."

"We're not really afraid of the Rowen Group, but the last thing I want is to be left in the dark while someone sabotages our company. Peter, the business is really important to me. I want you to do whatever you can to make sure this contract is signed."

Bella frowned as she spoke, looking distressed.

"Miss Song, are you kidding me?" Peter quickly protested, jumping to his feet. "I am an ordinary man, I don't have any business background. How do you expect me to dictate terms to a huge company with underground connections?"

"I'm just a woman, Peter. I don't know what to do. Can you help me, please?"

Bella said as she looked at Peter with her big eyes, with a voice so sweet that it was impossible to refuse.

Moved with sympathy, he finally decided to help her out.

"Fine. Give me the information and I'll see what I can do. But if I get it done, be sure to give me a bonus."

"That's so kind of you!" Bella jumped happily, and dashed to Peter's side, stood on her tiptoe and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "This is a small bonus for you in advance. If you work it out, you'll not only get a big bonus, but also... all of me, if you want." Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

She shook Peter's arms sheepishly like a little girl.

The affair really upset her. As she said, she wasn't afraid of the Rowan Group. Rather, she was afraid of being caught flat-footed while someone was plotting against them.

No matter how powerful and dominant she seemed to the employees of Silverland Group, she really was just a woman at heart.

No one dared to mess with her, back when Alfred Gao was on her side, even if their relationship was fake. Now, almost all of Golden City's elite knew that they were done. It was an opportune time for her enemies to make their move.

Seeing Bella's helpless expression, Peter felt an urge to hold her in his arms and comfort her with his care.

Deep down, he knew that Bella was in a very difficult situation. Underneath her strong facade was a layer of sorrow and bitterness. No one understood her.

"I will do everything I can, I promise. Now give me the information, " said Peter, resisting the impulse to embrace Bella.

"Yeah." Bella nodded, her eyes filled with grateful tears.

She knew she was taking advantage of Peter's incredible strength and previous background, and she was aware that Peter also knew he was being used by her as well. On the other hand, Peter couldn't really blame her for doing what she could to keep her company afloat. He also appreciated her gratefulness.

Peter left Silverland Group after going over the pieces of information handed to him.

The big customer was a Southerner named Carey Wang, a hotshot worth hundreds of millions of dollars. He was currently staying at the Harvey Grand Hotel.

The president of Rowen Group, Rowen Bian, 53 years old, was a native of the Golden City with a complicated background. It was said that even James Xie, the mayor, consulted him for major decisions. Rowen Bian was a real guy who ran the city.

Just as Peter headed out, an unknown number started calling his mobile phone.

"Hello! Who is this?" Peter answered.

"This is Amelia Mo, " said Amelia from the other end of the line. "The two men we caught at noon are killers under the gang Dark Hand. They came to Golden City to kill Bella Song, for a reward of ten million dollars. I know you have a good relationship with Bella Song, so I called to inform you."

Amelia said, her voice indifferent as always.

"What? Someone offered a reward of ten million dollars to kill Bella?" Peter was confused.

He expected Bella's head to be worth a lot, but ten million dollars was too much! She was only a president of a company. Sure, Silverland Group was big, but she didn't even come from a prominent background. It didn't seem to make sense.

Not to underestimate her, but Peter knew how these things usually went.

Something that bothered him more than the bounty, though, was Dark Hand.

They weren't the most powerful organization, but they were still very difficult to deal with.

They would stop at nothing until their job was done when they had a target. This meant that even after getting rid of two killers, Bella would still be in danger. The organization would send as many assassins as needed just to make sure she went down.

Moreover, revenge would surely be delivered if even one of their men was killed. They also didn't take deals lightly. Even employers could still be killed should they failed to fulfill their end of the bargain.

Dark Hand would not stop until their target was killed.

This was why people who were in their circle dare not offend them or their members. They usually worked so cleanly that it could not be traced back to them.

"Where are the two killers?" Peter asked.

"Dead, " Amelia replied.

"Dead?" His head ached. Peter had a terrible feeling about this. "Wait for me at the police station. I'll be right there."

He arrived half an hour later.

Dread flashed across his face the moment he saw the two bodies sprawled on the ground. His worst fear was realized.