Sam was shocked by Andreas’ loud voice, which could be heard outside the room. He immediately stood up to confront Andreas for cursing at his boss.
But Bella shook her head slightly, gesturing to Sam not to do anything. After he saw Sam stop and stand behind, she walked toward the seating area, ignoring the fuming Andreas Corby.
"Leo, please have a seat." Bella gently smiled at him.
Then Bella turns her gaze at Andreas Corby. She didn’t rush to ask him but eyed him with obvious disgust.
When she notices him even more annoyance, she can’t help but feel joy. With an innocent tone, she asks him, "I’m sorry. But who are you? Do I know you, sir!?"
Andreas, "...."
Leo, who heard Bella’s question, tried not to make any sound. He held back his laughter, trying to maintain his deadpan expression.
Before Andreas could answer, Bella raised her hand to stop him from speaking.
"Agh! I remember you now..." she said with a half smile before continuing. "You must be the CEO of Stellar Entertainment and COO of Quantum Capital, right?"
Bella paused to allow him to confirm his status with a proud and disdainful expression.
She held back her laughter, looking at his expression. While in her heart, she said, ’Enjoy your proud face, Mr. Corby, before I destroy your dignity!’
"Ah, yes... I remember you now. You must be Mr. Andreas Corby. You are the one who caused the downfall of this company, wasn’t it?"
Bella said calmly and even more casually now, but her words almost made Andreas choke. He was taken aback by her straightforward words, which pierced his heart.
Andreas Corby can’t refute Bella’s words. Because what she said is indeed a fact.
’Damn it! Who is this woman? How dare she talk to me like this? Even my brother-in-law, the company’s owner, never dared speak sharply to me.’ Andreas couldn’t help but vent his anger in his mind while glaring at her as if he wanted to punish her through his sharp gaze.
"Pft!" Leo almost choked when he heard Bella’s sharp tongue. He held back his laughter and maintained his deadpan expression while sitting quietly, listening to her every word teaching this scum, Andreas Corby.
Bella didn’t stop. She enjoys torturing this scum with her verbal punishment.
"Mr. Corby, you have led this company for seven years, but I have never heard of this company making any significant profit. Every year, you only get the minimum profit target the head office sets for you. This makes me curious... What the hell are you doing here!? Work hard?
or... you just play hard?"
Despite Bella’s casual speech, Andreas felt like this woman had just slapped him really, really hard on the face. She didn’t just figuratively slap him once but from back to back, causing his blood to rush down under his face skin; he was so upset.
Andreas clenched his hands into fists, holding back his anger. He opened his mouth to refute her words, but her sharp words again silenced him.
"I can’t believe you still have a face and dignity to come here to meet me, Mr. Corby. Well, as you know, if not for this gentleman beside me who convinced me to meet you, I wouldn’t give you a chance to see me now."
Andreas, "..."
"So, tell me. Why do you want to meet me?"
"You... what—" Andreas’ voice traill off again when Bella interrupted him.
"Ah, I’m sorry. Where are my manners…please have a seat, Mr. Corby." She grinned.
Bella gestures for Andreas to sit on the empty sofa opposite her.
Andreas stared at the woman before him. He silently swallowed to witness her goddess-like face. Although he wanted to add her to the list of women who could warm his bed, considering how sharp her tongue was, he rejected the idea.
Now, he is curious about where Jack found this sharp-tongued and shameless woman!?
Since he entered this room, this woman treated him like he was nothing—a mere company employee without proper respect.
In his seven years of working at this company, no one had ever dared to treat him like this. This was the first time.
’What a stupid woman. Did this woman know my identity as the brother-in-law of the owner of this company?’ Andreas arrogantly wonders.
Although Andreas was annoyed and angry with the woman, he followed her orders and sat across from her. He gritted his teeth and looked her in the eye, attempting to calm his mind and heart.
However, when he tried to speak, everything he wanted to say couldn’t escape his lips. How frustrating!
...
After a long pause, Bella was the first to speak.
"Why are you silent now, Mr. Corby? You said you wanted to speak to me. Either speak now or leave. I’m busy and don’t have much free time like you."
"Did you know who I am?"
"You are Andreas Corby, right?" she asked with a pretended confused expression.
"No. I mean, did you know that the owner of the RDF Group, this company, is my brother-in-law?" Andreas asked. Before Bella could answer, he continued, "Well, I know you have high standards to achieve your goal of bringing this company to its profit targets, but—"
Andreas’s voice trailed off when he saw her raise her hand again to stop him from speaking. He cursed her inwardly.
"Why the hell are you stopping me again?"
"Because you’re talking nonsense, Mr. Corby," Bella was starting to get bored talking to this brainless man. "Have you heard that RDF Group has three owners?"
A frown appeared on Andreas’s face, and he seemed to be in deep thought for a moment. He had heard that three people founded RDF Group, but he knew nothing about its owner’s identity.
"Mr. Corby, with your silence, I assume you don’t know about that. Well, let me tell you something. Actually, you are talking to one of the owners of the RDF Group right now..." Bella said casually, but Andreas felt like lightning just shaking his head.
"Y-You...One of the founders of RDF Group?"