Chapter 48
Zac’s assistant was efficient. By the next day, he had already sent over Charlotte’s home address.
It looked like a fairly ordinary residential neighborhood.
Zac narrowed his eyes.
“Jersey City, huh?” he thought.
As it happened, he had plans to head there in a few days anyway–for a business meeting with the Sullivan Corporation about a potential investment partnership.
“Charlotte, if you’re not going to come to me, then I’ll come to you,” he muttered to himself.
Charlotte submitted her resume to S&G Law Firm and got a reply almost immediately. They asked if she was available for an interview the next day. She confirmed the time and began preparing.
S&G was the top law firm in Jersey City, with a stellar reputation across the industry. Spending a few years there would be a huge boost for her Jcareer.
At that very moment, inside S&G Law Firm, department head Yvonne Yarnell spoke respectfully into the phone.
moment,
“Miss Xander, Charlotte Riley has confirmed her interview for tomorrow.”
“Good,” Vivian replied. “Offer her whatever salary she asks. Just make sure she takes the job. Once she starts, load her up with the toughest assignments you’ve got. Run her into the ground. If you handle this well, I’ll let your team handle several of the Jasper Corporation’s multimillion–dollar cases.”
Yvonne was thrilled. “Don’t worry. I’ll take special ‘care‘ of our new hire.”
In the hospital room, Vivian ended the call and smiled coldly.
She had overheard Charlotte on the phone with Sean, saying she was ready to get back into the workforce. Vivian had been sitting right next
to him.
She clearly remembered Sean recommending S&G to Charlotte. Charlotte had insisted on going through the formal application process. She specifically asked Sean not to call ahead or reveal her background–not the fact that she was a Riley heiress or Sean’s fiancée.
Vivian scoffed at her so–called integrity. That self–righteous pride would be her downfall.
That same night, Vivian reached out to Yvonne.
In Jersey City, everyone knew the Jasper Corporation pulled weight in every industry. Even though she was just a foster daughter, Vivian had been raised like a true heiress. Mrs. Jasper treated her like her own, and Sean had always protected her like a real sister.
Over the years, she had frequently attended high–profile business events under the title of “Miss Xander of the Jasper family,” and the public had accepted it without question.
She had done her homework. Though Charlotte was the Riley family’s only daughter, she rarely appeared at social events and had no interest in flaunting her wealth online.
She kept a low profile. Even the news of her engagement to Sean hadn’t gone public yet. Only close friends and family in their circle knew.
This made it easier for Vivian to move in the shadows.
She narrowed her eyes.
“You forced my hand, Charlotte. You tried to take Sean from me. But he belongs to me. Only me.”
The next morning, Charlotte got up early, put on light makeup, and changed into a crisp white blouse and black blazer–the classic look for a professional attorney.
S&G’s office was near Jersey University, but it was far from the Riley estate. It was over ten kilometers away. With morning traffic, the drive could take more than an hour.
Then she remembered something. Back in her freshman year, her cousin Steven Sullivan had given her a fully furnished apartment as a birthday gift. It was right across the street from Jersey University and only a few blocks away from S&G.
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