Chapter 148 In the Company
He stumbled backward, dazed, his vision bursting with flashes of white. It took several uneven steps before he managed to find his balance.
“What the hell’s your problem?!”
His voice roared across the lobby. The calm mask he wore cracked apart, and rage flooded his face.
Nadine didn’t look much better. She had her hand clamped tight on the front desk girl’s shoulder, gripping so hard the poor woman stood frozen and upright like a statue.
“We came to demand justice!” someone shouted from the crowd. “Lock Group stole our company’s patent! A company this big stealing from a startup–how can you be this shameless? What, you think you can get away with it because we’re small?!”
The man at the front wore a simple black suit. It was clearly from a cheaper luxury brand. While it was clean and fitted, it couldn’t hold a candle to Finn’s custom Romagnan tailoring.
Even Nadine looked shocked. They were the ones who stole their design, yet this group marched in like they were the victims. It was so brazen, so backward, it left her stunned.
Behind her, the professor stared at the crowd with narrowed eyes. Their faces were twisted with outrage. Their hate toward Finn wasn’t hidden–it was plain as day.
“Ms. Nadine!”
The receptionist gasped, her voice sharp with pain under Nadine’s grip.
That sound snapped everyone’s attention toward the corner.
The crowd paused, then turned their heads in unison, their eyes locking onto Nadine.
“So you’re Nadine? That shameless lawyer screwing Finn?!”
The man in black screamed it at her. His words cut through the noise like a blade.
The moment the insult hit, Nadine’s face turned cold and dark.
It was close to lunchtime, and Lock Group’s ground floor was packed with employees passing through. The yelling had already drawn a crowd. Now that comment rang through the open space, heads turned and mouths fell open.
Everyone knew Mr. Lock hadn’t finalized his divorce. They also knew Tess had served time. And it was no secret how gentle and attentive Finn was with Nadine. Some people even respected the way he treated her.
But for this man to say something like that in the heart of Lock Group? It was like he had a death wish.
Some workers looked at him like they were already mourning.
Nadine stepped forward, her gaze sharp and cold. “You’d better watch your mouth. This is Lock Group, not some back alley. Outsiders don’t get to cause scenes here.”
She scanned the area, then motioned toward the guards. “Throw them out.”
The security team jogged in, reaching the scene quickly. They moved in on the man and grabbed him by both arms. “Don’t move.”
But he wasn’t about to go quietly. His fury exploded again. “So now Lock Group’s using force?! You stole from us and now you’re trying to silence us?!”
He stomped hard and screamed, his voice echoing through the building.
The energy jumped from him to the rest of the group. Their anger surged, and people began to shout and push forward. “Give us answers! Stop hiding behind your power!”

A flash of something sharp passed through the man’s eyes. He lunged forward and grabbed Nadine’s wrist with a crushing grip. His face twisted with fury. “You’re the one sleeping with Finn, aren’t you? Go call him down. Tell him I want answers! Tell him that he’s a cruel bastard that’s gone mad with power, and now he’s trying to kill a poor startup that’s just trying to survive!!”
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