Chapter 700
“The more professional a bodyguard is, the better they understand the legal boundaries.
Plus, no matter how badly the instigators get hurt, the university will never take their side. Causing trouble on campus is a direct slap in the face to the administration p>
“I get it now. So basically, Lady Lilian Lance is a complete idiot p>
“Exactly. She’s completely out of her depth. Who knows how she managed to survive in high society for so long?
Rumor has it she was just a mistress who schemed her way to the top. She probably lacks any real skills and just relies on cheap manipulation p>
The following evening, Mira intentionally headed back to her own residence for the night.
Owen gave her a call. “Quentin reported that someone is offering exorbitant salaries to poach our finance talent today. They’re dangling offers as high as a hundred grand a month.
Fortunately, the developer they approached didn’t just refuse; he reported the entire exchange to the company.
Another employee also came forward, claiming someone tried to bribe him into acting as a mole p>
It didn’t take a genius to figure out who was pulling the strings behind these dirty tactics.
Solflare Capital already provided the highest salaries and bonuses in the entire industry.
Jumping ship to a rival firm might look lucrative on paper, but if they failed to generate enough value to justify that paycheck, would the new company really keep paying them those inflated rates?
By the time reality set in, crawling back to the Solflare Group would be impossible.
“How despicable. If they can’t force an acquisition, they resort to undermining us from the inside.
But then again, this is a perfect loyalty test for everyone. The faithful ones won’t be swayed, and anyone who can be bought isn’t worth keeping around anyway.
Tell Quentin that if someone is approached to be a spy, they should absolutely agree.
Take the money, but feed them entirely fabricated information.
Also, it’s high time we assigned protective details to the executive team and our core tech specialists p>
“Way ahead of you, darling. Many of the higher-ups like Felix and Kieran already have security.
Our artists, including Gavin, Aidan, and your brother Damon, all travel with bodyguards now p>
“Did they hire them privately p>
“They didn’t have to; you’re the one who equipped them, my lady p>
In truth, employees could hire their own security or request
company assigned details. There hadn’t b been much perceived danger in the past, so no one had really thought about it.
But with toxic threats like Lawrence and Jude lurking around, Mira genuinely worried that they might resort to violence against heckey technical staff if bribery failed.
“Owen, let’s secure bodyguards for the finance executives and tech leads. We’ll
source them directly from Mr. Lawson p>
Although it would cost a fortune, Mira knew it was a necessary investment.
Naturally, these new guards
wouldn’t possess the elite combat
prowess of Silas Vane and Jax
Weaver. Finding that many top-tier underground operatives was statistically impossible anyway.
High-end, professional security would be more than sufficient.
While they were still hashing out the details, Silas Lawson’s name flashed on her screen.
“Hold that thought, Owen. I need to take this p>
Lawson rarely reached out unless something serious had occurred.
“Miss, did someone put a hit out on you p>
“A hit? Where? Through our own intelligence network p>
Master Ellis controlled a massive dark web network, but they strictly trafficked in information, firmly refusing any assassination contracts.
“Yes. They reached out to ask if we handled wet work. They specifically provided your name and credentials p>
“Did they happen to mention that I’m the owner of the Solflare Group p>
“No, but they provided everything else p>
“Who was it p>
“The contact was a male, an unfamiliar face. As for who is pulling his strings, we have no idea.
He wore a mask and sunglasses, registering under the name Cipher. It’s almost certainly an alias p>
“Send me a photo of him. I’ll have someone run a background check p>