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And third… 

Alice narrowed her eyes. Going to the street fair had actually been unplanned. 

If even they hadn’t thought of it, then no one else should have either. 

So what about those street thugs? 

Had they been waiting the whole time? 

What if Alice and Eric hadn’t gone there at all? 

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The more she thought about it, the more wrong it felt. Alice quickly went over everything again in her head. 

Then she started hacking into the nearby security cameras. 

Sure enough, her guess was right. 

From the moment they walked into the bank, someone had been watching the entrance. 

Not just one person, but several groups had spread out. 

That meant no matter what they did, someone would be following them. Whether they got into a car, walked away, or went to the street fair, they were being watched. 

After reviewing all the footage, Alice couldn’t help but laugh in anger. 

“So,” she said, “this person really wants that painting.” 

Eric watched the recordings, his expression dark 

“Do you want to know what that painting really is?” he asked. 

Alice shot him a big eye roll. 

“Do you honestly think I want to know?” 

It was obviously a trap. 

Once she knew, those people would focus on her instead. 

She wasn’t afraid of trouble, but she didn’t enjoy inviting it either. 

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“I think you should know,” Eric said calmly. 

Alice had no words. 

That made things awkward. 

She really did not want to hear this. 

Daniel, sensing the mood, quietly stepped outside to guard the door and keep watch. 

Once he left, Eric began to explain. 

“Things that my dad left behind wasn’t that easy to take,” he said. 

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“That painting is actually part of a map. When all the pieces are put together, it leads to an abandoned mine and some secrets no one was meant to find. 

“I suspect the person going this far doesn’t lack money. They don’t care about the mine either. 

“What they want is to destroy the evidence.” 

Alice rubbed her temples. 

This was beyond annoying. It felt like she had fallen straight into an Oscar–sized pit. 

“Fine,” she said. “Looks like there’s no avoiding this.” 

Eric suddenly laughed. 

“You’re my wife,” he said. “In everyone else’s eyes, you and I are one.” 

Seeing how pleased he looked, Alice felt a wave of irritation. 

Ever since marrying Eric, she seemed to be cleaning up messes for the Nolan Group 

nonstop. 

Yes, she wanted access to the Nolan Group’s resources, but she had already paid a high price for that access. At this point, she deserved some interest. 

“Mr. Eric?” she said. 

“Hm?” 

“If I remember correctly,” Alice continued, “your father has a very powerful intelligence network overseas. Am I right?” 

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Eric knew right away what she was thinking. 

Her methods weren’t enough: some doors were simply out of her reach. 

She needed the Nolan Group’s network. 

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“Yes,” Eric admitted. “But to activate it, someone has to fully take over my father’s overseas business.” 

Alice’s head started to hurt. 

They were back at square one. 

To investigate what she wanted, she had to take over everything Oscar left behind overseas. 

And before that, she still had to clean up all the trouble at home. 

Just then, her phone rang. 

It was Janice. She had called to deliver news. 

Nolan Group had already held a press conference. The company announced a new system: direct oversight by the CEO. 

That meant Ruby would take full control of every department. She would reassign staff as she pleased. 

Whoever she wanted to keep could stay. 

Whoever she disliked would be shown the door. 

Janice sounded miserable on the phone. 

She had already been called in for a talk and was no longer allowed to stay in the IT department. 

Chloe had it even worse. She was directly asked to leave the company. 

Truman was luckier. He could stay in the project department, but only as a clerical worker. 

That was still a blow. He loved working on projects; being stuck in an office doing paperwork and printing files was the last thing he wanted. 

So, he was very upset. 

Alice and Eric, however, were still in their positions; even Daniel’s role hadn’t changed. 

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But over in the design department, several talented designers had already been forced out, 

The whole company was on edge. 

After hanging up the call, Alice let out a tired sigh. 

She knew Ruby would make a move once she and Eric left Mapleford. 

She just didn’t expect the move to be this drastic 

Alice turned on her laptop and checked the news. 

Out of the top ten trending topics, eight were about the Nolan Group. 

This year, Nolan Group was truly famous. 

It dominated the trending lists again and again. 

No other company could compete. 

In that sense, it was impressive. 

But no one could really understand the decisions being made inside the company. 

Some articles tried to analyze the situation, but they were all full of praise for Ruby. 

There was no real insight, and they weren’t worth reading. 

After skimming a few pages, Alice closed her laptop. 

Eric had already seen all the news. 

Neither of them looked happy. 

Daniel was still scrolling through updates. 

He found it odd. 

Having the CEO manage everything directly had many downsides. 

A CEO was already overloaded, squeezing time out of every day. 

Adding this much extra work on top of that? It would wear anyone down to exhaustion. 

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