Find Me In Your Labyrinth novel Chapter 1556

Bonnie vented angrily, "He's always being dragged off to socialize, saying his superiors see potential in him and bring him to booze up. I call bull! If he keeps this up, he'll collapse from exhaustion!"

"I'll talk some sense into my brother!" Emily said, "It's late. I'll stay here to take care of him. You should rest. I'll call if anything comes up."

"Thank you, Emily!"

"We're family. No need for formalities!"

Emily ended the call. Charlie watched her, then rose thoughtfully and said, "You lie down for a bit. I need to make a phone call."

Emily nodded, assuming he had something urgent to attend to.

Charlie exited the ER and found a quiet spot outside, then dialed a number.

Despite the late hour, the call was picked up quickly. In a nervous voice, the person on the other end asked, "Mr. James?"

Charlie cut to the chase, "Did you arrange for Elliott to keep overworking and socializing?"

Mr. Sample from the branch office was taken aback and quickly replied, "No, I didn't know. I just thought Elliott was doing a good job and asked director Lucien to keep an eye on him. We even planned to promote him to marketing manager."

Charlie was frosty. "Don't beat around the bush! I want to know who's pulling strings behind the scenes. I'll get to the bottom of this tonight. Don't think about covering for anyone, or you can pack your bags too. Got it?"

Mr. Sample's voice trembled. "Yes, I'll look into it right away."

"I'll wait for your report."

Charlie waited outside for a while. Mr. Sample called back soon.

"Mr. James, I found out that all the work and socializing arranged for Elliott was by director Lucien. He explained it as toughening up Elliott, but I know his real intention. He fears Elliott's promotion might threaten his position, so he's been exploiting him. The projects he arranged for Elliott are all high-risk." Mr. Sample's voice was filled with fear. "I'll talk with director Lucien tomorrow and make sure you get an explanation."

Charlie replied indifferently, "As long as everything's clear. Don't let hardworking employees lose their faith."