Chapter 8
The so-called public welfare project is to sponsor a group of poor girls in the name of the company.
These girls may not have received a good education in their
hometown. Our company paid for them to come to the city for classes, including room and board for this semester.
At the same time, they will also allocate some education funds for
them.
The project was more than halfway through, and the collaboration with Callum was going smoothly.
However, on that day, I suddenly noticed something unusual.
Some of the girls’ sponsorship funds had been deposited into Callum’s personal account. I immediately went to find Callum to inquire about
He himself was not surprised, “Yeah, I called myself.”
“Why did you do that?”
“This project was harder than I had expected, and after completing it, there was only a small bonus. I wanted to keep some for myself.”
I thought I had misheard. “Are you saying you want to embezzle some of the funding?”
who was different.
“There are many kind-hearted people in this world who have to take kickbacks. Where do you think the money you donate goes? How much of it actually ends up in the hands of those who are truly being helped? Only fools don’t take kickbacks. You can also take a little for yourself, that’s what Adrian assumes.”
“Are you crazy?! That money was meant for their livelihood!”
“I am also struggling, Roz. I need to establish myself in this city, get married, have children. How can I buy a house without money?”
“You won’t die if you don’t buy a house, but they will starve to death if they have no money!”
Callum still behaved properly, but he looked at me with a strange gaze.
“Roz, have you been too well protected by Zachary? You have no worries about food and clothing, but I don’t.”
I was stunned for a moment.
Was I being protected too well? That’s the most ridiculous joke I’ve ever heard.
Many years ago, I was eagerly waiting for financial assistance, but it never came. I was just one of the thousands of impoverished girls.
When did Callum start to go bad? Maybe he was always like this.
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There are many people in this world who disguise their rotten hearts with a shiny exterior. As long as there is no conflict of interest, we will never be able to smell their true stench.
Callum had good grades, looked handsome, and was humble to others, all of which were carefully crafted disguises. But when it came to interests, he would reveal his true colors.
Did he have everything planned out from the moment he decided to join this project?
He wasn’t even afraid of me exposing him, because Adrian was also an accomplice. I don’t know how much money Adrian took, because the leaders had already divided it before it passed through my hands.
I walked aimlessly towards the School of Love. The classes had already ended, and the girls were playing on the playground in dirty clothes. I watched them from behind the fence, too afraid to go in.
Just then, a familiar figure appeared. Zachary was wearing a dark suit and naturally opened his arms. The girls rushed into his embrace.
“Zachary, what did you bring today?”
“Milk, cookies, and clean clothes.”
A girl asked timidly, “I have never drunk milk before. In our family, only my younger brother can drink milk. Do I need to bring the milk back for my brother?”
Zachary squatted down and patted her head, saying, “The milk is for you to drink. If you don’t finish it, we can’t go home.”
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The girl was curious and delighted, holding a box of milk in her hand, carefully poking a straw into it.
The summer evening glow flowed on Zachary’s face, his eyes surprisingly clear.
Zachary looked up and saw me. “How did you get here?”
I woke up as if from a dream and said, “This is a question I should be asking you.”
“These are the children I sponsored, can’t I come?”
“Are you sponsoring?” I asked, eyes widening in surprise. “Not in the name of our company?”
“The person who paid was actually me.”
our
“Do you know that Adrian and his friends stole your money?”
When we said this, we had already left those girls, without letting
them hear.
“I knew. Zachary said, surprisingly calm.”
“Why didn’t you stop it? Did you consent to it?”
Zachary looked at me helplessly and said, “How could I possibly allow something like this?”
“I was just waiting for the right moment to close the net.”
I breathed a sigh of relief.
Zachary was not with them. That was the best news of the day.
His assistant couldn’t help but speak up, “Ms. Lawrence, in fact, Mr. Ramirez has done a lot of charity work, all of it hands-on, just to avoid Adrian making a profit in the middle.”
I was amazed.
The assistant added, “He also doesn’t allow the media to publicize it widely, saying there’s nothing to show off about it…”
I asked Zachary, “Why does it have to go through our company this time?”
“Because Adrian was a repeat offender.”
Zachary’s response shocked me.
“Over a decade ago, I got lost and was temporarily taken in by a family surnamed Lawrence in the countryside. Their living conditions were very poor, but they treated me very well. After my parents found me, they donated some money to that family.”
“Adrian was the agent at that time.”
“I guess that family still hasn’t received our donation.”
Zachary looked at me and smiled, “Right, Rosalyn?”
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