Chapter 30

In the afternoon, Maria headed to Elurea with Grace and James. As soon as James saw Grace, he frowned. "You're coming too?" Grace nodded earnestly. "Maria said I might be helpful." Seeing James clearly not thrilled, Maria chuckled quietly to herself, clearly in a fine mood. Elurea was a bit of a drive from Bennett Corp. Cody was behind the wheel, with James in the front passenger seat. Maria and Grace sat in the back. "So, how’s everything coming along?" James suddenly asked. Before either of the two in the back could respond, Cody said, "Once the issue with Elurea’s product is wrapped up, we can move in on the rest." James gave a short nod, saying nothing else. That sentence was enough for Maria to piece things together—they were talking about the higher-ups getting busted for embezzlement. Gotta admit, they worked fast. It hadn’t even been two months, and they’d turned the tide at Bennett Corp without anyone realizing. James glanced at the rearview mirror and spotted Maria zoning out