: Big Mistake
Helen's POV:
I got my mother settled in comfortably but I still felt agitated. I'd only met George's mother a couple of
times, so I didn't know her from a bar of soap.
In fact, apart from the tight slap she gave me, she had not done anything out of the ordinary.So I had
no idea what she had planned for me next.
My whole day was spent in anxious musing.
At the close of the working day, Mr.Lamont Ramsey, the big boss of Hesmor Law Firm, arrived
unexpectedly.He walked into Anya's office with a troubled face.It was clear that something untoward
had happened.He rarely showed up at the firm.
As a matter of fact, I'd only seen him twice in all my time here.
There were hushed murmurings amongst the colleagues.
"What is Mr.Ramsey doing here at this hour?"
"He looks very upset.I guess something massive is about to explode."
I looked at Anya's closed office door and all kinds of negative thoughts ran through my head.I was on
edge.I didn't know if I was being delusional, but I vaguely heard my name cropping up in their
conversation.
Then Anya suddenly opened the door and asked Phil to come into her office.
Before closing the door, she darted a sharp, icy glare at me.иσνєℓєвσσк.¢σм For a brief moment, I felt
myself suffocating.It was the first time that she had looked at me with hawk eyes.
Now I was more than certain that I was not delusional.I had definitely heard them mention my name.
Even Tina and Melissa sensed that something was horribly wrong.
"Helen, what happened?" they asked in a soft voice.
I was too afraid to say anything.I just shook my head at the two of them.I dropped what I was doing,
stared unblinking at the closed door, my ears pricked up, and waited.I guessed this was the
consequence that George's mother hinted at since I had refused to divorce her son.But I had no clue
what was going on.
The waiting was killing me.
After a while, Anya's office door opened again.
Phil stood at the door and summoned me in.I nervously rose to my feet, my heart was pounding in fear
and a cold sweat surfaced on my back.But I kept myself as calm as I possibly could.I told myself that
the worst case scenario was that George's mother might have used her contacts to pressure my boss
to fire me and make my career in the industry an ongoing uphill battle.I could deal with that.
However, I underestimated her perspicacity.
When I entered Anya's office, I was shocked to see the documents of Leeson Holdings and Yeadon
Real Estate strewn on the desk.
Lamont looked at me with wrathful eyes and asked frostily, "Are you Helen? Are you the one in charge
of the Leeson Holdings and Yeadon Real Estate project?"
Although I'd only met him twice, I could tell that he was generally a mild tempered, pleasant person.If
he was so furious, then there must be something seriously wrong with the project.
"Yes, I'm Helen.It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr.Ramsey." I hurried to greet him.
"Mr.Ramsey, I will investigate it thoroughly and report our findings to you as soon as possible,"
Anya solemnly assured.
"Hurry up," Lamont said.
"Leeson Holdings has filed a lawsuit against us.If it turns out to be true, our firm will be forced to close
down."
Then Lamont looked at me with eyes as cold as a chest freezer and departed.He slammed the door so
loudly that Anya, Phil and I almost jumped out of our skins.
Anya sat down and picked up the documents on the table.My mind went blank because so much had
happened so fast.I stood there stiffly and looked at her, barely able to register anything.I didn't know
what was going on, but Anya's face was so sullen that I didn't dare to ask for an explanation.
Soon, Anya stopped browsing through the documents, took out a folder from inside and threw it in front
of me.
"Can you explain this?" she shouted.
I looked down and saw that it was a copy of the land property title and some relevant reports of the
project of Yeadon Real Estate.
These documents were completed and signed by me.
"Is there something wrong with this project?"иσνєℓєвσσк.¢σм I asked Anya in a shaky voice.
"It was only after Leeson Holdings made the payment to Yeadon Real Estate that they found that the
land they bought was not under the name of Yeadon Real Estate.It had already been sold to another
company, but your due diligence report says the land belongs to Yeadon Real Estate, which caused
Leeson Holdings a loss of hundreds of millions of dollars," Anya explained.
"Mr.Ramsey informed me that Leeson Holdings has filed a lawsuit against our law firm, demanding a
refund of the lawyer service fee and fifty million dollars in compensation." I looked through the
documents and verified that I had indeed written the report.
"Miss Pierce, I'm sure these documents are authentic.When I was investigating the ownership of the
land, I personally went to the Land Management Bureau and confirmed that that piece of land was
indeed under the name of Yeadon Real Estate.It's impossible that there's a mistake like this," I
explained in a hurry.
Leeson Holdings had taken our firm to court.
If I did make a mistake in my investigation, it would not only hurt my reputation in the legal profession,
but it would also cause a huge loss to the law firm.
I calmed down and carefully recalled the investigation, step by step, to make sure that I did go to the
Land Management Bureau to verify the information before putting it into my report.
"Anya, you've worked with Helen for so long.You should know her batter than anyone.She's always
thorough and conscientious.She will never make such a stupid mistake," Phil said, placatingly.
"Are you certain you went to the Land Management Bureau to check it?" Anya asked with a straight
face.
"Leeson Holdings has provided the relevant certificates.This land is on file with the Land Management
Bureau, which shows that it is not under the name of the Yeadon Real Estate.Because of your
mistakes in the due diligence investigation, Leeson Holdings did suffer a great loss.In essence, we
made them buy the land that didn't even belong to the people they were paying." I nodded firmly.
"Yes.I swear to God I went to the Land Management Bureau, and a staff member show me the
certificate of ownership of Yeadon Real Estate." I was pretty sure that my report was authentic and
valid.
"A staff member?"
Anya repeated my words, frowning.I didn't know what was on her mind.
Panic seized me and the point finally hit home.
Was there something wrong with the staff member? Had he given me a fake file?
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