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Rebecca was surprised and sat up straight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first time it happened?\u00a0<\/p>\n
When was that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo months ago.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRoderick!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca slammed the table in frustration.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou really know how to keep your cool, huh? The company isn\u2019t just yours. You\u2019re supposed to discuss things like this with me,\u00a0<\/p>\n
you know.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick glanced at her. \u201cThe company isn\u2019t just mine, but I\u2019m\u00a0<\/p>\n
the one who built it up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca shrank back again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fine, he wasn\u2019t wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She remembered her dad telling her, from years ago before she\u00a0<\/p>\n
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joined the group, that the company had faced several crises,\u00a0<\/p>\n
and Roderick had single\u2013handedly pulled them through every\u00a0<\/p>\n
time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He even created quite a legend in the industry back then.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why many of the old\u2013timers are still willing to follow\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick so loyally.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKeep talking. What\u2019s the deal with the branch office? Did you\u00a0<\/p>\n
find out who it was?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo months ago, after I found out someone was leaking\u00a0<\/p>\n
company secrets, I had several different versions of a report\u00a0<\/p>\n
made for people in various departments. The changes were\u00a0<\/p>\n
subtle, but they differed when it came to key business metrics.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca frowned. \u201cProcess of elimination?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMhm.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He raised an eyebrow, looking quite pleased with himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe version from the branch office wasn\u2019t leaked. The leak\u00a0<\/p>\n
came from the main group. If Madeleine really stole it from the\u00a0<\/p>\n
branch office, it wouldn\u2019t add up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou devil!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca was amused.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With something this big happening, his first reaction wasn\u2019t about the company\u2019s loss or catching the mole, but about\u00a0<\/p>\n
clearing his wife\u2019s name?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wow, Roderick, you\u2019re really something. He\u2019s so in love.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo the information was leaked from the main group.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick nodded, a triumphant smile playing on his lips.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOriginally, the process of elimination could only rule out a few\u00a0<\/p>\n
people. It would have taken more time to find the real culprit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But now\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The smile on Roderick\u2019s face slowly vanished.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNot many people knew about the new product\u2019s promotional\u00a0<\/p>\n
plan.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca looked at Roderick\u2019s expression, silent for a moment,\u00a0<\/p>\n
then couldn\u2019t help but feel bad for her friend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cRoderick, Roderick\u2026 if you hadn\u2019t insisted on investigating this\u00a0<\/p>\n
on your own, Madeleine would\u2019ve taken the fall for being the\u00a0<\/p>\n
mole. You do all this for her, but does she even see it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy wouldn\u2019t she?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick raised an eyebrow, saying confidently, \u201cShe cares a lot\u00a0<\/p>\n
about me now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCares about you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca looked like she\u2019d just heard a joke and couldn\u2019t stop\u00a0<\/p>\n
herself from laughing out loud.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick didn\u2019t get angry. An image of Madeleine looking\u00a0<\/p>\n
jealous earlier today popped into his head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was cute.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you just come from eating New England Food?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick: ?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou must\u2019ve gotten food poisoning from the wild mushrooms.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick: \u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
He huffed, not ready to give up. \u201cLet\u2019s make a bet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cAlright, a bet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca jutted her chin toward the phone on Roderick\u2019s desk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCall Madeleine. Tell her you got into a car accident on your way\u00a0<\/p>\n
over.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are we betting?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe usual. Money.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca was obsessed with money; why else would she be\u00a0<\/p>\n
after Roderick\u2019s job all the time?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their bets usually started in the millions, but this time Rebecca\u00a0<\/p>\n
held up one finger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTen million.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick didn\u2019t say a word. He just picked up his phone and\u00a0<\/p>\n
dialed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ring\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ring\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ring\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
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With every ring, Roderick\u2019s expression darkened a little more,\u00a0<\/p>\n
while Rebecca\u2019s smile grew even wider.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t pick up!\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPfft, hahahaha!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pay up, pay up. Roderick, Roderick, you knew you were going to\u00a0<\/p>\n
lose. Why\u2019d you even take the bet?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca leaned in, holding her palm out for the money.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the moral of the story is, never be a gambling degenerate.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick\u2019s face fell. He grumbled as he transferred the money,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was probably just busy and couldn\u2019t pick up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRight, right, she was busy. I totally believe you~\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gleefully accepting the transfer, Rebecca had barely had a\u00a0<\/p>\n
moment to enjoy it when the phone on Roderick\u2019s desk began\u00a0<\/p>\n
to ring.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rebecca peeked over nervously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The call was from Kirsten. She breathed a sigh of relief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Roderick picked up the phone, put it to his ear, but immediately\u00a0<\/p>\n
pulled it away and put it on speaker after hearing the voice on\u00a0<\/p>\n
the other end.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His tense expression completely relaxed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI broke my phone~\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine\u2019s lilting voice came through, though it was muffled, as if she were chewing on something.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was ringing forever and I couldn\u2019t answer, it was driving me\u00a0<\/p>\n
crazy. I had to borrow Kirsten\u2019s phone to call you. What\u2019s up?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick didn\u2019t say anything. His expression changed in a flash\u00a0<\/p>\n
like Sichuan Opera\u2019s face\u2013changing art as he looked up, his\u00a0<\/p>\n
gaze toward Rebecca full of smug triumph.\u00a0<\/p>\n
See? I told you my wife really cares about me now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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