The Rise of Dragon Temple By Wu Xia

Chapter 33
Meanwhile, in Aceshine Group that was a little further away from the city center, another shocking scene that baffled the
Mooneys and all the employees happened. This morning, Lily went to work as she normally would. It was the low season, so the
internal employees were not so busy. Moreover, the development of the company had long hit the bottleneck. It was not only
difficult for them to expand their market, but they also didn’t have much cash flow because they didn’t manage to collect most of
the payments. As a result, it was tough for them to expand their production. As usual, Lily walked to the office hall and brewed
some coffee while chatting with the staff. Just then, a fashionably dressed female employee walked up to her and gossiped,
“Miss Lily, I heard that your family wants Paige to be back. The words have spread around the company. When will you let her
back? Will we get affected once she starts working?” After taking a sip of her coffee, Lily insulted, “Pfft! What makes you think
she’s coming back? Don’t worry, she won’t be able to. If she wants to, she will have to meet one of the three conditions. Haha!
Even I, the sales director, can’t complete these three conditions, let alone that woman.” Hearing Lily’s words, the female
employee became interested and hurriedly asked, “What are the three conditions then? Tell me!” As her voice was quite loud, it
immediately caught the attention of several other female employees. At once, eight female employees gathered around Lily-who
also enjoyed being in the spotlight. With an arrogant smile, Lily explained, “Well, the first one is to collect two million dollars debt
from the Porters, and the second one is to expand three new cooperation channels. Lastly, she will have to solve a problem for
the company. As you can see, none of them is easy.” Once Lily finished, all the female employees’ faces turned sour because
these three conditions were too challenging. Spreading out her hands, the female employee who asked the question at the
beginning-sighed, “Oh, poor Paige. I guess she won’t be able to come back, but I think she is dumb, though. Why didn’t she think
of getting on your good side? You would’ve helped her. You’re her cousin, after all...” “She’s right! I heard that when she was at
the company, she always kept a distance from everyone. She’s really...” Another female employee mocked contemptuously.
They were all subordinates of Lily and were also very clear about Lily’s status in the company throughout these years. Therefore,
they kept flattering her. Hearing that, Lily chuckled with great enjoyment, “Alright, let’s get back to work. Don’t worry about
Paige. She won’t be coming back for sure.” Just when all the female employees were about to disperse, the accountant from the
finance department rushed to Lily. “Miss Lily, we have received the money from the Porters with an extra of 340 thousand dollars.
Besides, they have decided to cooperate with us once again and have paid us one million dollars in advance. Is the chairman
here? Do you want to inform him or me?” “What? The Porters have settled their debt?” Surprised, Lily stared at the accountant in
disbelief, forgetting about her coffee. With a nod, the accountant replied, “Yes, you heard it right. I just called their finance
department to confirm, and they said Mr. Porter not only dealt with Miss Paige, but he had also reestablished their partnership
with us...” “This is impossible! I’ll go and check!” Instantly, Lily’s face darkened. She couldn’t believe this. After putting down her
coffee, she rushed to the finance department to check the accounts. After all, she assumed that Paige couldn’t accomplish this
task because she had gone to Reuben before, but he wouldn’t even meet her. So, if she couldn’t do it, there was no way Paige

would. However, the moment she saw the money in the company’s bank account, she was completely dumbfounded. Just as
she was about to speak, she saw the figures in the bank account began to increase. From time to time, hundreds of thousands
and even millions of dollars got transferred into the account... “Wh... What is going on?” In shock, Lily pointed at the figures and
asked the accountant. Then, the accountant quickly took a look at it and was also confused. Just when the accountant was about
to say something, those few female subordinates—who flattered Lily-broke in. Anxiously, they exclaimed, “Miss Lily, dozens of
bosses have come. They all have contracts with them, and they said they are here to discuss collaboration. Some of them even
said that they have transferred the advance payment...” “Really? You should quickly go and greet them then. Forget it. I’ll go.
Quick, quick, quick...” Although Lily didn’t understand the situation, she didn’t put much thought into it. Instead, she was
presuming that she was going to be rich today. After signing those contracts, her status in the company would be secured.
Besides, the commission and bonus would be hefty. Having this thought, she was over the moon. While heading out, she
hurriedly tidied up her clothes, and her smile became more and more brilliant. With that, she ran to the front desk and welcomed
the bosses... “Welcome, everyone. Aceshine Group welcomes all of your collaboration. Please come in...” Lily kept smiling and
greeted all the bosses. The bosses also rushed in with smiles. As most of them didn’t know Paige and Lily, those bosses in the
front row quickly persuaded, “Let’s not talk about anything else.
We have some business to take care of too. Let’s sign the contract first, shall we?” As they spoke, they handed the contracts and
pens to Lily. After glancing through the contract, Lily found that the conditions were way better than her expectation. Right away,
she took the pen and signed her name on the contracts happily before she handed it back to the bosses. Soon, more bosses at
the back pushed out the ones in the front row. Then, they asked Lily to sign. “Oh... Don’t worry, don’t worry. I have plenty of time.
Take it slow...” Lily assured them while signing the contract. At the thought that she was going to be rich, she grinned from ear to
ear. On the other hand, her subordinates were also excited. After all, if Lily signed those contracts, they would be carrying those
projects out. By that time, they would earn huge bonuses. Therefore, their smiles became brighter, and they hurriedly served the
bosses some tea. Nevertheless, the next moment, a voice suddenly came from behind. Immediately, the faces of those bosses-
who were enthusiastic just now-darkened. “Wait! Why isn’t Miss Paige’s signature on this contract? Who is Lily Mooney? We are
here for Miss Paige! Where is she?” As soon as he finished speaking, the other bosses-who had just signed with Lily and were
waiting to cover the seal—also realized the same thing. Instantaneously, a hush descended over the crowd. . Simultaneously, all
the bosses frowned and scowled at Lily, asking, “Who are you? Aren’t you Miss Paige?” In an instant, the smile on Lily’s face
froze. When she heard that they came for Paige, anger flooded her veins before she responded with dissatisfaction, “Sir, we
haven’t employed Paige, whereas I am the sales director of this company! Am I not qualified enough to sign with all of you?”
Once she finished speaking, everyone was stunned for a moment before the bosses sneered disdainfully. They stared at her as
if they were looking at a fool. Then, one of them tore the contract—which hadn’t been sealed-and ridiculed, “Sales director huh?
Who do you think you are?” Another boss tore the contract and chimed in, “Hah... he’s right. How dare a mere sales director talk
to us this way? Are you a jackass?” “Pfft... Are you trying to compare yourself with Miss Paige? You should know your place.

Call her out at once, or we won’t sign the contract!” Another boss yelled disdainfully. Instantly, Lily’s face turned pale, and she
clenched her fists tightly. The next moment, she realized that these bosses were on equal footing with her grandfather, Leonard.
Even if Leonard saw them, he would be polite to them, not to mention her. Despite that, when she heard them praising Paige,
her anger
intensified. However, this time, she dared not raise her head... This was humiliating because initially, she thought that these
bosses came for her. As for her subordinates, they quickly distanced themselves from her. Even though their eyes were
thoughtful, deep down, they were also bewildered. They couldn’t believe that the bosses were here for Paige. Just then, a boss
suddenly roared, “Where is Leonard? Ask him to come out! I came to sign the contract with Paige. How dare he send me a
nobody? Is he disrespecting me?” “I agree. Come out, Leonard! If you don’t give us an explanation today, you will regret this!”
Another boss—who was also fooled by Lily-raged. After that, an old figure stumbled down from the president’s office upstairs. It
was Leonard, who was confused. As soon as he got down, he greeted the two biggest bosses with a smile, “Hey, Mr. Lloyd, Mr.
Dean, what a surprise! Sorry for what happened. Please calm down. I have no idea what’s going on, but I’ll make it up to all of
you by treating you to a nice meal in Oplen Hotel...” Hearing Leonard’s words, Zain Lloyd-who was slightly older-snorted coldly,
“Mr. Mooney, I don’t mean to blame you, but all of us are here to sign with Miss Paige. You won’t refuse our cooperation, will
you? We are not only sincere, but we have also transferred the payment in advance. All that’s left is Miss Paige’s signature, but
who the heck is Lily Mooney? Is she qualified to sign the contract with us? She even talked down to us. How rude.” Without
warning, Jack Dean directly slammed the torn contract on Lily’s face before he fumed, “Leonard, we have known each other for a
long time, haven’t we? Am I a joke to you? How can you ask a mere sales director to teach me a lesson? If you refuse to
collaborate, just tell me!” “He’s right... What an unlucky day. How dare you humiliate me with a mere sales director?” “I second
that. What the heck.” “If it weren’t for Miss Paige, I wouldn’t even come to this d*mn company. What the hell...” When Leonard
heard the bosses’ words, he somewhat understood half of the situation. The next second, he turned around and shouted at Lily
with a black face, “What the hell did you do? I’ll deal with you later! Apologize to them! Now!” Lily was frightened by Leonard’s
tone. Right away, she lowered her head, and tears started to form in her eyes. Feeling aggrieved, she apologized, “I’m sorry,
everyone. I shouldn’t look down on all of you. Please forgive me...” Hearing that, the group of bosses snorted. Then, they
ignored her and looked at Leonard, waiting for his response.
At that time, Leonard was also furious. He wasn’t interested in how Paige attracted so many potential collaborators, but he knew
that he would have huge earnings today. And just now, Lily almost destroyed these contracts! At the thought of this, he became
mad and roared at Lily, “Look at what you’ve done! You almost screwed it up! From now on, you’re no longer the sales director!
Get out of my sight!” Instantaneously, Lily went blanched, and her tears rolled down her cheeks. Even so, Leonard ignored her
and went to the conference room with all the bosses. In the conference room, Leonard said, “I’m sorry, but Paige hasn’t come
yet. Why don’t I sign it first? I promise I will put these contracts under her.” Upon hearing that, Jack spoke, “Alright, but please

keep your promise after you sign the contract. We are all here for Miss Paige. In the future, only she can handle our projects. Are
you clear?” After patting his chest seriously, Leonard promised, “My fellows and friends, please rest assured. I will keep my
promise. Also, I will officially appoint Paige as the channel director, and she will be fully in charge of our cooperation!” When the
big shots heard Leonard’s words, they were relieved. Since last night, they hadn’t had a rest after Ernie called them over. They
couldn’t afford to offend Ernie. Moreover, through Ernie’s words, they felt that there was a scarier person behind him. How
terrifying would that person be that could make the top leader of the underworld in Oplen obey him? They couldn’t imagine it...
After they signed the contract with Leonard and left, Leonard frowned deeply. “Paige? Is someone secretly helping her? I need to
get to the bottom of this. Something is weird...” he murmured.