When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him

Chapter 1412 Darren Is Behind It

She elaborated, "The company's operations have come to a standstill, and a group of people is causing a commotion outside. They've even brought along media reporters, making it almost impossible to disperse the crowd." Charlotte, who typically managed smaller operations overseas for Cecilia, was unaccustomed to handling crises of this magnitude.

Nathaniel, however, remained composed. With quiet authority, he began issuing clear and methodical instructions to address the situation.

When Calvin arrived, he initially intended to step in and take charge. However, upon seeing Nathaniel already handling the situation, he chose to remain on the sidelines.

Nearby, Madeline approached him hesitantly, her face pale with worry. "Mr. Calvin, I'm truly sorry. The project you assigned to me... it failed again."

Her voice wavered with uncertainty, and it was clear she was deeply questioning her own abilities, unable to pinpoint where she had gone wrong.

Calvin listened patiently and, instead of reproaching her, spoke candidly. "Madeline, don't blame yourself for this. If I were in your position-a minor employee-facing constant obstruction from a corporate boss, I doubt I would have succeeded either." Madeline froze, her expression shifting from guilt to confusion. "What do you mean?"

Calvin sighed, meeting her gaze. "I don't intend to interfere in your relationship with Darren, but based on my investigation, every project I assigned to you was deliberately sabotaged by the Faust family."

Madeline's heart sank, a wave of anger and betrayal surging through her. "I knew it!" she exclaimed, her voice trembling.

Tears welled up in her eyes as she turned back to Calvin. "Mr. Calvin, thank you for telling me the truth. I'm deeply sorry that my personal matters caused harm to your project."

Calvin, his hands clasped casually on the table, offered her a calm yet reassuring smile. "Don't worry about it. You're a friend of Ceci's, which makes you my friend as well. This project is a minor matter-nothing worth dwelling on." "Thank you," Madeline said sincerely, bowing respectfully before leaving his office.

The moment she stepped outside, she pulled out her phone and dialed Darren's number. "You're quite underhanded, don't you think?"

At four in the morning, Darren groggily answered the call, assuming Madeline couldn't sleep and had decided to reach out. However, the harshness in her tone took him by surprise.

"Did you seriously wake me up this early just to scold me?" he grumbled, frowning.

Madeline didn't hesitate, her voice sharp and trembling with anger. "I'm not just going to scold you-I'm ready to beat you up! Why did you sabotage my project? What on earth did you gain from it? The Faust family's business and Ceci

Corporation aren't even in the same industry; we're not competitors!"

Darren initially thought the call was about something serious, only to realize it was just this. A smirk tugged at his lips as he spoke. "I can take over any project I want. And let me tell you, Maddie, every task that

passes through your hands

I'll

always find a way to interfere."

Darren's grogginess only added fuel to Madeline's fire, and his nonchalant tone made her wish she could reach through the phone and shake some sense into him.

"You've gone too far," she said. Despite her frustration, she refused to resort to foul language, leaving her with only these words to express her feelings.

Darren pursed his lips. "I'll say it again: bring Amy back, and you can work at Faust Group in the future. Anything you don't know, I'll teach you."novelbin

"No need." Madeline abruptly ended the call.

With Ceci Corporation facing its own problems, she couldn't afford to waste any more time on Darren.

Darren stared at the disconnected call on his phone, his frustration mounting. When he tried calling back, he was met with silence-she had blocked him. Lying back in bed, he found sleep impossible. Not long after Nathaniel left, Stella sent someone into the hospital.

Early the next morning, just as Nathaniel wrapped up the issues at Ceci Corporation, troubling news reached him-the twins had been taken.

The bodyguards knelt before him, trembling. "Boss, we don't know what happened. There was an

unexpected power outage at then et

hospital last night. By the time the power came back, the babies were gone."