Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO

Chapter 790 - 505: New Hall Rules [05] Whose Face-Slapping Skills Are Stronger

"Good afternoon, elders. Before lunch arrives, let’s chat about Elder Carter’s top ten sins."

Elder Carter: ???

The other elders perked up: We love hearing this!

Just like that, no matter what they were doing, all the elders stopped their actions and quietly perked up their ears.

"First, accepting bribes. In fifteen years in office, he’s amassed a fortune in the tens of millions. Here are cases where the amounts exceed a hundred thousand—"

This point alone took a good five minutes to talk about.

Meanwhile, Elder Carter was publicly flayed, and though he was well aware, he was still unbearably ashamed, his expression darkened bit by bit, not daring to meet anyone’s gaze.

"Fifteen years..." In the study on the second floor, Fátima flipped through the detailed information of the major elders, clicked her tongue, and looked toward Nora Scott, "Your Hall really doesn’t make much money."

Nora Scott sat on the balcony’s wicker chair basking in the sun, casually remarked, "After all, it’s just a poor and humble Hall."

Actually, Biel Hall was very profitable, but during the tenure of the previous Hall Master, every member’s welfare was emphasized, even those who were just name-only could receive a basic salary.

Though the amount wasn’t much, imagine so many members, it wasn’t a small sum altogether.

The Hall didn’t have much funds for use on a regular basis.

Plus, part of it was needed for creating new companies and perfecting new facilities, very tight indeed.

Fátima raised an eyebrow, "What about the money just now?"

Nora Scott nonchalantly said, "It’s my boyfriend’s."

"..."

Your boyfriend sure has a prodigal partner.

Without batting an eyelid, billions disappeared without a trace.

Fátima, who earned a national fixed salary, felt a little pain, watching numerous weapons and equipment sneak away before her eyes... so many special forces soldiers could be trained with it.

Nora Scott said, "He came up with the idea, said that doing this sort of thing requires both hard and soft approaches, to prevent them from causing trouble and forcing me out afterward."

Initially, Nora Scott did have an intention in that regard, but at most planned to give a million to each person. Especially when she heard the phrase "force her out," she really didn’t want to give a penny.

But—

At this juncture, Boss Alex shared something with her.

—Antonio Easton knew Master Vaughn, used to be with Biel Hall, and the old Hall Master originally intended to pass the Hall Master position to Antonio Easton, but Antonio Easton refused.

Which means, if Antonio Easton had agreed, the previous Biel Hall Master would have been Antonio Easton.

With this kind of relationship, Nora Scott didn’t want to give up on Biel Hall too easily, so she simply listened to Pedro Langley’s suggestion.

The useless Pedro Langley couldn’t wait to give her money, handing over checks and cash to Nora Scott by the next day, incredibly efficient.

Fátima commended, "Not bad, quite bold."

Nora Scott curled her lips.

Having gotten accustomed to Benjamin Durant and others constantly causing trouble, not optimistic about her and Pedro Langley, it was rare to have someone agree and support her, Nora Scott was somewhat delighted.

Although she knew where Pedro Langley’s strengths and highlights were, seeing it through others’ eyes was different...

Fátima chuckled, "But I thought you’d stay away from domineering CEOs."

"He’s different."

After all, when they first met, Pedro Langley wasn’t a domineering CEO, just a handsome, well-mannered, idealistic rich kid... oh no, a straightforward fool.

Just when she showed a bit of affection, the next second Fátima asked, urging marriage, "When are you getting married?"

"?"

Nora Scott looked at her in shock.

"Oh right, I’m pregnant." Through the fabric of her clothes, Fátima placed her hand on her not-so-obvious belly, shrugged casually, and added, "Twins, no less."

"..."

Nora Scott’s gaze instantly dropped to her belly.

"I originally thought of having them for you to play with, but now—" Fátima tilted her head a bit, then asked, "Having one yourself?"

"Not done playing."

"..."

Fátima felt a bit regretful.

No one to have children with her, life was just too bland...

She also wasn’t prepared to have children, it was an unexpected pregnancy. After confirming she was pregnant, her husband avoided a beating because he was on a business trip, and upon returning, his tender care made her feel a bit comforted.

After a moment of silence, Nora Scott regained her composure, then asked, "You two still haven’t had a wedding, right?"

"Mm. Maybe next year..." For something that’s not exactly necessary, Fátima extended an invitation once again, "Join us?"

This time, Nora Scott thought for a while, then curled her lips, "I might consider that."

"Waiting for your word."

Fátima smiled lightly, lowered her gaze, and continued flipping through the elders’ information.

Because it was overly detailed and precise, not aligning with Nora Scott’s style, and such information couldn’t possibly be put together overnight, Fátima pondered for a while, then suddenly asked, "Who compiled this?"

"Boss Alex."

Boss Alex... Fátima quickly recalled such a person.

When she had just graduated from military school and joined the regiment, she was assigned to Anchel. At that time, she was injured unexpectedly and hospitalized, and Nora Scott had Boss Alex send her some tofu pudding. Later, a friend in the same ward was killed in front of her, and the friend’s younger brother, who had a blood relation to Boss Alex, had been raised by Boss Alex.

She felt a bit dazed.

In the blink of an eye, it seemed many years had passed...

Fátima asked, "Why haven’t I seen him?"

Yet, it was not until a few months ago that everything finally settled.

Nora Scott casually said, "He’s been busy all the time; I haven’t seen him in a long while either."

Fátima acknowledged with a "Hmm," without asking further.

*

Regarding Elder Carter’s evidence of guilt, Rosie Sullivan dutifully recited it for a good half an hour.

The six elders, who were initially enjoying the gossip, felt cold sweat running down their bodies, their nerves tense, and they found it hard to sit still as they quietly evaluated Nora Scott’s capabilities.

Since Elder Carter’s evidence was investigated so thoroughly, what about the rest of the elders?!

— It seemed Nora Scott was well aware of what they had been doing.

While they knew nothing.

No matter where Nora Scott got her information from, the fact that she could obtain it meant there was such a secretive information agency at her disposal, and they were completely unaware.

Likewise, Barton and Amy Mansfield, who were also unaware, listened in horror.

!!!

No wonder Nora Scott dared to be so brazen.

Now, she only mentioned Elder Carter, but could it be possible that... Nora Scott had already seized on the handles of all the elders...

If that were the case, Nora Scott was truly terrifying.

— Even with Boss Alex sitting behind her.

In fact, thinking from another angle, truly conquering a character like Boss Alex was enough to prove Nora Scott’s strength.

"Nonsense! This is all slander! Slander!"

Elder Carter raspingly accused, his emotional state agitated.

As soon as the first piece of evidence was read out, Elder Carter had begun to shout angrily, but it was no use. Rosie Sullivan, like a machine reciting the evidence, didn’t care about the commotion in the living room and read out all the evidence clearly and steadily.

After shouting for nearly an hour, Elder Carter’s throat was hoarse, and it took effort for him to even speak.

The other elders looked at him blankly.

In a daze, it was as if they saw their own future fate upon him...

Though they were unwilling to believe it, what if Nora Scott had truly collected everyone’s evidence?

These pieces of evidence alone were sufficient to impeach Elder Carter and ruin his reputation!

"Elder Carter, calm down!" A stand-in elder stood up, with a steady expression and still quite calm emotions, "I believe Elder Carter is fair and upright and could not possibly have done such things."

As he spoke, he raised his head and glanced around the ceiling, facing a certain direction, and shouted confidently, "What is the use of fabricating these baseless pieces of evidence?! Show some real proof! We are upright and not afraid of a crooked shadow!"

This shout instantly invigorated the elders present.

!!!

Indeed!

Even if Nora Scott knows what they’ve "done," so what?!

All this is without evidence!

If there were truly evidence, Nora Scott would have already impeached them!

Nora Scott must be bluffing, deliberately scaring them, making them think their positions as elders were truly insecure, so to protect their reputation and status, they’d have no choice but to sign their names on the new hall decree...

"Yes! Do not fabricate baseless incidents to slander Elder Carter!"

"Stop trying to sow discord among us! We do not believe it!"

"Young as she is, she plays a good game of chess! But she is too vile, unfit for the position of Biel Hall’s Hall Master!"

"Nora Scott, as long as you let us leave now, we might consider not pursuing your faults further!"

...

Several elders expressed their stance one after another.

Seeing this, Elder Carter realized what they were trying to do—firmly believing that Nora Scott lacked substantial evidence, merely having verified such matters existed. They feared such matters happening to themselves, hence they united to deny it, stubbornly refusing to admit such matters ever occurred, aiming to muddle through.

Hah.

Realizing this, Elder Carter couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, feeling much more comfortable.

Yes!

As long as no one admits it, isn’t that enough?!

Unfortunately, they underestimated Nora Scott’s preliminary preparations—

As long as Nora Scott had plans to do something, there was nothing she couldn’t accomplish.

Without letting these elders feel uplifted for long, they soon heard Rosie Sullivan’s voice from the loudspeaker again—

"Next, Elder Carter alone, please enter the first-floor study, computer password 233233."