Chapter 29 Smack ! That Was the Sound of a Slap to the Face They want Clarissa to lead the project ? Jonathan's gaze sharpened instantly . +5 Free Coins " Mr. Chapman and the others agreed to it , too ! " Zack's expression could only be described as grim . The last thing he wanted was for Jonathan and Clarissa to get tangled up again . The senior executives quickly jumped in . " Sir , this isn't on us . Mr. Lawson has a lot of respect for Miss Chandler and assumed she was part of the company . He insisted that she be the one to lead the project - we couldn't exactly refuse him . " Seamus had deep connections in the military , political , and business worlds . The contract was being fought over by countless companies , and they had finally secured the chance to sign it . They couldn't afford to let it fall through now . Besides , they were the ones who originally told Seamus that Clarissa was a company intern - how could they suddenly admit now that she wasn't even employed there ? That would be flat - out deception . " Ridiculous ! " Jonathan's expression was thunderous . " Why did you drag Clarissa into this ? " " Sir , we really didn't have a choice … " " Exactly . Given the circumstances back then , there was no way to reject it ! " The executives nodded furiously . Jonathan's tone grew even colder . " Give me his number . I'll explain it to him myself ." " Mr. Jefferson ! You can't do that right now ! " the execs said in a panic . " If you tell Mr. Lawson that Miss Chandler isn't part of the company , that's basically admitting we lied to him last time ! " " Last time . Miss Chandler was the one who helped us salvage the deal with Mr. Lawson , " one of them added cautiously . " Maybe she'll be willing to help us again ? Sir , why don't you send her a WhatsApp message first ? Try to talk things through … Maybe even meet up with her - just to smooth things over . She might say yes ! " Jonathan fell silent . Just when he had resolutely blocked Clarissa's number. At the Chandler Mansion , Clarissa hung up the phone , her heart sinking . That was brutal of Jonathan . No more contact from now on … Not even on WhatsApp . I can't ever step foot into Jefferson Group either … Is this … really the end for me and Jonathan ? Feeling heavy , she walked downstairs . Selina was on the couch , flipping through a medical book . Her dream was to become the apprentice of Christopher the Miracle Worker . In just a few days , it would be time for the IU Clinical Match , and the top scorer would get a chance to meet the doctor himself . Penelope sat beside her , looking on with doting affection . But when she saw Clarissa come downstairs , her expression soured . This girl spends all day locked up in her room , doing who knows what - no ambition at all . She'll never measure up to Selina . " Clare , you're down ! Come here ! " Frederick , who was busy picking lottery numbers on his phone , waved her over excitedly . " Help your old man pick a number . Which one should I go for ? " Frederick never had lofty goals in life - he just liked scratching lottery tickets . Even though the Chandlers had enough money to last several lifetimes , he still found joy in the thrill of gambling . " Forty - nine ." Clarissa glanced at the screen . What a coincidence - she remembered that exact number had won in her past life . Two hundred million , no less . " Alright , alright , 49 it is . He grinned from ear to ear . " My daughter's pick - guaranteed win ! " " This girl's already unmotivated enough , and you're still encouraging her ," Penelope snapped . " And don't even get me started on George . I can't believe he actually listened to her and brought bodyguards to the construction site . " The media had caught the whole scene on camera . Many netizens criticized George for being arrogant and self - important- who brought that many bodyguards just to inspect a construction site ? His public image took a serious hit . 1/2 Chapter 29 Smack ! That Was the Sound of a Slap to the Face +5 Free Coins " Clare was just looking out for him . " Frederick chuckled . " Better safe than sorry , right ? You never know when someone might cause trouble . " " How could anyone cause trouble ? " Selina looked up from her book and gave Clarissa a smile . " Dad , you and Clare worry too much . It's not like we live in the dark ages - what kind of trouble could possibly happen- " " Trouble ! Mr. George's in trouble ! "