Chapter 459

Timothy, who had returned to see whether Tamara or Xavier needed his assistance, left promptly after closing the door to the CEO's office. "Mom," Xavier greeted, ushering her to sit on the couch. Placing the file on the coffee table, Tamara took a seat and urged Xavier to follow suit. He complied, resting his hands on his knees as he chanced a glance at the file. "What brings you here? It's already late now." "It's Christmas Eve tomorrow, and literally everyone has left the company. Shouldn't I check on you when you're still not back at this hour?" Tamara reprimanded. "Or do you still have unfinished work?" "Sarah left without transferring her work to others, so certain projects handled by her are a mess now," Xavier said, fumbling for an excuse. "That's why it took me some time." Hearing about Sarah displeased Tamra. "She's been meddling with a lot of things, hasn't she? She's just a vice president, yet she's been up to no good." Xavier couldn't bring himself to deny it. E