The Book in Her Hand

...... It was midnight. Lucille leaned against the bed and flipped through the book in her hand, feeling bored. At that moment, her cell phone rang. Lucille answered without looking at it. She asked lazily, "How's it going?" "This is so infuriating, Boss! Howard really is a good-for-nothing! He's too shameless!" Hugo complained. He continued, "That old fox shirked all the responsibilities and got his stepson to take the blame! He said that his young and ignorant stepson thought that Tech Connex Pavilion was the cause of their downfall, so he made trouble in Howard's name! Pft. Who would believe that excuse?" Lucille flipped a page. As if she had expected it to happen, she casually asked, "What happened in the end?" "As of right now, it's considered a minor charge of arson. In addition, Howard's stepson confessed to his crime and denied any instigation, so... Based on the current situation, he will be locked up for a few months at most." Hugo was unsatisfied. Lucille smiled faintly. Wit