Chapter 14:
1020 Words
Adela, relieved, bowed slightly in gratitude: "Thank you, Director Jones, for this opportunity!"
Edgar raised his hand to interrupt: "Hold on, our company might overlook your background, but you do know M&N fashion is an internationally renowned large company, those who join are world-class talents, mostly graduates from top universities! But your academic performance... your academics don't qualify you for our company!"
Hearing this, Adela panicked, quickly responding: "Director Jones, I've completed all subjects during university, competent as any student from a prestigious school. If you doubt, you can check the fashion designs attached in my CV, you will surely be satisfied!"
Edgar stood up from his seat, walking towards Adela with a smile.
His true nature revealed, Edgar reached to touch Adela's pale chin, his tone unpleasant: "Actually, academics or whatever don't really matter to me, just agree to one request of mine, and I'll let you join the company as my secretary, how about that?"
Adela instinctively dodged, causing Edgar's hand to miss: "Director Jones, please respect me!"
Edgar's smile grew more disgusting, this time he reached for Adela's fragrant shoulder.
"Respect? Ha ha, Adela, do you really think I don't know you're so poor that you've been selling fish in the market! I'm offering you a chance to change your fate, you should be grateful! Just agree to follow me..."
Thud!
Suddenly, Adela instinctively kicked Edgar in the groin, causing him to double over in pain, clutching himself with both hands.
Knowing that her job application was now completely ruined, Adela didn’t care anymore. She hurriedly opened the office door and ran out in panic.
“Catch that woman for me, hurry up, someone catch her!” Edgar’s enraged voice echoed from inside the office.
Hearing Edgar’s command, a few men eager to please him quickly subdued Adela.
At that moment, all eyes in the workplace turned towards her with curiosity and bewilderment.
Wasn't this girl connected to Director Jones? How did it turn out like this?
Edgar, his face red and his groin still in pain, walked unsteadily.
“Haha…”
Some employees, guessing what had happened, couldn’t help but laugh.
“What are you laughing at? Is there something funny?” Edgar bellowed, then approached the struggling Adela, scolding her sternly: “Women like you are so lacking in manners! I clearly told you, your academic qualifications are not enough to enter our company, yet you shamelessly persisted, trying to seduce me with your beauty! When I rejected you, you were so angry that you even attacked me! Shameless women like you deserve a lesson, to be taken to the police station for re-education, and should be exposed on social media to correct your behavior!”
His words were nothing but slander against Adela.
Even though the employees might guess Edgar’s true nature, they knew the situation was not as he described.
But no one wanted to speak up for a girl they didn't know, risking offending Edgar, who was soon to be promoted to general manager.
Instead, they echoed Edgar’s words, berating her.
“Disgraceful, such a woman deserves to be disciplined at the will of Director Jones!”
“Exactly, so shameless. If we hire such people, it’s like a stain on M&N Fashion Company!”
“…”
“I didn’t do that, it was Director Jones who tried to harass me, I only, I...”
Adela struggled helplessly, tears streaming down her face.
But she was just a weak woman, how could she escape the grip of those men?
She really didn’t understand, she did nothing wrong, why did things turn out this way?
Was the world really so unfair to her?
“Still talking back!”
Enraged, Edgar’s ears turned red, and he raised his hand to slap her hard, to vent his anger.
Daring to defy him and fight back, she was really courting death!
Adela closed her eyes, bracing for the inevitable slap.
Slap, slap!
The sound of two slaps rang out, but Adela felt no pain.
She opened her eyes in confusion, only to see the man she least wanted to encounter standing in front of her, tightly gripping Edgar’s wrist.
And on Edgar’s face were two fresh, red handprints.
“Who are you? M&N Fashion Company is not a place for people like you to cause trouble! You little brat, you will pay for this!”
The burning pain fueled Edgar's anger completely.
"Let me introduce myself. I am Jonathan Wang, and from this moment, I am the General Manager of the M&N Fashion Company, Elite Summit branch. Hasn't Raphael Jacob informed you?"
Jonathan's voice was icy cold. Raphael was the name of the previous General Manager.
Hearing Jonathan's words, all the employees looked at each other in surprise.
Could it be that the new General Manager of this branch wasn't Edgar but the young man before them?
Jonathan's gaze, sharp like an eagle's, fell on the men holding Adela. Remembering the two slaps Edgar had received, they were terrified and immediately let go of Adela.
"You are the General Manager? Does this brat even know what it takes to be in such a position at M&N Fashion Company's branch? Are you even mature enough for this role?" Edgar couldn't believe that this man had "stolen" the position he thought was rightfully his.
Not wasting time on idle talk, Jonathan made a phone call: "Hello, this is Jonathan Wang. Someone here doesn't believe I am the new General Manager. Could you please explain a few things?"
He quickly handed the phone to Edgar.
Edgar, skeptical, took the phone. As he listened, his face turned from disbelief to pale shock.
After hanging up, he slammed the phone back into Jonathan's hand and quickly headed towards the meeting room.
The company was suddenly thrown into chaos.
Seeing Edgar's reaction, everyone wondered if the General Manager position he was so sure of was indeed taken by this man named Jonathan.
Amidst the buzz of conversation, Jonathan paid no mind, turned to Adela, who was staring at him, and said coldly: "Come to my office!"
...
Inside the meeting room.
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