Charlotte Thompson sat at her desk, her mind in turmoil. She couldn’t believe what Justin had just said, but his serious demeanor left her with no choice but to believe him.
"Come in." Upon hearing the knock, Charlotte cleared her thoughts and spoke with a frosty tone.
Miss Cindy walked in with a file in her hands.
"Miss Thompson, this is some new design proposals for the next season. I’ve sorted them out for you to check."
Cindy spoke blandly, shooting a contemptuous glance at Charlotte who was seemingly reviewing the documents.
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Although Charlotte appeared busy, her mind was tangled up like a knot.
All she could think about were the words Justin just said.
Seeing Charlotte merely flipped the documents nonchalantly, Cindy felt irked by this dismissive attitude.
She huffed coldly and, with a biting sarcasm, retorted,
"Miss Thompson, you are truly busy, even busier than a chief executive like myself."
"Staff spent a great deal of time working on these documents. If you want to look at them, do it properly. I can’t tell if you don’t understand them or you just can’t be bothered."
"If it weren’t for having to go through you, I’d have approved it myself."
Cindy’s words were filled with disdain and provocation, making Charlotte feel extremely uncomfortable.
Nevertheless, unswayed, she looked at Cindy and responded coolly,
"What, have a problem with the way I do things, Miss Cindy? Why don’t you go tell Mr. Battleson?"
"You..." Cindy was left speechless. She had always seen Charlotte as an incapable individual who must have seduced Justin to get her current position.
Considering she’d been tossed aside by Justin and might be kicked out of the company any day now, Cindy held nothing back and continued-
"What a joke. What objections could I possibly have? I’m just saying the truth. Being the director of the design department is not an easy job. If you can’t handle it, I’d advise you to step down early."
Cindy fixed her gaze upon Charlotte, only to find no response on her face.
Instead, she casually laughed, seemingly unaffected by Cindy’s harsh words.
"Cindy, I suppose I should thank you for telling me all this. But let me clarify, just because you’re the Chief Executive doesn’t mean you can boss me around. In this company, competence is all that matters."
There was a dangerous gleam in Charlotte’s eyes and a smug smile on her lips.
She idly tapped her fingers on the marble desk, looking confidently at Cindy whose face had turned red with anger.
Cindy furiously dropped the proposal on the desk, glared at Charlotte, and stormed out in high heels.
Seeing Cindy’s resentful exit, Charlotte couldn’t help but chuckle and shake her head.
"Miss Cindy, what’s wrong with you?"
As soon as Cindy left Charlotte’s office, she was surrounded by curious colleagues.
The colleagues noticed her disgruntled expression and inquired.
"What else could it be? Obviously, it must be because Miss Thompson made her angry."
Cindy complained, looking at the tightly closed door of the director’s office.
"Oh my gosh, she’s so temperamental. Miss Cindy, you just went in to deliver a file, how can she vent her anger on you? What’s that got to do with you? It’s because she can’t beat Evelyn Curtis and got dumped by Mr. Battleson."