Hearing this, Charlotte Thompson paused slightly before squinting her eyes, a hint of danger flashing in them.
Her lips curled into a smirk and she spoke in a laid-back tone.
"Are you threatening me?"
As her words fell, the line went silent. After a few seconds, Justin Battleson answered in a low voice, "You could understand it that way."
As long as she returned, even if it was , he had no qualms.
Charlotte licked her lips and thought for a moment before saying indifferently, "Justin, you know I’m not afraid of threats."
She knew the consequences of breaking the contract. All she had to do was pay a almost sky-high penalty for breach of contract.
But that was fine, she had money, and the Thompsons behind her would support her.
It seemed she took her time thinking, and Justin waited, waiting for her decision.
Not too long after, Charlotte cleared her throat and said, "I can return to work, but it has to be tomorrow."
As her words echoed, Justin was initially stunned, then a smile of joy appeared on his face. He laughed, "Of course."
After he quickly gave her a few instructions, Charlotte hung up the phone. She leaned back tiredly and rubbed her aching temples lightly.
She wasn’t afraid of threats. She was only returning to the Riley Group to give an explanation to the queen since their relationship was never shallow.
Moreover, since she had decided to stay in Druarus, she couldn’t sit idly at home every day.
The next day, she dropped off her child at the kindergarten and drove to the Riley Group. The path from the lobby to the design department wasn’t far, but everyone who saw Charlotte was quite shocked and gave her respectful looks.
Charlotte couldn’t be bothered, ignored their stares, and went straight to her office.
Pushing the door open, she paused for a moment.
She hadn’t been to work for a while, but everything in her office was cleaned and in perfect order.
She raised an eyebrow and took a seat in her office chair.
Right outside her office was the design department. Her employees, upon hearing Charlotte was back at work, were peering towards the door, afraid to miss anything.
Only when they saw their boss enter her office in a calm and collected manner were their faces painted with stunned expressions.
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The woman sitting in front of a mirror reapplying her makeup let out a light scoff at the comment, "Haven’t you heard the saying, ’The more shameless, the invincible’? And she hooked not one, but two men that other women wouldn’t dare to dream of all with her child. Where do you think she gets the courage?"
Charlotte didn’t refute any claims, so everyone was under the assumption all five kids were hers.
After speaking, the woman put down her makeup pad, lowered her voice, and started talking again.
"Honestly, don’t you think Charlotte is quite something?" She clicked her tongue twice, her tone full of sarcasm, "The five kids all look around the same age. Even if they were multiples, but with two different dads that must mean they were conceived one after another."
She covered her mouth in an exaggerated manner, her eyes full of a mocking smile.
"So that would mean she got pregnant right after giving birth." She paused, raising an eyebrow, her tone turning eerie and strange, "When she first arrived, she seemed innocent. Never thought she’d be the type to secure a high branch with a child at the expense of her own health and risk everything for fame and fortune."
Hearing this, another woman listening to her talk scoffed sarcastically, a smirk spreading across her face.