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Kate said, “Olivia, please. I don’t want to go home and marry that man. He’s killed two wives already, and if I marry him, it’s a death sentence. Please, don’t make me go back.”
Andrew shoved me roughly, his eyes filled with anger. “Olivia, how cruel can you be? Is it not enough for you to destroy Kate? Do you want to push her to death?
The people in the office looked on, gossiping.
“Olivia, what are you doing? You’ve pushed her to the point of kneeling.”
“Olivia, even if your family is wealthier than ours, that doesn’t give you the right to make Kate kneel to you. It’s too heartless.”
As Andrew pushed me, I hit the corner of the desk. The pain made me gasp, but I kept my composure, rubbing my sore back. I walked up to Andrew and slapped him across the face. “Andrew, what gives you the right to lay a hand on me?”
Without hesitation, I kicked Kate to the ground. “If you want to kneel, go to your mother’s grave. Don’t kneel in front of me. I don’t need that bad luck.”
The crowd was stunned by my actions and became even more vocal in their criticism. “Olivia, you’re actually hitting people. This is too much!”
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I gave a cold laugh. “Too much? How about all those sleepless nights I spent working for the company, running around for contracts, and ending up in the hospital after drinking so much just to please the partners? How about that?
“When you’re all cashing in the bonuses from the projects I sealed, why didn’t you call that too much? You’re no better than the ones who turn on people once they’ve gotten what they wanted.”
Seeing the silence from the crowd, I scoffed, my words sharp, “If anyone here is really pitiful, it’s me. If you think I should just give away what I’ve earned, then why not donate corneas to someone in need? After all, what’s the point of keeping them if you’re blind to right and wrong?”
The crowd began to realize their mistake and started apologizing. Then, they turned their attention to Kate.
“Kate, do
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know how much effort Olivia has put into this project? She’s a qualified project leader.”
“Yeah, Kate, even if you’re in a tough spot, that doesn’t give you the right to morally blackmail Olivia. She doesn’t owe you anything.”
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Seeing that the crowd was no longer on her side, Kate panicked and cried even harder, “Olivia, I didn’t mean it like that. If you’re going to force me to die, then fine, I’ll just end it all.”
My heart ached with frustration. I was simply stating the facts,
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but now I was somehow the one responsible for driving her to death. I was at a loss. Anyone with eyes could see what was going on.
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But of course, Andrew couldn’t see it. He pulled Kate into his arms, full of pity, and then turned to me with an order. “Olivia, from now on, Kale is the project leader. You’ll be a team member. Just do your job.”
I gritted my teeth in fury. “Why should I let her take the lead? I worked hard for this project. I won’t allow it.”
Andrew shot back coldly, “What do you mean ‘you worked on it‘? The Knight Group is working with us because our company has the strength, not because of you. Don’t take all the credit for yourself. Even without you, Kate could have closed the deal, and probably better than you.”
Kate eagerly chimed in, agreeing with him, “The Knight Group trusts our company because of Andrew’s reputation, not just because of this little project.”
I couldn’t help but laugh bitterly. I looked at Andrew’s smug expression and spoke, “Fine. If you think Kate can do it, then I’ll step down.”
Andrew, thinking I was backing down, smiled in satisfaction, “Olivia, you still have plenty of opportunities ahead. There’s no need to fight Kate for this one.”
Kate walked up with a smug expression, clearly baiting me. “Olivia, you can keep handling the parts of the project you’re
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responsible for. Once the final plan is in place, I’ll go sign the contract with the Knight Group.”
I couldn’t help but laugh in disbelief. I was the project leader before, so I had four times the work to handle. Now they expected me to do all the grunt work?
I sneered, “Sorry, but I’m not doing it.”
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Kate furrowed her brows in frustration. “Olivia, this project is crucial to the company. Stop being difficult.”
Andrew, thinking I was just throwing a tantrum, added, “Olivia, if you keep acting out, I’ll have no choice but to ask you to leave the company.”
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