Chapter 28


    In the president''s office.


    Shane was seated in his office chair, with his fingers intertwined and his hands rested on the edge


    of the desk. On his face hung what seemed like a smile as he stared right into Charlotte’s eyes.


    She had returned to her usualposed, obedient self. The fiery tigress from earlier was nowhere


    to be found.


    "Charlotte, do you not owe me an exnation?"


    "An exnation?" What was there for her to exin? Shane''s question caught Charlotte by


    surprise. Baffled, she raised her head to meet the man''s eyes.


    Sensing Charlotte''s confusion, Shane pulled the corner of his lips up into a smirk. For the first time,


    he exined what was on his mind, ''T ve always despised employees who are constantly involved


    in strife."


    ''Constantly involved in strife?'' she repeated in her heart.


    ''Me?''


    ''With which eye did he see me constantly


    involved in strife?''


    ''Could it be my exchange with Jace earlier?''


    Charlotte fell silent for a few seconds. Ultimately, she got herself together and, with a smile that


    lingered on the edges of her lips, she replied, "Mr. Fuller, I''ve only joined thepany a few days


    ago. I have barely gotten to know everyone in thepany! Who could I possibly involve in strife?"


    She did not view herself as apetent employee of thepany, nor was she a confidant of


    Shane''s, so she felt no need to spill the truth.


    "They''re all targeting you. Why is that?"


    As soon as those words left Shane''s lips, Charlotte almost flipped out. ''Why is that, you ask? If it


    isn''t all thanks to you!'' she hissed in her heart.


    But of course, she dared not voice it aloud. After all, this job meant the world to her at that moment.


    Seeing the distress on Charlotte''s face, Shane'' s heart softened and his tone followed.


    "If you want others to respect you, you must be able to portray yourself as a capable, dignified


    professional."


    "Mr. Fuller?"


    "That’s all. You may leave."


    Before Charlotte could digest his message, Shane spun around in his office chair so that his back


    faced her.


    ''Did Shane just give me a tip?'' she mused.


    ''Has he always been this kind?''


    Pondering, Charlotte walked back to her office.


    At that moment, Zoe Watson, another secretary, was heading toward the security room,


    apanied by some others. She nned to unearth the surveince video fromst night to


    better understand the incident.


    As the day progressed, many employees were let go. It wasn''t until noon that all the affairs were


    finally settled.


    It went without saying that Charlotte was not informed of these happenings. Still, over time, there


    were gradually lesser and lesser using fingers pointing at her in hatred, until the number hit zero.


    Soon, it was lunchtime.


    Just as Charlotte stepped out of the main doors of the office building, she was stopped by a woman


    in a branded suit.


    She looked at her with rm. At first nce, Charlotte felt a sense of familiarity wash over her, but


    she couldn''t pinpoint exactly where or when they''d cross paths.


    "What’s the matter? Do you not recognize me anymore, Charlotte? I''m Shane''s fiancee. We first


    met at the banquet." Yuliana pushed her chest forward, arrogance in every word as she stared


    Charlotte down.


    ''Ah, so this is ine'' s younger sister,'' Charlotte noted to herself.


    Charlotte’s expression instantly darkened and she spoke in a vindictive tone, "I''m sorry, is there


    anything I can help you with?"


    It was beyond her abilities to pull off a friendly demeanour while dealing with anyone rted to


    ine.


    Yuliana took advantage of the opening to look Charlotte up and down. Her gaze swept past every


    inch of the woman standing before her.


    At the banquet, she didn''t have the chance to scrutinize thisdy right here.


    At present, Charlotte was d in formal attire and a pair of ck-framed sses, in stark contrast


    to Yuliana and her branded outfit from top to toe.


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    Finally, a smirk emerged on Yuliana’s face.


    ''How would this hag even gain Shane’ s second nce with this fashion sense?'' Yuliana thought to


    herself.


    ''ine must have been over- scrupulous to see her as a threat.''


    Yuliana cleared her throat before deliberately lowering her voice. She replied, her tone thick with


    sarcasm, "Well, owing to my sister, we sort of are rtives. So, I was just thinking that we should


    perhaps greet each other when wee across each other."


    "Are you nuts?” Charlotte raised her voice.


    Yuliana''s pretentious words topped with the mention of ine instantly enraged Charlotte and she


    could feel her chest tightening.


    It had been a bumpy ride to fix her bad habit ofshing out on people, but it returned in the blink of


    an eye.


    ''Rtives?'' she scoffed.


    ''Your sister and I are sworn enemies, do you not get it?''


    With that, Charlotte shed Yuliana a condescending smile and stormed past her.


    Watching Charlotte''s back as she left, Yuliana'' s expression turned absolutely horrid.


    Thinking back to the insufferably arrogant expression on Charlotte''s face, she stamped her foot in


    exasperation. All of a sudden, someone tugged at her sleeve from behind.