Josephine quickly found an empty seat and sat down. Then, she apologized to everybody in the room.


    “I’m sorry. I misremembered the time.”


    “If you’rete, you’rete. Why bother giving excuses? Tori cast a disdainful sideways nce at


    Josephine while holding a cup of coffee to her lips.


    The sharp response gave Josephine the strong feeling that Tori was deliberately being difficult toward


    her. Moreover, the intense dislike did note from their work rtionship. In that case, the reason


    could only be her rtionship with Ethan.


    “Don’t worry about it. Let’s just continue our meeting! Josephine, it’s okay. It’s my fault that you were


    only informed about the meeting at thest minute.” Atticus did not dare to criticize Josephine for her


    late arrival.


    To be honest, there was no need for Josephine to attend this meeting. The semi-annual wrap- up


    meeting mainly only involved those in the upper levels of management, which was above her current


    position in thepany. Atticus simply believed that she would eventually be one of the future


    key talents in thepany, so it would be beneficial for her to attend and learn from such an important.


    meeting.


    “Thank you, Mr. Kowalski.’ Josephine nodded gratefully. Afterward, the manager who had been in the


    middle of making his report resumed his presentation. Meanwhile, Josephine felt a sharp gaze studying


    her the entire time. The gaze belonged to Tori.


    Tori usually had an arrogant and stand-offish demeanor in the office. As a result, she rarely interacted


    with the other employees in thepany. While she once epted Josephine’s on-site interview


    during a news broadcast, she generally did not have much contact with her colleagues in private.


    However, today was an exception. She was uncharacteristically curious about Josephine. That was


    because she needed a thorough understanding of her rival so that she could snatch Ethan away from


    the young woman’s clutches.


    Although Ethan had previously rejected her invitation for a meal together, Tori remained very


    enthusiastic about her chances of a rtionship with him. There was no way she could ever give up on


    him. Ever since her first glimpse of him, she had forgotten all about her past flings. The only good thing


    about all the wealthy men she dated in the past was their money. Aside from that single aspect, they


    had either been older than middle-aged or short and fat. None of them had ever been in the same


    league as Ethan Quarles, who was not only athletic and handsome but also filthy rich.


    Tori heard from Atticus that Ethan was the biggest shareholder in thepany. For Ethan, 725 million


    was nothing more than pocket change. That level of wealth was something none of the other men she


    had dated in the past could ever hope to achieve. Therefore, she decided that Ethan would be the man


    to end her status as a single and unmarried woman.


    At this moment, Tori wrote something on a piece of paper and pushed the paper toward Josephine. It


    just so happened that they were. sitting beside each other at the meeting table.


    Startled, Josephine picked up the paper, only to see a single line written on the paper. ‘I heard that you


    and Ethan are in a rtionship. Is that true?’


    She answered the question directly. “That’s right! Do you have any objections, Miss Alford?” Her


    response came out louder than she expected, causing the manager who was presenting his report at


    the time to nce at her.


    Tori’s expression turned ugly. How dare Josephine show such disrespect to me?! More importantly, was


    she boasting directly to my face? Her expression hardened and turned cold at the thought. Grabbing


    her notebook from the table, she stopped conversing with Josephine but couldn’t help giving a soft and


    disdainful snort in response. That soft exhtion of air seemed to convey the sense that Josephine


    was nothing more than a minor annoyance.


    Josephine could not focus on the meeting and failed to absorb a single word throughout. As al result,


    her notebook remained nk when the meeting eventually ended. Everybody was standing up and


    leaving the meeting room. when Tori suddenly smiled and called out to Josephine. Josephine, why


    don’t we stay back and have a little chat?”


    Josephine hesitated and returned to her seat. Then, she gazed at Tori directly. “What do you want to


    talk about, Miss Alford?” “Are you aware that I am one of the interviewers?” Tori spun her chair to face


    Josephine with a gleeful look in her eyes.


    “I am,” Josephine replied. “Do you want me to let you pass the interview?” Tori questioned further,


    acting as though she had the final say over Josephine’s promotion. Josephine raised her eyebrows at


    those words. “Are you trying to make things difficult for me, Miss Alford?”


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    “Not really. You might have scored the highest on the test, but that does not mean you will pass the


    interview. I will judge you fairly during the interview. Oh, by the way, I’ve already met Mr. Quarles. We


    had a meal together the other day. Didn’t he tell you about our meeting?” Tori suddenly brought up the


    topic but deliberately made her words sound as though she had finished the meal with Ethan.


    Josephine’s breath caught in her throat. It would seem that what Katrina mentioned previously was


    true. They had gone out for a meal together after all.


    “You are his employee. It’s normal for you to have a meal together! Not to mention, you are the main


    force behind the TV station. It’s only right for him to get to know you better.” Although there was a bitter


    feeling in her heart, Josephine refused to reveal her defeated. emotions on the surface. She refused to


    lose. the fight and be humiliated too.