<b>Chapter </b><b>83</b>
Valerie had that creeping feeling that someone was gossiping about her. She was in her office, going through some stuff, and figured it was time to <b>stash </b>the files
Ronald came in and said, “Hey, Valerie, forget the outside noise. Focus on memorizing these materials. We rarely have someone go for Noria Group. Don’t blow it.” He wasted no time in the morning, dragging <b>Valerie </b>into the office to hit the books. He was even more anxious about Valerie’s Noria Group selection than she was
<b>Valerie </b>chuckled. “But everyone <b>else </b>is working.
<b>Can’t </b><b>ck </b>off or they’ll <b>gossip</b><b>.</b><b>”</b>
“I told you to do it. Who’d dare <b>say </b>anything? If they do, they should aim to be a top salesperson too and get into Noria Group,” Ronald huffed. “But Valerie. I’ll <b>really </b>miss you if you leave. You’ve gotta visit us whenever you can.<b>”</b>
“Don’t worry, Ronald. Honestly, you’ve had my back all these years. I already see you as family. Valerie admitted
Ronald felt relieved. “Leaving might be for the best. With Dn’s backing, he’d keep targeting you if you <b>stayed</b>. At Noria Group, he can’t control you anymore. Maybe one day, you’ll be overseeing him.”
<b>Valerie </b><b>smiled</b>. She hadn’t thought that far ahead. For now, the most appealing part about Noria Group was the doubled sry.
Suddenly, they <b>heard </b><b>a </b><b>ruckus </b><b>outside</b>. Valerie said, “<b>You </b>sit tight, I’ll go check it out”
In the lobby, everyone wore curious expressions. Isabel, who’d been fired <b>days </b><b>ago </b>and never picked up her things, had returned. Her locker had been given to someone new, who <b>packed </b>her stuff in a bag and left it in the corner.
<b>Isabel </b>exploded, yelling at the new employee, “Who said you could <b>touch </b>my <b>stuff</b>?”
The terrified newbie backed off. Valerie stepped up to shield her, giving Isabel a serious side–eye.
“Isabel, calm down. Company rules, not her fault. And you’re supposed to take your stuff when you leave. No one’s obligated to store your personal belongings.” Valerie said, cutting to the chase.
Seeing Valerie, Isabel froze, her anger intensifying <b>“</b>Valerie, you’re not one to lecture me. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be in this mess,”This content ? N?v/elDr(a)m/a.Org.
<b>“</b><b>Isabel</b>, if <b>you </b>weren’t up to no good, nobody would’ve messed with you. Take your <b>stuff </b>and leave. Already wrecked your reputation enough?” Valerie’s casual tone hit a nerve, <b>leaving </b>Isabel seething. She snatched the bag and stormed out
The more Isabel thought about it, the angrier she got. How dare <b>Valerie</b><b>, </b>that country bumpkin, talk like she was all that? After the mess at Noria Group, even Dn ditched her. Now Arcton <b>Cars </b>fired her too, and no Noria Group subsidiary would hire her. She had to find <b>a </b>new job, no way around it
She couldn’t stomach the <b>idea </b>of tossing away all those years of hustle and starting over. She figured she’d hit up Dn againter. She wasn’t buying that the sleazy Dn had zero interest in her. If she could rope Dn back in, she could still squeeze some cash out of him. Valerie <b>was </b>still another worker bee even if moving to Noria Group, while she could make <b>bank </b>without breaking <b>a </b>sweat.
Feeling somewhat reassured, Isabel pulled out her <b>phone </b>to call Dn, but then she saw a woman striding aggressively in from outside. The moment their eyes locked, Isabel’s face went pale, and she seemed ready to boll
After seeing Isabel off, <b>Valerie </b>sensed something was wrong. Normally, if Isabel acted so <b>arrogant</b><b>, </b>Katherine would <b>have </b>cursed her out first<b>. </b>But this time, Katherine was nowhere to be seen.
<b>Valerie </b>looked around <b>and </b>noticed Katherine was missing from her shift at the office. <b>Worried</b><b>, </b>she quickly asked <b>someone</b>, “Where’s Katherine?”
The employee hesitated. “Didn’t y know! Dn look her on a business trip