Chapter 457


    Those people kept mum after I blurted out those words. They looked at me as if they were trying to


    figure out if I had told them the truth.


    “Ms. Garcia, if there''s nothing between you and Michael, you don''t have to hide what you two said or


    didst night. We can only trust you if you tell us everything. We acknowledge and appreciate your


    capabilities, but we can''t keep a suspicious person around in the organization no matter how


    competent you are.”


    The director made it clear that I muste clean and exin to them what had happened between


    Michael and mest night. Otherwise, they would kick me out of thepany.


    The ego in me would not allow them to threaten us like this.


    Frustration kicked in, and I retaliated. “I understand what you want from me, but I don''t think I need to


    report my personal affairs to everyone here. If all of you still don''t believe what I''ve said, I''ll leave the


    company right now!”


    Without hesitation, I took down the employee tag and ced it on the desk. Why should I work for a


    company that doesn''t even believe me?


    All the directors'' expressions changed as they were taken aback by my move. I bet they thought I


    would sumb to their threats and tell them everything that had happened between Michael and me.


    Nichs. who had been a silent observer all this while, immediately stepped in and said, “Anna, what


    are you doing? The directors are only doing this because they care for thepany. We don''t want you


    to quit. We just want an exnation from you.”


    Nichs then gestured for me to take back the employee tag.


    I knew he meant well and didn''t want me to leave thepany. But I just left the tag on the desk as it


    was.


    “I have nothing to say anymore. They would have believed in me if they wanted to. I can exin myself


    from A to Z, but they would still be suspicious of me. This is because they never had faith in me in the


    first ce.”


    Deep in my heart, I knew they would still doubt me even if I told them what I did or said to Michaelst


    night.


    Does my exnation still matter? I don''t think so. So why should I waste my time and energy defending


    myself?


    Those people kept mum after I blurted out those words. They looked at me as if they were trying to


    figure out if I had told them the truth.


    “Please watch your attitude, Ms. Garcia. We purposely came to the office early this morning for the


    matter involving you and Michael. We''re only doing this because thepany thinks highly of you.


    How could you simply threaten us with your resignation? How irresponsible!”


    Another director shot daggers at me as he expressed his dismay.


    “Think highly of me? If that''s true, all of you wouldn''t have suspected my rtionship with Michael. How


    do you expect me to work in peace if I don''t gain trust from the people in thispany?”


    Think highly of me? What a joke! Right now, I could only see suspicious looks on all their faces.


    “That''s enough, Anna!”


    Nichs could not help but knit his brows. Immediately after, he tried his best to exin to the


    directors.


    “Anna must have encountered a lot of problemstely. Please don''t take her attitude to heart. I don''t


    know what her rtionship with Michael is, but trust me, she wouldn''t do anything that would


    undermine thepany''s interests. Don''t forget that Anna was the one who helped thepany win


    the recent project!”


    To be honest, I had no intentions of leaving thepany, but I just couldn''t take it when they kept


    doubting me. Do they think I''d betray thepany just because I got into Michael''s car?


    The board of directors finally calmed down and stopped bombarding me with questions after listening


    to Nichs. After all, they still had to respect Nichs even though they were clearly unhappy with me.


    “Mr. Garcia, since Mr. Cadman has given us his assurance, we''ll trust you this time. But as the senior


    management of thispany, we hope you could watch your attitude!” One of the directors raised his


    voice after a long pause.


    I looked at them with a deadpan expression, but a me of anger was already burning inside me.


    They''re the ones who stirred up this unnecessary trouble, yet they still have the audacity to me me?


    After the other directors looked at me expressionlessly, they walked away, leaving Nichs and me in


    the meeting room.


    I suppressed my anger and picked up the employee tag. Just when I was about to leave, Nichs


    questioned me, “Why didn''t you exin to the directors?”


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    Hearing that, I stopped in my tracks and turned around to look at him. “What is there to exin? Their


    worry is unfounded. Besides, I''ve sworn that I''d not betray thepany, yet no one believes me.”


    “Why should I work with people who don''t have faith in me?” I continued icily and gave him a stare.


    “You mean you were really nning to resign just now? It''s just a small matter. Why would you let that


    get to you?” Nichs'' frown deepened at the realization, and I could sense the anger in his voice.


    “With my capabilities, I wouldn''t have a problem getting good offers from otherpanies. Besides, I''m


    only using Nifty Group to achieve my goal just like how they use me to bring in business. Now that the


    trust is broken, why should I stay?”


    Ever since I started working for thispany, I had remained loyal to the organization. All I ever


    wanted was to use this tform to improve my capabilities.


    Having sensed that I was determined to quit, Nichs walked up to me and tried to defuse the tension.


    “I know you''re still mad, but the directors'' concerns are not unfounded either. Don''t you forget, Michael


    is in control of all the businesses in Avenport. In other words, sourcing partners to strengthen our


    business basically means stealing his resources. Do you know how difficult it is for us to do that under


    his watchful eyes? So you can''t me the directors for being overly sensitive.”


    “I don''t want to talk about it anymore. I want to get back to work now. I can let it go this time, but this


    doesn''t mean I''d do the same if they y the me game again. And if it happens in the future, I


    wouldn''t hesitate to leave thepany even if you beg me to stay!”


    I might hold a senior position in thepany, but I was nothing more than a money-making tool. I


    absolutely hated this kind of feeling. More importantly, I had my boundaries too.