Chapter 274 Nothing To Be Feared
Autumn left some words to the HR department and then entered the meeting room. When she walked
in, she found that everyone was there. As soon as Autumn sat down, someone hurried to ask her,
"Manager Ye, how is our proposal for the Light House Company going?"
"I want to inform all of you of the progress of that proposal." Autumn took her seat, looked around and
announced, "We did not win the Light House project."
"How can it be?" All the nners looked at each other in astonishment. They could hardly believe that
they lost the project after being just one step away from sessfully getting the job. They had worked
hard for it for such a long a time.
The wholepany expected that they would bring about an upswing. But now...... They hade to
a dead end.
"How can things go like that?" There was a loud chatter in the room. Everyone was arguing about the
result, trying to mask their disbelief at the loss.
I was informed of this by Autumn ahead of time, so she remained calm. She said to her colleagues,
"Don''t worry now. Why not hear Manager Ye out?"
Following I''s advice, the staff stopped talking and the room fell silent. Everyone looked attentively at
Autumn. One of them asked respectfully, "Manager Ye, we are very curious why we failed to win the
project."
Autumn sighed and answered, "I am to me for this failure."
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Autumn didn''t tell them the reasons in detail except for the low budget. She said, "I know that everyone
wants toplete and perfect this proposal. You have even worked overtime and exerted a lot of
efforts. In return for your hard work, I have decided that ......"
The door was violently opened before Autumn could finish her words. "Where is Autumn Ye? Where
are you, Autumn Ye? Show her to me."
"What''s going on?"
"Yeah, what happened?"
The staff started whispering to each other again. Autumn raised her head and saw Jane Lin standing at
the door of the meeting room, standing aggressively. Autumn hadn''t seen Jane for many years. She
was still as beautiful and young looking as before. And as bitterly hostile as before.
"Manager Ye, I''m so sorry but I couldn''t ...... " The receptionist apologized with a bow and said to
Autumn, "I couldn''t stop her."
"Never mind, just go back to your desk." Autumn dismissed the receptionist and then said to I, "Tell
them the meeting is dismissed."
"OK." I answered. She motioned for the staff to leave the room. "You can leave now."
They looked at each other in confusion but finally went out with I. They began to guess who Jane
was. Jane sneered and stopped them. Then, she taunted Autumn, "What are you doing? Why are you
letting them out? Are you afraid that you would be humiliated in front of your subordinates when they
find out about the things you did secretly?"
"Autumn Ye, you dare be a home wrecker, but you can''t handle the humiliation?" Autumn was suddenly
sure that Jane came to make trouble. Her son, Sam was now in a rtionship with Chris, and it is
Jane''s duty to help Chris remove all the potential barriers on her way. She would never allow Autumn to
get back together with Sam.
No sooner had Jane finished her words than the employees burst into an uproar. Autumn deeply
frowned. She directly looked at Jane and said, "Aunt Jane, everyone should take responsibility for his
words. That is a serious usation that you are throwing at me. Could you please tell me when I did
such things?"
"What? Since what''s done is done, you have no courage to admit it?!" Jane stared at Autumn fiercely,
saying, "Autumn, my son Sam already has a girlfriend. I warn you. You had better remain in your
proper sphere, otherwise you will bring disgrace to yourself and your family."
Autumn''s employees looked at Autumn with spection and disdain but she didn''t have time to deal
with it. She looked at Jane, and said, "I have no idea where you have heard that about me, but I have
to rify my name. I definitely did not do any of those things. I have a clear conscience."
Autumn came closer to Jane and said, "Aunt Jane, we can talk face to face if there is some
misunderstanding between us. We are at mypany. It''s not proper for you...... to stir up trouble
here."
"Why is it improper? You started seducing my son even before you were mature enough to be an adult.
After I stopped your ns with my son, you did not relent. If you really have a clear conscience, why do
you want to talk to me alone?" Jane didn''t care whoever was standing around listening. But she tried to
blow it into a major issue today. Evidently, she wanted to embarrass Autumn in front of as many people
as possible to teach her a lesson and give up her inordinate ambitions on her son.
"Aunt Jane, I think your words are excessive." I had guessed out who Aunt Jane was. I had just
couldn''t help stepping in to defend Autumn, "Madam, as far as I am concerned, it was your son who
had feelings for Autumn. And that was years ago. They had been apart for such a long time. And just in
case you haven''t heard yet, Autumn has gotten married. And if you ask me, her husband is more
sessful than your son. I''m sorry but you may have embarrassed yourself saying those inappropriate
words to Autumn."
"More sessful? Haha!" Jane snorted. How could anyone be more sessful than her son? She
continued to attack Autumn, "Well, then somebody here really has no sense of shame! A married
woman, still seduces a man who already has a girlfriend. Autumn Ye, I''m warning you. I stopped Sam
from marrying a slut like you several years ago, I can do it again. Stop your illusions and fantasies
about my son!"
"How dare you, Aunt Jane, that''s too much. You have gone too far!" As Autumn looked at Jane being
aggressive, it urred to her that Jane made unwarranted usations and false stories about her to
force her to leave Sam.
That scene suddenly re-emerged from memory like an old movie showing in the cinema.
It took her a long time to make adjustments to herself so that she could manage to forget Sam. But
now, everything has turned upside down due to Jane''s presence.
"I have gone too far? You have gone even further than me, you fool!" Janeughed grimly, "One saying
can be exactly applied here. Like mother, like daughter. Your mother was so disgraced to have gotten
involved with a married man, so her daughter does the exact same thing. You are as shameless as
your mother."
"Hello? Is that all? Haven''t you said enough?" I noticed that Autumn''s face had turned pale, so she
interrupted Jane, shouting at her, "I''m warning you, your trash talk is not wee here. Autumn is
nowhere near what you described. Go away and maybe try to control your son''s life. This is not the
ce where you can cause us trouble whenever you want."
I continued her defense of Autumn. Meanwhile, Autumn was struggling to adjust to what was
happening. Then she lightly pulled I away, saying, "I''m fine."
Autumn gritted her teeth and tried as hard as she could to stayposed. "Aunt Jane, it is true that
you convinced me to break up with Sam because you wanted him to marry a girl of equal status. Of
course, I was not that girl. So, against my will, I ended it with him. Now I am married to a man who is
giving me a better life. Sorry to break your illusion but your son has nothing to do with me. If you cannot
give me a reasonable exnation for your behavior today, I will invoke my right to pursue you legally. Is
that understood, Aunt Jane?"
With all her employees watching, Autumn stood up to Jane with confidence, instead of shrinking and
melting in shame.
She was free from any remorse. Why should she have any fear of her?