Her boss was a man in his fifties. He wasn’t tall, but had an authoritative air about him with his sharp


    gaze.


    “Aurelia,” he called out.


    Everyone instantly turned to look at her.


    “I''m here.” She stood and said, “I was just about to go to you...


    The boss raised a hand and interrupted her.


    “It''s fine. | already know what happened. You have better performance than Kimberly, but that’s not an excuse for you to bully


    your colleague or to satisfy your ambition. You represent this firm, not yourself.”


    “Sir...” Aurelia was startled by his tone.


    “How dare you run over to One Technology to im someone''s credit? So what if you signed the contract? You’ve embarrassed


    thispany. Throughout my career, it’s the first time I''ve seen someone so reckless!” The boss threw the file in his hand at


    Aurelia in rage.


    “No, that’s not ...” Aurelia tried to defend herself, but was interrupted by Kimberly.


    As the words fell, Kimberly stumbled into the arms of her colleagues.


    Instantly, spection ran rife among the crowd about what Aurelia might have done.


    After all, Kimberly had connections with the boss at One Technology, and securing the position of


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    How could Aurelia effortlessly sign a contract instead?


    At this moment, Zachary stepped forward. He pointed at Aurelia with anger and said, “Aurelia! What''s this attitude? Did you really


    think you''ve achieved something just because Kimberly overlooked your giarism?”


    “giarism?” Aurelia looked shocked as she nced between Zachary and Kimberly.


    She hadn’t expected them to turn the tables on her.


    People around gasped at the usation.


    giarism was the most abhorred offense in their profession, especially whenmitted among colleagues.


    Zachary remained unfazed and said, “Your proposal is an exact copy of Kimberly’s. Out of consideration for your mother’s


    illness, we didn’t expose you publicly. We even approved your leave to take care of your mother. But what did you do? You went


    to One Technology to steal the credit! You''ve embarrassed us and the entirepany.”


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    Aurelia was unwilling to be wrongly used and immediately retorted, “Mr. Zeller, it was you who informed me that the


    presentation at One Technology would take ce on Tuesday and asked me to prepare for it. Yet, you went there today without


    me. What''s the meaning of this? Were you deliberately avoiding me?”


    “Nonsense! Do you have any evidence that | deliberately misled you about the timing? Both of you are my subordinates. Having


    either of you be vice director is a good thing for me. Why would | do this? Clearly, you misheard the timing, and we couldn''t


    reach you,” Zachary said sternly.


    Aurelia pursed her lips.


    The timing was verballymunicated, so how could she provide evidence? It seemed Zachary had intentionally told her the


    wrong time and avoided leaving any proof in the process.


    Aurelia was not ready to concede defeat.


    She took a deep breath and said, “Even if | misheard, what''s wrong with me arriving at One Technology before the meeting? As


    for giarism, our proposals were kept confidential. How could | have copied Kimberly’s idea without your help?”


    Aurelia raised a valid question, the force of her voice echoing through the room.


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