Chapter 615 Just Friends


    Charlize could tell that Charles was going to go after Jacqueline. He had shown her mercy once when


    they were in the second year of university, but even after graduating from university, Jacqueline was


    still the same as ever. If she were to still put in a good word for Jacqueline, she would be a saint and a


    fool.


    Moreover, Charles was not holding her ountable for herte return. Charlize was not an idiot. If she


    were to stick around any longer, Charles might change his mind about herte return and start chiding


    her.


    There was no need for Charlize to bring disaster upon herself for a woman who always talked bad


    about her, so she swiftly made herself scarce.


    Charles was quick to exact his revenge. On Monday, Jacqueline returned to the office, hoping that


    Charles was only joking back on Saturday night.


    s, at noon, her department supervisor summoned her for a talk. He did not say anything too specific


    —he just subtly asked her how she came to know Charlize and talked about things unrted to work


    before asking her about the new program evaluation.


    The program evaluation did not work well in practice. Initially, Prosperity Enterprise was not too keen


    on working with the otherpany, and Jacqueline was equally unwilling when thepany’s


    coboration ended up in her hands. After all, no matter how well she did the evaluation, thepany


    still would not invest in it. At the end of the day, she would only be wasting her time and efforts.


    Therefore, when someone offered her money to make the program evaluation seem better, Jacqueline


    only hesitated for a brief while before epting the bribe.


    It was apany that Prosperity Enterprise was not keen on, anyway. No matter how wonderfully or


    terribly she wrote the evaluation, no one would spend their time reading it.


    On the other hand, if she changed some of the data before handing in the report, she would receive a


    hundred thousand. It was a simple yet fruitful opportunity that would rarelye by.


    It had been over a year since Jacqueline began working at Prosperity Enterprise, and she was not the


    only one who had made alterations to the data. Furthermore, the higher-ups showed no interest in


    investing in the program, so she thought she would get away with the incident.


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    Unfortunately, luck was not on her side, and she bumped into Charlize.


    Charles could easily find ways to fire her, and that evaluation had be the leverage against her.


    Now, all the department head had done was throw the evaluation report on the table with a stern look,


    and Jacqueline already knew that she was doomed.


    She had been caught.


    How unlucky I am!


    Of course, Jacqueline still thought that it was purely her ill luck that had gotten her in trouble—she did


    not think that she had done anything wrong.


    “Jacqueline, what do you have to say about this?”


    Jacqueline was pale and speechless.


    At that point, she could no longer shamelessly stick with Prosperity Enterprise. Before lunch break was


    over, she was already leaving the building with her belongings.


    Without a doubt, a terrible mark would be left on her resume.


    As a matter of fact, it could be said that Jacqueline would no longer be able to work in the same field


    anymore.


    Jacqueline thought that she would still have other ces to go besides Prosperity Enterprise, though


    the otherpanies would not be offering as many benefits as Prosperity Enterprise.


    It was only half a monthter, when her job search remained unsessful, that she realized how


    influential Prosperity Enterprise was in the industry.


    Jacqueline thought that was as terrible as her fate could be. Though she was sad about it, she knew


    she was no match for the Johnson family.


    Still, her parents had some connections back in her hometown. Since things were not going well for her


    in Livingsfill, she thought it would be a good idea to return to her hometown. Life would be easier, but


    she would have a harder time escaping from her hometown from then on.


    There were pros to living in a small town, but Jacqueline was not one for a peaceful life.


    She had been fired from Prosperity Enterprise, and the reason for her termination was on her resume.


    Even if she were to go to another city, anypany that was doing a little better than average would


    not recruit her. Thus, Livingsfill was not the only city she would no longer be able to thrive in.


    Jacqueline had originally thought of returning to her hometown for a break.


    But before she could get home, news of her father having an affair and her parents getting reported to


    the government spread.


    By the time Jacqueline reached home, her parents had already been taken away by government


    officials. Jacqueline finally realized what Charles’ gaze that night meant.


    He nned to make her regret ever crossing Charlize.


    Jacqueline realized that her parents would onlye out of this safe and sound if she were to beg


    Charlize for mercy.


    After a while of asking around, she found out that Charlize was actually working for Spencer as his


    secretary.


    Jacqueline gritted her teeth harshly when she heard about that.


    Nheless, Jacqueline still had a hint of humanity left in her. Her parents had raised her all these


    years, and despite her anger toward Charlize, she was still going to plead for Charlize’s help now that


    her parents were in trouble.


    Thus, she quickly bought a ne ticket back to Livingsfill. The moment shended, she headed


    straight to Gratia Corporation.


    Charlize was in the middle of having lunch in Spencer’s office when she found out that someone was


    looking for her.


    Immediately, she stood up, nning to head downstairs.


    But just as she stood up, Spencer pulled her back down on the couch.


    “Who is it?”


    As a meticulous person, Mika had already found out the identity of the woman. “Ady named


    Jacqueline Lamer.”


    Charlize frowned.


    She did not want to meet Jacqueline. They had always been on bad terms, and Jacqueline wanting to


    meet her was certainly not going to be because she brought good news.


    No longer wanting to head downstairs, Charlize said, “Mr. Templer, tell her that I’m not going to meet


    her.”


    That was what Spencer was about to say to Mika, but to his surprise, Charlize had said it first.


    He nced at the woman by his side. When he saw the way she was biting her lower lip and the


    emotions written across her face, he found his heart melting.


    If Mika was not there, he would have pulled her into his arms.


    Reading the room, Mika nodded and left while instructing someone to dismiss Jacqueline.


    Once Mika was gone, Charlize turned to face Spencer and whined, “How can she be so shameless?”


    They already had a falling out the other night, but Jacqueline still came to look for her.


    “Ignore her. She won’te and bother you anymore.”


    Sure enough, Spencer knew why Jacqueline wanted to meet Charlize.


    He was the one who had anonymously reported Jacqueline’s parents to the government. Charles had


    only asked him to cklist her from the otherpanies, but Spencer thought that it was too light a


    punishment for her.


    He had not known what Jacqueline had done to Charlize back in university previously, but now that he


    did, he was going to make Jacqueline pay.


    Still, it was clear that Charlize did not want to hear anything about Jacqueline anymore, so Spencer


    was not going to raise the topic.


    “Yeah.”


    No way am I going to spend my time thinking about her! What concerned Charlize more was, “Is the


    dinner tonight just a normal dinner?”


    Just a while ago, Spencer told her that they were going to have dinner with his friends. After finding out


    about it, Charlize had been wracked with worry the entire day.


    The two of them had been dating for over two months, but this was Spencer’s first time taking her to


    meet his friends. There was no way for Charlize to stay calm.


    “Don’t worry. They’re just my friends.”


    Spencer tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, then realized that she was staring at him. His


    heart melted again, and he said, “I’ll reject them if you don’t want to go.”


    “No, no. I’m just nervous.”


    She had never heard about Spencer having any good friends, so the sudden appearance of two


    stunned her. Charlize was curious about them, but at the same time, she was worried that they would


    think she was not worthy of Spencer.


    Undeniably, what Jacqueline said that night had affected Charlize, even if only slightly.