One Night Surprise Chapter 483
Chapter 483 A Fight Broke Out
Bill had not been himself ever since Natasha was involved in that situation. Therefore, Courtney gave
him extended leave so that he could focus his attention on his wife and kids. As a result, she had to
spend more time and energy in Citrus Apparel. Not only that, she had to visit the hospital often, so she
lost a lot of weighttely.
On this day, Courtney was organizing thetest negotiation terms when it was almost time to get off
work. Just then, Ruby Hill, Courtney’s new assistant, suddenly knocked on Courtney’s door and
entered her office.
“Bad news, Miss Hunter. A fight broke out at the workshop.”
Upon hearing that, Courtney immediately rushed over there. The buzzy workshop was full of cheering
and jeering from the crowd. At an open space near the quality inspection area, a group of people had
gathered together, surrounding a dozen men who were wrestling one another at the center. The floor
was scattered with clothes that had been torn into pieces and crumpled from all the stepping.
“Who’s the workshop manager? Please step forward!” Courtney roared. Everyone stopped what they
were doing and turned to her, while the group of people who had been fighting gradually pulled back
from each other reluctantly.
Then, a middle-aged man in his fifties slowly stepped out from the crowd. “I’m the manager of the
workshop,” he said while raising his hand.
What surprised Courtney the most was that the manager of the workshop was actually the fiercest
fighter among the crowd earlier. He had a burly build, but he seemed to have injured himself in the
melee because he was limping as he walked up to Courtney.
Courtney’s expression sank when she saw that.
“Are you the workshop manager? I heard from Bill that you are a hardworking and responsible
employee; you were even promoted to a manager thanks to his strong rmendation. I wonder if
you are only willing to work for him, which might exin why you’ve lost the motivation to work while he
is on leave.”
Guilt and helplessness crept onto his face when he heard her words. He let out a sigh as if he was
having a hard time searching for the right words to exin his situation.
“It wasn’t Mr. Dale’s fault. They were the ones who took things too far!”
At that moment, a crisp voice was heard from the crowd. In fact, it sounded rather childish. Courtney
looked in the direction of the voice, only to see a youthful-looking teenage boy stepping out from the
group of men that had been involved in the fights earlier. He had a slender figure, and the bruises on
his face undoubtedly revealed that he had been at a disadvantage in the melee earlier.
“Go back, Zeke!” Jerry bellowed at him, which sessfully stopped the boy and made him return to the
crowd.
Upon seeing that, Courtney realized that the situation probably wasn’t as simple as it seemed. She
calmed down and waved at Zeke. “I believe in Billy’s judgment, so I’m giving you a chance to exin
the situation right now. You mentioned that Mr. Dale was innocent. In that case, who was in the
wrong?”
Zeke was hesitant. He had worked in Citrus Apparel for five years, but he never met Courtney before
this. However, the current situation forced him to muster the courage to stand up for what he believed
was right.
“It was them!” He turned around, extending his arm and pointing at the other group of people involved
in the melee.
One of the men, who was being faced with the sudden usation, snapped in displeasure, “Stop
spewing nonsense, brat. Do you want to get beaten again?” He balled his fists, looking as though he
was ready to throw himself into another fight.
An anguished Zeke retreated. Then, he bent over and picked up the pieces of fabric on the floor before
walking up to Courtney.
“I’m one of the quality inspectors in the workshop. Meanwhile, this is the cor of the school uniforms
they made today. The agreed work procedure is to sew a double-stitched hem to prevent the
unraveling of fabric, but not only did they sew a single-stitched hem, they even skipped a few stitches.
As you can see, the stitches are messy and the cors are obviously unusable. When I asked them to
redo the work, they went rough and hit me.”
When Zeke showed her the so-called evidence, there were apparent bruises on both his arms.
Courtney took the fabric and examined it before she threw the cor that was covered in footprints into
the trash can. She surveyed the ce with cold eyes and questioned, “Who are those people?”
Zeke stood beside her and pointed them out.
Thereafter, Courtney brushed away the dust on her hands before she announced in a cold, determined
voice, “Ruby, these few employees are fired. Get the finance department to settle their wages. They
don’t need toe in tomorrow.”
“Who are you to fire us based on nothing but this brat’s side of the story? Are you Citrus Apparel’s boss
who only knows how to bully honest people like us?”
The self-proimed honest woman was skinny with prominent cheekbones and sunken eyes, but she
was loud and energetic when she spoke. Yet, she looked nothing like an honest, simple folk in
Courtney’s impression especially when she shouted like a shrew.
When she saw the woman’s reaction, Courtney, who was going to leave the scene, turned back. She
raised a brow at them with a thoughtful look on her face.
“Ah, I nearly forgot. Please remind the finance department to calcte our loss for the dy in work
progress and facility downtime. Be sure to deduct the loss from their sries.”
There was amotion in the crowd, but she gazed at them and continued, “I know that the quality
inspection department offends people easily, but if you guys are unhappy with them, please leave and
find a job elsewhere. If something like this happens again, I won’t be as kind as today. I’m letting things
slide without taking any legal action—”
Before she could finish her sentence, a high-pitched voice rang through the air. “You b*tch!”
All of a sudden, a plump woman, who had a darkplexion and spoke with an ent, suddenly
appeared from behind the thin woman earlier and lunged at Courtney.
When she looked at the gleaming scissors in the woman’s hands quickly approaching her by the
second, Courtney seemed to have lost the ability to react. At that moment, she began to suspect if she
had said anything unforgivable.
A second before the scissors stabbed her, a lean figure suddenly dashed at Courtney and pushed her
to the side. Meanwhile, Courtney was caught off guard and fell to the ground. She twisted her ankle in
the process, which caused her ankle to swell up almost immediately.
The scene started to get out of control. The woman, whose first attack had failed, attempted to charge
at Courtney once more, but Zeke threw himself at Courtney while Jerry snatched the scissors away
from her. Amidst the chaos, the teenage boy groaned as cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
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“Courtney!”
Courtney looked in the direction of the voice, only to see Angie running at her withrge strides. There
were a dozen young bodyguards who showed up together with her as they tried to keep the scene
under control.
Amid the chaotic scene where the crowd was restless and most of them were targeting Courtney, the
group of young bodyguards in uniform, who easily had the situation under control, resembled divine
warriors that descended from the heavens. Needless to say, their sudden appearance was simply
touching.
Angie, who seemed to be in shock, helped Courtney to her feet.
When she arrived at the scene, she witnessed a plump woman charging at Courtney in an attempt to
stab her with the scissors in her hands. If Courtney hadn’t tripped and fallen, the consequences
would’ve been petrifying.
“Let me take you to the hospital. I’ll tell Great-Aunt Alicia that you can’te because you have to work
overtime.”
At the mention of the hospital, Courtney suddenly recalled something. She turned around and saw
Zeke’s nched face. His light blue uniform was stained red whereas blood flowed out from his sleeve
and coursed along his arm before dripping onto the floor. Meanwhile, Jerry was beside him as he
searched for a clean piece of cloth to stop his bleeding. When Jerry tightened the cloth that was
wrapped around Zeke’s shoulder, green veins appeared on the boy’s pale face.
“Thank you, Zeke.” Courtney was moved by his actions.
Zeke, who was grimacing in pain, growled through gritted teeth, “No worries. I’m fine.”
However, the grimace on his face made his words sound less convincing.
“Mr. Dale, the assistant is getting the car. Zeke shoulde along with me to the hospital. He is injured
because of me, so I should take responsibility for this.”