NovelUpdateChapter 131 Victoria had no comment on McNeil's behavior; after all, whatever he did with Violet was no longer any of her concern.
As she and Ailie were chatting, someone knocked on the office door.
Ailie glanced over and saw a young woman whose face she didn't recognize she couldn't recall seeing her in any department before.
"Ms. Turner, I'm Georgia, Ms. Marchand's assistant." Victoria nodded coolly. "Is there something you need?" Ailie glared at the newcomer with the ferocity of a tiger.
No wonder she didn't recognize her-Violet Marchand certainly knew how to make an entrance. She'd barely settled in and already had an assistant lined up.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Ms. Marchand askedto let you know that there's a press conference the day after tomorrow with The Langford Group. Mr. Garcia, Mr. Langford, Ms. Marchand, and several executives from both companies will be attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony." Ailie scoffed, cutting her off mid-sentence. "Isn't the PR team handling the ribbon-cutting? Why bother Victoria with this?" Unbelievable-Violet just couldn't leave things alone. Victoria hadn't caused her any trouble, but Violet was always finding ways to provoke her.
Georgia remained unfazed by Ailie's bluntness, keeping her professional smile fixed on Victoria.
"Ms. Marchand said no one in the company is more presentable than you, Ms. Turner. She'd like you to serve as the emcee for the event." Ailie shot out of her seat. "That's ridiculous! You can tell Violet Marchand that, if we're ranking by looks, she's only third in the company. Let her be the emcee and wipe the " "Ms. Collins-" Victoria interrupted sharply.
"You can tell Ms. Marchand I have no objections," Victoria said calmly.
Ailie stared at her, incredulous. "Are you out of your mind? That woman—" She trailed off, words failing her. Victoria's expression was unreadable. "Have you started drafting your resignation letter?" Victoria asked suddenly. Ailie looked at her, confused. "What?" Victoria's gaze was steady. "You've worked hard for years at Quantum Core Technologies to earn your place as a manager. Everyone knows you're on my side, and Violet's been out forfrom the start. Now she's a vice president, and I'm just a secretary-the gap couldn't be bigger.
Letask you: do you still want to stay at Quantum Core? If not, I can walk away tomorrow. Otherwise, she'll keep making things unbearable for me, then find sexcuse to get rid of you too. And once I'm gone, you won't last here either." Ailie opened her mouth, but couldn't deny Victoria's logic.
If Violet got Victoria fired, she'd be next.
"So be it. Who cares? It's not like I can't find another job elsewhere," Ailie said, her patience finally at its end. She didn't want Victoria to keep enduring this on her account.
Victoria looked at her, eyes dark and unreadable, her tone suddenly carrying a weight Ailie couldn't quite decipher.
"It's not tyet. When the tcomes, if you want to leave, I'll go with you." After Ailie left, Victoria forced her attention back to her work. Only when she'd finished did she remember to call her daughter.
She wondered if Gwyneth had received the birthday gift she'd sent.
Picking up her phone, Victoria dialed Gwyneth's number.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIt rang for a long tbefore someone finally picked up.
"Yeah?" cthe voice on the other end-no "Mom," no greeting.
"Gwyn, did the garrive?" Gwyneth sounded impatient and distracted. "Yeah, I got it."
"Do you like it?" Victoria asked, remembering how Gwyneth had begged her for it for weeks.
"Mom, forget it. I don't want it anymore. The single-player version is boring. Violet lettry the online version-she's amazing at it, and she even helped develop it.
I don't want to play this one. Violet said I could be the first to try the gwhen it officially launches. When it m Anyway, Dad's takingout with Violet for dinner soon, so I can't talk.
Bye."
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