Chapter 31

Bailey's lips twitched at Jessica's outburst. She sighed and lamented, “Ms. Tanner is Eve Lussohn's student, so she is perfectly qualified for the task. Why did you all have to drag me into this?”

Stephen smiled lightly and replied, “This is a great opportunity for you, Ms. Jefferson. As you know, Ms. Caridee is one of the Ten Acclaimed Socialites. If you produce a design to her satisfaction, you'll cement a career in this industry.”

Bailey scoffed in response.

She had her reasons for not caring for the opportunity.

Nonetheless, she replied half-heartedly to Stephen, “Fine. I'll try my best. If there's nothing else, I'm heading out.”

Stephen waved the phone in his hand at her and smiled. “Victoria texted me earlier, instructing me to personally escort you to the HR department after our conversation.”

Dread filled Bailey's soul. She could guess why Victoria was looking for her.

Bailey explained, “That, erm, nothing happened between Mr. Luther and me when I went to the CEO's office the other day. I swear. It's just a misunderstanding.”

“Your good friend Victoria is the one who has the misunderstanding.”

After leaving the director's office in the design department, Bailey turned down Stephen's offer to accompany her and headed to the HR department alone.

She walked past a few female employees gossiping in the pantry.

“Did you all hear? The designer sent from the Archulean branch to challenge Ms. Tanner is the heiress of the Jefferson family, Ms. Bailey. Sound familiar? She's the future Mrs. Luther's older sister.”

“Heiress? Please! How can she be considered an heiress? Mr. Jefferson kicked her out of the family ages ago for her sordid character. I have no idea how she caught Mr. Rhoudin's eye, and I can't believe she's shameless enough to challenge Ms. Tanner. What a joke!”

“Maybe she climbed into Mr. Rhoudin's bed to snag herself such a precious opportunity. I mean, didn't she do something similar to gain five million seven years ago?”

“Oh, you have a point. She must be skilled at seducing and pleasuring men. Her playbook must be pretty extensive.”

“Haha!”

sneers echoed

seem

reprimand suddenly cut through their laughter, startling the female

enjoying her eavesdropping until Victoria showed up and abruptly

turned and immediately spotted Victoria coming toward her,

herself pitying the gossiping employees in

me behind my back will hardly scathe me. The only goal they'll achieve is to attract trouble for

and chided, “What's wrong with you, woman? Why are you still leisurely eavesdropping on them when they're b*tching about you? Are you truly so unbothered by

Women get wrinkles

daggers at the pantry and shouted, “Is Luther Group paying you all tens of thousands a month so you can gossip in the office? Pack up your things and get your last paycheck from

female employees in the

five-figure monthly salary. They had exhausted all their means to secure a position in the company and were the envy of their friends and families. If they were sacked, what other company in Hallsbay would pay them an annual salary in

were wrong. We shouldn't have gossiped about malicious rumors. I hope you can forgive us on account of

cause any real harm. There's also the aspect of freedom of speech. You can't fire us for

terminates its employee's labor contract over minor offenses, it is obligated to pay its employee three times the penalty stipulated in

the penalty?” Artemis finally spoke, his deep

enraged, his word choices

“M-Mr. Luther...”

employees stuttered fearfully, their

coldly at the group before pointing at Bailey and instructing, “Apologize to

Bailey. Their profuse apologies

shot Artemis a glance and realized his

when their gazes

declared, “Victoria, call the Ministry of Labor. Have these people's names placed

cut off abruptly as the female employees collapsed

placed on the employment blacklist meant no proper company would hire them

was effectively cutting off their means of finding employment in

his order, though

he hardly drove people

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