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But the more I ignored her, the more she pushed her luck.
She totally lost her cool and took full advantage of the moment.
I wasn’t about to let her have her way. I grabbed her wrist and twisted it hard.
“Ah!
‘Ah!”
Annie let out a sharp cry and automatically let go
of my
collar.
The second she pulled back, her arm hit the edge of the conference table. Her watch clinked loudly against the wooden surface.
She stumbled back a couple of steps, looked down, and turned completely pale.
There was a big scratch right across the face of her expensive Patek Philippe, and under the light, it was impossible to miss.
“You… you…!
Her wrist trembled as she lifted it up, her eyes burning with rage like she was about to explode.
“Isabelle, do you even know how much this watch is worth?
“This was a birthday gift from Mr. Karridge! It cost 150,000 dollars!”
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I slowly fixed my messed–up collar.
“You can’t really blame anyone for not standing steadily.”
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“Isabelle!” Matteo finally snapped, his voice sharp and loud, “You’ve gone too far this time!
“You not only ruined the meeting, but now you’ve gone and damaged someone else’s stuff on purpose.
“In my capacity as CEO, I’m officially firing you:
“Pack your things and get out now!”
Annie jumped in aggressively, “Mr. Karridge, we can’t just let her walk away! She has to pay for the watch!”
The conference room was completely silent.
Everyone was staring at me, some with pity, others with an excited look in their eyes, like they were waiting for a good show.
“Fine, I’ll cover it.
“150,000 dollars, right?”
I bent down and picked up my broken phone.
The screen was cracked, but it still worked.
I dialed a number and was about to speak when Annie cut in with a smirk, “What 150,000 dollars? It’s 1.5 million dollars!”
I stopped and turned to her.
“Are you sure about that?”
“Of course I’m sure!” Annie shot back arrogantly. “This gift from Mr. Karridge is priceless!
“Making you pay just 1.5 million dollars is already being way too
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generous!
“Go ahead, ask anyone! Am I right or not?”
Annie wouldn’t let it go.
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She knew exactly what I earned and that there was no way I could ever afford that kind of money.
She was just trying to make me look bad and embarrass me as much as possible.
Seeing this, the other executives started jumping in one by one.
“Come on, how can you even put a price on a gift from Mr. Karridge?” The CFO pushed up his glasses. “Ms. Akre, you should just admit it.”
“The company isn’t a charity organization,” the Marketing Director smirked. “Of course, you should pay for what you broke. But with your salary? I bet you’d still be paying it off when you retire, right?”
The room exploded in laughter, their eyes full of mockery and gloating.
They’d never liked me–the so–called lazy girl–and now that I was in trouble, of course, they were more th
happy to kick me while I was
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Matteo stood off to the side, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, but he didn’t say a word to stop what was happening.
Facing all the sneers and mockery, I wasn’t even angry. I looked straight at Annie and said, “1.5 million dollars, right? You won’t try to squeeze more out of me, will you?”
Annie froze for a second, then let out a sharp laugh.
“Isabelle, come on. Who are you trying to fool at a time like this?
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“What’s your monthly salary again?
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“1.5 million dollars? You’re gonna spend your whole life paying it off?”
I ignored her and picked up my phone.
“Get 1.5 million dollars in cash ready for me and send it over to the Karridge Group conference room as soon as possible.”
Annie rolled her eyes. “Tsk, pretending to make some big move? You think a random phone call is gonna fool anyone?”
I didn’t say anything. I just waited quietly.
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Within ten minutes, the conference room door swung open, and a sharply dressed middle–aged man walked in.
Right behind him were three bank clerks in uniform, each carrying
suitcase.
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He came straight over to me, gave a respectful bow, and said, “Ms. Akre, here’s the 1.5 million dollars
I gave a small nod.
acked for.“.
“Thanks for the trouble. Just put it here.
As the three suitcases were opened one by one, neatly stacked hundred- dollar bills caught the light–shining to look at.
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The room went completely silent. Everyone was staring
was staring at the money, completely frozen.
It felt like all the air had been sucked out, and even the sound of breathing grew quieter.
Annie’s face turned pale, and she couldn’t say a word.
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She stared at the cash like she couldn’t believe it, then looked up at the man in the suit.
Suddenly, the CFO turned white with shock.
“Mr. Harlan?”
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