Chapter 3

After the plane successfully made an emergency landing, Jack rushed over to question me about why I had sent Mia away.

"Olivia, what's the meaning of this? Why did you send Mia to the rest area to reflect?"

"You have the nerve to ask me that? You saw what happened in the cockpit. Mia lost her composure! If I hadn't stepped in to fix the situation, everyone on this plane would have died today!"

I was furious, wondering how I could have ever fallen for such an idiot in my previous life.

"Olivia, stop making a mountain out of a molehill. Mia didn't mean any harm. Besides, the plane is fine, isn't it? Why are you being so aggressive?"

Jack completely failed to grasp the severity of the situation and continued to defend Mia.

"Yes, Olivia, I really didn't mean to. Please forgive me just this once!" Mia stood nearby, crying her eyes out, acting every bit the innocent victim.

"Olivia, look how understanding Mia is! Let's just drop this matter. No one is to bring it up again!"

Jack looked at Mia with eyes full of sympathy, but when he turned to me, his gaze was filled with hostility.

Other crew members who didn't know the full story also began to side with Jack and criticize me.

"Olivia, you really went too far this time. Sure, Mia made a mistake, but it wasn't that serious. You're blowing this out of proportion."

"Yeah, we're all colleagues here. There's no need to make such a big deal out of it. Why don't you just apologize to Mia and be done with it?"

My colleagues chattered away, and suddenly I found myself the target of everyone's criticism.

"What do you all know?! Didn't you see how dangerous the situation was earlier?!"

"Mia's mistake could have caused the plane to crash. What's wrong with me asking her to reflect on her actions?!"

I looked at everyone, feeling wronged and resentful.

"Olivia, we know you meant well, but Mia is still new. She needs some time to adjust."

"That's right, Olivia. Don't hold it against her. Let's just forget about this incident."

Although my colleagues seemed to understand my feelings, they still weren't willing to stand up for me.

"What are you all trying to say? That I shouldn't punish her?"

"What if she makes the same mistake next time? Who's going to take responsibility then?"

At this moment, Ryan, who had been silent all this time, stepped forward.

"I agree with Olivia. The situation earlier was indeed very dangerous. Thanks to Olivia's quick action, we avoided a potential disaster that could have cost us our lives."

Ryan's words silenced everyone. I looked at him gratefully, finally understanding what it meant to have someone on your side when you needed it most.