Chapter 3

Facing Linda's malicious slander, I didn't resort to screaming like a shrew.

I simply turned slightly and smiled at several industry leaders nearby.

"The boss certainly has a unique corporate culture."

I said unhurriedly: "After all, a company that gives out condoms as year-end bonuses---I'm just not blessed enough to appreciate it."

My voice wasn't loud, but it was just loud enough for the circle of people around us to hear clearly.

Gasps rippled through the crowd. Many people showed looks of contempt.

The boss's face instantly turned iron gray, as if someone had slapped him hard across the face.

Humiliated and enraged, he pointed at me: "Evelyn Foster, just you wait!"

After the social ended, the boss didn't let up.

He went into several industry group chats with hundreds of members and spread rumors like crazy.

He said I'd stolen trade secrets from my former company. He even photoshopped some obscene images.

He was trying to completely destroy my reputation before Skyhigh Group's bidding process.

Some discordant voices also appeared inside Golden Tech.

People whispered in the break room, questioning whether I would bring negative impact to the company.

"That Director Foster seems to have a pretty bad reputation..."

"Why would VP Chen hire someone like her?"

VP Chen pushed the door open directly and slammed a file on the table.

"I value Director Foster's abilities."

He looked around the room, his tone ice-cold: "These gutter tactics just show how desperate the other side is. Anyone else who gossips gets fired immediately."

I stood outside the door, warmth flooding my heart.

Since the company trusted me this much, I couldn't afford to lose.

I didn't rush to defend myself in those group chats. That would be a waste of time.

I contacted a lawyer directly and had all the screenshots and recordings of the boss's slander notarized.

At the same time, I reached out to several old clients the boss had screwed over.

We were going to work together and prepare a big gift for him.

The Skyhigh Group bidding conference arrived as scheduled.

The boss and Linda brought their team in full force.

They carried a beautifully bound proposal.

I only had to glance at the cover to know it was plagiarized from one of my old rejected drafts.

They hadn't even changed the formatting.

Linda cornered me outside the lounge.

She leaned in smugly: "Evelyn, save your energy."

"Mr. Hayes promised me privately that as long as tonight..."

She winked suggestively: "The contract is ours. Your boring data is useless."

I looked at her like she was a hopeless idiot.

"You don't even know what Mr. Hayes hates most, and you think you can land this deal?"

Vincent had a daughter who'd been harassed early in her career.

So the thing he hated most in life was workplace sexual harassment.

Linda was tap-dancing in a minefield, thinking she was performing a waltz.

I didn't bother explaining. I just sneered: "Is that so? Then I wish you a pleasant evening."

Both parties entered the conference room.

The boss sat across from me, glaring viciously.

He raised his hand and made a throat-slitting gesture across his neck.

His mouth clearly formed the words: "You're finished."

I opened my laptop with no expression.

Vincent pushed through the door, his face serious.

When his eyes swept over Linda's overly revealing outfit, disgust flashed across his face.

When he looked at me, he nodded slightly.