Chapter 3

The person who arrived was Mr. Henderson, the General Manager of the Legal Department.

Seeing the executive, Chloe immediately stepped forward and pointed at Ava.

"Mr. Henderson, this new intern messed up the contract, causing the company a $100 million loss! Now she's making a scene, threatening to jump!"

Mr. Henderson looked at Ryan, who stood nearby.

"Ryan, you're always in charge of contract approvals. Is what she's saying true?"

Ryan nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, it's true! The contract submitted definitely has Ava's signature!"

"Mr. Henderson, it really wasn't me! I need to see the contract! Otherwise, I'll jump right now!"

Ava sobbed as she looked at Mr. Henderson,

a flicker of determination visible in her helpless eyes.

As a high-ranking executive, Mr. Henderson was skilled at reading people.

Even though Ava was just an intern, this was a human life at stake.

He frowned and looked at the colleague responsible for surveillance.

"Go, pull up the footage..."

Before Mr. Henderson could finish, Ryan interrupted him and quickly stepped forward.

"Mr. Henderson, that segment of the footage was deleted by Ava herself..."

"I didn't delete it! It wasn't me!"

Ava's emotions grew more frantic. The tension and exhaustion made her shake like a leaf.

Suddenly, her foot slipped, and she stumbled backward, tilting towards the open window!

A collective scream erupted from the crowd,

while a gleam of delight flashed in Chloe and Ryan's eyes.

Eight years ago, the memory of being bullied by senior employees when I was an intern at this company flashed before my eyes.

There was no time for hesitation. I sprang forward and grabbed Ava's wrist.

Then, I looked at Mr. Henderson, gritting my teeth.

"I have the footage!"

I followed Mr. Henderson to his office, walking past Ryan and Chloe, whose eyes were filled with threats and unease.

As I passed Ryan, he grabbed my wrist.

"Eleanor, I'm telling you, don't meddle!"

I yanked my hand free,

and once in the office, I placed the surveillance footage directly in front of Mr. Henderson.

"Mr. Henderson, I just recovered this footage from the surveillance room. The person who originally signed that contract wasn't Ava at all, it was Chloe!"

As the footage played, Mr. Henderson's face grew paler and paler.

He slammed his fist on the table.

"Those two have some nerve! Not admitting their own mistakes! And almost causing someone's death!"

"Mr. Henderson, I believe this matter must be severely punished, otherwise wouldn't it encourage such a culture of cronyism? And that's a $100 million loss!"

Seizing on Mr. Henderson's rising anger, I quickly offered my two cents.

"More importantly..." I leaned closer and whispered in his ear, "that new intern's last name is Sterling..."

Mr. Henderson's hesitant gaze froze instantly after hearing my last words.

He swallowed nervously, repeatedly.

After a long moment, he grabbed my hand.

"Eleanor, you truly saved my life!"

I knew very well that without using Ava as leverage,

the company would be reluctant to impose severe penalties.

Just like in my previous life, the company had initially given Chloe a chance to settle.

But now, once Mr. Henderson knew Ava's identity,

it meant that Ryan's career was completely over...

Watching Mr. Henderson storm out, I felt a sudden wave of relief.

Without the status and power he had in my previous life,

this time, no matter how unwilling Ryan was, he wouldn't be able to cause any serious trouble.

I took a deep breath and stepped out.

As I pushed open the office door, I bumped into Ava, her face still streaked with tears.

Seeing me, she kept nodding profusely in thanks.

Finally, she placed a faded, yellowed hair clip in my hand.

"Eleanor, I'm leaving the company today. You keep working hard here. If you ever run into trouble, just take this to the highest executive with the last name Sterling. He'll definitely help you!"

With that, she turned and ran off.

I sighed, carefully placing the hair clip in my pocket.

Though it was just a faded, yellowed clip,

I knew that in this life, this might be the turning point of my destiny...

A cool breeze swept by, sending a shiver down my spine.

The scene of Ryan's insane retaliation from my previous life suddenly flashed in my mind.

Thinking about the life I was still entangled in with Ryan,

I immediately called a car and headed towards our shared apartment.

But as soon as I stepped out of the company building, I was surrounded by a group of security guards.

Ryan and Chloe strode towards me, following closely behind Mr. Henderson.

Mr. Henderson, who had been so profoundly grateful to me moments ago, now looked at me with a grim expression.