Countdown to My Divorce

Chapter 26

Rachel’s face remained calm, like it wasn’t her getting dismissed he didn’t even frown.

Only she knew the truth–this was the numbness that came when rief had hollowed her out completely.

This wasn’t the first time William had done this. The moment Samantha whispered that Rachel’s LS Enterprise visit was a job- hunting attempt, and he believed it, the outcome had been inevitable.

Cecilia couldn’t stay silent any longer.

Furious, she interjected, “Mr. Lewis, I can personally vouch for Ms. Lloyd. Her visit to LS Enterprise was purely personal. She never intended to jump ship.”

How could Samantha twist the truth like this? Cecilia had always been a straightforward person, and couldn’t stand the fact that Rachel had been targeted ever since Samantha came.

She turned to Samantha. “Ms. Judd, do you have any proof that Ms. Lloyd was trying to switch jobs? And if you’re the one taking credit for contracts, maybe you should ask yourself how you got that position. You can’t even handle basic data and documents, yet you’re acting like a director. If people hear about this, they’ll think we’re a joke.”

“Cecilia!” Rachel called out sharply as she stepped forward and grabbed her friend’s arm.

in her ear, “Stop. Don’t say

shouldn’t I speak up? She can’t even handle basic data analysis, yet she got parachuted into this position. I’d love to know

through the surrounding

of

how you look at it, Samantha was parachuted in. Someone powerful must be backing her. And let’s be real, that someone is probably Mr. Lewis

own wife, got demoted. What’s Cecilia trying to achieve by playing the hero

Cecilia had well and truly stirred the hornet’s nest. With William shielding Samantha so

could

he really not

knew. He just chose to turn

eye.

handle even the slightest criticism, was utterly unprepared for

misunderstood. I didn’t say anything bad about Rachel to Mr. Lewis. I was just worried that she might feel uncomfortable because I took the Oasis Project, or if she wants to change jobs because of it. I

wasn’t buying it. “Then, why is the project still in