Countdown to My Divorce

Chapter 28

Rachel raised an eyebrow, her tone light as she said, “Whether I leave or not, you need to start protecting yourself. Don’t overdo it, and especially don’t argue with your boss in front of everyone.”

She admired Cecilia for her boldness, even if it wasn’t always what people wanted. Her team didn’t need people like Samantha, who whispered behind everyone’s backs.

Cecilia’s eyes started to water. “I understand, Honestly, Rachel, why don’t you just leave for LS Enterprise? Ever since Samantha came here, everything’s been a mess.”

Rachel quickly covered her mouth. “Don’t say things like that. Pack up and wait for me to contact you. Right now, Mr. Lewis is upset. It’s not the right time to bring it up.”

Besides, there was no telling when Samantha might pop up again.

Cecilia nodded. “Okay.”

Later that afternoon, the HR department posted an announcement Samantha would be taking over Rachel’s position as project director.

Rachel was in the middle of transferring her projects when her phone buzzed. It was a message from William.

so impulsively earlier. I couldn’t do anything with everyone watching. Please try

stared at the message, unable to stop herself

Understand?

Samantha asked to understand? Why was it always Rachel who had to take the blame? Was she some kind of

wasn’t the man she

sessions and saddling her with the blame whenever things went wrong. He would even take advantage of her hearing impairment to mutter vile remarks about her, knowing she couldn’t

she had endured it all for William’s sake, not wanting to complicate his position at the company. She

he stormed into her

superior, emboldened by his ties to major shareholders and William’s precarious position, stood his ground. Instead of backing down, he began hurling veiled insults at Rachel,

expected

to the ground. Then, he loomed over him, finger pointed at

one more word about her.

heir–what stood there now was a man willing to burn everything to

his job. But thanks to his later

when she thought about it, Rachel still got

don’t have to