Hiding Behind Her Superficiality by Kyla Olson

hapter 131

“If we talk about academic qualification, everyone here in this room graduated from top universities. These two directors sitting in front of you are top students from Konig University. As for the experience, you don’t have presentable work up to this point. I saw your Christmas special edition jewelry. There’s a reason the sales for that were mediocre.”

Everything Elspeth said was like a sword stabbing into Alaina’s heart, making the confidence that was left in her shatter instantly. Alaina suddenly felt as though she was just a clown, showing off her immature skills in front of experts and embarrassing herself.

“Miss Lynwood, we’re all colleagues. How can you say that to me?” With her innocent look, all the male colleagues around her relent the moment she cried.

Since reasoning couldn’t work, Alaina wanted to play the victim but was exposed mercilessly by Elspeth. “You start crying whenever you can’t win an argument. Miss Sullivan, is that all you learned in Winthrop Group?”

At that moment, Alaina’s tears were hanging from the corners of her eyes. It didn’t seem right to let them fall or wipe them off, so they were left hanging awkwardly there.

“Enough. There’s no need to argue anymore. I’m the one who decided on this. Does anyone else here have any second opinion?” After looking at the conflict between Alaina and Elspeth, Callum cleared his throat and looked at Elspeth with a resigned and affectionate gaze. Although he knew at Elspeth wouldn’t put herself at a disadvantage, the things she said would surely upset Alaina

for quite some time.

Just then, Edmund sluggishly raised his hands. “I do.”

Elspeth thought that he was going to stir up trouble again, but his following sentence shocked everyone. “I want to take a few months off for a little distraction. I’ll pass the vice president position to Elspeth for the time being.”

the position, there was nothing for

settled then,” Callum gave the ultimate word, finalizing the

too harsh in the meeting

came out of her mouth, Elspeth could tell what was on her mind. With Elspeth as the vice president, Alaina was afraid that she would rack her brain for ways to chase her out of the company. I’m really not that free,

on a faint smile. “Also, no worries about all the drama. Just like you said, considering what’s best for the company, we should maintain

Lynwood. By the way, you had a lot of contacts when you were the director of the

on my list. “It’s been too long. I don’t even remember what contacts I had…. Aren’t you the director of the

her laptop.

the people…” Alaina was so mad she was gnashing her teeth. If it weren’t for the fact that Elspeth had the resources and contacts that an ordinary person couldn’t get, she wouldn’t talk to her so politely; she would

in Damoria. How can it be possible? Quit being modest.” With a hand propping up her head, Elspeth looked at Alaina with an engrossing gaze. Now, let’s see what you

that, she was ashamed to ask for her

really something else, Miss Lynwood. Alaina always acts like a harmless little flower, but she actually deceives others for their sympathy and compassion with her thorns. In fact, everyone knows how she behaves in private. If it isn’t because she’s the director of the Design Department now, no one will bother talking to her at all.”

aroused Elspeth’s interest, so she asked, “Oh? What is she

was listening, only then did the colleague say in a low voice, “Alaina is the daughter of the Sullivan Corporation. Although she always puts on an innocent and adorable look, she’s very good at ordering people around in private. When she talks to the male colleagues, she’ll give them nicknames and talk

about it. She knew that Alaina wasn’t a good person, but since