Chapter 122

The next day, when Willow arrived to work, she was immediately summoned into Mr. Fawcett's office. With a nervous smile, he carefully told her, "You know, Willow? We're both victims of Deborah's deception! Though the rumors were traced back to her, she told me that

you're the one who fed her the information. So that's why..."

So that's why Sean Fawcett had started acting strangely towards Willow, after meeting with Deborah, that time in his office.

Even on her way out of the company, Deborah Salt had to make one last attack...

It was clear that Sean was trying to make some sort of apology, here. Willow chose not to hold petty grudges.

After all, she still wanted to work here, and Mr. Fawcett was her supervisor.

Willow nodded, and replied, "You always see the bigger picture, sir. Thank goodness you're not the sort to take a nasty accusation at face value. Instead, you'll always dig up the truth behind the matter. You're the sort of leader who understands the proper way to handle justice."

Sean grinned widely. "Well, of course I wouldn't be so unfair to my own people!" he declared cheerfully. "However, it's Mr. Hughes who sets an example for us all, on the subjects of truth and justice, and seeing the bigger picture."

He was only the head janitor here. He wasn't such a fool as to steal credit from the CEO.

the company an internal memo, explaining how you had nothing to do with spreading those rumors or leaking those designs. It was a terrible mix-up, but it's all been cleared up now. All along, you were the victim in this case." "Mr. Hughes actually went that far?" Willow could scarcely believe

"His personal aide, Mr. Ward, was the one who sent the word around... but it was obviously on behalf of Mr. Hughes. Who else could have uncovered the truth so quickly, and resolved the matter so thoroughly? If you ask me, that Ms.

turned over to the police. Sean

people, Sean was out to make a show of being nice

had no interest in gossip. "I'll leave you to it then, Mr.

Hughes that she'd been absolved of guilt already... a paragon of

her arrested anyway... Had it really been just to teach her a lesson?

bit of

she'd finished cleaning

meeting room on

phone call from Sean, directing her to Jasper's office eApparently, he was meeting with someone in

she was

coffee for them.

would normally be Edith's job, but she had just been removed from the company, and it wasn't as though Jasper had another personal aide standing by.

Willow entered Jasper's office, there

himself was

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