Chapter 144

"Celena, you see? You can't beat me! I'm the victor!" Cheryl said, looking over at Celena, who was nervously twisting her fingers, her head down.

"The winner is Celena!"

Mr. Stone paused, clearly taken aback.

He stared at the list again, double-checking with his assistant. After a moment, the assistant gave a reluctant nod.

The votes were in, and they were all cast in secret. Celena didn't even laid a finger on her proposal since she turned it in, making any chance of foul play a non-starter.

The conference room was a sea of stunned faces as if they saw a ghost when they heard the winner's name.

"What the heck?! Celena won?"

mistake. Celena? She's never even set foot in the

Celena outdoing Cheryl, who's been with us for years? I'm

of disbelief filled the room, nobody could

and flustered, beelined for Mr. Stone, protesting, "This can't be right! There's been some kind of error! Show me the signed proposals!

a response, she grabbed the assistant's laptop and pulled up the proposals. Her eyes darted to the bottom of the page—the signature. Seeing that a whopping ninety

the proposal they all endorsed, and right there at the bottom, clear as day, was Celena's

that instant, the room went silent, everyone

Celena's a rookie, never even been inside these

outshine her.

thought of Cheryl, who had years of experience, being

he rose furiously and declared, "Do you think I wouldn't know if there was a problem with the vote? You've squandered your years here! To think you're outdone

biting words, Mr. Stone stormed out of

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