Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 191 Unexpected Promotion

It wasn't long before the comment section of Brown Group's official social media account was flooded with comments from online users.

"Is it necessary to retain someone with such low social value in the company? I bet he'd just turn the company into a cesspool."

"It's always the big corporations that have this issue. They treat their employees like they're nothing. Why should such a company even exist anyway?"

"I vow to go a whole month without eating meat in hopes that Brown Group will go bankrupt!"

Upon witnessing the trending topic, Harvey's face turned deathly pale. He clung to his last shred of hope, turned to the HR manager, and tried to defend himself, exclaiming, "It's not my fault! It's all her doing! She's the one who tricked me into saying those things! She's the one who wants to ruin the company!"

Yet the HR manager remained unfazed by his words and said indifferently, "It doesn't matter whose fault it is-you're no longer welcome in the company. You ought to know that the public outcry from this incident is too significant. You should gather your personal effects and leave this instant."

Harvey exclaimed, "But I-"

he could even finish his sentence, Alex's voice echoed from the doorway. "You shouldn't waste your time resisting the inevitable. If you leave now,

an instant. He

turned back with a hint of confusion, my eyes meeting Alex's. I couldn't help but

everyone, Harvey packed up his things and made his exit with his lowered in defeat. He was

contact with Alex. In the next instant, he acted as

suddenly beckoned at me, indicating that I

but notice how a lot of people were now gazing at me with admiration after what I had

that Alex cleared

she's new to the company, Jane has already proven to be a valuable asset to the company. She has also helped us rid ourselves of a

of murmurs and whispers, and the adoring looks morphed into ones of blatant jealousy. However, the catalyst of this reaction turned his back and walked away, leaving me to be the focal point of everyone's

beaming as she exclaimed,

was authentic. Yet the expressions of those around us spoke volumes, even if I couldn't hear

this nagging feeling that something was off about Alex, though I

wasted no time in sharing the day's developments with Eric upon my