Right Person, Wrong Time

Chapter 42 Nicole Strikes Back

With expressionless eyes and a barely perceptible smile on her face, Nicole looked completely different from the ferocious woman before her. “I’m Lisa, the woman you talked about who got her job by relying on men.”

As soon as she said that, silence instantly enveloped the noisy Design Department, so much so that even the sound of a paper dropping to the ground would sound unusually obtrusive. After all, everyone in the department had just been gossiping about Nicole right before her, especially Sabrina, whose expression instantly became very interesting to watch.

Sabrina didn’t expect Nicole to come to the Design Department at this hour. She was on close terms with Joanna, so she had only said those things about Lisa to lick Joanna’s boots, but she never really intended to offend Lisa. After all, more friends meant more opportunities, whereas more enemies would bring more obstacles to herself. She had only spoken of Lisa like that just now because she thought Lisa wasn’t here. After all, as F&M Apparel’s Chief Designer, Lisa’s status was well-established, for F&M Apparel alone was directly capable of leading the country’s fashion trend. If Sabrina had known that Lisa was here, she wouldn’t have dared to slander her so recklessly.

Staring at Sabrina with complete indifference, she said calmly, “I’ve heard about Joanna,

changed the subject, becoming somewhat assertive as she spoke. “But I need to take a moment to clear up your slanders on me. I, Lisa, have never seduced anyone to get ahead in my career. My appointment as F&M Apparel’s Chief Designer wasn’t decided by President Yates alone, for it required 70% of supporting votes from the company’s shareholders,” she said while darting her eyes coldly at the person before her. “Or do you think

who had chimed in with Sabrina just now involuntarily hung their heads and busied themselves with their own stuff like a bunch of

now, instantly looked like a deflated balloon. She had been gossiping about Lisa with such righteousness just a while ago, but now, she couldn’t get a word out, as though the words were stuck in her throat. Lisa’s status is well-established, and Gardner Corporation has taken a lot of trouble inviting her to work with us this time. And she heard everything I had just said… She couldn’t help breaking out in a cold sweat with fright as her face darkened. I’ve just talked through my hat on an

of the department at once or even have her blacklisted by the entire fashion design industry with just a single word. After all, she had publicly set herself up against F&M Apparel by saying what she had