Chapter 30

Everyone was stunned.

I held my face, my mind blank, feeling the sting of the slap burning on my cheek.

“How could you be so careless? You managed to misspell our company’s name! Do you know how much of a joke this made us look once the documents were published?”

Leo stepped forward, positioning himself between me and Ms. Adams, trying to calm her

down. “Ms. Adams, please, calm down. We will get to the bottom of this…”

After much effort, the group was finally persuaded to leave.

I sat silently in the CEO’s office. After a while, Leo walked in and asked, “Are you alright?”

I didn’t look up, only noticing his footsteps as he approached. An ice pack appeared before me. I took it, pressing it gently to my face, feeling the burning sensation subside slightly.

Taking a deep breath, I looked up and asked, “What exactly happened?”

Leo handed me the project report, massaging his temples. “Take a look yourself.”

Opening it, my face darkened. The partner company’s name had indeed been misspelled.

Leo’s voice was cold. “Emilia was in charge of this section. For such a major oversight, her quarterly performance will be penalized…”

Before he could finish, I interrupted urgently, “Who told you that? Melody?” “Emilia would never make such a basic mistake. I reviewed this section myself before handing it over to

and there were no errors.”

look and said, “She’s your

the one being biased here? Bring Melody in so we can confront her directly.”

turned stern. “Laura, enough.

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my fists and stood, locking my gaze n him. “Leo, ask yourself honestly–are you really keeping

the blame?“.

expression turned impatient. “I know what kind of person Melody is. She wouldn’t

that.”

if my heart had been pierced. The pain spread throughout me, like flames consuming me from within, leaving me nowhere to escape. I clenched my hands so tightly that my nails dug into

“Is it that no matter what she

her?”

to his brow and replied, his voice low, “This is a minor issue. There’s no need

without even realizing it, I’couldn’t help but laugh- a laugh filled

imprint of the slap I took for Melody, and

didn’t even notice?

I

woman.

and left, slamming the door

I ran

me with a

through the facade beneath that smile. Ignoring

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