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“Oh?” Isabella narrowed her eyes, her presence suddenly exuding a commanding aura. “Are you really not going to do it?”
Intimidated, Teresa felt a chill run through her, though she was also deeply upset. Everyone believed she was a Patton now, so she couldn’t believe Isabella would speak to her this way.
“I said I won’t do it, so I won’t!”
“Ah!” As soon as Teresa finished speaking, Isabella kicked her desk over, sending everything on it crashing to the floor. Teresa screamed in shock and disbelief.
The room fell into stunned silence.
“Isabella is completely out of line…”
“How can you treat your colleague this way, Isabella?”
Liza was the first to speak up, fuming, “This is unacceptable. I’m going to deduct your bonus as punishment!”
Isabella found the situation amusing. “Liza, don’t you remember our bet? It’s time for you to leave the company.”
Liza remained unfazed. “I did that to motivate you, to help you perform better.”
“So, you’re going back on your word?” Isabella challenged.
“What can you do about it? If you’re so capable, why don’t you get the company to fire me?” Liza replied confidently, dismissing the newcomer’s threat.
Liza had been with the company for years. The company wouldn’t fire her just because of a newcomer’s complaint.
Arrogantly, Liza told Isabella, “Put Teresa’s things back, or you won’t get any bonus.”
Isabella ignored her and sent a message on her phone.
“I’m talking to you. Are you deaf?” Liza, growing increasingly frustrated by the disregard, raised her voice. “Isabella Patton!”
“Liza Nelson!”
A more authoritative voice interrupted—it was the director.
As a deputy director, Liza’s anger quickly faded when she saw the director approach.
“Director,” Liza greeted, trying to remain composed. “What can I do for you?”
The director looked at Liza with disappointment. “Liza, after all these years, I didn’t expect you to misuse your position to bully others instead of focusing on your own improvement. You’ve truly let me down.”
“Director, I—“
“Enough! You made a bet and lost, so you must resign,” the director said, waving his hand dismissively.
Liza’s expression darkened. “Director, are you serious?” She had been with the company for years. How could she be dismissed because of a newcomer?
Liza was deeply disheartened.
“You made the bet, so don’t blame anyone else,” the director said coldly.
All eyes were on Liza, who suddenly felt her whole body tense up with embarrassment.
Liza clenched her teeth and played the victim card. “I only did what I thought was best for the company. If you want me to leave, then let them fire me!”
“Do you think this isn’t the company’s decision?” the director responded with a chilling tone.
No sooner had he spoken than Liza got a call from the HR department.
The words from the other end of the line made Liza’s vision blur, and she nearly collapsed. She was actually being fired by the HR department! Though the others couldn’t hear the conversation, Liza’s face said it all—she was out.
Liza had indeed been fired!
Who would have guessed the company would act so decisively? Their views of Isabella shifted; they now looked at her with a bit of fear.
Meanwhile, Liza was in total disarray. After all her efforts to climb up to the deputy director, she was not just leaving the company—she was being dismissed! Knowing the stain on her record would hinder her future job prospects deeply troubled her. How was she going to manage her mortgage payments now?
In a desperate move, Liza grabbed Isabella’s hand. “Isabella, I admit my mistake. I was only joking with you. Please, have a word with them. It wasn’t meant to be taken seriously; we were just joking.”
Isabella coolly pulled her hand away. “If I were the one who lost the bet, would you say it was just a joke?”
Liza certainly wouldn’t!
Liza was at a loss for words but still attempted to defend herself, saying, “If you were in my place, I wouldn’t have asked you to leave either. My aim was just to push you to do better. Why would I want you fired?”
Teresa chimed in, “Isabella, we’re all working together here. Don’t be too severe. Give Liza a second chance.”
“Really, Isabella, I’ll stop coming after you,” Liza begged, her eyes filled with a plea for mercy.
Isabella’s expression remained stoic. “You’re getting what you deserve.”
With that, she started to tidy up her things.
Despair washed over Liza’s face. She wanted to say more, but the director interrupted, “Liza, it’s time for you to gather your things and leave.”
“I’m not going anywhere!”
In her despair, Liza noticed Teresa nearby.
Of course! How could she forget? Teresa was from the influential Patton family!
Liza clutched Teresa’s hand tightly. “Teresa, you must help me! I only targeted Isabella because she was picking on you. Teresa, you’re a Patton! A single word from you could stop them from firing me!”
She gazed at Teresa with hopeful eyes.
All eyes shifted to Teresa, curious to see if she would intervene on Liza’s behalf.
Internally, Teresa was panicking. She wasn’t the real Miss Patton, and she had no power to influence Liza’s situation at the company!
“Liza, I’ll see what I can do,” Teresa replied, feigning empathy. She planned to later claim she was unsuccessful.
But Liza wasn’t having it. “No, Teresa, I need a solid commitment. Please, call your brother right now!”
Teresa’s expression darkened.
Damn it, how was she supposed to manage that?
“Liza,” Teresa said sternly, “I’m here to work properly, not to manipulate outcomes for others. My brother would be livid if he knew!”
Liza’s grip loosened as she sank to the floor, a look of utter hopelessness in her eyes. “What am I supposed to do now…”
“Liza, you should head home for now. I’ll see if there’s anything I can do,” Teresa said, offering insincere support to defuse the situation.
With no other alternatives, Liza could only nod, feeling defeated.
Once Liza had left her alone, Teresa shot Isabella a frosty look. She hadn’t anticipated Isabella wielding any significant clout.
To distract herself, Teresa pulled out her phone and noticed a message in a group chat. During lunch, she approached Isabella. “Isabella, our schoolmates are organizing a reunion. You’re planning to attend, aren’t you?”
“No,” Isabella responded bluntly.
“How can you miss it? Everyone is excited to see you. I’ve already told them you’d be there,” Teresa said.
“Did I ever confirm I would attend?” Isabella gave Teresa a look that suggested she thought Teresa was being unreasonable.
Teresa pursed her lips. “It’s been so long. Don’t you want to see how everyone is doing? Just come!”
“I won’t be going,” Isabella insisted. She had only kept in touch with Susan and Giana from high school; the rest were hardly in her thoughts. Plus, Eliza’s presence would complicate matters.
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