Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
Mirabella took a sip.
“How is it?”
“Not bad.” Mirabella eyed the packaging of the bottle. Was this new? Made by McMillian Corporation?
“I knew you liked it, so I set up a separate production line” Romeo replied. Upon noticing Lou’s lingering gaze on Mirabella, he asked with a slight frown, “Do you find her attractive?”
“No, no, no.” Lou shook his head frantically. But on second thought, he hurriedly added, “She’s beautiful. Miss, you’re absolutely stunning. The words ‘beautiful’, ‘breathtaking’, and ‘mesmerizing’ all fail to do justice to your beauty. May I be so bold as to ask if you are Mr. McMillian’s girlfriend?”
Romeo didn’t respond, merely helping Mirabella take another sip of her lemonade.
“She must be your fiancée!” Lou ventured a guess, “No wonder you two look so perfect together!Congratulations are in order for you and the lovely lady. May you have a long and happy life together.”
Mirabella lifted her gaze to meet Lou’s. She hadn’t expected the people around Romeo to be so observant.
“Thank you.”
Her gratitude only made Lou more certain of her identity. She must be the future Mrs. McMillian. No wonder the usually aloof and unapproachable Romeo was personally serving her drinks.
Impressive, truly impressive.
Whoever she was, she was the first one he had ever seen who could make Romeo do her bidding.
“Let’s cut to the chase,’ Romeo sat next to the girl, opening another packet of snacks for her.
“Miss, please allow me to say this.” Lou took a small bow, and then cried out, “Mr. McMillian, Belinda is trying to throw mud at me. How could the company’s personnel changes have anything to do with me?
Even if they did, I’m the one who cherishes talent, going above and beyond to attract it. How could I possibly push talent away?”
Romeo fed a piece of the snack to Mirabella, observing her reaction. Seeing that she didn’t seem to like it, he opened a new packet.
“In the past two months, a good number of people have handed in their resignations. As far as I know, it’s got to do with Belinda’s style of management. She’s been admiring Mr. McMillian for a long time, and every young, attractive girl, fresh out of prestigious universities, who could potentially threaten her position, they all couldn’t last three months of internship.”
Lou paused here, deliberately looking at Mirabella.
Mirabella seemed like she didn’t hear, staring at her phone, her expression unchanging from start to finish.
Romeo fed Mirabella another piece of snack, observing her beautiful face. Seeing that she didn’t show any sign of liking or disliking, he opened another packet of snacks, feeding her again.
Seeing that Mr. McMillian didn’t respond to him, Lou had no choice but to continue explaining, “Mr.
McMillian, I’ve been working diligently in this company for twelve years. You should know what kind of person I am. I wouldn’t do anything that would harm the company.”
Romeo gave Mirabella a sip of lemonade, then finally asked, “What does she gain from framing you?”“She’s simply not satisfied with my decisions, wants to see me demoted, have my pay cut, and even wants to see me fired by the company!”
Lou was quick to explain when he noticed Mr. McMillian finally paying him attention, “Previously, the position of department head in our company is filled by the most capable. But some of the capable ones lack experience and can’t solve problems effectively.”
“I proposed that all assistant managers must have at least three years of work experience before they can be promoted to managers. My request isn’t unreasonable, yet Belinda took issue with it, thinking that I was affecting her promotion.
“Until yesterday, when she was promoted, I threw a celebration party for her. Among all the newly promoted managers, she was the only one who didn’t attend”
Romeo asked again nonchalantly, “Why do you think she didn’t come?”
“She must be dissatisfied with me. I guess she’s taking advantage of her recent promotion to file a complaint against me, blaming all the personnel changes on me.”
Just then, Carl knocked on the door, bringing in a document.
“Mr. McMillian, this is Belinda’s resignation letter. It should have been handled by the general manager, but the general manager thought it would be best if you made the final decision.”
Lou never thought that Belinda would resign Just a moment ago, he was saying that Belinda was using her promotion to accuse him.
She struggled for five years, finally becoming a department head, but after just one day, she handed in her resignation?Upon hearing this, Mirabella found it to be quite normal. After such an incident, Belinda probably felt too embarrassed to stay in the company.
“Carl, print out the emails the company received and show them to Mr. Lou.”
Upon Romeo’s command, Carl immediately went to print. When seven or eight emails were handed to Lou, he trembled, looking incredulously at the words.
Each email was from a different person, all saying that ever since they started working, they often suffered from Lou’s unwelcome advances.
Lou promised that they could become full-time employees after their internship if they complied, if not, they would be kicked out of the company.
Lou also bragged about his grandfather’s distant relation to one of Romec’’s cousins.
Some got scared off before they even finished their internships, some couldn’t handle the constant harassment from Lou after they got hired, and decided to quit.
The remaining interns who were lucky enough to get past Lou’s scrutiny were either not good-looking or had average fiqures.
Belinda, on the other hand, was a natural beauty. She wasn’t a knockout, but she was certainly charming.
Lou had his eyes on her for quite some time.
After taking advantage of the other female interns, he thought he could do whatever he wanted with his authority as the deputy manager So he set his sights on Belinda.
To his surprise, Belinda had a tough older brother who stepped in and gave him a beating after Lou had harassed her a few times.
That’s when the feud began.
He could only make things difficult for Belinda at work from time to time, but this girl was resilient. She endured until she got a promotion.
However, she handed in her resignation just a day after becoming a department manager.
Lou couldn’t figure out why she’d quit. Was she just trying to drag him down with her?
“Mr. McMillian, these are all false accusations! I’ve never done that.” Lou tried to defend himself before he even finished reading, “I’m 42 years old and my daughter is 15. How could I possibly do suchdespicable things?
Where did these emails come from? Give me the sender’s IP address, Mr. McMillian, I’ll send them all lawyer’s letters!”
“Do you want to cause trouble for them?” Romeo narrowed his eyes.
“No, no, no, I wouldn’t dare. I just want to ask them why they’re slandering me with things I’ve never done. This is complete nonsense, these are the actions of a savage beast.”
“Do you realize you’re a beast?”
Lou was taken aback, and just as he started to explain “It’s already been sent to the police. If you’ve got anything to say, say it to them.”
Romeo pressed a button and Carl immediately came in to escort him out.
“Mr. McMillian, please listen to my explanation, it’s all false accusations by Belinda, I’ve done nothing.
Mr.
McMillian, don’t believe her. Don’t believe those emails.”
Carl escorted him out of the office, looking at him with contempt. He couldn’t believe a man who had a 15-year-old daughter would do such vile things.
No wonder so many people quit in the past couple of months, and they were all women.
It must’ve been because of him.
“Belinda hasn’t said anything, Mr. McMillian only received these emails yesterday.It was likely that the girls Lou had taken advantage of decided to band together for support and expose his vile actions through a mass email.
So, the corporation’s email received seven or eight real-name complaint letters all at once yesterday.
MeMillian Corporation didn’t beat around the bush, they called the police right away and handed Lou over to them.
“The police are almost here. You’d better figure out what you’re going to say to them and to your family.”
Carl’s wards sent Lou’s heart plummeting.
Back in the office.
Romeo saw that the girl was enjoying her snack, and immediately took note of the brand to buy her more later.
Thinking of the gifts she had brought him, Romeo opened the gift bag. There was food, clothing, and other items, all of which made him very happy.
“It must be delicious.’ Romeo took out the food and picked up a few pieces of clothing, admiring them.
“Your clothes are getting old.” Mirabella glanced at his shirt. It was the same one she had given him as a gift last time.
She had only given him a few, but he kept wearing them over and over. The clothes in his wardrobe had all been neglected.
He drank coffee from the mug she gave him every day, wore the clothes she gave him to work, and with the weather getting colder, Mirabella bought him a few more coats in case he’d catch a cold.”I haven’t had time to design new ones myself. Maybe I can make you some new ones when I’m less busy.”
Upon hearing the news, Romeo, overjoyed, swept the girl into his arms, showering her with kisses.
“What am I going to do? I’m so smitten with you. Can I wear it now?”
Receiving all these gifts at once made him as giddy as a kid on Christmas morning.
“Wash it first before wearing it.”
Romeo, though a tad disappointed, couldn’t help but lean in for another kiss.
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