Never Forgive Never Forget (Celeste and Philip) novel Chapter 178

Every executive in the lobby fell silent.

Mabel's smile froze on her face. Before she could get a word out, Celeste had already turned to Patty.

"Come with me to HR. I want every single employee file in the company. After that, go to accounting and lock down all financial records. In half an hour, my assistant, Ina, will bring a team to audit the books and start cutting staff."

"Understood."

Patty nodded, grabbed a visitor's badge from the front desk, and hurried upstairs with Celeste.

It was Patty's first job, but she wasted no time. They reached HR and accounting so quickly, no one even had time to react before both departments were locked down, with staff ordered to remain in place and wait for instructions.

Half an hour later.

Irma arrived with an external HR and finance team, ready to oversee the takeover.

During the chaos, Mabel tried several times to speak to Celeste, but Celeste dodged her, avoiding any discussion. She sealed off several executives' offices, personally accepted files from Irma and Patty, and handed them directly to her most trusted audit team for a full investigation.

Two days passed.

The entire Ingrid Group underwent a thorough purge.

When Mabel finally saw her niece again, the hallway outside the office was packed with employees, all crowding the doorway and shouting complaints.

"You want us to leave? Fine! But pay us what we're owed!"

"We've been with Ingrid Group for years—you can't just throw us out without compensation!"

"We're filing for arbitration!"

Facing the angry crowd and their clamor, Celeste sat calmly at her desk, unmoved.

"Patty, make a list of everyone eligible for compensation. We'll follow company policy and pay them accordingly."

No one expected her to agree so quickly.

For a moment, the crowd was stunned into silence. Then, some grumbled, others argued about the terms, and a few tried to bargain for more. After some back and forth, most accepted the fair severance.

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