The Betrayed Heiress Is Now the CEO’s Obsession novel Chapter 78

Chapter 78

The next moming, as soon as Charlotte arrived at the firm, she could sense something was off

Every lime dr wallod, e caught bits of hashed whispers. People were clearly talking but went quiet the moment she passed by.

She made her way to her desk

Her office was commetly empty. Max was still recovering in the hospital so she had the whole space to herself.

Not long after she sat down, Yvonne appeared at the door. She knocked wer

“Come to my office for a minute.”

Charlotte had a good idea what this was

It had to be what happened last night.

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Inside the office Yvonne sat behind her desk, her expression sharp, laced with anger.

* sent you and Willy to negotiate with the clients last night. And what do I hear? That you got to a conflict with them and ended up physically attacking them?”

Charlotte replied calmly, “I went there to negotiate. But those two men had no interest in business. All they were thinking about was disgusting, inappropriate stuff. They crossed a line. I defended myself.”

Yvonne’s expression darkened further, her voice turning harsh.

“Charlotte, I know you can handle yourself. In fact, you saved us during that incident a while back. But you need to understand that violence doesn’t solve

charlotte’stone remained cool

“I was polite at first. But they clearly didn’t understand decency. Miss Yarnell, I’m a lawyer, not a bar hostess. Clients like that? We’re better off without them.” That comment made Yvonne snap. She slammed a hand on the desk and shouted, “What anego! Do you have any idea how much your impulsiveness cost the firm? Tui legal advisory contract alone was worth $150,000! Add in the contract dispute and trademarkcase–those would’ve brought in at least $500,000 in fees! And you? You went off and hit them without hesitation. That’s $650,000 gone. Are you going to make up for that loss?”

Charlotte

gave a faire, better smile

Se. Il patch the hole today. But in the future, don’t send me to meet clients whose brains are full of ith.”

yvonne didn’t believe she could actually do it. Her tone turned cold and firm.

“Fine. By the end of today, I want that contract signed and proof of payment. If not, don’t bother coming in tomorrow. According to the firm’s HR policies and labor law, if you cause serious financial loss, we have the right to fire you without compensation.”

Charlotte’s express didn’t change.

As the len one’s office, she passed by Willy’s

Right on cue, he came out of his office and walked straight into her,

the unmirked.

“Well, well Miss Riley. After screwing up such a big c Finbarrassed to even show my face:

Charlotte shot him a cold glance and didn’t say a word. She brushed past him and tumed to be desk

Moments later, slir received a message from Jenny

“Misa Hilley, did you see the posts that Miss Carter and Mr. Kennedy made? They’re clearly throwing shade at you.” Altached were two scarenshots from their social nordia

case last night and offending the clients, you’ve still got the guts to show up? if it were me, I’d be too

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