Khloe ignored Angela, but the manager slowed down.
“Miss Roswell, do you know her?”
“Not really. But this industry’s so desperate now, anyone dares to call themselves someone else’s mentor.” Khloe’s soft laugh carried just enough weight to sting. It felt like a quiet slap across Angela’s face.
Angela’s cheeks flared red. She hurried up to stand directly in front of Khloe.
“Khloe, what are you playing at? Oh, are you too embarrassed to talk to me because you lost your job over your little feud with Trey?” Her smile was forced, her tone light, but every word dripped with hostility.
Everyone around realized immediately-they were not friends,
“What did you just say?” Khloe raised an eyebrow, feigning innocent confusion as if she truly didn’t understand.
Angela forced herself to remain calm, keeping her temper in check.
“I’m trying to be reasonable here. Trey has spoiled you for years. Everything you know, every skill you have, the Fox Group built in you. Did you really think anyone would acknowledge you after leaving the Fox Group?”
She glanced at the contract Khloe held.
If Khloe had genuinely arranged the investment on her own, she would be in the conference hall negotiating details-the signing process alone took hours. It wasn’t something you finished in minutes with a quick signature.
Angela, however, represented the Fox Group today. Since Khloe’s project and network ignored her, she would simply approach a larger investment institution herself.
Fortune favored the determined-her project had already sparked some interest, and today she’d been invited for detailed talks. But she hadn’t informed Trey yet. He had criticized her previous efforts, and she planned to surprise him with the results once everything was settled.
Seeing Khloe clutch the contract, Angela assumed she was trying to preempt her, to grab credit in front of Trey.
She reached out to snatch it-but Khloe didn’t give her the chance. Her hand came away empty, and she nearly stumbled.
A receptionist standing by the side quickly stepped forward, trying to block Angela.
“Miss Thompson, please don’t be rude to our VIP guest!”
“VIP? Her?” Angela snapped, unable to maintain her composure any longer. “A project manager freeloading off the Fox Group and stabbing them in the back… and you call her a VIP? What kind of VIP is she?!”
Khloe, unbothered, straightened slightly and lightly furrowed her brow.
“Miss Carmine,” she said to the manager, “how could your company be interested in talking business with someone like her?”
The staff around her instantly broke into a cold sweat. The manager, Cassidy Carmine quickly signaled the receptionist next to Angela.
“Miss Thompson, apologies, please allow us to excuse you for today,” the receptionist said, stepping in.
“Excuse me? Are you joking?” Angela’s voice rose. “I was invited by your executive, Mark Brock! I’m here to negotiate a signing!”
Her face had drained of color. How could Khloe make them get rid of her with a single word? Even if… she’d overstepped a bit, it was provocation from Khloe first!
But she couldn’t risk derailing the project. Collecting herself, Angela forced her voice to be calm.
“Fine. I apologize. I let my emotions get the better of me. But rest assured, I won’t let it interfere with my work performance. Take me to see Mark.”
Cassidy’s tone remained steady, leaving no room for Angela to maneuver.
“Miss Thompson, we will explain to Mark. As for the signing, our company did not invite you to sign; Mark merely wants to discuss the project. The evaluation must still go through official review.
“We’ve also recently received some negative reports regarding the Fox Group. For risk management purposes, once the review is complete, we will notify you.”
The words were elegantly phrased, cutting both ways-they firmly cleared Khloe and her team, and left Angela no ground to argue.
Seeing this, Khloe didn’t waste another second. High heels clicking, she strode into the elevator. As the doors closed, she watched two security guards approaching Angela, seemingly ready to escort her out by force.
The elevator chimed, and Khloe stepped out. At the same time, her phone pinged. She opened it-it was a message from Trey. The tone wasn’t any friendlier than before.
Trey: [How long are you going to keep this up? Don’t you care about me or the company? Do you even know your subordinates have all resigned?]
Trey hadn’t bombarded her with calls these past few days. Khloe knew he was certain she’d return eventually. Now that things were out of control, his pride had taken the hit.
A small smirk tugged at her lips. She remembered Angela’s panicked expression earlier. It looked like the two of them had been having an even rougher time than she had imagined.
She recalled the news she’d gotten yesterday morning, that Angela had already moved out. Stella had acted swiftly -photos sent, and by that evening, Angela had been evicted.
Late at night, the massive conference room was empty except for Khloe, still sorting through data.
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