Raeleigh didn't find out until the next morning that Jepherson had returned to the company for work. He called her as soon as he walked into his office.
Raeleigh received the call. When she reached the elevator, someone knocked her down.
Raeleigh was wearing a set of overalls. Everyone knew that only Raeleigh dressed this way. Everyone else dressed differently.
The company didn't have any specific rules when it came to the dress code, especially for designers.
So, as soon as Raeleigh showed up, someone recognized her right away. Someone had deliberately bumped into her when she was in the elevator. When she fell down, the people around her avoided her, and no one went to help her.
Raeleigh knelt on the ground and held her knees for a while.
Lamarre came over and found her on the floor. He bent down to help her up, but she couldn't stand up and her head kept shaking.
Lamarre knew that she didn't look good, so he bent down and took Raeleigh somewhere she could compose herself.
Raeleigh called for Jepherson right away.
He quickly came down from his office with a gloomy look on his face.
When he saw Raeleigh, he called Xanthus immediately. Since her knee was injured, he could imagine what had happened.
For such things, Jepherson needed someone to handle matters, and that person was Xanthus.
Xanthus happened to be nearby and rushed over as soon as he received the call.
Raeleigh was in so much pain that she couldn't open her eyes. She held her knees and was curled up on the couch. Jepherson was so angry that he wanted to kill someone.
Who would dare to do this Raeleigh? If she wasn't here anymore, then what was he to do?
Leaning down, Jepherson held her in his arms and gave out an order. "Stuart, wait for Xanthus. When he gets here, take him upstairs immediately. On top of that, dismiss everyone who walked by immediately."
After saying that, he walked towards the private elevator with Raeleigh in his arms. After entering the elevator, he lowered his head and looked at her with distress in his eyes. "Just hold on. Everything will be alright, just bear it for a little while more."
Raeleigh was in so much pain that she was sweating bullets. She leaned into his embrace while she held onto her knees. His chest heaved up and down. He wouldn't let go.
Back in his office, Jepherson picked up the phone and continued to hold onto Raeleigh while he called Stuart. Raeleigh tightened her grip on her knees.
"Forget about the people, call the police. Tell them to get over here and find the person responsible."
Stuart hesitated. "Young Master Richards, are you sure you want to call the police about this?"
"What do you mean?"
"This happened because of what happened between her and Miss Doyle in the elevator from before. No matter how you spin it, she is a suspect, and we saw what happened then. She treated Miss Doyle very coldly."
"I'd feel the same if I bumped into a stranger. Should I be sentenced as well?"
Jepherson's voice sank in. Stuart explained, "Young Master Richards, you've misunderstood. That's not what I meant. I meant to say that if this matter escalates, then it won't be good for her. Right now, it will be very troublesome to deal with it. She will be forced out into a terrible storm."
Jepherson knew this, but...
These people had gone too far. If he didn't punish them as a warning to others, then how was she to stay in the company in the future and how was he to protect her?
"Call the police."
Soon after the call ended, Stuart remained silent.
Then, Xanthus arrived. When he saw Stuart approaching him, Xanthus asked, "Where is Raeleigh?"
"Doctor Osteen, come with me."
Stuart turned around and walked towards the private elevator. He entered the elevator and escorted Xanthus directly to Jepherson's office on the top floor.
Stuart knocked on the door, and Jepherson called them in. He pushed the door open and Xanthus walked in quickly. Seeing Raeleigh in tears, he walked over to Raeleigh and he then bent down to inspect her knees.
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