Miranda opened her eyes, a mocking smile crossing her stunning face. She felt a wave of turmoil within her.
"You talk to them? They're all my uncle's old subordinates, they don't even listen to me. Why would they listen to you?" she asked angrily.
"Who do you think you are?"
"Lachlan, can't you stop causing trouble for me?" Miranda questioned him loudly with frustration and anger in her voice.
She was filled with negative emotions and couldn't help but vent them out on this guy.
As she spoke, tears of grievance streamed down her cheeks uncontrollably.
Lachlan smiled and took Miranda's small hand in his own. "Trust me, okay?"
He knew how Miranda was feeling at the moment so he didn't take it personally.
Looking at the gentle smile on his face, for some reason Miranda's emotions stabilized.
Just now when she lashed out at him it wasn't because she really looked down on him but rather because she needed an outlet for all the pent-up frustration inside of her.
After calming herself down a bit, Miranda was surprised by how uncharacteristic that outburst had been from her who usually remained cool and collected even when unhappy - especially towards men...
Was this the behavior that only women should exhibit? And yet here she was, getting angry at this man. What was wrong with her? It seemed like she was truly losing it...
Miranda attributed her behavior to a sense of helplessness deep within herself. After a few seconds of silence, she nodded slowly and said, "Okay! I believe you."
At 8 o'clock in the morning, Miranda and Lachlan arrived at the company. When they reached the top floor, they saw more than ten people gathered around the CEO's office.
Shelly had a wry smile on her face as she tried to persuade these key members of the company.
"Oh look who finally decided to show up," one person said.
"Ms. Lowe, my wife has been diagnosed with oral cancer and needs to go abroad for treatment. I need two months off," another person said.
"Ms. Lowe, my husband is going to have surgery in another country and also needs two months off," yet another person chimed in.
"I'm sorry Ms. Lowe but I think our company is going bankrupt so I want to resign!" someone else exclaimed.
As soon as they saw Miranda approaching them, these key members started shouting all at once.
They either quit directly or took at least two months off. The timing was good though. If she hadn't achieved her goals in two months, it was probably time for her to leave.
The beautiful CEO's face turned red with anger, and she wanted nothing more than to kick these people out.
But after glancing at Lachlan beside her, she took a deep breath and said, "Alright! Whether you want to quit or take a leave of absence, come see me one by one. And give me some time; I have other things to deal with."
"Ms. Lowe, delaying won't help anything," a middle-aged woman with lingering charm said. "I'm definitely quitting this job! If you don't approve it, I can report you to the relevant department!"
Miranda replied coldly, "Don't worry. We'll handle everything this morning! Shelly, come in here."
Shelly answered and followed Miranda into the office.
Lachlan followed behind them and closed the door.
"Go find all the information on those people outside for me!" Miranda instructed Shelly according to what Lachlan had told her before. "Not just their resumes but also their personal information like habits and family situations - gather everything that can be collected as soon as possible!"
Shelly didn't ask any questions and quickly went off to prepare.
After about half an hour passed by, Shelly returned holding a stack of freshly printed A4 papers back into the CEO's office.
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