Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard) novel Chapter 519

"Mackenzie, what nonsense are you spewing now?"

Astrid angrily stepped forward, but I pulled her back to our workstations. There was no point in arguing with someone like Mackenzie—she would only drag us down to her level.

Right now, the priority was the Gray Realty project.

"Let's focus on finishing the overall concept first," I said. "Gray Realty's team is supposed to visit today. If all goes well, they might sign the contract."

The project lead from Gray Realty had messaged me earlier, explaining that they were waiting for their boss' approval to proceed. It wasn't going to be a straightforward deal.

After realizing we were ignoring her, Mackenzie shifted her snide remarks to the rest of the team. She was like a bad apple spoiling the bunch, dragging down everyone's mood. She loved flaunting her status as the "CEO's sister" but barely contributed anything meaningful. On top of that, her sloppy work was full of mistakes that we had to clean up, often by staying late.

I couldn't help but wonder how someone from a top-tier university could be this incompetent.

By mid-morning, I couldn't stay silent anymore when Mackenzie submitted a half-finished file yet again.

"Ms. Mack Lenon, could you please take this more seriously? It's been an entire morning, and you haven't even finished one design?"

Mackenzie glanced at my completed work, guilt flashing briefly across her face. "You said I had until this afternoon. I'll submit it on time," she muttered.

"It's not about the deadline," I said, putting her file back on her desk. "Your design isn't complete, and this is a team effort. You'll drag the whole department down if you don't step up."