At this moment, the sound of discussion erupted.
"I really didn't expect Charles to be behind this."
"He's been pursuing Theresa Graham without success, so he got angry and turned on her! That man is terrifying."
"Thank goodness he rejected me when I asked him out before. Otherwise, I can't imagine what the consequences of being with a man like that would be."
"It's truly despicable. Squeezing a colleague out like this is going too far! Who knows, maybe one day he won't like one of us and will use the same methods."
"Backstabbers are hard to guard against! I can't believe our department has someone like this."
Seeing everyone look at him with contempt, Charles began to panic.
He had been waiting to watch Theresa fail, but it turned out he was the clown.
"No... it wasn't me... it wasn't me..." Charles was so flustered he didn't know how to explain.
At this point, several executives looked at Mr. Perkins. "Mr. Perkins, I didn't expect someone like this to appear in your department. Framing a colleague like this... who knows if he might sell out the company in the future."
Mr. Perkins panicked as well. He sternly reprimanded Rachel Ward, "Ms. Ward, how are you managing your staff? Charles is under your supervision!"
What a way to pass the buck.
Just like that, the responsibility was kicked over to Rachel Ward.
Rachel immediately stepped forward to apologize. "I'm sorry, everyone. I didn't manage my people well."
Finally, the meeting adjourned without much further criticism, trusting that Mr. Perkins would handle it.
Mr. Perkins glanced at Charles and said coldly, "Go to HR, settle your salary, and get out."
"Charles, those who do wrong will eventually destroy themselves. This has nothing to do with me; you brought it on yourself. You're allowed to secretly plot against me, but I'm not allowed to fight back? You'd better hurry up and pack your things, then go to HR to settle your pay. Any later, and they'll be off work."
"Just you wait!" Charles warned indignantly.
He still held the secret about Theresa being a kept woman. He had to make good use of it.
Privately, Charles quietly sought out Rachel Ward.
"Ms. Ward, you have to help me this time! I did everything exactly as you said!" Charles pleaded.
During the meeting, he hadn't exposed Rachel, counting on her to save him.
"Charles, I want to save you too, but you made a mistake. I can't save you! I'm just a lowly supervisor!"

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