Save Her Lose Us (Evangeline and Soren) novel Chapter 169

“Glenn Leads Beyond Limits! I believe in Glenn—he’s never let us down,” Lady Jenny declared.

“But I heard this time he handed the design over to some new woman,” Ms. A replied, her voice tinged with skepticism. “She was a housewife before this!”

“Wait, really? Has Glenn lost his mind? How could he risk something this big on a woman?”

“Isn’t the project manager at Fawkes Enterprises a woman too?”

“That’s different. She’s a high-powered executive who just returned from overseas.”

“…”

As Evangeline scrolled through the comments, she realized that nearly every one of them questioned her competence.

Within minutes, the topic was trending.

A wave of people flocked to Glenn’s Twitter, demanding that he replace her.

She’d predicted this kind of doubt from the start. Of course she felt pressure, though there was no point arguing—at least not until the project launched.

Evangeline hadn’t planned to respond, but the backlash served as a wake-up call.

She decided it would be better to let Theo handle the press conference.

The quality of the finished product was certainly important, but people’s perceptions often hinged on reputation, not reality. They didn’t trust her—because she was a woman, and because she’d spent five years as a stay-at-home mom.

But if Theo took the stage, maybe the public would see things differently. Maybe things would change.

Evangeline knew this was a way of dodging the issue, but she couldn’t let her past jeopardize UME’s future.

With that resolution, she switched off her phone.

What she didn’t notice was that, moments later, Glenn posted from his personal account:

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