"Let's go." Minerva packed her things and walked out of the meeting room.
Yasmine, who was in the meeting room, couldn't resist saying, "It's only been a few days since she started the company. She has already received orders from a customer. Mr. Hanover is the one helping her, isn't it?"
After finishing her sentence, Yasmine folded her arms across her chest, sneering, "She only knows how to rely on men. Evidently she doesn't have the capability, yet she still commands us around."
No one supported Yasmine's statement. She then looked at the crowd as she felt weird to carry on with her monologue.
"Don't all of you think so?"
Jordan lifted a corner of his mouth. "If I have the resources and a submissive beauty like her, I'm willing to give her everything."
"You! How shameless you are! You even want such a woman! Such a woman might have been played by men many times."
Gabriella closed the file and glanced at Yasmine helplessly. "Yasmine, I think you've been unhappy all this while. Why don't... you just quit?"
As soon as Yasmine heard this, she abruptly glared at Gabriella. "What do you mean? Are you driving me away? Gabriella Swift, why do you think you can speak to me in such a manner?"
Gabriella cupped her cheeks with both hands and sighed heavily.
"Indeed, I shouldn't have voiced out, but you always complain in front of us. Everyone has already received their salary in advance. Now that you keep whining about it, why didn't you reject it when you received your salary?"
III II
"Gabriella, you're wrong. When Mr. Hanover's secretary, Juliette came to us, she didn't mention that our boss was such a person." Jessica, who was seated near Zachary, couldn't help speaking out for Yasmine.
When Gabriella heard that, she raised her eyebrows and cast a glance in Jessica's direction. "No matter what kind of person your boss is, we still need to work, don't we? I'm sure that you adults understand that we have to work after receiving the pay, right?"
Jessica rose angrily. "What do you mean? Are you implying that we merely took the money and didn't contribute anything at all?"
Upon listening to Jessica's words, Gabriella smiled faintly.
"I didn't mean that. Jessica, don't take things personally. Aren't you going to behave like a lady?"
As Gabriella said this, she caught a glimpse of Zachary who was near her, hinting something.
All of the sudden, Jessica realized that Zachary was in their midst. She seemed to have behaved rudely not long ago.
Her expression instantly changed, and she sat down again.
Unexpectedly, Zachary had already packed up the materials. He stood up and walked out of the meeting room with a cold expression on his face.
"Zachary!" Jessica wanted to catch up with him quickly, but he paid no attention to her at all. She sat down in sorrow and then scowled at Gabriella.
"Why are you scowling at me?"
"It's all your fault. Zachary has ignored me."
As Gabriella heard Jessica, she let out a giggle. "Hasn't he ignored you as always?"
"How dare you!"
"Jessica, just ignore her." Yasmine packed up the materials and walked to Jessica. "There's no need to talk so much with such a woman. If she doesn't want to be on the same side as us, then let her be. We don't need to bother her.'¹
They reached an agreement and left the conference room together.
Only Jordan and Gabriella were left in the conference room. Jordan gazed at Gabriella with great interest.
"Woman, you're really something. You are very pretty as well. Would you like to have dinner with me?"
Gabriella's eyes were glistening with a hint of disgust. Nevertheless, she thought of something right away and she nodded. "Okay."
Jordan flashed her a smile.
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