Although not explicitly stated, everyone knew that this rule meant casting a celebrity to the sidelines and thus ending their career.
Jessie's tiny face paled when she heard that punishment.
Amanda opened her mouth again after several seconds had passed. It seemed that she still wanted to defend herself, but I was already bored of playing that game with her.
I waved a hand and said, "Lisa, please take Jessie to changing room number three and measure how revealing her clothing is."
I could vaguely hear someone standing in the corner draw in their breath.
"Alright, President Lane."
Lisa deliberately enunciated the words ' President Lane' especially loudly when she left.
Jessie had an aggrieved expression on her face, but there was nothing more she could do other than walk off with Lisa.
Amanda was furious but did not dare speak up as she watched Jessie being led away.
"Alright, everyone. Back to work now that everything's over." I stopped paying attention to Amanda and sent everyone back to their work with a single command.
I knew that no one would be able to focus on work now. That was normal.
Besides, this was an industry that thrived on gossip. Who would want to pass up on such juicy drama that had just happened before their eyes?
I ignored everyone else and returned to my original office, where I sat quietly.
The office was elevated several inches off the floor, the way lecterns in university classes were. The design was to make it easy for the manager to watch over the rest of the office.
As soon as I entered the office, I adjusted the window settings so they would change from see-through glass to frosted glass. Those outside could not see what was happening inside, and I was not interested in knowing what was going on outside either.
When I recalled what Theo was worried about, I picked up the magazine on the table and flicked through it.
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