When Vivian turned around, she discovered it was Sean who had entered the office.
"I didn't expect you to show up at work today," Vivian said in a surprised tone. "You were so drunk yesterday that you passed out. I thought you were going to ask for the day off today. It seems Estella has taken good care of you. You've recovered so fast."
Sean didn't expect Vivian to mention what happened last night in front of Brandon.
"Thank you for your concern. I'm much better now." Sean raised his voice and held out the document in his hand to Brandon. "These are the participants in today's meeting, Mr. Larson. Yesterday, Vivian and I..."
Vivian immediately cut in, "Mr. Larson, I came here to deliver some documents to you yesterday. You weren't here, but Sean was, and he helped me. So, I was trying to be nice and asked him out for dinner. I didn't expect Sean to be a bad drinker. Then, I came across something interesting. His girlfriend came in the middle of the meal. Sean wouldn't admit it at first. When he became drunk, his girlfriend came back and took him away."
Vivian calmly narrated what happened last night, but something appeared off, which Sean couldn't figure out for a while.
"Please forgive my girlfriend. It seemed she was just in a bad mood yesterday." Sean apologized on behalf of Estella. Thinking about the way Estella had left last night, he figured out that she didn't get along with Vivian.
"I should be the one to apologize. Your girlfriend seemed to misunderstand our friendship so she got angry at me. When I went back, I did some thinking and realized that I had been thoughtless. If you want, I can explain it to your girlfriend. I hope you don't get into a fight because of me." Vivian was such a smooth person in a way that Sean wouldn't find any loophole in her story.
Sean sighed inwardly as he realized Vivian was just as cunning as Charis. Hearing this, Sean could not say anything more.
"It doesn't matter; I was also to blame." Considering his strained relationship with Estella, Sean felt a little depressed.
Vivian smiled calmly.
Brandon signed the document, and handed it back to Vivian. He turned to Sean and said coldly, "I don't want this to happen again. You should always remember who you are and keep a certain distance from other employees. The next time I hear something like this, you should hand in your resignation yourself."
Sean's present role was extremely delicate, since he knew many Larson Group secrets. Brandon reminded him for the sake of the Larson Group's development.
"I understand, Mr. Larson." Cold sweat broke out on Sean's forehead. He then bowed respectfully.
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