Londyn and the others turned toward the voice. They saw Marlene, her eyes filled with displeasure, approaching with her assistant.Londyn and the three female employees instantly turned pale.After all, Marlene was infamous within the company for being unreasonable, ruthless, and having a strong dislike for other women. Her assistants had always been male, and the female subordinates she'd once had had all been driven out for one reason or another.Londyn, being quick on her feet as a secretary in the CEO's office, immediately explained, "Ms. Larson, perhaps you misheard. We weren't talking about you. We were talking about the former CEO's wife, who is now working as a secretary in the CEO's office."Londyn had done her homework on the preferences of the higher-ups. That was part of the reason she'd been able to hold her position. She knew that Marlene didn't like Yvette. In fact, anyone could guess that much. Both women were daughters-in-law of the Lane family and potentially co
Jeana was taken aback. When had she ever said she wasn't fit to work or needed time off?"No, Yvette. I'm fine to work."Hearing this, Yvette raised her head to look at her. "Jeana, please address me as Ms. Snyder. We're at work now. We should keep personal and professional matters separate."You're my assistant. As an assistant, it's your role to help me complete my work, correct? If you can't even assist me with something as simple as getting a cup of water, how can I trust you with more important tasks?" Yvette explained in a reasonable tone.Initially, the other secretaries in the office had thought Yvette might be a bit cold and harsh. But after hearing her reasoning, they began to understand. After all, fetching a cup of water was indeed part of Jeana's duties.Jeana's eyes flickered with frustration. "I already brought you the water, didn't I?""I asked for warm water," Yvette replied. "What exactly did you bring me?" "Hot water cools down to become warm, doesn't it? Dri
Jeana thought it was strange that Jackie, a mere personal secretary, would call a guest like her by her name.Dressed in standard formal attire, Jackie looked particularly serious. "What, is there another person named Jeana here?"Jeana's expression instantly turned cold as she approached Jackie. "What is it?"She had initially intended to win Jackie's favor. However, Jackie was nothing like the other employees—she was impervious to flattery. So, Jeana had given up on trying to win her over."From now on, you will be the assistant handling administrative support for the entire secretariat department. Please manage all your responsibilities well," Jackie stated.Then, she turned to the other four secretaries. "If you need help with anything, you can ask Jeana to do it. You can get her to do things like send packages, pick up takeout, and so on."The four secretaries were incredulous. "We have an assistant too?"Jeana was equally stunned. "Are you kidding me? I'm here to take care
As the afternoon progressed, Jeana became even busier.Now that she didn't have anyone disturbing her, Yvette could finally focus on her work and study the regulations and policies governing employees under the company.However, it wasn't long before a woman arrived at the CEO's office. Londyn immediately stood up to greet her."Ms. Larson, are you here to see Mr. Lane?" she asked, her expression full of flattery.However, Marlene didn't even glance at her as her gaze swept across the room until it landed on Yvette's workspace. She walked straight over and pushed the door open without knocking.Yvette was engrossed in her work and didn't notice Marlene's arrival until she heard the noise. By the time she looked up, Marlene was already nearly in front of her."Tsk, tsk. Shannon really is ruthless. Did she actually make her daughter-in-law a secretary?"Yvette didn't pay much attention to Marlene's taunts. "Do you need something, Marlene?" she replied calmly.Yvette had bested Ma
Hearing this, Yvette looked up and replied, "Okay."She stood up and headed to Jeremiah's office, knocking before entering. Jeremiah looked up at her. "I heard Marlene came by. She didn't give you any trouble, did she?"Yvette truthfully explained the situation, telling Jeremiah that Marlene had instructed her to get the contract signed.Jeremiah immediately knew that Marlene was up to no good. After thinking for a moment, he said, "You can leave the contract here. I'll have someone else handle it."Yvette recalled the gossip in the office from earlier in the day. She knew that it would be detrimental to her reputation in the office if Jeremiah gave this task to another secretary."It's alright. I'll make sure I bring back the contract signed," Yvette insisted.Suspecting that Yvette didn't fully understand how difficult Marlene's task was, Jeremiah warned her, "Cassidy Hanstein is not an easy person to deal with. Not only might she not sign the contract, but she might also mak
Yvette heard back from the receptionist in no time. At that point, she started to worry.She was confident that she could get Cassidy to sign the contract if they met. However, Cassidy wouldn't even come to meet her now!So that was why Marlene had told Yvette to come here.The receptionist advised her, "I suggest that you leave, miss. Our boss never meets up with mere employees. Those working at Titan Corporation should know this. Why did they tell you to come?""They probably thought I could be an exception," Yvette replied.Since the receptionist had been bought over by money, she told Yvette, "Let me tell you something. Ms. Hanstein won't give you any special treatment. Even Lane Group's Ms. Marlene Larson barely got to meet Ms. Hanstein a few times when she came over."In fact, during the times they did meet, Ms. Larson was completely humiliated by Ms. Hanstein."Hearing this, Yvette couldn't help but smile a little. So even Marlene had faced rejection."Thank you for tell
However the receptionist's worries were completely unfounded as Yvette didn't hold a grudge against her.Upon arriving at the CEO's office on the upper floor, Cassidy immediately understood that Yvette was there to sign a contract. Without hesitation, she signed the documents and even asked Yvette how she knew Jacqueline, leading to an enjoyable conversation between them.Before leaving, Yvette gifted Cassidy the bracelet she had brought along."Yvette, you're too kind! If you need anything in the future, just come to me. Jacqueline and I are best friends. Now, you're my friend too," Cassidy announced as she accepted the gift without reservation.As they chatted for a while, time slipped away. It was already past 6:00 pm by the time Yvette left Hanstein Group.Meanwhile, most of the employees at Titan Corporation had left. Marlene grinned when she heard from Jeana that Yvette hadn't returned yet."She probably couldn't get the contract signed and is too embarrassed to come back,"
Jeana quickly stepped forward. "Yvet—Ms. Snyder, how did the contract signing go?"Yvette knew that these people weren't genuinely interested in the contract but rather in seeing whether she made a fool of herself. She took out the signed contract. "It's signed."The moment she said those words, everyone was in disbelief. How had Yvette managed to get the notoriously difficult CEO of Hanstein Group to sign?Cassidy was the most despised person among the employees. Whenever Jeremiah had to meet with her for work, none of them wanted to go with him, as it inevitably led to humiliation."That's impossible," Londyn uttered as she stepped forward, took the contract from Yvette, and checked it. Sure enough, it bore the official seal of Hanstein Group and Cassidy's signature. Nothing was amiss.Still in shock, the other employees gathered around to see.Jeana in particular was reluctant to accept this. Hadn't Marlene said that Cassidy was temperamental and would never agree to sign a