Chapter 540

Chapter 540:
“Ms. Gilbert, this equipment is only sold through our company. Like I said before, it’s very limited. The one you’re getting is the only one we’ve sent out,” Rutherford replied.
Stella fell into contemplation once again. If only one unit was sent out, then where did Nina get hers? Or maybe Nina hadn’t contacted anyone at all, and there was never a second machine.
As she walked back from the balcony, things started making sense to Stella.
“How can you talk about Sylvia like that?” Sandra snapped. “If not for her, we wouldn’t have even won the last competition. Don’t be so unfair!”
Sandra stood up for Sylvia,
But instead of support, she got nasty remarks. “Oh, come on, Sandra. You’re just sticking to Sylvia like glue because you want to move up, right? Everyone knows you knew nothing when you started here. You’re just hoping to get close to rich people by sticking to her.”
Sandra froze, shocked by the comment. She didn’t know what to say.
“That’s not true!” she protested.
“Oh, really? Then why are you always doing whatever she says? I’m telling you, she’s using you, and here you are blindly defending her.”
“That’s not true at all! Sylvia’s not that kind of person!” Sandra said firmly.
Stella had wanted to let Nina play her game for a bit longer, but she didn’t want Sandra to be dragged into it and hurt because of her.
After thinking for a moment, she looked at Nina and asked in a calm tone, “So, Nina, you said your people were the ones who sent the equipment?”
Nina looked startled. She turned to face Stella. “Why? Is something wrong?”
Stella let out a quiet chuckle. “Of course there’s a problem,” Stella said sharply. “There’s only one distributor for this machine across the country, and it takes at least a day for them to ship it. If you’re saying you got it yourself, can you tell us the distributor’s name?”
Nina flinched. Her eyes darted around, trying to avoid Stella’s.
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“Sylvia, why are you saying all this?” Before Nina could respond, one of her die-hard supporters jumped in.
But Stella turned to her calmly and asked in a quiet voice, “Did I ask you a question? Are you Nina?”
The girl was caught off guard. She blinked, flustered, then turned her head away in silence.
Stella looked back at Nina. “If you don’t even know the distributor’s name, then how did this equipment end up delivered here under your name?” She paused. “I was just on the phone with the distributor’s general manager. Want me to ask if he knows you?”
Nina’s heart skipped a beat. She hadn’t expected Stella to actually know someone from the distributor.
“Sylvia, what are you even talking about?” Nina scoffed, her voice louder now. “Are you saying you’re the one who arranged this? Come on, don’t kid yourself. You don’t even have that kind of connection. You’re really stretching it this time!”
“Exactly!” another colleague chimed in. “Nina’s a top grad who just got back from abroad. Why would anyone listen to you? If this was a donation, it’s obviously because of her, not you!”
Stella didn’t flinch. She didn’t argue either. She just stood there, calm as ever, her eyes fixed on Nina.
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