Chapter 285
“You can decide for yourself how to handle such an incompetent employee.”
Georgia stood nearby, her face twisted in distress, eyes welling with tears.
A dull ache throbbed between Violet’s temples.
“Georgia, head down to the finance office, please.”
Georgia blinked, not understanding what Violet was getting at.
“Ms. Marchand, why the finance office now?”
She’d been standing there, bracing herself for a scolding, but Ms. Marchand didn’t seem inclined to yell. Relieved but confused, she wondered what new errand Violet had for her.
“Collect your paycheck up to today and hand in your badge on your way out.”
At that, Georgia felt her world collapse.
“Why? Was that Mr. Garcia on the phone just now? Are you firing me just because I argued with Victoria today? Did he call you and tell you to get rid of me?”
Violet frowned, staring at Georgia. “You argued with Victoria? Why would you do that?”
She hadn’t known Georgia had pulled such a stunt.
“Yes, I did. So what? Is Mr. Garcia heartbroken over her now? Victoria is completely useless-everyone in the office knows it. She cost the company a fortune last time, but Mr. Garcia still handed her a huge severance package— almost five million. Doesn’t that make it obvious she’s his secret mistress? The rest of us work ourselves to the bone from nine to five, and she gets everything handed to her because of her looks. If she’s shameless enough to do that, why shouldn’t I call her out? Everyone knows what’s going on. Others are afraid to say it—I’m not. I’m tired of watching her get away with it.”
Georgia wiped her tears angrily as she spoke.
Violet’s expression grew darker with every word.
Everyone in the company could see Violet had it out for Victoria, but such hostility was never supposed to be so blatant. Georgia was Violet’s assistant; her actions and words reflected directly on Violet. Yet this morning, Georgia had gone straight to Victoria and unleashed a tirade, airing out all the rumors about Victoria and Mr. Garcia that everyone only whispered about in private.
To those in the know, it looked like Georgia was bullying Victoria on Violet’s behalf. To others, it seemed possible Violet herself had ordered Georgia to do it.
“Idiot…” Violet muttered under her breath. Any remaining shred of inclination to keep Georgia around vanished completely.
Georgia didn’t catch what Violet said, but she knew it wasn’t anything good.
“I sent you to deliver documents and finalize the contract with Ms. Ailie, not to pick
a fight with Victoria. Because you wasted time, EmilyTech Solutions still hasn’t
met with Ms. Ailie. Their team reached out to Mr. Garcia and accused us of disrespecting the partnership. Thanks to your carelessness, we could lose a contract worth hundreds of millions.”
Violet enunciated every word, her voice cold.
Georgia had assumed she was being fired because of her fight with Victoria and that Curtis Garcia had called to protect his favorite. Instead, she’d just outed all her reckless actions and Violet’s disgust only deepened.
“Ms. Marchand, it’s not my fault. I tried to find Ms. Ailie, but they were in a meeting and I couldn’t get in. Her phone was off, too.”
Georgia sobbed, desperate to stay. Quantum Core Technologies paid better than anywhere else she could hope to work. And as Ms. Marchand’s assistant, she enjoyed a level of status that was obvious to everyone.
But Violet was resolute. Between the confrontation with Victoria and the missed meeting, nothing Georgia said could change her mind. With Ms. Ailie’s professionalism, there was no way she’d jeopardize a major contract just to mess with an assistant.
“Ms. Marchand, it must have been deliberate. You know Ms. Ailie and Victoria are close-she’s clearly doing this out of spite.”
The more Georgia tried to explain, the more Violet found her insufferable and unprofessional. Keeping someone like her around was a ticking time bomb.
Violet demanded perfection-she wouldn’t tolerate mistakes, especially not ones this costly. Georgia had crossed the line.
“In recognition of your work these past months, I’ll make sure finance pays you an extra month’s salary. But this blunder put a multi-million dollar deal at risk. If you refuse to resign, you’ll be looking at a lawsuit for damages—and the numbers will be astronomical.”
Georgia was left speechless, shocked into silence. Still, resentment simmered in her voice.
“So what if it’s a multi-million dollar contract? Victoria cost Quantum Core Technologies tens of millions, and your boyfriend lost even more because of her, but no one ever does anything about that.”
Violet couldn’t help but laugh in exasperation.
“And what do you have to compare to Victoria? You’re just my assistant, a glorified gofer. Like you said, Victoria is Mr. Garcia’s favorite. You really think he wouldn’t protect her when something like this happens?”
Her words were salt in the wound. Georgia was now certain her firing had everything to do with Victoria.
Wiping the tears from her cheeks, Georgia looked at Violet.
“Thank you, Ms. Marchand, for everything you’ve done for me. I understand. I’ll go
to HR and hand in my resignation now.”