Chapter 77

But Dorothea knew Fidelia was Walton’s mistress. There was no way she’d risk getting involved with anyone else. Unless, of course, Lea had a hand in this p>

The woman was furious. “Where’s Fidelia? I’ve never seen anyone strip down in a business meeting. Is she desperate for attention or just out of her mind? I’m telling you, she needs to come out and apologize to me right now. If she doesn’t, I’ll blow this whole thing up. If The Gresham’s reputation takes a hit, don’t say I didn’t warn you p>

Fidelia didn’t even dare to peek outside. She was locked in the restroom, sobbing so hard she could barely breathe.

“I didn’t do anything. That woman’s making it all up. Please, you have to help me p>

A little while later, someone from the admin department came out to smooth things over. They called the police too, just in case.

Dorothea didn’t bother listening to what the admin team said to the woman. All she cared about was that, after half an hour, the woman finally left. Dorothea was pretty sure she wouldn’t actually cause a scene. After all, there was nothing real to blow up in the first place.

She headed straight to Lenard’s office. “So, Lenard, what do you think we should do about this p>

Lenard sounded her out. “Walton just called. He wants to keep things quiet. Dorothea, what do you want to do p>

“This can be big or small, depending on how we handle it. But if someone’s already barging in and making a fuss, maybe there’s some truth to it p>

Lenard got the message. “Alright, I know what to do p>

That afternoon, while Fidelia was at home trying to calm down, she got an email. She’d been terminated.

She stared at the screen, stunned. She couldn’t believe it. She called Lenard right away, but he was cool and collected, not giving her any room to argue.

“We’ll follow the proper compensation process. Just take some time to rest p>

Fidelia bit her lip so hard she tasted blood. She hung up and immediately tried Walton.

Soon after, Walton called Dorothea into his office.

“I heard you were the one who decided to fire Fidelia p>

Dorothea nodded. No way was she going to let Lenard take the blame. “I told Lenard to make the announcement. Walton, do I suddenly need your approval to fire a supervisor p>

It was just like that time she let the security captain go.

Walton took a long breath. “Dorothea, you don’t understand. Fidelia was recommended by one of our most important clients. If we do this, The Gresham could take a serious hit p>

Dorothea just smiled, calm as ever.

“And if we don’t fire her, and the

it

client’s wife makes this public, could end up in the news. That kind of scandal would be a disaster for The Gresham p>

“She’s just making things up. Does she have any proof p>

Dorothea’s eyes narrowed, her smile never wavering. “Walton, how can you be so sure she doesn’t p>

Walton had nothing to say to that. He couldn’t do anything to change Dorothea’s mind.

As Dorothea left his office, she almost ran into Lea, who was just about to go in. Dorothea gave her a small nod in greeting, then walked away.

Lea stood there, watching Dorothea leave for a long time. She couldn’t

believe Dorotheads pehind all this

She was young, and she didnt seem like the sneaky, manipulative type.

Fidelia was slumped over the table, crying so hard her whole body shook. Carola sat beside her, feeling helpless.

“Fidelia, you have to stop crying and tell me what happened. How am I supposed to help you if you don’t talk to me p>

Carola had been the one who got Fidelia the job at The Gresham. Of course Fidelia came to her first.

Fidelia’s eyes were red with anger and tears. “It had to be her, Carola. There’s this new director, Dorothea On her first day, I said a couple things about her and she overheard me. She’s the one who set me up, I’m sure of it p>

Dorothea? Carola’s eyes narrowed as she thought it over.

“You’re saying Dorothea’s the one who fired you p>