Drowning Him In Regret

Chapter 15 Pay Raise

# Uwian finished speaking everyone paused what they were doing, their gazes shifting between the two of us

Shen couldn't stand it anymore and stepped right in front of me.

"Theigh, you are just an assistant. You have no right to interfere with the design department night?" she retorted. And do you know how important this project is?"

It's not important, why am I here?" Vivian pushed Ellen aside and looked down at

me

"Ada, you just got back to the company and don't know much about the projects. Don't just think about showing off.

"You're just an employee here. Just follow orders from your superiors. You need to straighten out your work attitude. She reached out to me, putting on a full-on boss

But I ignored her and got up to head straight to the president's office.

In the office, several were giving their reports while I directly slammed onto Jude's

desk

You're letting Vivian lead the design department. Are you sure about that?" I questioned in anger.

Vivian rushed in at that moment, looking pitifully at Jude. "Jude, Ada doesn't want me to join the team and won't give me the materials. The meeting's about to start. What should I do?

"If this collaboration with Bright Group falls through, the company will lose a lot of money. Can you take responsibility for that, Ada?" She sounded so wronged like I was really bullying her.

I ignored her and looked straight at Jude, who waved his hand, and the others quickly left the office, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire if they stayed too long.

Meanwhile, Jude just looked at me with a playful smile. "You haven't been to the company for months. While Vivian has been working hard all this time. What's the problem with her leading you?

"She's going to be exposed to more work in the future, and the design department is just one aspect. You should take her under your wing and teach her seriously."

I smirked. So, Vivian, an intern, wanted me to teach her? Like, we were not even in the

same department, seriously?

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But thinking she had some big backer, Vivian rushed up and nodded

enthusiastically. Jude, I'll definitely study hard to be your right-hand woman!"

I couldn't be bothered with their little show, chiming in, "I'm the design director-l don't

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train interns. If you need me to teach her, it's gonna cost ya. Pay me tuition."

"What?" Jude slammed his hand on the table and stood up.

But I just stared at him blankly and held out my hand. "Pay up, or find her a proper tutor with the HR."

Jude kept saying "Well" over and over, then glared at me. "Are you seriously all about the money?"

"Yup." I pulled my hand back. "Or, like, give me a raise, 'cause my workload has basically doubled."

Things were clear now-Jude and I were over. Money was the only thing holding us together now.

Who knows, one day he might fire me, and besides trashing the furniture at home, I'd only be left with the option of getting a divorce.

Jude just stared at me for like five minutes straight, not even responding when Vivian tried to talk to him.

Finally, he gritted out, "Fine, you'll get a raise."noveldrama

Instantly, I grabbed his phone and quickly dialed HR.

"Mr. Carson? This is the HR department. What can I do for you?" the HR assistant asked.

I smiled at Jude and whispered, "Some things gotta be done properly."

I didn't wanna be petty but he was no gentleman either. What if he didn't pay?

Jude yelled at the phone, "Promote Ada one level up and give her a raise!"

Before he could finish, I grabbed my stuff and walked out.

As I passed by Vivian, I kindly reminded her, "There's a meeting soon.

Vivian seemed caught off guard by my kind gesture momentarily.

I was not sure what Jude had told her, but by the time she reached the conference room, her eyes were red-rimmed.

I had Ellen organize the meeting materials and hand them directly to her. "Vivian,

the other party will be here in half an hour. You'd better hurry."

"Don't you worry about me. I'm the assistant to Mr. Carson!" Vivian huffed as she took the documents and quickly jotted down notes.

I didn't know much about her capabilities, but I figured her eagerness to prove herself must mean she was not bad: Plus, she was so keen on making me look bad; she'd definitely put in a good show.

To my disappointment, I overestimated her.

I thought she would at least be professionally aligned. Having followed Jude for a

few

Chapter 15 Pay Raise

months, she should be familiar with the company's various meetings.

But she kept messing up even for a simple hosting role, eventually reading my documents.

Still, she made countless mistakes, mispronounced several keywords, and had to ask Ellen to teach her the pronunciation.

I was on pins and needles, ready to speak up several times but was cut off by her. "Ada, I'm hosting this meeting." She stared at me stubbornly, leaving me speechless.

In the end, it was directly halted by the General Manager from Bright Group. "Sorry to interrupt, Mrs. Carson, but is this how the Carson Group collaborates with us?

"If Mr. Carson has no intention of continuing the cooperation, we can proceed with the liquidated damages now."

The conference room was so quiet you could hear a hair drop, only interrupted by Vivian's sniffles.

She quickly stood up and bowed to Raymond. "Mr. Dunce, I'm sorry. The design department only gave me the materials today, so I'm not familiar with the project

yet.

"The materials Ada gave me were full of technical terms; I just wasn't familiar with them."

As soon as she finished, everyone looked at her in disbelief, wondering if she was out of her mind.