The Billionaire’s Temporary Bride

Melissa’s appearance hushed the whispering crowd immediately and attracted everyone’s gaze.

Soon enough, Melissa and a few senior managers sat side by side at the front.

She looked up and skimmed the crowd with her disturbing eyes, “All the senior staff of each department are here, right?”

“Yes!”

Everyone replied in unison.

“Very good.”

Melissa nodded in satisfaction. When she saw Rosiley, her gaze lingered on her for two seconds before she looked away as if nothing had happened and continued. “I am Melissa. From today onwards, I will take over the position of General Manager of TEG. I hope that in the days I work with you, we can work together to make TEG a better place. So, now, managers and deputy managers of each department, please introduce yourselves. I need to know you.”

“Let’s start from the front!”

After her request, managers of the various departments in the conference hall began to stand up and introduce themselves.

“Hello, Ms. Su. I am Norman Cooper, manager of the film and television development department and this is my deputy manager, Regan Hamilton.”

“Hello, Ms. Su. I’m the director of the planning department…”

…

Department managers introduced themselves one after another. Fifteen minutes later, it was finally the turn of the media department.

Rosiley narrowed her eyes warily.

“I’m the manager of the media department, Lina. They are the deputy managers of my department, Lonny and Rosiley.”

Lina stood up and reported evenly, with her expression neither humble nor arrogant.

Melissa nodded as her eyes swept over Lonny and Rosiley.

Lonny knew how to act according to the situation. She stood up immediately and said respectfully, “Hello, Ms. Su. I am Lonny. I have been working as the deputy manager of the media department for four years.”

“Okay, please sit down.”

Melissa smiled at Lonny but stared at Rosiley. “Ms. Lina, there is only one manager in the other departments. Why do you have two in yours? TEG does value talents, but isn’t it redundant to have two persons in one position?”

She made a move!

Rosiley’s heart skipped a beat at Melissa’s comments.

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“Ms. Su, deputy manager Lonny and Rosiley are appointed by the top managers, so there is no such thing as redundant. Moreover, they are competent and more than qualified to be deputy managers.”

Knowing that Melissa was aiming to make things difficult for Rosiley, Lina offered her an impeccable answer.

But Melissa was not so easy to deal with. She sneered immediately, “They’re in the same position and there will always be a better and a worse one. Before I came here, I knew that Lonny had always performed well in this position and had served for a long time. She is more than qualified as a deputy manager. But Rosiley, who has been in TEG for less than three years, has already taken this position. If I remember correctly, it takes at least three years for TEG’s internal employees to be promoted, right?”

“Moreover, as far as I know, Rosiley doesn’t enjoy a very good reputation in the company. Her scandalous affairs have spread everywhere, some of which even compromised TEG’s honor. I wondered how such a person could become deputy manager.”

The onlookers detected something strange from her concise comments.

The new general manager seemed to be taking aim at Rosiley!

Melissa’s speech was very sharp, and it was based on the interests of the company.

This woman was indeed difficult to deal with.

Eyebrows knitting, Lina was about to say something to defense Rosiley.

But Rosiley stood up before her manager could and said leisurely, “You seem to have a lot of objections to my position as deputy manager?”

“I’m just looking at things from my point of view. There’s no need to have two deputy managers in the Media Department. So, from today onwards, you should no longer be the deputy manager!”

Melissa said without hesitation, the look on her face showing that she offered no room for any further negotiation.

Other employees shook their heads inwardly and looked at Rosiley with sympathy.

Many even complained silently that Rosiley was such a troublemaker. Wherever she went, she would offend others.

Rosiley had long expected the general manager to say so and sneered on the spot, “You’re so arrogant, Ms. Su. But you probably don’t have the right to fire me. Back then, I was promoted based on the decision of the board. Since you’re that capable, why don’t you go and persuade them instead of making a scene here?”

“What are you talking about?”

Rosiley’s sarcasm resulted in Melissa’s instant gloomy face.

The crowd was in an uproar, astonished that Rosiley dared to humiliate Melissa.

They exclaimed that Rosiley was too bold and wondered if she wanted to stay at the company.

“Ms. Su, you and I are both smart. The only reason you gave me a hard time in front of everybody is to revenge Rorey, isn’t it? Huh, you’ve come up with some noble reasons, though. Working years and reputation are just your excuses. I have worked hard for the company and everyone sees what I’ve achieved. If you want to play dirty tricks, I can only tell you that you’re targeting the wrong person!”

Rosiley didn’t care about the stunned gazes of others at all.

If Melissa tried to overwhelm Rosiley with her power, Rosiley would be more powerful than her. Rosiley wanted to see what Melissa could do to her!

Dead silence!

The entire conference hall was deathly silent and the air was tense.

Everyone didn’t dare to say anything, fearing that they would make trouble for themselves the moment they made a voice.

Melissa’s face was ashen.

As the powerful general manager with high status, if she wanted to fire Rosiley, no one would dare to raise any objection.

However, Rosiley bluntly pointed out that she was biased. If Melissa fired her now, her authority would be compromised.

Melissa was furious.

With her status, everyone fawned over her wherever she went.

She never expected that Rosiley, who used to be soft, weak, and obedient to Melissa whenever she met her, would dare to slap her on the face in front of everyone.

How dare her!

“Rosiley, this is TEG, not the place for you to play bossy. Also, this is how you treat your boss?”

After a long stretch of silence, Melissa barely suppressed her anger and criticized Rosiley.

“I will certainly honor my respectable bosses, but … are you one of them?”

Rosiley sneered and continued to fight back, “Colleagues here have paid great effort and hard work to be where they are today, while you, a new-pointed general manager, decided to erase others’ hard-earned achievements. I’d like to ask you a question. Since we never harm the company’s interest or loaf around, and we got this job by our own efforts, how could you fire us at your will?”