Chapter 77
Oprah’s pov
I lowered my head into the pile of documents, pretending to be busy sorting them —
I dare not eat snacks.
Ever since Sylvia told me that I set Trista up in the bathroom last time, I have been worried that Sylvia would betray me. Just now I saw Sylvia shake Trista’s hand, and that made me very worried. Did Sylvia make a deal with Trista about that? Is that why he was able to become vice minister again?
The feeling of panic spread endlessly
“Oprah, why don’t you come and have dinner with us?” asked Trista suddenly.
I was taken aback. The document in my hand fell to the floor all at once. I picked it up with a guilty conscience. “I… ‘I am a little busy. Enjoy your meal. I appreciate the kindness of Ms. Sylvia. Thank you so much, manager. Trista, for thinking of me now.”
“Of course I remember you.” She smiled faintly, “come to my office after dinner. I have something to tell you.”
My heart skipped a beat.
What does Trista want from me?
Do you want to fire me?
“Manager Trista, I am not feeling well. Can I go another day?” I am starting to panic.
“No, it’s a very important matter. I wanted to talk to you yesterday.”
My face suddenly changed. After all, what is always to come? I do not want to give up this job. Where can I find such a well-paying job?
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Suddenly an idea came to me.
“Ouch, Mr. Director, my stomach hurts.” “It hurts…”
“Your stomach is not here.” She said lightly.
I hurriedly pressed the right side and said, “Oh, it hurts so much I almost forget which side it is! It hurts so much here! It really hurts!”
“It was just the stomach.”
I did not expect to be exposed and my movements were stiff in the air. At this point, I could only force myself to smile. “I am… I am just joking with you…”
“Come and eat.”
“…”
As I ate, I was absent-minded. I watched Trista’s expression and guessed what she would do next.
After entering the office with Trista, I was even more absent-minded. “Manager Trista, what can I do for you?”
She sat at her desk as if waiting for me to be honest with her. “How is your recent work performance?”
“I… I… I am doing well… Is there anything that concerns Manager Trista?”
“You should know that you have been doing something wrong lately?” She pointed out directly, “I want to hear it from you.”
“What… I…” I looked at her with a little trepidation. “I don’t know what the manager Trista means?”
“We know each other very well.”
I could feel the sweat on my forehead. “I… I…”
She continued to stare at me with her bright eyes. I felt uncomfortable all over my body
“I know I was wrong!”
After weighing the pros and cons, I finally decided to confess, “Manager Trista! I am very sorry! I did not mean to hurt you! I am just running low on cash for a while. Mr. Zachary said that I can get some reward if I give him the design drawing of cg20 and frame you for it… I am really poor. I have no choice but to do that! Manager Trista, you are a generous person. Do not embarrass me!”
She still didn’t say anything. I rushed to her and knelt down in front of her. In a tone of discussion, I said, “Manager Trista, don’t fire me, okay? Do not tell Mr. Donald that I betrayed the group. With his character, if he finds out, it will be difficult for me to work in the department in the future…”
“I asked you here because I wanted to tell you that the data in your recent reports is not correct and the data in the construction drawings is not correct. I wanted to have a good conversation with you to find out if there are any problems with your work or if you are not happy with your salary. I wanted to promote you, but after hearing what you said, I did not know that the design drawing of cg20 was stolen by you. Who is Mr. Zachary?”
“Director, you said you were going to promote me?” I think I misheard.
It turns out they did not want to investigate the cg20 thing? Why am I so stupid to say it myself?
“It seems that I was mistaken. I thought you were a good candidate and intended to focus on cultivating you.”
“Sir, listen to me!” “I have been short on cash lately, and someone came to me, so I took advantage of the situation to get some benefits. To be honest, I was hostile to you before, so I took other people’s jobs. But after getting along with you for a long time, I think you are a very friendly person. This is all my fault. After that, I regretted it and felt guilty, but I do not dare to say it!”
Since I did that, I did not sleep well for a day. I was worried and scared.
“Minister, what I said is true! It is really my fault! Some time ago, I had to repay the loan with several cards and I owed six figures! Without this money, I could not live at all!”
“Well, you don’t have to say anything.”
“Director! Do not abandon me!” I held her by the waist and cried, “I really have no choice. Do not drive me away.”
Trista’s point of view
I sighed and didn’t say I would dismiss her. Why is she so touchy!
“Then tell me, who is Mr. Zachary?”
“I don’t know.” She hastily wiped her tears and raised her eyes. “All I know is that he is not a member of our group, but I think of him and always feel that I heard his voice. Later, I finally remember!”
“Who is it?”
“In the past, Warren was the personal assistant to Kirk’s chairman. Since Kirk’s director was fired, Warren was appointed to an important position by Mr. Elroy. Now she is the assistant director of human resources. She is very proud!”
It turns out she worked for Kirk?
I understand that right away, but there is another doubt: “The deputy director of human resources only has a monthly salary of over 20000. How can he get so much money to ask you for help?”
“That’s why I wonder if there is someone behind him giving him tips and giving him benefits.” She frowned and said, “Manager Trista, the first day you came here, Kirk was fired from the group because of you. Is it because Kirk would not accept it and secretly bought Warren to give him trouble?”
“Maybe.”
Now that this matter has come to light, I have no intention of blaming Oprah. “I am not going to make a fuss about you this time. If it happens again, don’t blame me for not showing mercy.”
“So you are not going to fire me? You are so nice to me!” She hugged her happily for a while, “but don’t tell others about it or I’ll be dead!”
“Do not worry.”
“If there is nothing else, I will go out.”
“Okay.”
After she left, I took out my cell phone and sent Donald a message. “The loss of the cg20 design drawing has to do with Warren.”
I know Donald will take good care of it next. There is nothing to worry about.
After taking care of some documents, I opened the door of my office and was about to go to the laboratory to continue the investigation of cg21. As I walked out into the corridor, Brenda happened to pass by with the documents in her arms.
“Brenda?” Before my smile could blossom, Brenda walked past me with a cold expression without saying a word.
“Brenda, what’s wrong with you today?” “Why do you always turn a blind eye to me? Is there a misunderstanding between us?”
“Misunderstanding? Who dares to misunderstand you? You are related to Mr. Donald now. It is too late for us to get along. How dare we misunderstand you?” She shook off my hand coldly.
I sensed jealousy in her tone and couldn’t help asking, “What do you mean?”
Has my relationship with Donald figured out?
It should not be!
“Trista, is it interesting to pretend in front of me? Now everyone in the group knows! I have always treated you as my good friend, but I didn’t expect you to hide anything from me!” She said angrily.
“Brenda, don’t go! I really don’t know what you are talking about behind my back. What are you angry about? I still don’t know!”
She paused, looked at me, and couldn’t help asking, “Did you go to the upper-class wedding last night with Mr. Donald?”
I didn’t even think about it. “Yes, are you upset about it?”
“In the past, I have told you that Mr. Donald likes me and shows me his affection every day. Were you jealous? Did you want to get his attention? So you seduced him by taking the opportunity to report to his office every day when Sylvia was cleaning the bathroom? So Mr. Donald was tempted and took you to the wedding?”
“No!” I don’t know whether to cry or laugh. It’s Donald who tempts me every time!