Chapter 256
Chapter 256:
Her agitation only mounted as she went on. “Do you have any idea what that cost us? The department may have just lost a billion-dollar contract. Everyone worked themselves to the bone for nearly two months, and now the whole thing might be ruined—because of you p>
Gabriela stared at her, utterly bewildered. “I was on medical leave yesterday. Bryn was aware of it p>
Bryn stood in silence, his face set in a hard, unyielding look.
Jaylene barked out, her tone cutting, “Even if you were at the doctor’s, that’s no excuse for neglecting your duties. Are you seriously unaware that in this business, we’re on duty every damn hour? Even in the middle of the night, if a client calls, we answer right then and there p>
Gabriela’s voice remained steady as she reminded her, “Jaylene, when I was at the hospital, you called and only asked about my doctor’s visit. You never mentioned work p>
Jaylene gave a derisive laugh. “Come on, you and I don’t exactly get along—why would I care about your health? I was asking for your computer password. You brushed me off, said you had private files, then hung up. After that, I tried calling more than ten times, but you ignored me p>
She rattled off her version so quickly it sounded rehearsed.
By then, Gabriela understood perfectly. Jaylene had orchestrated the whole setup.
Re𝖼о𝘮𝗆𝖾n𝗱 t𝗈 yo𝘶𝗿 𝘧𝘳𝗂e𝗇𝖽ѕ
Straightening her posture, Gabriela leveled a frosty glare at Jaylene. “Do you have any actual proof I refused your calls p>
Jaylene instantly thrust her phone toward Bryn, the screen displaying thirteen calls to Gabriela. She explained, “The first one connected for more than a minute. The rest? Twelve straight rejections p>
Once he glanced over the call history, Bryn’s eyes hardened, dripping with contempt for Gabriela. “How do you explain this, Gabriela p>
Gabriela composedly pulled out her own phone and held it up. “My records only show a single call from Jaylene p>
Jaylene curled her lips in a mocking sneer. “Deleting logs isn’t hard p>
Her accusation lit a spark among the onlookers, and whispers quickly turned into open condemnation.
“Gabriela, whatever’s going on between you and Jaylene, you can’t drag it into work. Because of your personal grudges, the entire deal’s collapsed p>
“Do you realize the blood, sweat, and sleepless nights we poured into this deal p>
“Gabriela, you weren’t always like this. What happened to the hardworking, kind woman I knew p>
“So you think being Wesley’s secretary for a bit makes you better than everyone else? You’ve already fallen out of favor and been dumped back into sales. So quit acting high and mighty and learn some humility p>
Their frustration snowballed, resentment sharpening into rage. Jaylene had promised to split the commissions if the contract went through, but now, with the deal collapsing, everyone stood to lose. Eyes turned on Gabriela with the heat of sworn enemies.
Amid the sea of hostile glares, Gabriela’s lips curved into a cool, knowing smile. She had felt something was wrong the moment Jaylene called her. Fortunately, she had come prepared for exactly this moment.