Chapter 82
Chapter 82
Marcus slowly stepped forward.
“No one stressed your woman,” he said firmly. “In fact, it was quite the opposite p>
Janet instantly scoffed loudly and pointed at him again.
“Look at him. This is exactly what I was talking about,” she snapped angrily. “He is rude and always talks back. You seriously need to deal with him, Dennis p>
Dennis narrowed his eyes coldly at Marcus. The atmosphere around him suddenly became heavier.
“I think you do not value your position here,” Dennis said in a low voice filled with warning. “Should I just sack you immediately p>
Marcus frowned. “Sack me? For what exactly p>
Dennis looked slightly taken aback by the fact that Marcus still dared to question him.
Marcus continued before the man could respond. “Is this how you have been running this place? Bullying workers because of your girlfriend p>
The entire office instantly became silent.
Betty’s face lost color immediately.
Even Janet looked briefly stunned before her expression twisted into fury.
Dennis himself looked genuinely shocked for a moment. Clearly, nobody in the company ever dared speak to him like this.
Slowly, he stepped closer toward Marcus until they were almost face to face.
“Yeah,” Dennis said coldly. “That is exactly what I have been doing. So tell me, what exactly can an ordinary person like you do about it p>
Marcus stared directly into his eyes without moving.
Before the tension could explode further, Betty hurriedly stepped between them in panic.
“Sorry sir,” she said quickly while bowing her head. “He is just clueless because he is new. He does not know anything yet and is simply speaking carelessly. Please sir p>
Dennis kept staring at Marcus for several long seconds before finally scoffing.
“Well, I only came to give him a warning,” he said coldly. “There will not be a next chance. If you ever talk back to my woman again, I will personally make sure you are thrown out of this company p>
With that, Dennis turned around sharply and walked away.
Janet smirked proudly at Marcus before following behind him like someone who had just won a battle.
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Only after both of them disappeared did Betty finally release the breath she had been holding.
She immediately turned toward Marcus with frustration written all over her face.
“Don’t you value this job at all?” she asked anxiously. “Didn’t you come here because you wanted it p>
Marcus sighed lightly. “I did. But that does not mean I should tolerate bullying p>
Betty rubbed her forehead tiredly.
“This company pays one of the highest salaries around, even for smaller roles,” she said honestly.” People are desperate to work here. I want to secure any position here at all costs. If you are here as an intern, then you should understand that too p>
Marcus stayed silent.
Betty looked down before speaking again in a quieter voice.
“Sometimes you just have to endure things and play along with people like them p>
Marcus looked at her with slight surprise. He genuinely could not understand how she managed to endure such treatment daily without completely breaking down.
Still, Betty forced herself to remain professional.
“Come on,” she said softly. “Let’s finish the proposal p>
The two of them returned to their desk and continued sorting through documents, reports, and branding
data.
The proposal ended up taking far more work than Marcus initially expected. There was extensive market research, customer engagement analysis, competitor studies, digital branding projections, and financial forecasting involved.
Marcus was honestly surprised such a difficult and important task had been handed to interns.
Hours passed quickly.
Eventually the office gradually became emptier as workers packed their things and headed home one after another.
Yet despite everyone else leaving, Marcus and Betty were still seated at their desks working tirelessly.
Betty remained determined to submit the proposal to Janet as quickly as possible, even if it meant staying in the office until late at night.
As the hours passed, Marcus gradually began realizing something surprising about Betty.
She was extremely talented.
The more they worked together on the proposal, the more Marcus noticed how skilled she truly was. Betty understood branding structures, customer targeting, digital engagement analysis, and market
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positioning.
She gathered data quickly, organized reports efficiently, and knew exactly how to connect each part of the proposal professionally. Whenever Marcus got stuck reviewing certain branding projections, Betty immediately found solutions and explained things smoothly. He learned a lot from her.
Marcus honestly could not understand why someone with this level of ability was still stuck as an intern.
With her skills alone, she could easily become a permanent worker or even get promoted higher if given the opportunity.
Yet instead of recognition, she spent most of her time getting screamed at and overworked.
Eventually, after endless revisions and research, they finally completed the proposal.
By the time they were done, it was already midnight.
Betty leaned back weakly in her chair and sighed in exhaustion while rubbing her tired eyes.
“We finally finished,” she muttered softly.
Marcus looked over the completed files before nodding slightly.
“It is good work,” he admitted honestly. “Actually, it is more than good. This proposal will definitely raise eyebrows once management reviews it p>
Betty looked slightly surprised hearing praise from him before smiling faintly.
“Thank you,” she said sincerely. “And thank you for helping too. If I had done this alone, I probably would have collapsed again p>
Marcus chuckled lightly. “You still almost did p>
Betty laughed weakly before carefully arranging the documents together.
After shutting down their computers, both of them finally left the office building together.
Marcus watched Betty enter a cab safely before turning away himself.
That night, he actually wanted to contact Natalie and ask about Dennis and everything happening inside the branding department. However, he later discovered she was currently away attending a business
meeting overseas.
Since it was already late, Marcus decided not to disturb her.
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The next morning, Marcus arrived at the office expecting things to be calmer after the completed
proposal.
Instead, the moment he stepped into the department-
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“What the fuck is all this p>
It was Janet screaming furiously at Betty.
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