Chapter 2

Joy turned around to start lecturing me.

“Ninian, I already told you plenty of times before to stay away from the clients! Stop wearing such outfits and throwing yourselves at them just for the sake of your KPI!

“Do you really lack money that much? How could you throw your shame away just to get a contract? You’re making yourself appear cheap!”

She was the one who hinted that I was single, and the client could make a move on me! Somehow, I always ended up the “cheap” one in this scenario.

When I saw how she was acting, I laughed.

“Miss Clark, you’re the one who asked me to get closer and even hinted at Mr. Xander—”

“Quiet!”

Joy did not even give me a chance to speak.

Based on her plan, she was going to kick up a huge fuss with the “perverted actions” between Henry and me.

That way, she could reduce the price of the contract and uphold her righteous image, which helped her look great in front of Mr. Wilson.

Unfortunately for her, she had chosen the wrong audience this time.

Henry scoffed in anger and shot to his feet. “That’s enough! Covering someone up is making a move on them to you?”

The faint, wooden scent from the blazer enveloped me.

“Do you take me for a fool? If we’re going to negotiate a business deal, then we should just stick to it. Why were you hinting at me to hook up with her?

“I came here to inspect this project, not to choose a lover. As for you, you’re the one who forced your employee to wear this gown and serve me wine. Now, you’re turning the tables on her and accusing her of being cheap?”

He sneered. “It seems like there’s a huge problem with your management. I’m sorry to say, but I don’t think I want to work with someone like this.

“I’m canceling the partnership for next year.”

I knew that Henry was furious.

He was angry at people mistreating me, his own sister. He was livid at the fact that I was still working there, even though the company was so full of corruption.

But I still had to pay my rent, and I was in my twenties. I did not want to keep asking my family for money.

“Mr. Xander, this is a misunderstanding!”

Mr. Wilson panicked and stood up as well.

After all, if they lost the major deal with Henry, it would be a huge loss to the company.

They had only wanted to gain the upper hand in this negotiation. They absolutely could not lose their deal with him.

Mr. Wilson immediately turned on Joy and shouted at her, “Joy, Mr. Xander has always been a man of integrity! He only removed his blazer to cover Ninian up! How could you accuse him of making a move on her?!

“Apologize to Mr. Xander now!”

Joy trembled before casting a glance at me while I sat in a corner.

She gritted her teeth. Then, with teary eyes, she said pitifully, “I’m sorry, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Xander. I acted too rashly. I was just too worked up. Ninian has always loved tempting our clients to make a move on her, and she’s always thinking about using her looks to climb the social ladder. I was only worried about you, Mr. Xander. This is exactly why I told her to dress up properly today, but she always goes on to wear such skimpy gowns. She even said you’d pay her more attention this way.

“I was just worried about things going wrong. That’s why I…”

As I listened to her twisting the truth, I sneered.

“Miss Clark, let’s be honest here. You’re the one who gave me the gown, and you’re the one who made me serve Mr. Xander. You said that if I refused, you’d deduct my bonus for full attendance. Now, you’re lying and saying that I picked the gown myself?”

“Ninian, don’t you have a conscience?!” Joy glared at me in indignation. “Everyone in the department knows you love flirting with the clients! Yet you’re trying to shift the blame and turn on me?”