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All Chapters of The Year-End Surprise: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

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Chapter 1

I stood rooted to the ground, unable to believe what I just heard.The crowd went silent for a moment before Whitney Larson's piercing laughter broke through.She said in a suggestive tone, "This is a rare chance to come by! The insights and lessons you'll gain from a night with the manager is worth millions!"Everyone's gazes shifted between me and the manager's swollen body. Many of them started covering their mouths to hide their sniggers.I ignored Whitney and turned to face the manager with a smile."Mr. Xander, we're celebrating the new year. Don't scare me with a joke like this."A smile broke across Terence Xander's face, the fats on his face creasing into rolls. "I'm not trying to scare you."He showed me the slip of paper, on which was written clearly, 'Spend the night with Mr. Xander on New Year's Eve.'He shrugged and spread his arms wide open, looking innocent. "This was drawn randomly from all of your new year wishes. I don't even know what's written on these slip

Chapter 2

Everyone sniggered at his quip.Someone chimed in sarcastically, "Exactly. Mr. Xander should be careful instead."Whitney doubled over in laughter and said in a piercing tone, "Mr. Xander, protect yourself well!"My blood boiled as I stood up in a huff, pushing the chair away from me."This grand prize is way out of my league! I won't accept it!"The laughter died down immediately.Terence grew mad and smacked the table hard."Everyone else finds it acceptable, so what makes you so special? Rules are rules. You must pay up for your bid!"He turned his head around and ordered a manager from the finance department, "Deduct her year-end bonus right now!"Before I realized what was going on, my phone buzzed with a text notification.[25,000 dollars has been deducted from your account.]I was so mad that my voice shook. "This is daylight robbery! You're cheating me of my bonus!"I flashed them my phone screen. "I recorded everything you said just now."Terence's face darkened a

Chapter 3

The entire hall fell silent.I held the microphone to my lips and said sweetly, "Terence, what would you like to see me wearing tonight?"Terence opened his mouth, and I could see him swallowing hard. He was about to speak when the look on Whitney's face changed. She yelled, "Sandra Quinn! How shameless can you get?!"Why are you flirting at the workplace? Are you using your underhanded means of seducing clients on fellow colleagues now?"Terence snapped back to reality and coughed awkwardly.The look on my face turned cold. "What nonsense are you spouting, Whitney?"Whitney burst out laughing. "Still trying to deny it? I had wanted to preserve your dignity, but you're practically asking for it!"Don't think I don't know how you managed to emerge as the top salesperson!"She turned around and projected a screen filled with photos of it.They were photos of me and a well-dressed middle-aged man in a suit at a variety of places, ranging from restaurants and parking lots to the

Chapter 4

I saw how he reacted and let out a cold sneer. I was just about to get up when...Thud!Terence's face turned ashen, and he kicked me hard in the stomach.The excruciating pain made me curl up on the ground."The chairman said he's coming for an inspection out of the blue!" He barked at the security guards, "Throw her out right now!"Two security guards rushed over and violently pinned me down to the ground."Have you lost your mind?!" I yelled through the pain. "My father will never let you off the hook when he gets here!"Terence didn't even look at me. He simply waved at Whitney as he said, "Hurry up and get this lunatic out of here. Don't let her sully the chairman's eyes."Whitney yanked me by the hair and started dragging me out. "Hear that? Stop embarrassing yourself!"Terence watched with satisfaction as I was dragged away and spat on the floor."Since you didn't earn your title of top salesperson legitimately, it naturally doesn't count."He stuck out his beer belly

Chapter 5

Whitney's face turned deathly pale as she waved her hands about frantically. "Mr. Lane! It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding! I didn't know she was… I thought she was…""You thought she was an ordinary employee you could bully however you pleased, didn't you?"My father cut her off, his voice rising sharply. "So that gives you the right to spread rumors, slap her in front of everyone, and stomp your heels into her hand?!"He took a step closer with every sentence he spoke.His intimidating aura forced Whitney to fall back step by step, her body trembling all over.Backed into a corner with nowhere left to retreat, she twisted her heel and collapsed to the floor.I walked over to my father’s side and linked my arm through his. "Dad, Terence Xander and Whitney Larson were in cahoots to set me up. They switched out the grand prize, then cheated and humiliated me in front of everyone. They even hit me."The two of them are in league with each other. Keeping them in t

Chapter 6

Boom!Those last words landed like a drop of water in hot oil, and the entire hall exploded!Looks of shock, disgust, and contempt were aimed at Whitney like arrows as she stood frozen on the spot."The handwriting looks exactly the same!""Goodness… she wrote it! How could she write something like that?!""No wonder she kept fanning the flames and fought so hard to bid on the car! She had a guilty conscience and was trying to distract everyone!""That's disgusting! She's got a filthy mind and wanted to frame someone else!"The murmurs from the crowd surged like a tide.Whitney staggered back and her back slammed onto the wall. Her lips trembled, but she couldn't utter a single word.The mask of indignation and pity on her face shattered completely, leaving only the shock and panic of being stripped bare in public."I… I didn't! It's a frame-up! Sandra Quinn forged it!"Her voice was shrill, but it sounded weak and utterly unconvincing.Whitney's scream was still ringing in

Chapter 7

The crisp, clear sound of my palm hitting her cheek sounded even louder than the combination of the two slaps that she had given me earlier.My slap stripped her of all her disguises and final shred of hope.Whitney's entire body slanted to one side from the sheer force of the slap. Her cheek quickly swelled up, and there was even blood oozing from the corner of her lips.I shook my hands out as they were turning slightly numb, and I looked down at her, saying clearly, calmly, and icily, "This is for the two times you slapped me."Whitney Larson, the moment you wrote that slip of paper, set this trap up, and hit me, there is no relationship between us to speak of."Now take your filthy mind and ways with you and scram."Whitney covered her face, her gaze turning from blank confusion to wild, resentful hatred.She suddenly shrieked and came lunging at me like a wild, angered beast with her hair flying everywhere and her nails poised to scratch my face."Sandra Quinn! I'll fight

Chapter 8

The video was slightly shaky but clear enough.The video was taken from a hidden corner of the underground parking lot in the company building, and the timestamp was one late night two months ago.In the video, Terence was pressing his swollen body against Whitney's on the car as the two of them embraced and kissed each other passionately. Terence's hand was unabashedly all over Whitney's body.Not only did Whitney not resist his touch, but she even laughed flirtatiously and responded enthusiastically to him.There was no sound to the video, but their behavior and the looks on their faces were more than enough.The crowd erupted once again!"Look at how intimate they are with each other. I'm sure this isn't their first time! How dare she accuse others of seducing a fellow colleague?!""She's practically the pot calling the kettle black! She's not innocent herself and there she was, trying to sling mud at others!""She ranked second in sales performance? Did she achieve that bas

Chapter 9

"Terence Xander! You useless good-for-nothing! Liar!" Her sharp nails dug into Terence's fat and oily face and instantly left several bloody scratches on him."Didn't you say that this was a fail proof?! Didn't you say that the chairman would never care about something so trivial? Your useless lecher! You've caused my doom!"Terence didn't see her sudden attack coming and he felt a hot, searing pain on his cheek. He was so shocked and furious that he started to yell at the top of his lungs, no longer caring to protect his image."Get off me, you lunatic! If it weren't for you and your unending greed and your insistence on bringing her down, would I have ended up like this?! Do you really think I'd fancy you?!"The two of them started wrestling with each other like two wild dogs biting each other in the mud.Terence was heavy, while Whitney was crazed. Even the security guards found it difficult pulling them apart.I looked on nonchalantly at the scene before me and pulled my phon

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