Semua Bab They Called Me a Side Character Until I Opened That Door: Bab 11 - Bab 16

Quinn sidled over with a sly grin."Susan, what did I tell you? The moment you showed up, our boss went from terrifying to a doting dad."“So what, did he steal your lunch?” I asked.Quinn blinked and quickly turned around.At some point, Shane had come back with two plates of pasta."I asked the cafeteria to make these." He set one plate in front of me and the other in front of Quinn.Forty minutes later, training was in full swing.My gentle side lasted only two days. On the third day, Quinn and the others started giving me nicknames.First came "Commander Warren," then "Your Majesty."The last one, "Miss Warren," made me want to smack whoever came up with it.It started at one in the morning, when I was still in the meeting room reviewing that afternoon's training footage frame by frame.Quinn couldn't go on. He slumped over his desk and groaned."Miss Warren, were you an owl in a past life? I can't even remember when I used Flash, and you remember how many minions I missed!"I di

"Susan! Lynn's gold award was revoked!"The training room erupted.I straightened up and took Quinn's phone.The announcement stated:"The entry falsely credited its diamond-cutting work and raised questions about the diamond's provenance. Following a review, the gold award has been revoked, and the entrant is barred from the competition for three years."An assistant sent another news story to the group chat."A blogger previously found that the main stone in Lynn's necklace closely resembled the pink diamond auctioned at Sotheby's five years ago. “Clayton Group shares have fallen for three consecutive days, wiping out more than two billion dollars in market value."The training room fell silent for a moment.Quinn asked quietly, "Susan, this... doesn't have anything to do with you, does it?""If I could control public opinion, do you think it would have taken this long for her to be exposed?" I said, setting down the phone and turning back to my screen.The comments exploded:[This

"I hope you never have to depend on anyone again."I stared at the words. Something deep inside me slowly let go.It didn't hurt. I felt a quiet sense of relief.I put the agreement away, turned, and walked toward the terrace at the end of the hall.Shane stood there. He heard my footsteps and put out his cigarette."Want one?" He offered me the pack.I shook my head. "I've never smoked."He smiled, put the pack away, and pointed toward the sky."Do you know you said the same thing before a final back when we competed together?""Did I?""You did." He looked toward the distant neon lights. "You also told me that once you won, you'd stand at the highest point and make a vow for everyone to hear.""Then I want to make a different vow today.""I'm listening.""Tomorrow, I'll show everyone that I, Susan Warren, deserve my place in this world."The final arrived as scheduled.K&K and a powerhouse from Avelia fought through five games. Before the deciding game, I closed my tactics board and