Claim It—If You Dare
The company was preparing to host a major client from Qamaria. So, I pulled three straight all-nighters to put together a flawless reception plan.
Unfortunately, I made a critical mistake in the middle of all that work. I completely forgot about the Qamarians' restrictions regarding the consumption of pork.
By the time I realized my blunder, the menu featuring roast suckling pig had already been submitted to the catering department and could no longer be recalled.
I slumped at my desk, my back drenched in cold sweat.
If the client took offense, not only would the $300 million contract fall through, but I'd likely also be blacklisted by the entire industry.
Just as I despaired and opened my computer to write my resignation letter, my boyfriend's childhood sweetheart suddenly came running over in tears.
"Evelyn, I could overlook you stealing my bonuses and clients, but I've finally gotten a chance to secure a full-time position. Why would you steal my reception plan and claim it as your own?"
Even my boyfriend jumped in to support her.
"It's a good thing I caught it in time and changed the name to Claire's. You'd be fired if Ms. Bennett found out about this."
I immediately donned the pitiful expression of someone being slandered, unable to defend herself.
In truth, I was thrilled. After all, they were referring to a 300-million-dollar contract.
Since the harpy loved stealing others' credit so badly, she could take the fall for it, too.