The next moming, as soon as Charlotte arrived at the firm, she could sense something was off

Every lime dr wallod, e caught bits of hashed whispers. People were clearly talking but went quiet the moment she passed by.

She made her way to her desk

Her office wasmetly empty. Max was still recovering in the hospital bso /bshe had the whole space to herself.

Not long after she sat down, Yvonne appeared at the door. She knocked wer

b“/bCome to my office for a minute.”

Charlotte had a good idea what this was

It had to be what happenedst night.

b.25 /bBonus

Inside the office Yvonne sat behind her desk, her expression sharp,ced with anger.

* sent you and Willy to negotiate with the clientsst night. And what do I hear? That you got bto /bba /bconflict with them and ended up bphysically /battacking them?”

Charlotte replied calmly, “I went there to negotiate. But those two men had no interest in business. All they were thinking about was disgusting, inappropriate stuff. They crossed a line. I defended myself.”

Yvonne’s expression darkened further, her voice turning harsh.

“Charlotte, I bknow /byou can handle yourself. In bfact/b, you saved us during that incident a while back. But you need to understand that violence doesn’t bsolve /b

charlotte’stone remained cool

“I was polite at first. But they clearly didn’t understand decency. Miss Yarnell, I’m awyer, bnot /bba /bbar hostess. Clients like that? We’re better off without them.” Thatment made Yvonne snap. She mmed ba /bhand on the desk and shouted, “What anego! bDo /byou have any idea how much your impulsiveness cost the bfirm/b? Tui legal advisory contract alone was worth $150,000! Add in the contract dispute and trademarkcase–those would’ve brought in at least $500,000 in fees! And you? You went off and hit them without hesitation. That’s $650,000 gone. Are you going to make up for that loss?”

Charlotte

gave a faire, better smile

Se. Il patch the hole today. But in the future, don’t send me to meet clients whose brains are full of ith.”

yvonne didn’t believe she could bactually /bdo it. Her tone turned cold band /bfirm.

“Fine. bBy /bthe end of today, I want that contract signed and proof of payment. If bnot/b, don’t bothering in tomorrow. ording to the firm’s HR policies andborw, if you cause serious financial loss, we have the right to fire you withoutpensation.”

Charlotte’s express didn’t change.

As the len one’s officeb, /bshe passed by Willy’s

bRight /bon cue, he came out of his office and walked straight into bher/bb, /b

the unmirked.

“Well, well Miss Riley. After screwing up such a big c Finbarrassed to even show my face:

Charlotte shot him ba /bcold nce and didn’t say a word. She brushed bpast /bhim and tumed to be desk

Momentster, slir received a message from Jenny

“Misa Hilley, did you see the posts that Miss Carter and Mr. Kennedy made? They’re clearly throwing shade at you.” Altached were two scarenshots from their social nordia

casest night and offending the clients, byou’ve /bstill got the guts to show up? if it were me, I’d be too

Fun Yasmine * Some girls really have no shume. Young, healthyb, /bband /blierselt awyer? Wut a disgrace is the profession

willing bto /bwork hard – pust relying on their books to L

Linda sugar daddy. Aul she calls

From Willy “Absolutely disgusting. If you’re not strapped for bcash/b, why even bother workings stay line with byour /brich old man bin /bbhis /bCullinan. You show up bere b“/bying Lawyer,” oflend a major diet on your first case, and diag mar down with you. bDon’t /bact all high and mighty when you’re being bkept/b. So Lakeb, /bbIt’s /bLauglubile”

Charlotte clicked bon /bthe poles–only to find she had been bblocked /bby both of them

She saved the screenshots, then teplied to ferry

helther of those posts mention by name. How do y’re about ine?”

Jenny responded, “I heard them talking been saving byou /bre being brand werd is, it stedth Mica Mendly

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