Chapter 22\u00a0<\/p>\n
The following day, Bethany slung her bag over her shoulder and drove her new car to work.\u00a0<\/p>\n
William got out of his car when she parked hers and noticed she was driving a BMW X3. He didn\u2019t think it was anything fancy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a split second, he lost all interest in Bethany.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He still remembered how Diana had once personally brought a young woman to the company\u2013truly a princess, radiating wealth from head to toe. Bethany, by contrast, fell far short.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany had no idea what was on William\u2019s mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As a director, she was assigned a personal secretary. Bethany smiled at her secretary, Allison Larson. \u201cPlease inform everyone in the department that there will be a meeting at 2:00 pm, Allison. Thank you. Also, add me to the work group chat if there is one.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Allison was a little taken aback. \u201cOf course, Ms. Porter. Don\u2019t mention it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
This should have been William\u2019s job. However, it was obvious that he saw Bethany as a rival and had no intention of helping\u00a0<\/p>\n
her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Unbeknownst to her, William had already created a small group chat. He texted, \u201cIgnore the meeting this afternoon. If you have other arrangements or need a break, go ahead.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Someone asked, \u201cIs that really alright, Mr. Grant? Isn\u2019t she our superior?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He replied, \u201cDon\u2019t worry. I\u2019ll take the fall. This director is only in her 20s. Do you really think she earned that title? She\u2019s just a nepo hire.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Allison had a friend in that group, who gave her a heads\u2013up. She hesitated all morning and ultimately knocked on the door of Bethany\u2019s office at 1:30 pm. \u201cQuite a few people are on leave today, Ms. Porter. So, attendance may be low.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany looked up and gazed at Allison for a while. \u201cThat\u2019s fine. We\u2019ll proceed with the meeting. Those who attend can pass the information on to those who don\u2019t.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Allison hesitated before asking, \u201cWhat if only a handful of people show up, Ms. Porter?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany\u2019s hand on her mouse paused, and she arched her brow. \u201cDid someone stop them from attending?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The only person who could do that was William.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s fine. Let\u2019s proceed as planned. Don\u2019t worry. I can handle it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the clock struck 2:00 pm, Bethany pushed open the door to the meeting room. As expected, only a handful of people were present. Even William was absent.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany met Allison\u2019s gaze calmly. \u201cPlease make a note of the absentees and their reasons for absence. We\u2019re revising the department rules. From now on, no more than one\u2013third of the department can be on leave at the same time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho approved today\u2019s leave? Mr. Grant?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Allison nodded stiffly. \u201cYes, Ms. Porter.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI see. Mr. Grant will have his performance bonus deducted this month for poor management. Issue a written notice and circulate it to all departments. Oh, and don\u2019t forget to send it in the group chat.\u201d Right after saying that, Bethany proceeded with the meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The junior staff listened as they frantically tapped on their phones. They doubted whether she was only 25. It was her first day, and she was already making it clear who was in charge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as the meeting ended, William saw the notice in the group chat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat gives you the right to dock my performance bonus, Bethany? Do you have any idea how much I make in a month?\u201d Bethany cocked her left brow. \u201cThere are 22 employees in our department. Eleven were on leave, three were out on assignments, and only seven showed up for the meeting. I sent the meeting notice this morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you honestly think the way you approved those leave requests was reasonable, Mr. Grant? I\u2019m the director.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to our company\u2019s employee handbook, a department head has the authority to determine subordinates\u2018 performance bonuses. So, why can\u2019t I deduct your bonus, Mr. Grant?\u201d Having said her piece, she walked straight back to her office without sparing William a glance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bethany loathed people who sabotaged others behind their backs. He was merely a deputy director. If he couldn\u2019t do his job, she could always replace him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Chapter 23\u00a0<\/p>\n
A Mix-up Made Me His Enemy\u2019s Woman 22 Chapter 22\u00a0 The following day, Bethany slung her bag over her shoulder […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-mix-up-made-me-his-enemys-woman-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19910"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19910\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}