I stood frozen in place. After days of overtime and messed up sleep schedules, my head was buzzing. I even wondered if I\u2019d heard him wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLook at Charlotte Shaw\u2019s face! It\u2019s changing colors like a mood ring!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s been with the CEO this whole time and doesn\u2019t even have shares, but look at Lila. She\u2019s already a major shareholder!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJust because she closed a few big deals, she thinks she\u2019s above everyone else? She\u2019s still just an employee.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlways complaining about this proposal or that proposal. And now? Ha!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s nothing but a joke.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My colleagues laughed loudly around me, not bothering to hide it from my ears. I knew they were taking this opportunity to mock me on purpose. They were also using this chance to cozy up to Lila and win her favor. Owen wasn\u2019t going to stop them anyway.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Lila heard their <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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