“Where’s Ms. Dolton?” Howard asked urgently.
“Oh… You’re here for her? She left,” Coco said.
“The interview ended that quickly?”
“Not exactly…”
Seeing Coco hesitate, Howard pressed, “What happened?”
Her lips curled as she said, “That designer of yours? She’s arrogant as hell. I was just trying to lighten the mood with a few questions, and she insisted on ending the interview. What a hot temper. I can’t afford to entertain a diva like that.”
Coco knew that she had handled it poorly, but she was not about to take the fall for it. She couldn’t figure out why Howard had suddenly become so interested in some unknown
designer.
Veronica was gone now, so what could he even do about it? It’s not as if he would bother to
review the interview footage himself.
She was convinced that Veronica had only gotten this far by using her body, not through
talent.
That thought alone gave her confidence. She didn’t feel the need to tread carefully anymore.
However, Howard’s expression darkened. “Pull up all the footage from today’s interview,” he said, his voice low and firm.
“Mr. Fisk, there’s really no need for that,” Coco said nervously. “It’s all unusable. I already
deleted the files.”
Her stomach flipped, but her years in the industry helped her remain composed.
“Is that so? I’ll just check the surveillance footage then.” Howard said before he turned and
walked out.
Coco stood there, dumbfounded. By the time she tried to stop him, it was already too late.
After he watched the footage from start to finish, he exploded in rage. “This is the diva you were talking about? I think you are more of a diva than her, Coco!”
Coco, usually sharp–tongued and confident, was stunned into silence, her eyes going red from the scolding.
“She’s just a designer,” she tried to argue. “Is it really that serious?“.
She and Howard had some personal rapport outside of work. So, she didn’t think that he would
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“It’s not serious.” Howard raked a hand through his hair, laughing with barely contained fury. “The higher–ups are paying close attention to her. Do you honestly believe that Heberly defended some nobody online just for the thrill of it? If you really pushed her too far today, forget about your job. Both of us would be fired!!
That finally got through to her. If the executives were involved, it could only mean that it was someone from the Fletcher family.
Coco’s knees almost gave out. “I’ll go apologize!
Howard looked at her with complete disappointment. He quickly scanned through the building’s surveillance footage and spotted Veronica heading toward the lobby.
He broke into a sprint to catch her, only to see Her looking absolutely devastated. The sight nearly scared him half to death.
Kate jumped at the sound of his voice and looked up, her eyes wide. It was Heberly’s director, Howard!
As she was leaving Heberly’s headquarters, she saw Howard and the other branch executives assembled for a presentation. So, his presence there surprised her.
She wondered if it was because he had caught wind of Veronica’s bad behavior and rushed over to end the deal.
The more she thought about it, the more it made sense. Her face lit up with smug satisfaction. “Veronica, what on earth did you do to get Mr. Fisk this mad? Look, he looks absolutely livid.”
Veronica turned her head and saw that it was indeed the case. She wondered if Coco had said something. Her gaze turned sharp, losing its usual warmth.
When Howard heard what Kate just said, his already furious expression turned even darker. The present look on his face was due to the running he had done to chase Veronica down, not because he was angry.
Seeing how Howard’s expression grew increasingly darker, Kate became more gleeful.
“Don’t be mad, Mr. Fisk. She doesn’t really get how the world works. If Heberly plans to terminate her contract, I’ll personally explain it to the company’s headquarters.”
Howard took a deep breath and tried to keep his composure, but her words made it impossible. He warned, “Ms. Dawson, shut your mouth.”
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