Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk (Williams and Shawn) novel Chapter 418

He didn’t say another word, just clenched his fists at his sides. Behind the gold-rimmed glasses, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

A sharp knock came at the door.

“Come in,” Carolyn called.

Richard, the executive assistant, stepped inside with two security guards. They yanked Devin up from where he’d been kneeling on the floor.

Richard shot a look at Peter, the department manager.

Peter’s voice was flat and icy. “I can walk out on my own.”

Without waiting for a response, he turned and strode toward the door.

The guards dragged Devin, the deputy project manager, out of the office. Devin struggled the whole way, shouting, “Ms. Witt! Please! Just give me one more chance, I swear I’ll do better!”

Carolyn’s lips pressed into a thin line. Her face was stone cold. She didn’t even look at him.

Once Devin was gone, Carolyn finally spoke, her tone brisk and chilly. “Richard, send out a notice. We’re meeting in the conference room in ten minutes. I’ll be appointing a new project manager and deputy.”

“Yes, Ms. Witt.”

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With a new project manager in charge, the whole team buckled down and pulled a week of late nights. At last, they put together a proposal that finally made Carolyn nod in approval.

Proposal in hand, Carolyn headed to Fisher Corporation to see Joshua.

Since coming back to the country, she’d been to Fisher Corp’s headquarters a few times already.

Downstairs, the new receptionist, Mindy, knew her by now.

Mindy sized her up, suspicion flaring in her eyes. Another one chasing after the CEO?

In her three months at Fisher Corp, Mindy had lost count of how many hopefuls she’d had to turn away for the boss. At this point, she was almost numb.

Assuming Allison was another one, Mindy’s voice cooled. “Do you have an appointment?”

Allison shook her head. “No, but I—”

I can just call your CEO right now.

Before Allison could finish, Mindy cut her off. “No appointment, no meeting. Please leave.”

Allison didn’t lose her cool. She just said, calmly, “I actually know him.”

Mindy let out a dry laugh, sarcasm dripping from every word. “Every day, some woman comes in here claiming she knows the boss. I’ve heard it so much my ears could grow calluses. Trust me, you’re wasting your time. Our CEO isn’t someone you can just walk in and see whenever you want.”