Chapter 318:
“Didn’t you request assistance if you were uncertain?”
“I simply cannot complete it. If urgency is a factor, perhaps reassign it to someone else.”
“I’m prepared to terminate your employment immediately. Do you doubt my authority?”
“Fire me?” The young woman’s laughter rang with disdain, her expression radiating contempt. “Do you possess such authority? Are you aware of my connections?”
Initially, Freya had resolved not to intervene in departmental matters. However, witnessing such blatant exploitation of personal connections within the company ignited her indignation. Briggs Group represented more than Hugh’s enterprise—it embodied her mother’s passionate legacy.
Had she not witnessed this exchange personally, she might have remained unaware. But now, she couldn’t allow such parasitic behavior to continue unchecked.
“I find myself exceedingly curious about these connections you reference,” Freya stated coolly, contract in hand. Her business attire accentuated her tall frame, made even more imposing by her elegant heels.
Her unexpected presence caused every employee in the planning department to freeze, instinctively recognizing her as someone of significant authority.
“Who is she? She’s absolutely striking!”
“Such commanding presence! I’d value her friendship.”
“What now? Our president suddenly seems diminished beside her. Her aura and appearance are truly formidable.”
“Who are you?” The arrogant young woman frowned, assessing Freya with narrowed eyes. “How does our departmental business concern you?”
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She intended to maintain her haughty demeanor but recalled her mother’s warning against arrogance in the workplace, especially the importance of avoiding any negative impressions on Hugh.
“When did she start working here?” Freya asked, her tone even, though her eyes lingered on the team leader who had recently dressed down the brash young woman.
The team leader, momentarily distracted, answered without verifying Freya’s identity. “Since July.”
“I’d like to see the list of her assignments from the past couple of months,” Freya said, her voice steady but firm.
Without hesitation, the team leader pulled up a folder on the desktop. Assuming Freya was one of the new high-level hires from the Briggs Group, she began detailing, “These are all the proposals she’s submitted since onboarding.”
“Only two?”
“Three, if you count the one she’s still working on,” the team leader said, sounding drained. When the chairman’s secretary had placed this female employee in their department and asked her to mentor her, she had genuinely tried.
But it proved impossible—like attempting to fashion silk from straw. The employee not only lacked knowledge but actively resisted learning. That was why, when she failed to submit today’s required proposal, the team leader had finally lost her temper.
Freya reserved judgment. She opened one of the proposals and, upon examining its contents, couldn’t suppress a frown. How could anyone consider such work acceptable?
Even university interns, with minimal guidance, produced superior results.
To ensure fairness before making accusations, Freya inquired about the young woman’s salary. Upon hearing the figure—twenty thousand dollars monthly—Freya felt inclined to dismiss whoever had hired this girl as well.
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