A Graduation Gift novel Chapter 180

Things at work seemed to be picking up just when Cassandra returned to the company.

Mr. Wang brought several friends to Qin Group and recommended Cassandra to take on a few projects for them.

"Mr. Wang spoke highly of Manager Qin's working ethic and recommended your company to us. Don't let us down!" a client remarked as he signed the contract with Cassandra.

She was on a roll. It almost seemed like she was already used to getting such demands.

"Rest assured that we will do our best to satisfy every client!"

Cassandra replied confidently, which made the client smile with content.

With this momentum and word-of-mouth among clients, Qin Group should be able to move past its current financial predicament pretty soon.

Right after the client left, someone else came knocking on the door, looking for trouble instead of business.

"Cassandra, come out here!"

Cassandra knitted her eyebrows when she heard the familiar voice obnoxiously shouting from the cubicle outside the office.

"Manager Qin, there's a man out there causing trouble. Should we ask security to kick him out?"

the assistant asked her through the slightly opened door, looking distraught.

"No, it's someone I know. Send him in,"

Cassandra replied as she calmly put away her papers.

Lionel kicked open the door of her office, stormed in and stood in front of her desk.

"You have some nerve snatching away clients from Tang Group. Who gave you the right to do that, huh? Are you out of your mind?"

Lionel glared, his face full of indignation.

As it turned out, Mr. Wang and the other clients who recently signed their contracts with Cassandra were Lionel's old clients. When he found out that their most recent works were signed with Cassandra, he fumed with anger thinking that Cassandra was deliberately trying to sabotage him.

Stunned, Cassandra looked at the angry Lionel who almost looked like a rabid monster.

"Lionel, you don't have proof to back up that accusation," she answered.

She wasn't intimidated by Lionel. She kept her head up while staring at him, unfazed.

"Proof? You need proof? The clients you signed were all Tang Group's and I was the one who personally signed them before. We have been working together for a long time. Why else would they end their contracts with Tang Group when you left and turn to Qin Group immediately? Isn't that good enough proof?"

Lionel boomed as he pounded the desk with his fist.

Cassandra sneered at his attempt to blame her for his own failure.

"If your clients ran away, you should look yourself in the mirror first instead of yelling in front of me. Don't you feel embarrassed? As the Vice President of Tang Group, isn't it degrading for you to come here and accuse our little company of doing you wrong? If you really believe that I have something illegal, feel free to hire a lawyer to sue me!"

Cassandra had no intention of arguing with Lionel. He was talking nonsense just like his mother, Jill.

"Don't think you can get away with this just because you left the Tang Group,"

Lionel threatened. He was not prepared for Cassandra's sharp response. It made him even more furious.

"Thanks for reminding me that I'm not employed at Tang Group anymore, Mr. Tang. That said, I don't have to listen to your reprimand. Please see yourself out!"

Cassandra said calmly as she clasped both arms across her chest. She sat on her chair and looked at Lionel indifferently. Her aura was that of courage, strength, and authority.

"Cassandra Qin, you bitch!"

Lionel yelled as he pointed at her with a shaking hand.

"Karma will get you, just you wait! You cannot steal all my clients!" he said angrily.

Then, Lionel walked out the door and almost knocked over the assistant with a dozen files in her arms.

The assistant walked in with a look of concern and inquired, "Manager Qin, he didn't do anything to you, did he?"

Everybody outside the office heard Lionel's growls from the inside. Several male colleagues even pulled up their sleeves ready to help Manager Qin kick him out. The assistant, however, decided to try go in and see what was going on first herself. Before she could open the door, she was almost knocked over by the rampaging Lionel.

"Him? He wouldn't dare! He's a coward!"

Cassandra didn't think Lionel was worthy of her attention. Knowing him for such a long time, she had already seen through the man.

He was incapable of anything and yet thought highly of himself. If anything went wrong, he would only blame it on other people. It was never his fault.