Drowning Him In Regret novel Chapter 16

Chapter 16 A Tight Ship

“Since the Carson Group doesn’t seem to care about this collaboration, I’ll take my leave. Mrs. Carson, remember to transfer the compensation, or I’ll see you in court!” Raymond was already pissed off.

Meanwhile, Vivian was still trying to smear me. “Mr. Dunce, it’s not my fault. It’s all Ada‘

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I quickly stood up to apologize, “Mr. Dunce, there’s been a misunderstanding. The Carson Group takes this cooperation very seriously.

“Vivian is Mr. Carson’s personal secretary and isn’t familiar with the project, but I can continue running the meeting.

“You’ve seen my design plans; we indeed value our cooperation greatly.”

Raymond waved his hand dismissively. “No need, the Carson Group is out of our league. Let’s call it quits on this collaboration.”

No matter how much I tried to keep him around, Raymond left with his people.

Before he left, he gave me a long look. “Mrs. Carson, I know you’re going through a tough time, but you can’t ignore the collaboration either.

“This project has already been delayed for a long time; the Carson Group needs to give us an explanation.

“With Mr. Carson treating us like this, it won’t be easy for me to explain when I go back.

You decide what to do.”

Only at that moment did I realize that the Bright Group had already been unhappy with Jude’s attitude before.

Today, it clearly showed Jude’s disregard for them by having an intern assistant run such an important meeting and her making mistakes.

It wasn’t just about getting the project done; they also wanted mutual respect and a stance from the Carson Group.

The Bright Group and the Carson Group weren’t just working together on one deal; if things got ugly between them, neither side would benefit.

When I returned to the office, the Design Department was gloomy and everyone felt discouraged.

I intended to say something encouraging but instead found Jude coming straight in with Vivian.

“Ada, it looks like you don’t want successfully unlocked!e. How could you mess up such an important partnership?

“Aren’t you in charge? What were you doing during the meeting?” As soon as Jude entered, he started berating me harshly.

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The others in the office didn’t dare move a muscle.

Vivian was hiding behind him, sobbing softly. “Ada, if you didn’t want me to host, just say so early on. Why drag me into this?”

“Drag you into this? You volunteered to host the meeting.” I looked at her, utterly helpless.

I couldn’t help but wonder if she really thought she was the female lead in a novel, standing up there as if blessed by god and able to dominate without any preparation. Clearly, she thought it was all my fault, retorting self–righteously, “If you hadn’t given me such professional design drafts, how could I have made mistakes?

“Why can’t you give me something understandable to ordinary people? You knew! wasn’t from your field yet deliberately made things hard for me. Did you even consider the company’s interests?”

Her twisted logic truly opened my eyes. I used to know people had thick skin but never realized how scary it was when someone had no shame at all.

Some were already muttering under their breath in the office.

“Seriously? Hosting when you know you’re out of your depth? That’s a hot mess.”

“Who’s screwing whom here? The design department has been working overtime for so long, and now it’s all gone down the drain.”

“We didn’t even cry, yet here she is!” The design department was united against Vivian.

Sensing the hatred, she shrank back behind Jude.

Jude ignored what others said and just glared at me in anger.

“Ada, since something went wrong, as the project leader, you should take full responsibility. Fix it or face the consequences.” With that, he left with Vivian.

Ellen looked at me with concern. “Ada, Mr. Carson is too much. This isn’t your fault.”

I let out a sigh. It didn’t matter if it was my fault or not. If he said it was my fault then it was. But I didn’t want to take the fall for his little girlfriend.

I gathered all materials and new design ideas and headed straight for Jude’s office.

With Vivian out of sight, I walked right in.

“You can’t knock?” Jude frowned at me as I placed all the materials on his desk.