The secretary refused to let Sheryl enter Holley's office. "Miss Xia, you're not an employee of BM Corporation anymore. I need you to hand over your key card, please. You're not allowed inside."
"Don't worry. I'll hand it over after I see Holley." Sheryl was about to walk forward in but Holley's secretary grabbed her tightly to stop her.
Holley noticed the noise outside and opened the door. "What's going on here, Mona? What's the noise all about?"
"Miss Ye..." Mona was the name of Holley's secretary. She walked up to Holley and said, "Sheryl is here. But don't worry. She is just leaving."
"Let her in," Holley said in a cold tone.
"But Miss Ye..." Mona was reluctant to let Sheryl in. She didn't want more drama, and didn't want Holley to quarrel with George again because of Sheryl.
"I said let her in." Holley squinted, and her voice took on a serious tone.
Startled, Mona said timidly, "Okay."
Sheryl cast a contemptuous glance at Mona and entered Holley's office.
Siting on the sofa, Holley tried to pretend she was laid back. "Close the door," she said indifferently. "I don't think you want anyone else eavesdropping either, right?"
Sheryl sneered and said, "Seems like you already knew I'd pay you a visit."
Holley gave a smirk and answered, "I knew you'd come. What's more, I know why you're here."
"Oh, really?" Sheryl gave a cold smile and sat in the seat opposite to Holley's.
"Would you like some tea?" Holley poured Sheryl a cup of tea and put it on the table in front of her.
"Do you want to talk about Susan?" Holley asked with a cold smile.
"Yeah." Sheryl just admitted it. She looked at Holley and said, "Hey, if you're still angry with me, fine, yell at me, insult me whatever. But Susan's just an innocent girl, so why did you do that to her?"
Sheryl sneered and added, "I don't know what she did to piss you off. But if it's just because she's on my side, then quit it. I'm the one you're angry at."
"You don't get it, do you?" Facing Sheryl's accusation, Holley kept calm. She smiled at Sheryl and said, "I didn't do anything to cause Susan's... er... situation."
"Everyone in the company knows you did it. I just got back from the hospital and I know who to blame," Sheryl said in a stern tone.
Holley wasn't freaking out yet. She stared at Sheryl and said, "It's just a rumor, even though everyone thinks it's true. I've seen this before. So you can prove I'm guilty by coughing up the evidence."
Holley sneered and continued, "You break into my office and bitch me out for doing something wrong. But where's the proof? If you can't prove it, then you got me all wrong."
Holley looked at Sheryl and said, "I'm not going to put up with this."
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