Love in Twilight novel (Clarissa and Damien) novel Chapter 24

Chapter 24 Business Is Business

Hier Clarissa turned to laer apartinent, slie bolled and changedlier clothes. The discomfort caused by the down dually faded away

She lay on hier bed and thought of the incident, gelting increasingly angry

How could her brother do suchialling? Ile did not care about their mother and even set hiis biological sister up. Moreover, Damien would not listen to her explanation Clarissa did not know what to do.

Shortly after, Lily came back from work. She asked worriedly, “Are you okay, Clarissa?”

Clarissa selt llmp.

“I’m okay. What’s wrong?”

Lily recalled the rumors she had heard from her colleagues earlier. She worried that her best friend was being bullied.

Hence, she quickly said, “You… Didn’t get into a fight with President Lawrence, right? I heard a woman was looking for him at the company just now. He even let her use his private elevator

“Oh, so what about it?”

“They’re all saying that she’s President Lawrence’s ex-girlfriend…”

Lily’s words were less offensive than what was said by her colleagues

Every year, New East Corporation would choose candidates for the “Stars of New East” from the batch of interns who got promoted to permanent positions. The winner would be the company’s talent reserve and given priority training to join higher management in the future.

Howard was the one who made the final decision. That year, Clarissa was the only intern who got promoted within the finance department. Whether she was part of the “Stars of New East or not would depend on Howard’s arrangement.

Nonetheless, Howard wanted to test Damien’s attitude toward Clarissa first. There were several rumors of them breaking up. He was unsure of what to do. Damien glanced at the form and said, “Business is business.” Howard replied, “Okay. I understand.”

Clarissa took Nicole Brown’s spot, which made Howard unhappy. Nicole was skillful in dealing with people. She knew exactly what Howard was thinking, so it was easy for them to collaborate. On the other hand, Clarissa was a meticulous person. She would insist on fixing minor things that could be easily brushed off. Having an intern like that in the finance department was good, but what if she were to join the higher management? Howard would not be able to get away with anything.

Thus, Howard removed Clarissa’s name from the list.