From His Fake Wife to Billionaire Heiress (Riley and Lucas) novel Chapter 101

Chapter 101 I’ll Be Direct

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“She probably pulled some shady move to get back in. Look at her–ambition written all over her face. She’s definitely trying to take the director’s seat back.”

The curly–haired girl looked Riley up and down with disdain. “Take it back? Who does she think-”

But before she could finish, a black folder landed softly on the desk between them.

Both of them froze, their bodies going stiff. They looked up–and found themselves staring straight into Riley’s calm, unreadable eyes.

Riley had somehow appeared in front of them without making a sound.

She acted like she hadn’t heard any of their nasty speculation. Her expression stayed cool as she looked at them. “Do either of you have any urgent work right now?”

The two exchanged a glance, caught off guard by the sudden question. They shook their heads instinctively.

Their usual tasks were just random little things Sophia gave them–nothing urgent.

“Good.” Riley nodded and pushed the folder toward them across the desk. “This file contains a list of all the materials I need. Split it between yourselves. Organize everything into digital files by category and email them to me before five this afternoon.”

Then she turned to walk away.

Curious, the two opened the folder. Their faces dropped instantly.

The list had over a dozen entries, densely packed

Some of these things were internal company archives. Others required digging through external sources. It was a huge, messy pile of work.

Forget one afternoon–even if they had three days, just tracking down all this information from various systems and channels would be a nightmare.

“Wait a second!” The curly–haired girl found her voice and called Riley back, her tone turning aggressive. “What’s your deal? There’s no way we can finish all this in one afternoon. Are you deliberately trying to make our lives hard?”

Her coworker put on a hurt expression, too. “Riley, we’re new. There’s a lot we don’t know yet. You’re giving us way too much. We really can’t do it. Is it because Ms. Myers hired us that you’re going after us?”

They weren’t exactly quiet, loud enough for the whole office to hear.

It was basically a passive–aggressive complaint.

Riley slowly turned back around. Her cold gaze landed on their self–righteous, fake–pitiful faces. “First of all, I didn’t ask if you could do it. I gave you a task.

“Second, don’t use being new as an excuse. This is a workplace, not a school. Nobody has to hold your hand just because you’re inexperienced. The amount of work you’re complaining about? A proper marketing employee could easily get it done in half a day. If you can’t, maybe you should be looking at your own skills instead of questioning the task.”

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Chapter 101 I’ll Be Direct

Both of them blushed. They had nothing to say.

Just then, the door to the director’s office opened.

Sophia stepped out.

She wore an expression of perfectly measured concern, as if she’d just heard the commotion from inside.

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“What’s going on out here? Sounded like someone was arguing,” she said softly, her gaze darting between Riley and the two red- faced new hires.

The moment they saw her, they looked like they’d just spotted a lifeline.

“Ms. Myers! Thank God you came out!”

“Ms. Myers, you have to do something! Riley is bullying us!”

They grabbed Sophia’s arms, one on each side, and repeated Riley’s words with plenty of extra drama.

Sophia listened patiently, then gently patted their hands to calm them down.

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