"She's just a newly graduated undergrad. So what if she spotted a few system vulnerabilities? She's nothing special. There's no way we're taking orders from someone like her."
"Exactly. With Melody here, why would we worry about the project failing? The only one who should be worried is Seraphina."
Melody raised her coffee cup to her lips, using it to hide her triumphant smirk.
She didn't say a word.
But she took in everyone's reactions with crystal clarity.
What did Seraphina have to compare with her?
Background, resources, connections, or social circles?
Within the Langford family, Seraphina survived solely because Lucian backed her up.
But in The Innovation & Strategy Division, everyone only cared about profits and their own career prospects.
No one was stupid enough to side with someone who could be targeted by Landon and the board of directors at any given moment.
A team member in the conference room leaned closer to Melody. "Melody, regarding The Stream Allocation Sheet, should we just hand it directly over to Seymour?"
Melody lowered her coffee. "Just follow standard protocol. Let's not make things difficult for Ms. Simmons."
The person instantly smiled. "You're far too polite. She was so aggressive yesterday, yet you're still considering her feelings."
The colleague beside them chimed in, "Yeah. If you ask me, someone like her only dares to be so arrogant because Mr. Langford is covering for her."
Melody gently shook her head. "Don't say that, everyone. Ms. Simmons is quite capable."
"Capability doesn't give her the right to look down on everyone."
"She even questioned whether you could type with your injured hand yesterday. She sounded so vicious."
Melody glanced down at the medical dressing on the back of her hand, her tone mild. "It's just a minor scratch. It won't affect the project."
At those words, the crowd surrounding her grew even more enthusiastic.
"Don't worry, Melody. We're entirely dedicated to your team."
"Absolutely. If Stream Beta ever needs data run, I'm on call 24/7."
"Me too. I filled out my allocation sheet last night."
In front of her monitor, Seraphina scoffed coldly as she watched their sycophantic expressions.
She saved screenshots of the empty group chat and then opened the project's shared drive.
The files in the shared drive had been tampered with.

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