Next Man Better Plan novel Chapter 42

Chapter 42

Someone asked curiously, “Yeah, is there some bad blood between you two? Why did she call you a backstabber?”

Victoria bit her lip, tears rolling down her cheeks. “I don’t know. Stephanie was really well-known in college. I’ve always admired her

She sobbed, “Maybe she has some kind of misunderstanding about me.”

That reminded Serena Scott of something. She handed Victoria a couple of tissues to wipe her tears.

“Isn’t it obvious? Stephanie must have overheard what we were saying earlier. She sees Victoria as a rival for the assistant director position and feels threatened, so of course she’s lashing out.”

Understanding dawned on the others.

Victoria’s tears froze on her face. “Should I not have come to Sapphire Group? If I’d known she was here, I…”

Her voice trailed off as she started to cry again.

Serena couldn’t stand it. “The assistant director position goes to whoever is most capable. If Stephanie can’t get it, that’s on her. It has nothing to do with you, Victoria.”

With everyone’s encouragement, Victoria finally stopped crying. “Thank you all for your support. When I become the assistant director I’ll treat everyone to dinner.”

She said it as if the promotion was already in the bag.

Serena laughed. “Treat us to dinner? Will your rich boyfriend with the Rolls-Royce Phantom be there? Have him bring some of his friends and introduce us. Maybe some of your good luck will rub off on us.”

Serena, dressed in a chic, classic-style suit, had always been a bit materialistic. The group left the locker room, chatting and laughing.

Outside, Stephanie was already absorbed in her work.

The project was at a critical stage. Having just returned from a two-week honeymoon leave, she needed to get back into the swing of things quickly and submit the latest sets of experimental data.

Two hours later, just as she was finishing up, the department director, Troy Cooper, walked over. “Stephanie, come to a meeting.”

Stephanie nodded and grabbed her laptop. When she walked into the conference room, it was already full.

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Chapter 42

The moment she appeared, Serena said sarcastically, “Look who it is. Someone thinks she’s already the assistant director, making us all wait.”

Stephanie shot Serena a cool sideways glance “Of course. If I hadn’t come in last, who would’ve been here to clean up the mess you left in the middle of your experiment?”

Serena’s face changed at her words. “Who are you saying left an experiment half-done?”

“I think we all know who I’m talking about,” Stephanie said coolly, looking directly at Serena. “You walked away mid-experiment to take a call from your lover and were gone for over half an hour. If I hadn’t been watching, you might not have even known if the lab had blown up.”

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