She Walked Away With His Twins While He Begged the Ground She Walked On novel Chapter 275

Hunter’s stern gaze fell on her. "Lynn, you are Secretary Winter's assistant. Your biased testimony alone isn't enough."

A flash of panic crossed Lynn’s eyes, but she scrambled to defend herself. "Mr. Hunter, I... I’m just telling the truth. I just feel so bad for Secretary Winter."

"Mr. York, there were plenty of people here. Let me pull a few of them over."

Hunter selected a few employees from the crowd. "You all saw exactly what happened. Is what Lynn said true?"

The employees exchanged nervous glances, terrified of saying the wrong thing and offending Secretary Winter, knowing full well she was the CEO's favorite.

They nodded slowly. "Mr. Hunter, it... it was just like Lynn said."

A few others claimed they had just gone to the restroom and didn't see how it started, only catching the moment Ms. Avery slapped the secretary.

Someone else chimed in, "This lady said she didn't need Secretary Winter's fake sympathy and told her to keep it. Then Secretary Winter handed the laptop over. I didn't see clearly what happened next, just heard a crash, and the laptop was on the floor."

Miles’s dark eyes turned icy and menacing. "Quinn, what else do you have to say for yourself?"

"Miles, what do you want me to say? You don't believe a word that comes out of my mouth anyway, so why even bother asking?"

Seeing his boss's anger steadily rising, Hunter broke out in a cold sweat for Quinn. He spoke up cautiously.

"Mr. York, there has to be a misunderstanding here. Ms. Avery clearly stated she didn't want the laptop, yet Secretary Winter kept pushing it on her. That seems a bit forced, don't you think?"

At those words, Jade’s resentment toward Hunter intensified.

With red-rimmed eyes, she spoke softly, "Mr. Hunter, I only did that because Miles gave me the other laptop earlier. I was afraid Quinn might resent me for taking it, so I brought her another one. I wasn't trying to force anything on her."

Hunter maintained a polite, professional smile. "Secretary Winter, so you do realize you took Ms. Avery's laptop?"

"I..."

Jade shot him a frigid glare through her damp eyelashes. "That laptop was a gift from Miles. I didn't 'take' anything."

They were dying of curiosity. Who on earth was this girl? Not only did she have the guts to slap Secretary Winter, but she didn't seem to give a damn about Mr. York either!

...

Quinn sent a text message to Ethan Leigh. [Ethan, I’ve finished translating the book. I can submit it to Director Vance today.]

Ethan was sitting in a conference room. Seeing her message, the previously distant and cold expression on his face instantly melted into a warm smile.

He texted back: [That was fast, very efficient. Do you need to double-check it?]

Quinn replied with an emoji. [I actually checked it once last night, but just to be safe, I’ll go over it one more time and submit it to Director Vance tomorrow.]

[Ok.]

Quinn was thinking about heading to the electronics mall to buy herself a new laptop, so she asked him for recommendations.