Three Years Forgotten, Why Go Crazy When I Say Goodbye? novel Chapter 281

Vivienne was so furious she could barely speak. It took her a long moment to find her voice. Arrogant by nature, she always found a way to save face, even when she was backed into a corner.

"You talk a big game, but you still work for me, and you still have to follow my orders," she snapped. "Send me the latest project files right now."

She had only assigned this task two days ago. Under a normal workflow, it would take at least two weeks to complete. She knew they couldn't possibly have it done. By making this unreasonable demand, she wanted to humiliate Leo and extinguish the arrogance he had just shown.

To her surprise, Leo agreed immediately. "Sure. I'll send it right over."

With that, he hung up.

Vivienne frowned, replaying his cheerful tone in her head. Something felt off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

A second later, Leo's files arrived. However, the entire document was filled with dense technical jargon and experimental data. She couldn't understand a single word of it.

Just then, Julian texted her, asking her to bring the latest project updates to his office. Without overthinking it, Vivienne copied the files onto a flash drive and headed upstairs.

Ever since the incident with Clarence Vance, Julian had been just as sullen and brooding as Vivienne.

Vivienne felt a surge of resentment. Just as she was about to voice a complaint, Julian beat her to it. His tone dripped with blatant dissatisfaction as he demanded, "Who put this data together? Did you even look at it before handing it to me?"

He had reprimanded her before. While it was humiliating, it was something Vivienne could usually tolerate. She instinctively picked up her notebook, ready to jot down his criticisms so she could dump the revisions onto Leo and his team. That was her standard playbook.

But this time, that strategy wasn't going to fly. Julian wasn't buying it. He clearly wanted to get to the bottom of this. "Who exactly made this?"

Vivienne knew him well enough to recognize that look on his face. The data must be severely flawed. Seizing the opportunity, she immediately deflected, "Leo and his team submitted it. Why? Is there a huge problem?"