Chapter 129
Macy and Braxton led the way in spreading rumors, tarnishing her reputation. Without any evidence, other colleagues followed suit, believing
whatever others said.
Mariela realized that she had underestimated the complexity of the workplace.
Her idea of using a meal to enhance the relationship and maintain the colleague’s relationship seems too naive.
This was truly a place where people were eaten without leaving any bones.
At that moment, she finally understood that here, only strength and background mattered, and no one cared about whether you had a good personality or how you treated others.
Sometimes being too kind and easygoing can make you an easy target for others to take advantage of.
Mariela looked at the screenshots on the computer screen and gritted her teeth in frustration.
Mariela: Gia, thank you for telling me all this. Can you do me a favor?
Gia quickly replied, “Sure, Ms. Logan. My life was saved by you, so feel free to ask for any help you need.”
Mariela: Next time they discuss me, please help me record it.”
Gia: Okay.
Mariela took a deep breath to adjust her emotions and called Deandre.
“Hello, Dad, does our family company need a legal advisor?”
After hanging up the phone, Mariela got up and went to the printing room to print several contracts, then headed straight to her own company.
She arrived at the company and headed straight to the chairman’s office.
Deandre had just finished a meeting and knew that she was coming. At this moment, he was sitting in the office waiting for her.
Mariela placed the contract on the table and said, “Dad, take a look at the contract and sign it if there are no issues.”
Deandre flipped through the contract page by page.
“I asked the assistant, and the contract with the legal advisor of the previous law firm expires at the end of the year. I can sign a five–year contract with your law firm, but the contract needs to be implemented from the beginning of next year.”
Mariela nodded, “No problem, but we had to make the payment immediately after signing the contract this afternoon.”
Deandre glanced at her and asked, “So urgent?”
“Yeah, last night when I went to discuss the case, I was harassed by two perverted old men. The case didn’t go through, and my supervisor gave me a final warning.”
As soon as Deandre heard that she had been harassed, he immediately became anxious and asked, “Who dared to harass you?” Mariela shrugged, “Don’t worry, they didn’t get away with it and got beaten up.”
Deandre frowned, “Mariela, maybe you shouldn’t become a lawyer after all. Not long ago, your law firm had just encountered some trouble, and now you’re being harassed again. Being a lawyer is too risky, what if you face retaliation in the future? You should come back to the company and work, I’ll arrange a position as a general manager for you.”
