Chapter 2

Violet collapsed to the floor, holding up the shattered watch, crying pitifully.

She pointed her finger at my nose.

"Yesterday I saw you sneaking out of the Chairman's office, and today you deliberately broke the birthday gift he gave me!"

"How can an intern be so vicious!"

I glanced at the watch on her wrist.

The so-called Patek Philippe was an obvious knockoff.

Setting aside how fake it looked, my dad Roger didn't even like the Patek Philippe brand.

I laughed coldly. "Are you out of your mind? The Chairman is my..."

Before I could say "dad," Violet suddenly raised her voice to interrupt me.

"You're still trying to make excuses?"

"Are you going to say the Chairman has feelings for you? Why don't you take a good look at yourself first!"

As she shouted, she deliberately rubbed her wrist hard against the rough carpet.

Her fair skin instantly scraped raw, with tiny traces of blood seeping out.

She had the victim act down perfectly.

The entire executive office fell into dead silence, then erupted into buzzing whispers.

"College girls these days really have no shame."

"Exactly, desperate to climb the social ladder!"

"Violet is so beautiful and kind-hearted. What's there to be jealous of?"

The sycophantic colleagues in the executive office immediately found their chance to perform.

Correll, the HR manager who rushed over after hearing the commotion, pushed through the crowd.

He saw this as the perfect opportunity to show loyalty to the future Chairman's wife.

"You broke Violet's multi-million dollar watch—you couldn't pay for it even if you sold yourself!"

"Fire her immediately! Call security to detain her and report to the police for compensation!"

I watched this farce unfold, feeling only absurdity.

Flew to London last month? Roger clearly went to attend my Oxford graduation ceremony.

He followed me around carrying my bags the whole time. When would he have time to buy you a watch?

This was all Roger's fault—insisting on putting me at the bottom as an intern.

He claimed it was to help me understand the company's real internal situation, and kept calling me to his office for questioning every few days.

Now look—a huge misunderstanding.

Listening to the increasingly ridiculous whispers around me, I spoke again.

"Call the police? Fine."

"Let them bring Roger down here so he can personally identify me as his—"

"Enough!"

Violet interrupted me again.

She put on a generous yet wronged expression, raising her hand to stop Manager Correll.

"Forget it. She's just a poor student. Calling the police would ruin her whole life."

Tears still hung in her eyes, but her voice carried a condescending charity.

"As long as she kneels before me and apologizes right now, then gets out of this company herself."

"This multi-million dollar watch... I'll bear the cost myself."

As soon as she finished speaking, waves of admiration erupted around us.

"Violet is such a good person..."

"If it were me, I could never be so generous."

"Worthy of being the future Chairman's wife—such grace, such magnanimity!"

After praising Violet, everyone's hostility turned back to me in unison.

"What are you standing there for? Violet isn't even holding it against you—why aren't you kneeling?"

"That's right! If you know what's good for you, kowtow quickly, or once the police are called you're finished!"

I almost laughed in anger. Make me kneel?

Roger doesn't even dare speak a harsh word to me normally—who do you think you are to receive my bow?

I coldly scanned the room, my voice not loud but full of authority.

"Make me kneel? I'm afraid there's no one in this company worthy of it."

Seeing me so arrogant, Violet felt humiliated.

She suddenly stood up and reached to grab my hair, wanting to force me down.

"You bitch—"

"SLAP!" An extremely crisp sound echoed through the executive office.

I backhanded her with a slap that sent her tumbling back to the floor.

Everyone was stunned.

After a brief moment of shock, Manager Correll shrieked for security.

"This is outrageous! Grab this crazy woman!"

Several security guards rushed in and surrounded me.

At that moment, a cold, authoritative male voice rang out.

"What's going on here!"