Chapter 5

Two security guards pulled me up with my hands pinned behind my back. I raised my head and stared hard at Violet and Gabriel.

"Turn off the cameras?"

"You really think you run this company, Gabriel?"

"The more you jump around now, the worse you'll die later."

Violet felt stung by my gaze and stepped forward to slap me in frustration.

I spoke mockingly:

"Violet, does the Chairman know about your little affair with Gabriel?"

Violet's hand froze in mid-air. Gabriel also froze.

Watching their reactions, I sneered inwardly. Just as I suspected.

A murderous glint flashed in Gabriel's eyes.

He realized he couldn't let me speak anymore.

"This bitch has lost her mind!" he roared. "Violet, get tape and seal her mouth!"

Violet immediately grabbed the wide tape from the desk and viciously approached me.

Every muscle in my body tensed. Just as she lunged with the tape, I suddenly exerted force.

Risking dislocating my wrist, I kicked forward hard, landing precisely on Violet's kneecap.

"Ahh—"

Violet screamed and fell flat on her face in a ridiculous position.

I used the momentum to ram my shoulder hard into the security guard on my left.

The security captain was enraged by my resistance.

He felt humiliated by a young woman.

"Fucking bitch!"

He cursed and raised the black rubber baton high.

With fierce force, he swung it mercilessly toward my head.

My pupils contracted sharply.

This blow would leave me dead or disabled.

"What are you doing! Are you rebelling?"

At this critical moment, the closed doors of the executive office were kicked open from outside.

A deep male voice exploded at the entrance.

Everyone's movements froze instantly.

I raised my head and saw who stood at the door.

Roger stood there with several executives and personal bodyguards.

The moment Violet saw Roger, she acted like she'd found her savior.

Ignoring the pain in her knee, she crawled over frantically, crying pathetically.

"Chairman, you're finally back!"

"The company has a corporate spy!"

She rushed to accuse me first.

"This new intern not only stole company secrets but also injured me!"

"Mr. Gabriel was having security restrain her to protect company property!"

Hearing Violet's words, I was speechless.

This woman's acting was really quite good.

To nail me completely, Violet continued embellishing.

"Chairman, this shameless woman has been spreading rumors everywhere that she has close ties with you!"

"I got angry and confronted her, so she attacked me!"

"Look what she did to me!"

She raised her face, pointing to the fingerprints.

"You absolutely cannot let her off!"

Manager Correll and the sycophantic colleagues also chimed in.

"That's right, Chairman! Mr. Gabriel and Violet have worked so hard for the company!"

"This shameless college girl should be sent straight to the police!"

Everyone used the most vicious language to condemn me.

Expecting the high and mighty Chairman to bring down thunderous wrath.

I stood in the middle of the crowd, coldly watching these clowns' crude performance.

Roger frowned deeply, his face dark as he pushed through the crowd.

"Move aside!"

"Let me see who has such audacity!"

The security guards immediately scattered in fear.

I was finally free. I slowly straightened my body.

Though my hair was disheveled, my shirt torn, and I looked utterly wretched.

My spine remained perfectly straight.

I ignored the others' mockery.

Instead, I looked directly at that imposing middle-aged man.

I raised both hands, showing my bruised wrists.

"Roger, this is the company you insisted I come to?"

My voice was clear but full of mockery.

"If you'd been one minute later, I would've been beaten to death by these loyal dogs of yours!"

Hearing me call him by name, everyone gasped.

They thought I'd gone mad.

However, the moment that man saw my face clearly, his pupils dilated in shock, and his entire body froze.

The authority on his face crumbled inch by inch, transforming into extreme anger and heartache...