Chapter 11: Department Manager

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

The two went upstairs to return the keys. By the time they went downstairs together, Della was nowhere to be seen.

There were still some neighbors who had not dispersed. When they saw Laurie walking out, everyone surrounded her.

“You’re married? This is your husband? He is so handsome! And so strong, too. Laurie, you’re so fortunate.”

“That was simply too manly earlier. Are you a soldier? Or a police officer?”

The neighbors were all probing and inquiring non-stop, so Laurie had no choice but to use the excuse of being late for work to drag Claude away and dash out of the encirclement.

When they were sitting in the car, Laurie asked somewhat nervously, “Did you mean what you said just now?”

“What?” Claude said, his eyes fixed on her.

“Nothing.” Laurie did not continue to dwell on this matter. She assumed that Claude was just trying to scare Della. The police probably would not want to get involved in such family disputes, let alone prosecute her.

However, Claude seemed to have thought of something and answered, “I meant it.”

This time, it was Laurie who didn’t understand. “What?”

Claude took out his phone and found the recording. It was a recording of what Della had just said.

“I didn’t record a video, but the audio recording and the surveillance cameras in the neighborhood, as well as the eye-witnesses next to her, are enough for me to sue her. The lawyer said that the chances of me winning are very high and estimated that she will be sentenced to at least three years in prison.”

Claude put away his phone. “I’ve already contacted a lawyer and called the police. Someone will probably deal with it later. Don’t worry.”

Laurie stared at Claude in disbelief. He did all this as if it were a trivial matter, and his voice did not waver at all. However, it was precisely this kind of attitude that suddenly made Laurie’s heart feel warm all over.

Claude felt her gaze and noticed that she was a little stunned.

“Not happy? You think I shouldn’t have done this? I respect your opinion.” After all, he was overstepping his boundaries and meddling in other people’s affairs. He was also afraid that Laurie might be upset.

Only then did Laurie come back to her senses. “No, this is a good way to deal with it. If we don’t defeat them in one strike, there would be more trouble in the future.”

When he heard her say this, a tinge of admiration crept across Claude’s eyes.

This woman wasn’t as weak as she appeared. She didn’t panic when she encountered a crisis and made prompt decisions. It was just that her physical body was too weak.

Claude narrowed his eyes slightly when he recalled how she had failed to snatch her bag back from Della even though her face had turned red from trying.

At the traffic light junction, he turned his head and looked at Laurie earnestly. “What I said just now is true.”

“I know. Didn’t you say so earlier?” Laurie didn’t quite understand what Claude was driving at.

“The five kilometers is also true…”

Laurie got out of the car in a bewildered state of mind. She even forgot to say goodbye to Claude.

On their way here, Claude had prepared a complete physical training regiment while driving. He even added boxing. There was no way for Laurie to get out of this.

Every time she protested, Claude would use “you’re too weak” as an excuse. Her objections went totally unheeded.

As soon as Laurie arrived at the office, Amy leaned over mysteriously. “Did you hear, Laurie?”

“Today, the chairman suddenly appointed a new department manager in the company out of the blue.”

Upon hearing this news, Laurie secretly glanced at Beebo, who was sitting in the corner, in disbelief.

Beebo was her senior. Not only was he good at doing business, but his performance in the company was also good.

It was also due to his outstanding ability that he became an official scriptwriter in less than a month. Meanwhile, Laurie, who joined the company together with him, had been an assistant for half a year and would only become an official scriptwriter the next month.

There was also news that Beebo would be promoted to department manager next month.

What would happen to Beebo if a new department manager suddenly dropped down out of nowhere?

“Stop looking.” Amy patted Laurie’s shoulder while the latter was still in a daze. “Poor Beebo. To think that he was going to be promoted in a few days. Sigh!”

Amy and Laurie weren’t the only ones in the company who felt sorry. The other colleagues felt the same.

“Everyone, come over here.” The supervisor clapped his hands and stopped the discussion in the office.

“Let me introduce the new department manager starting work today. He is Jose, who’s standing beside me. Everyone, give him a round of applause!” The supervisor had an ingratiating smile on his face. The other colleagues could also tell that this new manager had a formidable background.

At this moment, Laurie stood rooted to the same spot in shock as she stared at the man in front of her in disbelief.

It was actually him?