Chapter 800
"Who? You can't even speak clearly. What's the point of having you at the front desk?"
Lillian suddenly lost her temper and actually slapped Anouk.
Thalia was already upset, worried about how to explain things to Ruby, and now Cecilia suddenly rushed in, babbling incoherently. Thalia's anger immediately turned towards Cecilia.
Cecilia shrank back in fear, and at that moment, Anouk, who had been slapped, also reacted.
She glared at Lillian angrily, "You hit me! This is the company, and you dare to lay hands on me! Lillian, the project was given to me because the company and Ms. Fairchild were considerate of you. It was a company decision. How dare you take out your personal grievances on me?"
Anouk's eyes widened, no longer pretending to be innocent and harmless.
Lillian laughed, "I hit you because you're despicable. Don't give me those high-sounding words. You and I both know the truth."
Lillian then looked at Thalia, "Ms. Fairchild, you want to take the project from me. Is that your idea or Ms. Lawson's? If it's Ms. Lawson's idea, let her come and tell me herself."
Her things weren't that easy to take.
After saying that, Lillian started to walk away.
Anouk suddenly reached out and grabbed her, her eyes filled with malice.
"Don't bring my mom into this. This is just a departmental decision. I didn't intend to do anything, but if you say no, I won't let it go. Lillian, I'm telling you, you slapped me today, and I'm not that easy to bully. This project, whether you hand it over or not, I'm taking it!"
Anouk raised her head and threatened Lillian.
Before Lillian could say anything, Anouk suddenly smirked coldly and raised her hand to slap Lillian back.
Lillian was startled and instinctively raised her hand to block, turning her head to avoid the slap.
However, her blocking hand didn't touch Anouk's incoming slap. Instead, Anouk suddenly screamed in pain.
At the same time, Anouk let go of the hand she was holding.
Lillian turned her head in surprise and saw Jackson's familiar, handsome face.
She exclaimed in shock, "What are you doing here?"
"Are you okay?" Jackson's concerned voice sounded at the same time.
Lillian shook her head at him. She was fine, but Anouk was clearly not.
It seemed Jackson had used too much force when pushing Anouk away, and Anouk was wearing high heels.
At this moment, Anouk had fallen heavily to the ground, looking particularly disheveled.
Some employees were peeking in from the office door.
Thalia was shocked and hurriedly shooed the crowd away, closed the office door, and even pulled down the blinds.
She then helped Anouk up and looked at Jackson in shock.
"Mr. Frane? Why are you here suddenly?" Thalia immediately recognized Jackson.
Jackson carefully looked Lillian up and down, making sure she was okay, before turning to Thalia.
His presence was imposing, exuding a natural authority.
In Miracalia, no one could easily challenge Jackson's authority, and Thalia's eyes flickered, her face turning pale.
She thought that even if Lillian was Jackson's ex-wife, the rumors couldn't be entirely baseless.
After all, why would a couple divorce if they weren't fed up with each other? But looking at the current situation, it didn't seem to be the case.
"And you are?" Jackson asked calmly, seeing Thalia sweating and her eyes darting around.
"I'm Thalia Fairchild, the general manager of the Kelly Media project department. Nice to meet you, Mr. Frane."
Thalia quickly introduced herself.
Jackson just slightly lifted his eyelids, "So, Ms. Fairchild, what project were you talking about? Who's trying to take whose project?"
His gaze swept over Thalia and Anouk, full of meaning.
Even though he had only heard the last few words Anouk said to Lillian when he arrived, it didn't stop him from guessing the whole situation.
Lillian had just started her job a few days ago, and the only project she had was probably the Star Group one.
He had heard from Terry that the messy rumors had already spread among many employees in Miracalia.
He was worried that the Kelly Media might also have such rumors, so he rushed over immediately.
Unexpectedly, he caught Lillian being forced to give up her project, and the person trying to take it was Anouk.
"Mr. Frane, you must be mistaken. There's no such thing as taking someone's project."
Thalia awkwardly withdrew her hand, and Anouk's face also looked extremely unpleasant.
With tears in her eyes, she said, "Jackson, Ms. Fairchild was being considerate of Lillian, thinking she was too tired and wanted her to take a couple of days off, so she asked me to take over the project. Lillian misunderstood our intentions and hit me. I just said a few words in anger between sisters."
Lillian frowned, feeling disgusted by Anouk's hypocritical act.
As she moved, Jackson took her hand and said, "Lillian, did you hit her?"
Anouk's expression changed, showing a hint of joy.
She didn't want Lillian and Jackson to be together. The Frane family had such a high status in Miracalia, and if they married into the Kelly family, Lillian would be both the heiress of the Kelly Group and the mistress of the Frane Group.
Lillian didn't deserve either of those titles.
"Does your hand hurt? Let me see! It's all red. You said her skin is thick, why didn't you find something handy to hit her with?"
Jackson turned and took Lillian's hand, carefully opening her palm.
Seeing her palm slightly red, his usually expressionless handsome face immediately showed obvious concern.
Jackson glanced around the room, finally spotting something on the table.
"Isn't there an ashtray right there? So silly."
Anouk couldn't believe it. Who was he calling thick-skinned?
He was actually encouraging Lillian to use an ashtray to hit her!
Anouk's eyes followed Jackson's gaze and saw the heavy glass ashtray. She immediately felt a headache.
Lillian looked at Jackson and nodded.
"I got it. I'll use the ashtray next time." Lillian said, glancing at Anouk.
Anouk clenched her fists, feeling a bit scared inside.
Lillian, this crazy woman, she wasn't really planning to do that, was she?
No, she couldn't let Lillian intimidate her.
Lillian had taken everything from her, and she would take Lillian's things, whether it was something Lillian wanted or already had.
She had to get the cooperation project with the Star Group.
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