Chapter 55

I sniffled before wiping my nose and tucked my blanket under my chin. 
I was Devastated.
I was looking forward to winning that promotion but i didn't. I was so confident with the proposal and was sure that it would win me that senior management position. But it didn't.
"How long are you going to cry over this?" Oliver asked as he leaned both of his hands against the foot of my bed and i turned to glare at him.
"Fo as long as i want." I mumbled and tucked the blanket back.
I heard Oliver sigh before i felt a shift on my bed and i know he was sitting close to me.
"Come on, Princi. It's just one promotion. I'm sure there will be more opportunities for you. Besides, are you really going to call in sick for a third day in a row or are you going to be a champ and walk in to that building with you head held up high?"
I looked over to him. "I will call in sick for a third day in a row." I whispered before closing my eyes, but not before seeing Oliver roll his on me.
"Come on roomie. At least do it for me. Work is horrible without you..." When i didn't open my eyes or reply, Oliver continued "okay, fine. But answer me this. Do you kind telling me why you told MC that i was thinking of moving out?"
I opened one eyes to look at him and saw that he was actually smiling softly. I shrugged my shoulder.
"I was just trying to help."
Oliver nodded his head before looking through the open door of my room and his eyes landed on MCs' closed door.
"I know." He whispered "If it makes you feel better, we did talk and figured somethings out. I know that i was over reacting and trying to run but... Talking to her actually made things a little better."
"How so?"
"It made me realize that i was a fool for thinking of giving up on her so quickly..." I raised my left eyebrow at him with a smirk and he chuckled before continuing "I'll give her time to figure her feeling out. But that doesn't mean I'll just LEAVE her to figure her feeling out. I'm going to be running around to swipe her off her feet and I'm going o show her that there is no man for her pit there that will take care and love her as much as i do."
I couldn't help but smile at him for his enthusiasm. I really do hope MC opens her eyes sooner than later and realize that Oliver is a great man.
Oliver glanced at MCs'door before he turned back to me. 
"So, in honors of me finding love, aren't you going to come and support me at work?" He pouted his lips and i wrinkled my nose at him. 
I didn't want to go and Oliver wouldn't take no for an answer. So he made sure to drag me off bed and waited for me to get ready so we can head on to work.
Walking into work was nothing special. Except for that large congratulations to Harper James poster on the large board up front. Every time i pass by, i found myself standing and staring at it for a few minutes, wondering how i messed it up.
By the fourth or fifth time i stood infront of the board to see the poster, Harper James caught me and for obvious reasons, i waited for her to rub it in my face. But she didn't, instead, she shocked me with her words.
"I'm pretty pissed at you, you know." Harper said "everyone was telling me that you would win. Even i thought you would after you brought in a flower exporting investor for the second task. So i was sure your proposal woul kike my little one straight in the ass. But instead...you let me off easy."
I frowned "what does that mean?" I asked trying to figure out of she was telling me that my proposal sucked big time.
"Why did you withdraw?" She asked me and this time, i was not just confused, i was losing it. "Senior management told me that the biggest reason i won was because you withdraw from the competition. They said that you told them you didn't want to submit your proposal at the last minute."
"What the hell are you talking about?"
Harper James look a little taken aback by my sudden reaction but she answered he question.
"You didn't submit your proposal to the executive director and so it didn't go through senior management."
I looked at her with wide eyes. I did submit my proposal but someone must have taken it. And since Shawn wasn't at work that tome, we were asked to give it to...Lucy Chaw.
Oh, my God.
Lucy Chaw took out my proposal and cost me the promotion.
***
"It's Lucy Chaw. Its got to be her." I growled out as i paced our office.
"It could have been anyone, Princi. Let's not jump into conclusions without being sure." Oliver commented as he leaned back on his desk.
"Oh, don't you dare defend her right now. I gave my business proposal to her and Harper told me that my proposal never even made it into Shawn's office. She was the last person who had it..."
Oliver sighed "Did you ask her at least?"
"No. I don't need to ask her anything. I'm going straight to HR and report her..."
Oliver stood at immediately, "woow, that's enough, Princi. Don't report her if you're not sure. Okay, talk to her first and then report if she really did take your proposal out"
I was livid. But, needless to say, Oliver did succeed in convincing me to talk to Lucy Chaw first. So, talk to her, i did.
***
Lucy Chaw looked terrified when i cornered her in the break room that evening.
"Look, i don't know what you're trying to get at, but i swear i didn't take your proposal out. I accept both your and Harper's and made sure to leave it on the boss' desk before leaving for work."
She explained and a small part of me believed her. But the bigger part of me said that she is still a lying snake.
"Why should i believe you?" I confronted her.
"Because, I'm not stupid enough to do anything that can get me fired, okay. After what i pulled before my suspension, i was given a warning. If i mess up in anyway then i will get fired and the Devis Company will cut all ties with my father. I was give a strick warning from HR and Mr. Davis himself. If i mess this up for my father, he will disown me. So i made sure that i did everything without a single flaw. And that includes making sure that your business proposal was on the boss' desk as soon as i got it."
Lucy Chaw rushed out of the break room without even taking her coffee and i was left behind without knowing where my proposal was.
At this point i was more than defeated. I was hopeless.
Who would do this to me?