Chapter 46 None of My Business
The next morning, Robert and Evelyn each got a $100,000 transfer. When they saw it was from Diana, they both thought they were still dreaming.
Evelyn counted the zeros, her voice shaking a bit. "Ms. Spencer? Are you sure this is for me?"
Diana had just asked Robert to take Isolde away and found Evelyn's reaction amusing. She teased her on purpose, "What? You don't want it? If not, just give it back to me."
"I want it! I want it! Thank you, Ms. Spencer. I'll work hard and take good care of you!" Evelyn held her phone excitedly, grinning from ear to ear.
Diana checked the time; she had to head to the office. She patted Evelyn on the shoulder and said, "Take good care of Cecil at home. Don't worry about anything else. I'm off to work."
Evelyn nodded, reluctantly watching her leave, which made Diana laugh again. But as soon as Diana got to the office, her good mood vanished.
Axel was holding a stack of documents and, seeing Diana, he tossed them on her desk. He gave her a sidelong glance and said impatiently, "Don't you know the company is busy right now? Showing up at this hour?"
The others, seeing Axel's attitude, didn't dare to speak up.
If Diana hadn't spoken to Axel briefly yesterday, she might have thought she had angered him. She glanced at the clock—five minutes late. "Sorry, I had something at home. Is there something you need, Axel?" she apologized.
Seeing her apologize, Axel felt more confident. He cleared his throat and said, "Did you check the information Ms. Williams asked for yesterday? You're her assistant now."
Diana raised an eyebrow and tilted her head at him. "Didn't you say yesterday that you would help me, Axel? Are you backing out now?"
Axel didn't expect Diana to call him out in front of everyone and felt a bit embarrassed, but he still insisted, "You're an intern, still learning the ropes. You should work harder. Besides, as Ms. Williams' assistant, it's your job. You can't expect colleagues to help you."
"Axel, what's going on? I didn't ask for your help; you offered. Now you're backing out, aren't you delaying my work progress?" Diana stared at him intently, as if trying to see through his mind.
Axel was originally on Clara's side, believing she would be the ultimate winner in this internal company struggle. So after the teams were divided yesterday, Axel regretted offering to help Diana. He came early in the morning to cause trouble, hoping to push the task back. In this way, he could delay Diana's team's progress and show loyalty to Clara. But Diana wasn't just an intern to be easily manipulated and naturally wouldn't go along with Axel's plan.
With all the eyes in the office on them, Diana stayed calm. "I represent Ms. Wipere now. Since this is Ms. Williams' task, it has nothing to do with me. Axel, you should do it since you're on Ms. Williams' team."
Axel was about to retort when Clara walked in, wearing high heels, and saw the confrontation. This put Axel in a tough spot. If he agreed, it meant more work, which he had hoped to avoid by choosing Clara's team. If he disagreed, with Clara watching, it would make him seem disloyal.
Seeing Clara, Diana kept pushing, "Axel, are you backing out of a task you took on? Are you disrespecting Ms. Williams? After all, this was her request." She then looked at Clara, as if to say, "See, your team member isn't that loyal."
Clara clutched her purse, her eyes on Axel, waiting for his response. Sweat broke out on Axel's forehead as he regretted causing trouble today. But with Clara right there, he had to side with her. So Axel took a deep breath and said, "Of course, I'm willing to do it. I just wanted you to learn more as an intern."
Diana raised an eyebrow and said, "Then thank you, Axel." She then turned to Clara and said, "Ms. Williams, I think Axel is more suitable as your assistant. Now that we've divided into teams, I'll leave you to your work. Goodbye."
Diana's words were polite, but it was clear to everyone that she didn't want to do it. Several colleagues couldn't help but give her a thumbs-up. This was true bravery, daring to refuse.
Clara furrowed her eyebrows and mocked, "Is this your professional conduct? An intern not following superior's orders, pushing their work around?"
The atmosphere between the two grew tense, and Coralie, very nervous, quickly intervened, "Ms. Williams, I bought you some coffee. It's in the office, freshly brewed. Please have a taste."
Coralie then pulled Diana aside. "Diana, I have some documents that need to be reported to Ms. Wipere. Please come with me."
Diana nodded. She didn't want to waste time with Clara anyway and followed Coralie. Clara was left standing there, fuming.
Seeing Diana's calm expression, Coralie couldn't help but advise, "Diana, although you're Ms. Wipere's assistant, Ms. Williams holds a higher position. You might want to ease up a bit. Once Ms. Wipere gets here, you can stand your ground more."
Diana remained indifferent, knowing Coralie meant well. 'But yielding to Clara? I couldn't do it,' she thought silently.
"Thank you, Coralie, but our teams are competing now. If I back down this time, they'll always see me as just as an assistant. Helping them doesn't benefit me."
Coralie sighed. She liked Diana but found her a bit stubborn. "That's true, but she's Mr. Williams' daughter. You never know..." Coralie didn't finish, but Diana understood. Coralie was reminding her not to align herself with just one person.
Diana changed the subject, knowing people had forgotten why the Spencer Group was named Spencer. "Coralie, you mentioned documents for Ms. Wipere. What are they?"
Talking about work, Coralie became more composed and took out a stack of resumes. "Ms. Wipere wants to rehire. I asked those who are willing to return yesterday. These people have good qualifications. Let Ms. Wipere see if any are suitable."
Diana took the documents, skimmed through them, and asked, "Coralie, do you have contacts for earlier employees?"
"Earlier ones?" Coralie didn't understand.
"Those hired before Mr. Williams came." Diana explained.
"Oh, you mean them? Some were fired, others left voluntarily. They probably won't participate in the rehire." Coralie was honest. By the time she started working, few of those old employees were left. Some were directly fired for clashing with Nathan, and the rest were forced to resign. They held grudges against the company and wouldn't come back.
Diana pondered and then smiled. "Ok, I got it, Coralie. Give me the contacts you have. I'll organize them and submit them together."
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