Chapter 266 Something Happened!
But the CEO's assistant and the CEO's secretary were two different positions!
Lily usually just needed to serve tea and water, occasionally handed over a document, and passed messages between departments.
The CEO's secretary has a lot to handle—not only taking meeting minutes but also communicating with various departments and reporting daily updates to the CEO.
Thinking about these tasks gave Lily a headache.
She had never been considered smart since she was a child, so she never aspired for promotions or raises.
Just doing her job well every day was enough for her.
Understanding this, Lily quickly said, "Ms. Martin, I really can't handle this. Maybe you should find someone else."
Seeing her pale face, Abigail shook her head helplessly.
"Alright, I won't force you. If you don't want to do it, then don't. When you change your mind, you can come to me," Abigail said.
Although Lily's work ability was not as good as Susan's, and her personality was not lively or shrewd, she was honest and straightforward.
Most importantly, she was soft and cute.
That round little face was pleasing to the eye.
If Abigail worked with Lily's face in front of her, she would probably be in a good mood every day.
Lily had no idea what Abigail was thinking. She just felt that Abigail's gaze was a bit strange, and her cheeks suddenly blushed. "Ms. Martin, I'll go out first."
After saying that, she quickly left.
Watching her almost flee, Abigail's red lips curled slightly.
In the evening, just before getting off work, the phone on the side suddenly rang. Abigail glanced at it casually; it was an unfamiliar number.
She frowned slightly but chose to answer.
Susan's pleading voice quickly came from the other end, "Ms. Martin, I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. Please, let me out!"
"Susan?" Abigail raised an eyebrow.
She didn't expect that Susan couldn't hold on for even half a day inside.
Susan tightly gripped the phone, her eyes red from crying, looking very pitiful.
"Ms. Martin, I really know I was wrong. I won't go against you anymore. Even if this child is born, I will never let him fight you for the inheritance. Please, let me go, okay?" Susan implored.
After being taken away, she was locked in the interrogation room and interrogated by several police officers in turn.
No matter how strong her psychological quality was, her mental defenses were eventually broken.
Unconsciously, she confessed everything without any reservation.
After the interrogation, she thought a lot. Now, the only person she could ask for help was Abigail.
As long as Abigail was willing to drop the charges, she could get out smoothly.
Her child wouldn't have to suffer with her.
She didn't care about herself, but she couldn't let her child suffer from a young age, without parents to take care of him.
For the sake of her child, she was willing to give up everything.
After listening to her plea, Abigail fell silent.
To be honest, she could understand Susan's feelings as a mother.
But that didn't mean she would forgive someone who had betrayed her just because of a moment of softness.
Not getting the response she wanted for a long time, Susan became anxious. "Ms. Martin, I beg you, I really know I was wrong. I'm sorry."
"Is there any point in saying this now?" Abigail suddently asked.
"What?" Susan was stunned, not understanding what Abigail meant.
Abigail took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the anger in her chest, and said, "Your video almost ruined my reputation. You sold the design drafts to others, causing Zenith Innovations Group to cancel their cooperation with DM, resulting in millions of dollars in losses. Can you compensate for that?"
Susan opened her mouth, wanting to defend herself, but in the end, she couldn't say a word.
She slowly lowered her head, tears of regret flowing from her eyes and falling on the back of her hand.
"I'm sorry..." Susan didn't know how to make amends, so she could only keep repeating this sentence.
Abigail didn't want to listen anymore and was about to hang up the phone.
At this moment, Susan's voice came again, "Ms. Martin, I know what I did is unforgivable, but give me a chance to make amends."
Abigail was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean?"
Susan bit her lip and mustered the courage to say, "The person who asked me to shoot that video was Tom."
Abigail's heart sank, and her voice unconsciously turned cold. "Why did he do that?"
"I don't know, but I heard him inadvertently mention that he seems to have a grudge against Mr. White and is determined to take revenge. And you happen to be the person Mr. White cares about the most," Susan replied.
Abigail's grip on the phone tightened slightly. Her mind was already in turmoil, but she forced herself to stay calm. "Okay, I understand."
After saying that, she immediately hung up the phone.
Abigail threw the phone aside, feeling a bit agitated.
She never expected that Tom was behind the video incident.
What was his purpose in doing this?
To ruin her reputation and make Gregory despise her?
Or to humiliate Gregory by making him lose face?
But why?
From the first time they met, Tom always had a faint look of hatred in his eyes when he looked at Gregory.
Where did this hatred come from?
Abigail thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out.
At this moment, someone suddenly posted an article online, titled: [Single-handedly Sending Her Biological Father, His Mistress, and Illegitimate Daughter to the Police Station—Is Abigail Really That Simple?]
The article used a lot of space to introduce Abigail's background and described in detail how she took back DM from David.
Connecting this to recent events, first Jessica was forced to apologize publicly and was taken away by the police, then Kayla caused trouble at DM and was sent to the police station.
One thing after another, when linked together, was truly terrifying.
Initially, the article didn't cause much of a stir, but soon many marketing accounts started sharing it.
For a while, public opinion became polarized.
At first, some people kept cursing Abigail as a scheming woman, saying everything was her design.
But gradually, many different voices began to appear online.
[Oh my God, who wouldn't love a beautiful and cool woman?]
[She's really beautiful. Her mother passed away, and her father remarried with an illegitimate daughter. She must have fought back after being bullied, right?]
[I have a similar experience to Abigail. Not long ago, I found out my dad was cheating and had an illegitimate child outside. After reading this article, I finally had the courage to persuade my mom to get a divorce!]
Similar comments kept emerging, pushing down the original ones cursing Abigail.
When bystanders clicked on the trending topic, all they saw were comments expressing sympathy for Abigail.
Public opinion fermented like this for a whole day. Near the end of the day, Lily suddenly came in with a panicked expression.
"Ms. Martin, something happened!"
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