Chapter 80 Chapter 80 Lukeâs angry words sent shivers down the team leadâs spine. Did this newbie have some powerful backing?
Chloe approached.âSixth Brother, whatâs happening?â
Luke berated the team lead. This idiot hit someone! Fire him.â
The team lead stammered, âIt wasnât me! The newbie hit me first. I was defending myself.â
Chloe, playing the innocent victim, said, But sheâs a girl. You shouldnât be so petty.â The team lead didnât dare argue; Luke was clearly supporting the newbie, and he didnât know their relationship.
Chloe tugged at Lukeâs sleeve. Sixth Brother, firing someone shouldnât be so impulsive. This is a company.
Luke looked at Alice. His tone was stiff.âWhat do you think?â
Alice was impassive.âI donât care.â She grabbed her bag and left.
Luke was furious. âWhatâs her attitude?â Heâd just defended her, and she was ungrateful? What a viper!
Chloe smirked inwardly. After being hurt by Luke, Alice wouldnât forgive him easily. This was good for her.
Chloe said generously, âSheâs always been like that, Sixth Brother. Letâs talk outside.â She didnât want company employees to know Alice was the true Lu heiress. If Alice didnât want the heiress title, she would take it.
The next day, many people stared at Alice. She knew it was because of yesterdayâs incident. But once she finished testing the software, she could leave.
A female colleague approached. Whatâs your relationship with Sixth Master Lu?â
âNothing.â
âI donât believe you. If you werenât close, why did he defend you yesterday? The team lead was terrified. Yesterdayâs events had spread throughout the company. The new engineer had. connections. That must be why she passed HRâs screening â she was likely Lukeâs exâgirlfriend. Alice stared at her computer screen, ignoring her colleague.
The colleague gave up and stopped questioning.
The team lead arrived, lacking his usual arrogance. He glared at Alice but didnât dare do anything. What if Luke defended her again?
The office was eerily quiet. Soon, the manager arrived. âEveryone to the meeting. Letâs discuss the firewall issue. The big boss is coming for a visit.â
âNo need. Iâve written the patch code. Itâs ready for testing.â
The team lead scoffed. You finished that fast? Are you kidding?â
âYouâre unskilled, but that doesnât mean everyone else is. Alice retorted coldly.
He didnât dare act, only muttering sourly, âFine. Test it. If you fail, get lost!â Alice copied the code to a USB drive and went to the server room. Chloe followed, exchanging at Chapter 10 look with the team lead.
Alice started testing, but soon, an error appeared.
The team lead sneered.âSee? An error. Some people just talk big.â
Chloe pretended to be surprised. âMaybe fix it?â
âNo need to fix it. Manager, fire her according to our agreement. We donât need to hire anyone else because Iâve already written the code.â
The team lead produced a USB drive, looking down at Alice.âMove. If youâre unskilled, donât boast.â
He sat down and started the test. It passed smoothly.
The team lead looked at Alice triumphantly. âHow about that? Skill!â
Alice sneered. âStealing someone elseâs code and boasting about your skills? Youâre good at stealing and bragging.â
âWhat are you talking about?â The team lead was furious and glanced nervously at Chloe.
Chloe said calmly, âThe team lead is skilled. You canât say he stole it just because your code is bad.â The manager impatiently told Alice, âYouâre fired.â
âWho dares fire her?â
Noah entered, followed by Secretary Davis.
Chloe was annoyed. Why did he have to come now?
The manager hastily said, âMr. Windham, I fired her for a reason. Her code was wrong, and her attitude was terrible.
She didnât cooperate. We canât keep such an employee.â
Noah was cold.âShe wasnât hired as an employee. Sheâs your future boss. Why should she cooperate?â
The room was stunned. Chloeâs expression changed. What did that mean? Was Noah planning to let Alice run the branch?
The team lead exclaimed, âWhy her?â
âBecause sheâs my sister, Noahâs sister. Do you have a problem?â
âBut isnât she...â Everyone looked at at Chloe, assuming she was the heiress.
Secretary Davis rebuked the manager. âI told you personally that the Lu heiress was coming. Whereâs vor your brain?â
The managerâs face paled.âBut she admitted she was the heiress!â
âThe Lu heiress has the surname Lu, you idiot! You messed this up!â The e manager stumbled. Noah hadnât expected this mistake. He looked at Alice cautiously.âSorry. I didnât know theyâd mistaken you for someone else. Iâm sorry you had to endure this.â
Aliceâs eyes were mocking; she didnât need this.
Chloe, suppressing her anger, explained, âIt was a misunderstanding. I didnât expect them to make mistake. Itâs my fault. I should have clarified. Second Brother, blame me.â
a The manager was two surprised.âDoes the Windham family have heiresses?â
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hapter 00 Chloe, humiliated, said, Iâm just an adopted daughter. Alice is the true Lu heiress. I thought you all knew, since she has the surname Lu.â
âMiss Chloe, since youâre not the heiress, why did you admit it?â The manager was speechless. He hadnât expected this. Heâd heard of an adopted daughter, but never imagined both would appear on the same day. And the fake heiress admitting it without expression what a mess.
Chloeâs eyes welled up. Second Brother, I didnât expect this misunderstanding. Sixth Brother told heâd informed the company. Alice didnât explain, how could I me Noah was angry. âWhy didnât you tell everyone Alice is the heiress?â