Chapter 770
Sweet Subterfuge
âWhatâs with the commotion? Are you guys out of work to do? Lewis warned coldly.
Everyone froze. They were agitated for one second and went totally silent the next.
Lewis walked over while everyone scattered away from Larissa and back to their seals. They buried themselves in their work, fearing meeting his eyes.
Judy was flustered lon. She wiped her tears off and slightly lowered her head. She snited loudly, drawing Lewisâ attention.
He frowned ard questioned Larissa, âWhat happened?
She took a deep breath and kept her cool.
She had never thought of catastrophizing things from the beginning, let alone letting Lewâs and Gary find out about it.
Otherwise, things would go out of hand.
âJudy and I had a disagreement about work. It was a small dispute. Larissa tried to make it sound as trivial as possible.
However, the others look her compromise as a sign of quill.
Judy dipped her head lower wordlessly. Tears flowed down her cheeks again.
There was a pool of tears on her desk in no time.
âJudy, it seems like you disagree with what Larissa said.â Lewis arched a brow.
He acted like a sharp and considerate superior. âTell me. Whatâs going on?â
She sobbed for a moment before saying. âSheâs telling the truth.â
On top of her dodgy gaze, her hunched posture seemed to indicate that she was a victim.
Larissa deemed it a waste of her acting skills it no one awarded her an Oscar.
His gaze and tone softened. âIf you trust me, you can tell me the truth.â
He cast a glance at Larissa. âI will never condone power abuse within Blue Star Shipping. It that event comes to pass-â
He dragged his voice on purpose before announcing. âThe perpetrator will be fired.â
Judy and the female colleagues, who had previously bullied Larissa, were scared cut of their wits.
âActually, Iâm the one to blame for what happened today,â Judy confessed.
âI borrowed Larissaâs computer and printer to print same documents. While I was deleling my liles on her desktop. I accidentally deleted her slideshow. Itâs important to her because she needs it to present a report to you tomorrow. Thatâs why she asked me to redo it for her.â
She emphasized the word âaccidentally in an attempt to avoid responsibility.
âIs she telling the truth?â inquired Lewis sternly.
Larissa nodded. âYes.â
She didnât wish for him to take her side, so she didnât expose her lies. The rumors spreading among the staff were a lot more than she imagined.
If he stood up for her, people would twist the whole story and spread rumors even if she was innocent.
âSince Judy didnât do it on purpose, you shouldnât cross the line too much.â He pretended to scold her.
âIâll take at least two days to read all the documents I gave you. Itâs unrealistic to ask her to make the slideshow by today. Spend more time on it and redo it from scratch. If you canât finish it by tomorrow, report it to me the day aller.â
âOkay.â Judy accepted the outcome obediently.
âLetâs put an end to the matter.â
Everyone started typing faster. It was as if they were working diligently. Lewis didnât stay longer. He returned to his office once the issue was resolved.