Chapter 46
Flawless and Flirtatious (Genevieve and Armand)
âHow dare you!â Queenie yelled.
âNo, I didnât. I merely spoke the truth! You can choose not to listen if you donât want to,â Patrick hissed back at her.
He stretched out his arm, picked up a plate of fish and chips, and held it out to Queenie. âHere, have some fish. It helps make you smarter. Feel free to help yourself as much as you want. This oneâs on me!â
he said sweetly.
Then, Patrick picked up his own tray of food and stalked off.
Queenie gazed at the plate of fish and chips that seemed to be mocking her and resisted the urge to fling the plate onto the ground.
Her argument with Patrick had attracted a lot of attention. Almost everyone in the cafeteria had recognized Genevieve, and they started whispering among themselves. However, Genevieve ignored their stares.
âIâll be going to the hospital to donate blood in the afternoon, so I canât have lobster for dinner. But I can treat you to some,â Genevieve said.
She had enjoyed seeing Patrick put Queenie in her place.
âAre you donating blood out of kindness?â
As Patrick had been protecting her all this time, she decided to be honest with him. âI guess so. My blood type is pretty rare, which happens to be the same blood type as Dr. Jensenâs friend. His friend is undergoing surgery soon, and he needs blood. I will be donating a few bags so he can store them for future use.â
Patrick was confused. âTimothy is pretty famous in the medical field. How rare is the patientâs blood type that he insisted on drawing yours? Wonât your rich husband be upset?â
âStop being dramatic, will you?â Genevieve replied in exasperation.
âIf I had a wife, I wouldnât allow anyone to stick a needle in her, let alone allow her to perform acts of kindness for others...â Patrick clicked his tongue. âArmand is clueless on how to dote on his wife.â
Genevieve was speechless. Unable to stand his nonsense anymore, she took her empty cup to the drinks section Queenie happened to be there as well. As the incident earlier was still fresh in her mind, she glared at Genevieve with resentment. When she noticed that Genevieve was making herself a cup of coffee, she discreetly poured some hot water into a cup.
When Genevieve was done with her coffee, Queenie picked up the cup of hot water and approached Genevieve.
She glanced at the surveillance camera in the corner and realized that they were in the cameraâs blind spot. Thus, she quickened her pace toward Genevieve. Pretending to slip, she hurled the hot water toward Genevieve.
However, Genevieve shifted to the side instantaneously as if she had predicted Queenieâs movements.
Two people had been walking behind Genevieve. After she dodged, the hot water splashed onto the shorter manâs suit, The suit did not provide much protection, and the man hissed in pain as the water scalded him.
Queenie had not expected this turn of events. Her face turned pale as she stammered an apology, âI Iâm sorry! TâThe floor was a little sâslippery...â
The man endured the pain and reprimanded Queenie, âCouldnât you be more careful then? Youâre lucky that the hot water landed on me. If it scalded Mr. Faulkner, will you be able to compensate for the damages?â
Only then did Queenie realize that the man standing next to him was Armand. He looked at her with such coldness that her knees almost gave way beneath her.
Genevieve had only heard some footsteps behind her and never expected it to be Armand.
She smiled slightly and reminded Queenie, âMs. Lane, from now on, please be careful when youâre carrying a cup of hot water.â
Queenie almost exploded in anger.
This is not fair! I didnât manage to take revenge against Genevieve and even got myself implicated!
Armand and the man turned away from her. Gritting her teeth, Queenie mustered up her courage and stood in their way. âMr. Faulkner, I want to report Genevieve!â
TO As she spoke, she pointed an accusing finger at Genevieve. âCentral Group is a prolific company that places utmost importance on reputation. However, Genevieve cheated on her husband and even caused her own company to go bust. With such a poor reputation, I donât think she should even be allowed an interview with Central Group.â
Queenie paused for a moment before continuing, âShe had submitted the written test in under ten minutes, and her results were a mess! How can she still take part in the test that will be held in the afternoon?â
Upon hearing that, Genevieveâs expression darkened, and a frigid look appeared in her eyes.
She did not let herself be bothered by Queenie as she was here for the interview. However, she did not expect Queenie to continue behaving so arrogantly.
Armand approached Queenie and stood in front of her. He exuded a domineering aura. âAre you saying that Iâm blind or that Iâm deaf? Or do you think that I canât keep up with the news and I need you to educate me?â
Queenie started to tremble in fear. âNo, Mr. Faulkner. Thatâs not what I meant...â
Coldness flashed across Armandâs sharp eyes. âEven if she has a poor reputation like what you said, it is up to the HR department to decide whether or not to grant her a chance. Seeing how you dared to stand in my way, you must think that your words carry a lot of weight or that Iâm easy to convince.â