" Yes , I can hear you now , " Rachel replied . There were only a few days left . Honestly , she wasn't even worried anymore if William found out that her hearing had recovered . " Well , " Jenny said , " just a few days ago , someone came and said she was the new director at Lewis Enterprise . Said you were tied up , and she was sent in your place to discuss the deal . " Rachel couldn't help but sigh . Samantha calling herself the new director - was that just something she made up , or had William told her to say that ? If William had secretly put her up to it , then Cecilia had only ever been a scapegoat . A convenient excuse to clear the path . No matter what happened that day - whether or not Cecilia had offended Samantha - Cecilia's job was already lost . Rachel suddenly remembered something William had said before . Samantha had just moved to Yurelia City, and many of the shareholders were unhappy with how she had been parachuted into the company . If she couldn't show results soon , her position would be at risk . If William really had helped Samantha land this project behind the scenes ... then Rachel must've been truly blind . She had been nothing more than a stepping stone for Samantha . Rachel snapped out of her thoughts and asked Jenny , " So , the proposal she brought - was your boss satisfied with it ? " " It was the same proposal you showed him last time , " Jenny answered . For a moment , Rachel felt like she was standing at the edge of a cliff - and someone had just shoved her off . It was like someone had reached into her chest and twisted her heart so hard , she could barely breathe . She remembered that her laptop had broken down before , and she had sent it for repairs . She had no choice but to use William's temporarily . She had copied the proposal onto his computer and forgotten to delete it afterward . Never had Rachel imagined that William would actually give her proposal to Samantha , and allow Samantha to present it to Trinity Enterprise - without saying a word . What a way to take credit for someone else's efforts ! William had so many chances to explain it to Rachel , so many opportunities to come clean . Yet , he didn't say a thing . He used her work , her ideas - and never even told her . Was she just not worth telling ? " That's all . Thanks , " Rachel said quietly . " I'm hanging up now . " She ended the call distractedly , her mind elsewhere . For a few seconds , she stood frozen ; then , she finally decided to go look for Samantha . Samantha was at her desk , surrounded by a stack of documents . She looked completely swamped , barely staying afloat as a colleague came over to ask her for some data . Without even looking up , Samantha frowned sharply , her expression cold - nothing like the sweet , obedient face she usually wore in front of William . " Can't you pull the data yourself ? Can't you see I'm busy ? " she snapped . " But when Ms. Lloyd was here, " the woman replied carefully , " she said she kept all the data ready . We could just ask her directly . It saved us from repeating steps . " Samantha paused for a few seconds , then set down her papers and let out a dry laugh . " Ms. Lloyd sure spoiled you all . Didn't even make you do the basic work . But now I'm the department director , and what I say 1/2 Chapter 41 +25 BONUS goes . From now on , you pull your own data . The company didn't hire you to sit around and be pampered . " She looked up sharply . " If you're too lazy to pull the data , maybe Ms. Lloyd should've just done the whole project for you . " The woman looked stunned . It was probably the first time she had seen Samantha , who usually acted like a harmless little bunny , being this harsh . Her expression cycled between pale and ashen , taken aback by the sudden shift . Samantha glanced to the side and noticed the woman was still starling there . Her voice rose sharply . " What are you still doing here ? Go pull the gata ! " The woman turned in a panic and rushed toward the door - only to stop dead in her tracks when she saw Rachel standing there . " Ms. Lloyd ... " Her voice trembled , almost on the verge of tears . Realising Rachel was no longer the department director , she quickly corrected herself . " I mean ... R - Rachel , I should get back to work . " Rachel gently took her arm and leaned in to whisper , " I have the data for that project . Come see me later . " The woman whispered back , " Thank you , Rachel . " Then , she quickly slipped out , closing the door behind her . As soon as she was gone , Samantha stood up and immediately switched into her usual sweet , agreeable act . Her hands moved awkwardly as she tried to sign . " I'm so sorry you had to see that , Rachel . These team members are just too lazy ! They don't even bother checking the data for their own projects . Instead , they expect me to do it . If everyone acted like that lady , I might as well become the team's personal data assistant, don't you think ? " AN