Not Your Doormat Anymore

The manager of the marketing department answered my questions honestly. His answers were the same as what Lindsey had told me. Gradually, I calmed down and invited the manager to stay for coffee before seeing him out.

Once the manager left, Lindsey and Mira entered. Excitedly, Mira asked, "How was it?"

Lindsey knocked on Mira's head and looked at me with a smile. "The manager of the HR department will come soon as well."

I nodded. "Thank you, Lindsey."

I met five to six managers one after another today. Among them, only the

managers from the marketing and HR departments came to see me on their own. The rest had been summoned by Lindsey under my name.

Among them, some were like the manager of the marketing department. Just a few words and they were ready to pledge loyalty, while the others played dumb no matter what I said, pretending they didn't know anything.noveldrama

After that, Lindsey gave me a breakdown of the company's situation. Aside from a very small number of neutral parties, many employees were on my father's side. Hence, they supported me fully. But nearly half had originally been in favor of making Jason the new general manager.

"Mr. Lawson?"

I wanted to repeat what my father had always said about him. Jason had worked alongside my father for years. He was clever and capable. Having him by my side would save me a lot of trouble.

"I know he has been working here for many years. Mr. Kevin treated him extremely well. Not only did Mr. Kevin promote him to deputy general manager, but Mr. Kevin had also given him some shares."

Lindsey stared at me with a cold gaze. "Do someone a favor once, and they'll thank you. Do it all the time, and they'll start taking it for granted. They might even resent you for it. When Mr. Kevin was around, he was well-behaved. Now that Mr. Kevin isn't around, he might have other plans."

I wanted to say something, but Lindsey cut me off with one sentence that immediately made me rethink everything.

"If Mr. Kevin trusted him so much, why did he call me back and have me assist you?"

When I heard that, I was shocked. My father must have realized this issue. That was why he transferred Lindsey back. Once I realized that, I lowered my head in embarrassment.

"You're right. I've learned my lesson."

"Within three days, he'll make a move. Just wait."

I used to think politics in the hospital

were already intense enough. But now that had taken over the company, I realized that what I faced before was child's play. In the business industry, most battles drew no blood, yet they were just as deadly.

Like now, I was staring at the company forum, my expression growing darker by the second. "I've just taken over this position, but they're already accusing me of sleeping with a female employee to get her ahead?"

Lindsey closed the page and looked at me sternly. "Mr. Ranford, be honest with me. What's your relationship with that female employee?"

Lindsey had originally assumed I intervened in that matter because I didn't like seeing an employee being bullied. But now that the rumors were circulating, she realized there was more to it. It turned out there was something personal going on between me and Kourtney.

I thought for a moment but had no idea how to explain. Could I just say we were roommates? No one would believe that. After all, no one would believean executive to co-live with a regular intern. That sounded way too far-fetched.

"I've already introduced her to my parents," I answered, giving a more subtle

answer.

Lindsey was stunned. A while later, she smiled. "I see."

"Don't let too many people know about this. I don't want this affecting her." Lindsey nodded. "Don't worry. I'm very good at handling such things."

Since I was directly involved, Lindsey didn't let me interfere with it. She took care

of the issue herself. The post on the forum was taken down, and the employee who first spread the rumor was fired.

"Mr. Ranford, do you remember the first task Mr. Lawson gave you when you first joined the company?"

Lindsey came up to me with that question.