Chapter 72
The next day, as Tessa walked into the law firm, she immediately sensed that something was off. Whispers seemed to follow wherever she went.
She walked over to her desk and sat down. Tom, who shared an office with her, had yet to be discharged from the hospital, so she was the only one in the space.
Shortly after settling down, Sarah made an appearance. She stood at the door and knocked on it twice before saying to Tessa, “Come to my office”
Tessa knew exactly where this was going. Sarah was most probably going to ask her about yesterday evening.
In the office, Sarah sat in her work chair. Her eyes were sharp, and her expression was dark. “I sent you and William to negotiate a case yesterday evening. But I heard you up quarreling with the clients and beat them up instead
ended
Tessa explained, “I did go to negotiate the case, but those two clients had nothing but impure intentions in their heads. They tried to harass me so I simply defended myself!”
Sarah’s expression darkened and she said sternly, “Tessa, I know you’ve got skills. You saved us the last time when we were in trouble. However, you must know that violence can’t solve anything.”
Tessa frowned. “I was polite to them at first, but they didn’t seem to take the hint. Ms. Young, I’m a lawyer, not a pushover. We’re probably better off without clients like these
anyway.”
Hearing this, Sarah immediately erupted in anger. She slammed her hands on the desk and yelled, “How dare you say that! Do you know how much our firm has lost because of your little act yesterday?
“A five–year legal advisory contract is worth 15 thousand dollars! And let’s not forget the contract disputes and trademark infringement cases. Those two alone would have brought in at least 50 thousand dollars.
*“*You might’ve released your anger by beating them up, but what about the 65 thousand dollar loss? Are you going to make up for it?”
Tessa sneered. “Fine. I’ll make up for today’s loss. But from now on, don’t ask me to deal with clients who have nothing but sleazy thoughts in their heads.”
Sarah didn’t believe Tessa had such capability. She threatened, “By the end of today, I want to see the contracts you’ve signed and the payment receipts from the cent. If not, don’t bother coming in tomorrow.
“According to the firm’s policies and labor laws, you’ve caused significant losses for the company. Therefore, the firm has the right to dismiss you without compensation!”
Tessa replied blankly, “I got it.”
Tessa walked out of Sarah’s office and passed by William’s office
Coincidentally, William just happened to step out and bump into her.
With a sarcastic tone, he said, “Well, if it isn’t Ms. Yates? I can’t believe you still have the gall to show up here after offending our clients yesterday. If it were me, I’d be too embarrassed to face anyone.”
Tessa shot him a cold glare. She ignored his comment, walked past him, and headed back to her office Not long after, she received a message from Jasmine
*Ms. Yates, have you seen Ms. Collins‘ and Mr. Kieran’s posts? They were criticizing you”
She then sent two screenshots. One of them was from Yasmin and the other was from William.
Yasmin’s post read, “Some women have no shame. They are young and fully capable of working hard themselves, yet they choose to rely on their looks to find a sugar daddy. How can such a person still become a lawyer? It’s an absolute disgrace to the legal profession”
Meanwhile, William’s post read, “Some people are just disgusting. If you’re not in need of money, why bother working at all? You should just stick to your sugar daddy who drives
“You show up to work and try to experience lide, but all you end up doing is offend clients and lose major cases. Even I was implicated by the trouble you caused. You already got yourself a sugar daddy, yet you still try to act innocent. How hypocritical”
Upon seeing the screenshots, Tessa clicked on Yasmin’s profile only to find that she was blocked Similarly, William had blocked her too.
Tessa saved the two screenshots and replied to Jasmine, “These two posts didn’t mention a name. How did you know they were talking about me?”
Jasmine texted back, “Ms. Yates, Theard them gossiping among themselves about how you found yourself a sugar daddy. It was Mr. Collins and Mr. Kiernan who started the rumor.
“They even created a group to gossip about you. You aren’t added to the group, but I’ll send you a screenshot”
Shortly after, Jasmine sent her about 30 screenshots. Tessa carefully looked through all of them, her anger growing with every click
She had initially thought that treating her colleagues to an expensive meall would help improve their relationship. But it turned out they had only been pretending to be nice to her. Behind her back, they were saying the most degrading things.
Yasmin and William were the ones who started the rumors and tried to ruin her reputation. The rest of her colleagues simply jumped on the bandwagon, despite not having any solid proof. They simply believed whatever they were told.
