Revenge is best served cold

It wasn't long before the comment section of Brown Group's official social media account was flooded with comments from online users.

"Is it necessary to retain someone with such low social value in the company? I bet he'd just turn the company into a cesspool."

"It's always the big corporations that have this issue. They treat their employees like they're nothing. Why should such a company even exist anyway?"

"I vow to go a whole month without eating meat in hopes that Brown Group will go bankrupt!"

Upon witnessing the trending topic, Harvey's face turned deathly pale. He clung to his last shred of hope, turned to the HR manager, and tried to defend himself, exclaiming, "It's not my fault! It's all her doing! She's the one who tricked me into saying those things! She's the one who wants to ruin the company!"

Yet the HR manager remained unfazed by his words and said indifferently, "It doesn't matter whose fault it is-you're no longer welcome in the company. You ought to know that the public outcry from this incident is too significant. You should gather your personal effects and leave this instant."

Harvey exclaimed, "But I-"

Yet before he could even finish his sentence, Alex's voice echoed from the doorway. "You shouldn't waste your time resisting the inevitable. If you leave now, things might not end too badly for you."

Upon hearing that, Harvey's burgeoning emotions were snuffed out in an instant. He was left with no recourse and lowered his head in resignation.

I turned back with a hint of confusion, my eyes meeting Alex's. I couldn't help but feel like something was off about this.

In full view of everyone, Harvey packed up his things and made his exit with his lowered in defeat. He was even escorted by the HR manager.

Yet upon reaching the doorway, I noticed Harvey lifting his gaze and making eye contact with Alex. In the next instant, he acted as if nothing had happened and continued walking out of the office.

It wasn't until Harvey was out of sight that Alex suddenly beckoned at me, indicating that I should follow him outside.

He took me to stand in front of the office, and I couldn't help but notice how a lot of people were now gazing at me with admiration after what I had just done.

It was then that Alex cleared his

throat and announced, "Although she's new to the company, Jane has already proven to be a valuable asset to the company. She has also helped us rid ourselves of a pest, which we've all witnessed. And since Harvey has left, I'm appointing her as the new leader of Team 2."

His words were met with an immediate surge of murmurs and whispers, and the adoring looks morphed into ones of blatant jealousy. However, the catalyst of this reaction turned his back and walked away, leaving me to be the focal point of everyone's scrutiny.

Heather hurried over, her face beaming as she exclaimed, "Oh my god, Jane! You're absolutely amazing!"

It was evident that Heather's enthusiasm was authentic. Yet the expressions of those around us spoke volumes, even if I couldn't hear their thoughts. They clearly believed that I wasn't worthy of the promotion.

I didn't feel like dealing with them. I just had this nagging feeling that something was off about Alex, though I couldn't quite say what it was.

I wasted no time in sharing the day's developments with Eric upon my return.

Eric thought about it and said, "It's possible he's trying to bribe you with this."

I nodded thoughtfully and said, "It's a possibility. I actually saw Alex and Harvey exchange a look as Harvey was leaving today. I think I need to look into Harvey some more."

It was several days later that things started to come to light. Harvey had been a relatively unknown junior employee until one day, during a social event with the then-team leader, he happened to talk to Alex.

It wasn't long before the then-team leader was mysteriously demoted and Harvey was promoted in his place.

It was then that Harvey got

increasingly cocky, acting like a king in his department and engaging in corrupt practices. What was strange, though, was how little money he actually had in his account despite being involved in such shady dealings.

In contrast, Alex regularly received unexplained financial inflows in his account.

I intended to discreetly track down Harvey and pursue the lead, yet Harvey suddenly vanished without a trace.noveldrama