CHAPTER 62: CHAPTER 62: ONE SLAP HITS TWO

Zenith Group isn’t easy to get into, and their benefits are famously good in the industry. They fought hard to get in here, so how could they be willing to resign!

Nina Leslie’s face turned somewhat ugly as she was thoroughly ignored, seeing quite a few colleagues swayed by Tanya Sinclair’s intimidation, their expressions wavering.

She loudly argued: "Manager Sinclair, your words make no sense. How can holding a morning meeting count as collective absenteeism?"

Tanya Sinclair finally gave her a glance, but it was with the gaze of looking at an idiot.

"The security monitoring system used by the R&D department now, was designed by me personally seven years ago."

Most of the R&D department’s employees are proficient with computers, and hearing Tanya Sinclair’s words, they were all taken aback.

It should be known that the R&D department’s security monitoring system has been recognized as superb in the industry! No company has been able to break through it in these years!

But could it really be Tanya Sinclair’s work from seven years ago?!

Nina Leslie didn’t understand this, she snorted disdainfully: "So what? What do you mean?"

Truly dumb to the core!

Such kind of person could actually be recruited into her R&D department!

On Tanya Sinclair’s cold and pretty face, there wasn’t an extra trace of expression, as she spoke coldly: "The multifunctional meeting hall where you hold your morning meetings has monitoring and recording equipment. Do I need to pull them out and send them to the board of directors to let them understand the meeting content of your morning?"

As soon as these words were spoken, not only Nina Leslie, but the other employees in the R&D department were utterly shaken, their faces turning pale with panic.

If they used the excuse of a meeting to slack off in the meeting hall, and the video of openly ostracizing their supervisor was sent to the board, they’d truly be finished!

Nina Leslie is the future Mrs. Hawthorne Cindy Lynn’s best friend, Cindy Lynn can protect her.

But they’re different. They’re just a bunch of workers who have families to support and mouths to feed!

No matter when Tanya Sinclair gets abandoned by President Hawthorne, but currently, the position of Mrs. Hawthorne is still hers, and right now, she is the legitimate manager of the R&D department, their immediate superior.

Going against Tanya Sinclair would not benefit them.

The other employees in the R&D department furtively exchanged glances privately and already had some cautious thoughts.

"Manager Sinclair, I’ll write a review." A colleague stood up to lead, and immediately others followed to go inside.

"I know I’m wrong, Manager Sinclair, I won’t be absent without reason next time."

"Manager Sinclair, I will definitely cooperate fully with your work from now on."

Soon, aside from Nina Leslie, everyone went in.

"You... all of you stop!" Nina Leslie shouted furiously.

But no one paid attention to her, each walked away quickly, and she couldn’t stop them.

Nina Leslie was furious.

Just ten minutes ago, the whole R&D department was on her side, yet a few words from Tanya Sinclair had actually made everyone defect!

Seeing Tanya Sinclair also intending to leave, Nina Leslie rushed forward in anger and shame to grab her.

"Tanya Sinclair, stop right there!" Nina Leslie had long nails, crafted into sharp and diamond-studded nail art. Tanya Sinclair was wearing short sleeves today, exposing half of her fair arm. When Nina Leslie grabbed her, she did it fiercely, and her nails pierced deeply into Tanya’s flesh, instantly drawing blood!

The sharp pain made Tanya Sinclair frown.

She hardly hesitated, shaking off Nina Leslie, then swung her other hand to slap.

’Slap——’

The crisp sound of the slap was incredibly loud.

"Tanya, what are you doing?!" Vincent Hawthorne’s voice sounded cold and angry.

"..."

Tanya Sinclair turned her head and saw Vincent Hawthorne and Cindy Lynn walking side by side ten meters away.

Tanya Sinclair narrowed her eyes slightly.

Frankly speaking, Vincent Hawthorne had a nice body proportion, with broad shoulders, narrow waist, long legs, and at six feet four inches, he looked good in clothing, appearing well-dressed and dignified walking over.

And Cindy Lynn, slender and tall, walked beside him, looking gentle and charming.

Her skirt hem clung closely to his suit pants, swaying softly.

Anyone with eyes could see that the atmosphere between them was unusual.

Tanya Sinclair’s gaze turned colder.

As they moved closer, Tanya Sinclair noticed Cindy Lynn’s rimmed eyes were slightly red, seemingly just having cried.

Facing her gaze, Cindy Lynn deliberately or not, stepped back behind Vincent Hawthorne, as if she was very afraid of Tanya.

Vincent Hawthorne naturally noticed, he frowned slightly, shifting subtly towards Cindy Lynn, indicating protection too clear to ignore.

Tanya Sinclair: "..."

She secretly clenched the hand that had slapped Nina Leslie, expressionlessly thinking that if Cindy Lynn and Vincent Hawthorne stood side by side properly, she might find an angle to slap both of them.

"Cindy, President Hawthorne, you’re finally here!" Seeing Cindy Lynn was like seeing a savior for Nina Leslie, she immediately rushed over, covering her swollen face, crying and complaining: "Manager Sinclair threatened to fire us. I reasoned a bit with her, and she directly started hitting! President Hawthorne, look at my face!"

Nina Leslie revealed the side of her face that got hit, showing a bright set of five finger marks.

Vincent Hawthorne’s brows furrowed tightly.

He stared at Tanya Sinclair, frowning, completely unfamiliar.

"Tanya, why have you become like this?"

"..."

Tanya Sinclair gazed at Vincent Hawthorne’s face filled with disappointment, even reading a hint of undisguised disgust there.

Suddenly, she felt a bit fatigued, utterly pointlessly.

All these years, whenever she clashed with the Hawthorne Family members, or those useless friends around him, even now with just a Nina Leslie, Vincent Hawthorne would always look at her with this expression of disappointment.

No matter what, not even once, had he stood by her side, firm in his trust in her.

Tanya Sinclair lowered her eyes, unable to articulate her feelings.

The bitter ripples raised in a pool of hurt silence were bitter.

Tanya Sinclair raised her eyes again, looked at Vincent Hawthorne, lifting the hand marked by Nina Leslie’s nails, "She started first."

Though she disdained further explanation, she wouldn’t swallow this silent loss.

Vincent Hawthorne looked at the obvious wounds on her arm.

She was scratched deeply, several spots of flesh gouged out, and the blood still oozing out.

Vincent Hawthorne frowned with compassion, about to speak.

On the side, Cindy Lynn spoke first with an apologetic face: "Sorry, Ms. Tanya, I apologize on behalf of Nina Leslie. She likes doing nail art in this style, and several times when she pulled me, she also hurt me. She really didn’t do it intentionally."

Vincent Hawthorne knew little about women’s nail art, but hearing Cindy Lynn explaining this way, he looked at Nina Leslie’s nails, so long and sharp, indeed seemed easy to accidentally hurt someone.

It was just an accident, but the clear slap that Tanya Sinclair gave Nina Leslie earlier, he saw absolutely clearly, showing it was completely intentional!