Free Web NovelChapter 744: Chapter 715: Love in a Parallel Universe [037]
Regarding Simon Forrester’s relationship, Sienna Thorne isn’t sure how much Quentin Thorne knows now. When they last talked about Simon Forrester, Quentin Thorne said that businessmen like Simon Forrester are not on the same path as them. After that, they never talked about anything related to Simon Forrester.
"He probably isn’t very clear," she smiled at Simon Forrester on the other end of the video, "but I’ll find a chance to talk to him, I won’t hide you for too long."
Simon Forrester laughed, "Okay, no worries, we’ll talk when the time is right, don’t rush, I’m okay." freёwebnovel.com
The two chatted for a while longer, and seeing the time was getting late, they ended the video call with a mutual "Good night."
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Early Tuesday morning, Sienna Thorne had just started work when Lawyer Chandler called her into the office.
There were several senior lawyers from Vantage in the office, along with a partner, all with their heads down discussing something.
Sienna Thorne greeted each of the leaders present, then stood there, and no one offered her a seat. Lawyer Chandler even glanced at her several times with a heavy sense of resentment.
Sienna Thorne thought, I haven’t taken on any pro bono cases lately, why is Lawyer Chandler looking at me like this?
Did I somehow offend him?
"Sienna Thorne! Come here!"
She was caught off guard when Lawyer Chandler suddenly shouted her name, startling her, and she looked over in shock.
Everyone in the room was staring at her with peculiar expressions, making her sweat even on a cold winter day.
"Did you not hear me calling you? Are you deaf?" Lawyer Chandler glared and shouted again.
Sienna Thorne quickly stepped forward and bent slightly, "Lawyer Chandler, is there something you need from me?"
As soon as she spoke, a stack of documents in Lawyer Chandler’s hand flew toward her face, and one sharp A4 paper left a fine cut on her cheek.
"The LED light case has been lost!" Lawyer Chandler’s face warped with anger, "The product was clearly compliant with CE standards when exported, why is it not in compliance when it reaches Britione? You spent tens of thousands on a trip to London, and what have you found out?"
Another senior lawyer looked at Sienna Thorne, surprised, and said, "How many days did Thorne spend in London?"
Sienna Thorne replied softly, "Ten days."
The other lawyer laughed, sarcastically saying, "Subtracting the airfare, you spent ten thousand a day in London? Spending that kind of money and finding nothing?"
"Were you just vacationing under the guise of a ten-day tour of Britione?"
At that moment, someone casually mentioned, "She flew business class, stayed at a Bvlgari hotel costing thousands a day! Spending tens of thousands over ten days isn’t unusual?"
The partner heard this, exploded, glared at Lawyer Chandler, and demanded, "Who allowed her to fly business class? Junior and mid-level lawyers should only fly economy! And that thousand-dollar-a-day hotel? Who approved this?!"
Seeing the leader’s challenge, Lawyer Chandler hesitated, his arrogance waning, and mumbled, "Partner Reed instructed that her travel specifications be on par with a partner."
With that, the room went silent instantly, their gazes at Sienna Thorne turned from resentment to ambiguity.
The partner taunted Lawyer Chandler, "Since Thorne is Partner Reed’s person, just let it be, if you offend her, and she whispers a word or two to Partner Reed beside the pillow, you better prepare to pack up and leave."
Lawyer Chandler, whose emotions had previously subsided, flared up again upon hearing this, glaring with his murky eyes, he pointed at Sienna Thorne and cursed, "Don’t think that having Partner Reed backing you up allows you to drag down the entire foreign affairs department! You can’t even handle a minor evidence collection! You still want to independently handle cases? You should simply go home and have Partner Reed’s kids! Why bother working?!"
The crowd roared with laughter.
Sienna Thorne was terrified, thinking she misheard, she stared at Lawyer Chandler in disbelief.
Lawyer Chandler, angered by her gaze, shouted, "Get out! I don’t want to see you!"
Sienna Thorne stood with her eyes red, unmoving.
Lawyer Chandler’s harsh words, along with everyone’s ambiguous gazes, finally made her understand.
Everyone thought that since she was recruited by Thomas Reed and personally supervised for a while, she must be Thomas Reed’s person, which is why she enjoyed high-standard travel privileges. This is precisely why Lawyer Chandler targeted her from the start, deliberately not allowing her to independently handle cases, preventing the law firm from seeing her value and capability.
This is workplace bullying!
She bit her back teeth, about to reason with Lawyer Chandler when the office door was suddenly pushed open from outside. Originally laughing maliciously, the lawyers watching her embarrassment looked at the newcomer and exchanged glances.
She looked over with her eyes red and saw Sylvia Langley, wearing a long smoke-purple coat with a fur shawl draped over her shoulders, standing coldly at the door.
Lawyer Chandler frowned, "Who are you looking for?"
Sylvia Langley slowly walked inside two steps, kicked back her ten-centimeter stilettos, and the door slammed shut with a bang.
She raised her chin, surveyed everyone, and said lightly, "Forrester Group gives Vantage a substantial amount of overseas branch expansion funds every year, hundreds of millions annually to support Vantage’s financing business, is it so you white-eyed wolves can bully my daughter-in-law?"
For a moment, Lawyer Chandler didn’t understand, but the partner aware of the internal connection between Forrester Group and Vantage was shocked, hastily stepped forward and greeted Sylvia Langley, "Ma’am, you are?"
"I am Thomas Reed’s aunt! Also Sienna Thorne’s mother-in-law!"
Everyone understood now.
Lawyer Chandler’s face turned completely pale, and coming to his senses, he hurriedly stepped forward to invite Sienna Thorne and Sylvia Langley to sit on the sofa.
"Mrs. Forrester, you’ve misunderstood, we’re just holding a departmental morning meeting. Because Lawyer Thorne—Thorne went to London for a case which is causing some issues now, so we’re asking her to understand the situation..."
Sylvia Langley had no patience for Lawyer Chandler’s roundabout explanation, her vermillion nail polished index finger pointed at Lawyer Chandler’s nose, sharply scolding, "Rubbish! Do you see how much Vantage owes Forrester Group, how much Thomas Reed owes my son? Now my daughter-in-law works at your law firm, going on a business trip to Britione, what’s wrong with her travel standards being equivalent to a partner? If anyone dares to grumble in front of my daughter-in-law, I’ll take over the entire Vantage building!"
No one dared to breathe, except the partner and Lawyer Chandler who sat opposite Sylvia Langley letting her criticize them, everyone else stood with their heads down.
Sylvia Langley pointed and acidly mocked and threatened everyone for half an hour, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside again.
Seeing Thomas Reed entering, Sylvia Langley stopped her ongoing harassment of the lawyers, instead she beckoned to Thomas Reed, "Tobias, come sit."
Thomas Reed glanced at Sienna Thorne sitting beside Sylvia Langley, clenched his teeth, walked in, and smiled, sitting on the sofa next to Sylvia Langley, "Aunt, why did you come today?"
Sylvia Langley looked around coldly at everyone, angrily saying, "I came to bring bird’s nest for Annie and caught ten of your lawyers teaming up to bully Annie!"
