Chapter 69 Someone That Everyone Hates

Lesly returned to her room, filled the bathtub with water, and took a hot bath. Now, she was pretty sure that Ariel had forced her to join the outing just so that Bethany and the rest of the people could give Lesly a hard time and embarrass her. Lesly soaked in hot water and closed her eyes. In a few months, she would leave. She did not plan to stay for a long time, so Lesly didn’t want to punish the interior of the department. But now it seemed that her forbearance and understanding made her become easy to bully in the eyes of her colleagues. Did they really think that she was that easy to bully? Lesly opened her eyes, picked up her phone, and called Hollie. She actually had to dial the phone twice before it was finally connected. Hollie’s voice was somewhat quiet, and it sounded obviously guilty, "Ms. Atkins, are... are you okay now?" Lesly’s voice was calm: "Did you know about this welcome ceremony?" Hollie paused, and her voice became more guilty as she stuttered, "I, I... I just heard that they had prepared something, but I didn’t know they were so excessive. Ms. Atkins, I followed you for almost a month. I know you are actually a very capable person. I didn’t want to make you suffer, just..." Lesly answered, "But you don’t want to be isolated by your colleagues like me, do you?" Hollie bit her lips hard, "I’m sorry, Ms. Atkins." Lesly looked at the foam in the bathtub and said in a calm and gentle tone, "I understand." Hollie was just an assistant. Her position in the company was neither high nor low. Her superiors were angry with her and her colleagues looked down on her. She was indeed in a tough situation. "I will not look into the past with you, but I hope that you can think clearly this weekend. What kind of assistant will you be in the future? Although you want to please both sides, no one likes such people." Lesly’s voice was calm but hid a sharp edge. Hollie immediately clenched her cell phone. She understood Lesly’s implication. Lesly asked her to choose her side this weekend. "And." Lesly continued to say, "Tell everyone in the department, that each person is expected to write a report with more than 5,000 words. The report would be about their afterthoughts about the welcoming ceremony and that it must be handwritten." There was a slight smile on Lesly’s lips. She looked gentle and harmless, yet her words were full of authority that made one unable to refuse. Lesly began to deal with the department. Hollie was stunned for three seconds before she nodded. At the same time, an answer about whose side to support had formed in her heart. The notice instantly aroused the dissatisfaction of her colleagues in the department. They gathered together to let Bethany act as a representative to bargain with Lesly. At that moment, Lesly was carefully drawing the draft for the ZR project. "Ms. Atkins, everyone was just joking. You don’t have to be so stingy, do you?" Bethany smiled hypocritically. "In the future, who would dare to joke around with you?" Without raising her head, Lesly drew a sketch and said coldly, "The company is not a place for you to joke around. The company is a place to work. If you think it’s too difficult to write 5,000 words, then I will give you a long vacation. After that, you should rest at home and not work so hard." It meant that they should leave if they refused to write. Bethany’s face suddenly turned cold. "Ms. Atkins, aren’t you too heartless by doing this? Aren’t you afraid of offending the whole department?" Lesly finally raised her head and looked at Bethany. "You’ve been in the company for ten years, haven’t you?" Lesly frowned slightly as if she had been thinking hard. "I’ve seen your files. Since you’ve entered the company, your ability has always been weak, and you have never done much. Do you think the company is your nursing home?" Bethany’s face was cold. "I’ve been with the company for ten years. I’ve worked hard and have done a lot for the company. The general manager is usually very polite to me. Ms. Atkins, you’re a newcomer, but you can’t fire me at all!" Lesly said calmly, "Really?" Her attitude made Bethany even angrier. She lost her temper and blurted out, "Lesly, don’t think too highly of yourself. You are just a dirty dog who takes care of men’s desires. Be careful that one day, someone will expose you make you a laughing stock of the whole company!" Bethany couldn’t stop herself from saying countless threats. A ferocious look formed on her face. "Just wait. One day, you’ll become someone that everyone hates.