Chapter 449
“President Hanley” Everyone chimed in unison, no one daring to say another word
“President Hartley Melissa’s tears were flowing like a busted faucet, “I know you hate people talking behind others‘ backs. But if we’re all too scared to speak up, then honest advice can’t reach you. This isn’t doing The Hartley Group any good”
“Oh, is this your way of getting my attention?” Marcus sauntered towards Melissa. With each step he took, his aura seemed to press down on everyone’s hearts, silencing
the room
Standing at a towering 6’2” and combined with his domineering presence, which made Melissa, who was less than 5’3” even in her 4 inch heels, look like a dwarf in his
presence
and
even know who
thinking her pitiful state would make any man feel
admire her too. So without hesitation, she lunged at Marcus, “President Hartley, I didn’t mean to
found so repulsive. His eyes glinted with a cold, lethal intent. “If you dare to touch me, you’ll
intensity of Marcus’s gaze, and started
morning. Even when many of the guys couldn’t take it anymore, she stayed in top form and kept working. A woman as excellent and hardworking as her, doesn’t she deserve my respect? Doesn’t she deserve my support? Only a worthless woman like you would stupidly assume a woman’s success has to be dependent on a man. Maybe you wish someone would help you that way, but with your looks and
deep, powerful voice echoed around the room, telling every employee how exceptional Cornelia was and how much she deserved their admiration
for years. They knew Marcus wasn’t one to talk much. Even at work, they had never heard him speak so much in
to doubt herself. Everyone had always told her she
resist her.
from the Hartley family had seen this in her and got her a job at The Hartley Group so she
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