Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted

Stella smirked as she approached, leaning in close to Jaylene's ear.

" Remember the tree in my office?" Jaylene was caught off guard, her eyes widening in shock.

Stella narrowed her eyes, her words deliberate.

"You know about it, and so do I.

Are you going to own up to it, or should I share it for everyone to hear?" Jaylene's horror was evident in her expression, shocked that Stella had found the bug, especially since she had planted one in her office as well.

She and Julia often spoke freely in the office, oblivious to potential eavesdroppers.

The realization of how much Stella might have heard sent a chill down her spine, her face growing paler.

Just as her resolve was about to crumble, Darcie's voice cut through the tension.

"Stella, Jaylene, what's going on?" Jaylene was on the verge of confessing, but upon hearing Darcie's voice, she hesitated.

Seeing a way out, she called out, "Mom!" Stella clicked her tongue, the timing couldn't have been more perfect.

flashed a polite

"Hello, Ms.

approached, pausing to

here chatting away without even having eaten?" Stella chimed in, "We

unexpectedly deducted an employee's bonus, so I was curious." Jaylene

her mother found out that Stella had

that true?" Darcie turned to

that?" Jaylene downplayed

it to HR once,

don't know how

Ms.

thought I was deliberately targeting

misinterpret something?" Jaylene shrunk

glanced at her, her lips

did this?

a staff member today, I won't