When the Contract Marriage Ended, He Stayed

Chapter 51: Completely Offending Chloe Lee

Chloe Lee watched the cheerful Hazel Hawthorne, remembered Hazel’s insults and provocations in the meeting room, and couldn’t stop herself from stepping forward to block Hazel’s path. "Hazel Hawthorne, what kind of trick did you pull to make even Director Shaw look at you in a new light?"

Hazel Hawthorne didn’t even want to spare Chloe Lee a glance. She had seen plenty of people like Chloe before, and the best way to deal with them was to ignore them.

Chloe Lee was Holly Shaw’s secretary. While the company didn’t exactly treat her like royalty, no one dared to show her any disrespect—except for the woman standing before her, Hazel Hawthorne.

"Move," Hazel Hawthorne said coldly.

The office atmosphere instantly froze again. Sharon Winters, standing beside her, had been at the company a few months longer than Hazel. She knew Chloe Lee was well-connected, and if Hazel truly offended her, life at the company would not be easy for her.

Chloe Lee had plenty of ways to make things difficult for Hazel Hawthorne. Although Sharon Winters didn’t like Chloe either, she didn’t want to get on her bad side at the company.

But Hazel Hawthorne paid no mind to Sharon Winters’s silent warning. This was how Hazel acted even when facing Aiden Xavier when she was provoked; even he couldn’t get the better of her. Why should she give a damn about a mere Chloe Lee?

If Chloe Lee had been willing to get along peacefully, Hazel could have let everything go. But Chloe was making it perfectly clear that she was targeting her.

Hazel Hawthorne spoke again, her voice glacial. "A good dog doesn’t block the road."

When had Chloe Lee ever been so humiliated in front of everyone? Seeing Hazel Hawthorne’s smug arrogance, she refused to be outdone. She crossed her arms, looking down her nose at Hazel. "And what if I don’t move?"

If you can use your hands, don’t waste time with words.

about to strike her again like

Lee. "Secretary Lee, what could I possibly do to you in front of all these people? Why are

Hawthorne. She raised her hand,

she grabbed Chloe’s wrist, shoved her away hard, and stepped forward until she was right in front of her. Seeing the hateful glare on Chloe’s face, Hazel laughed instead

call you Secretary Lee out of respect for the position. But if we weren’t at Sterling Group, you wouldn’t be worth shit to me." Hazel Hawthorne snorted. "We’re all colleagues here, so why make things difficult for each other? Do you think picking on

get Holly Shaw, because she came out to see them at each other’s throats. "Don’t you have anything better to do?" she demanded. "What kind of place do you think this company

Lee looked at Holly Shaw with a wronged expression, about to pin all the blame on Hazel Hawthorne, but Holly cut her

led away, and Hazel Hawthorne returned to her desk

Hawthorne and Chloe Lee started, worried that

know how many new hires were given a

Hazel’s face. "That’s why I say it’s good to be rich. Money gives you confidence. If Chloe Lee dared to

only reason I dared to stand up

was still vividly describing all the people Chloe Lee had bullied in the

feel like explaining myself to Sharon. Even without the title of Mrs. Xavier,

to your enemies is being cruel

back down. Even if she had just gritted her teeth and endured it, the only result would have

Lee one way or another, why should I be the one to

stay at this company, then I’ll just quit and find

not like Sterling Group is the only place in

her, and Hazel Hawthorne just listened in silence. It wasn’t until Sharon realized Hazel hadn’t responded at all

a minor incident. But for everyone else in the company who found out