After marrying my boss (Anna)
Chapter 457

Chapter 457

Those people kept mum after I blurted out those words. They looked at me as if they were trying tofigure out if I had told them the truth.

“Ms. Garcia, if there's nothing between you and Michael, you don't have to hide what you two said ordid last night. We can only trust you if you tell us everything. We acknowledge and appreciate yourcapabilities, but we can't keep a suspicious person around in the organization no matter howcompetent you are.”

The director made it clear that I must come clean and explain to them what had happened betweenMichael and me last night. Otherwise, they would kick me out of the company.

The ego in me would not allow them to threaten us like this.

Frustration kicked in, and I retaliated. “I understand what you want from me, but I don't think I need toreport my personal affairs to everyone here. If all of you still don't believe what I've said, I'll leave thecompany right now!”

Without hesitation, I took down the employee tag and placed it on the desk. Why should I work for acompany that doesn't even believe me?

All the directors' expressions changed as they were taken aback by my move. I bet they thought Iwould succumb to their threats and tell them everything that had happened between Michael and me.

Nicholas. who had been a silent observer all this while, immediately stepped in and said, “Anna, whatare you doing? The directors are only doing this because they care for the company. We don't want youto quit. We just want an explanation from you.”

Nicholas then gestured for me to take back the employee tag.

I knew he meant well and didn't want me to leave the company. But I just left the tag on the desk as itwas.

“I have nothing to say anymore. They would have believed in me if they wanted to. I can explain myselffrom A to Z, but they would still be suspicious of me. This is because they never had faith in me in thefirst place.”

Deep in my heart, I knew they would still doubt me even if I told them what I did or said to Michael lastnight.

Does my explanation still matter? I don't think so. So why should I waste my time and energy defendingmyself?Those people kept mum after I blurted out those words. They looked at me as if they were trying tofigure out if I had told them the truth.

“Please watch your attitude, Ms. Garcia. We purposely came to the office early this morning for thematter involving you and Michael. We're only doing this because the company thinks highly of you.How could you simply threaten us with your resignation? How irresponsible!”

Another director shot daggers at me as he expressed his dismay.

“Think highly of me? If that's true, all of you wouldn't have suspected my relationship with Michael. Howdo you expect me to work in peace if I don't gain trust from the people in this company?”

Think highly of me? What a joke! Right now, I could only see suspicious looks on all their faces.

“That's enough, Anna!”

Nicholas could not help but knit his brows. Immediately after, he tried his best to explain to thedirectors.

“Anna must have encountered a lot of problems lately. Please don't take her attitude to heart. I don'tknow what her relationship with Michael is, but trust me, she wouldn't do anything that wouldundermine the company's interests. Don't forget that Anna was the one who helped the company winthe recent project!”

To be honest, I had no intentions of leaving the company, but I just couldn't take it when they keptdoubting me. Do they think I'd betray the company just because I got into Michael's car?

The board of directors finally calmed down and stopped bombarding me with questions after listeningto Nicholas. After all, they still had to respect Nicholas even though they were clearly unhappy with me.

“Mr. Garcia, since Mr. Cadman has given us his assurance, we'll trust you this time. But as the seniormanagement of this company, we hope you could watch your attitude!” One of the directors raised hisvoice after a long pause.

I looked at them with a deadpan expression, but a flame of anger was already burning inside me.They're the ones who stirred up this unnecessary trouble, yet they still have the audacity to blame me?

After the other directors looked at me expressionlessly, they walked away, leaving Nicholas and me in

the meeting room.

I suppressed my anger and picked up the employee tag. Just when I was about to leave, Nicholasquestioned me, “Why didn't you explain to the directors?”

Hearing that, I stopped in my tracks and turned around to look at him. “What is there to explain? Theirworry is unfounded. Besides, I've sworn that I'd not betray the company, yet no one believes me.”

“Why should I work with people who don't have faith in me?” I continued icily and gave him a stare.

“You mean you were really planning to resign just now? It's just a small matter. Why would you let thatget to you?” Nicholas' frown deepened at the realization, and I could sense the anger in his voice.

“With my capabilities, I wouldn't have a problem getting good offers from other companies. Besides, I'monly using Nifty Group to achieve my goal just like how they use me to bring in business. Now that thetrust is broken, why should I stay?”

Ever since I started working for this company, I had remained loyal to the organization. All I everwanted was to use this platform to improve my capabilities.

Having sensed that I was determined to quit, Nicholas walked up to me and tried to defuse the tension.“I know you're still mad, but the directors' concerns are not unfounded either. Don't you forget, Michaelis in control of all the businesses in Avenport. In other words, sourcing partners to strengthen ourbusiness basically means stealing his resources. Do you know how difficult it is for us to do that underhis watchful eyes? So you can't blame the directors for being overly sensitive.”

“I don't want to talk about it anymore. I want to get back to work now. I can let it go this time, but this

doesn't mean I'd do the same if they play the blame game again. And if it happens in the future, Iwouldn't hesitate to leave the company even if you beg me to stay!”

I might hold a senior position in the company, but I was nothing more than a money-making tool. Iabsolutely hated this kind of feeling. More importantly, I had my boundaries too.