Chapter 1873

The supervisor didn't say a word-just nodded, defeated.

By now, it was obvious to everyone in the room: the board members were all just waiting to see which way the wind blew. With Jackson gone from Woods Corporation, none of them took Fiona seriously. To them, she was just a young woman they could ignore.

People saw what was happening, but nobody wanted to be the one to call it out. No one wanted to stick their neck out for her.

Before long, the meeting room was empty except for Fiona and Tyler. Ten minutes flew by. Tyler knew Fiona-if she said she'd wait ten minutes, she meant it. Not a second more.

"Tyler, send out the statement we drafted earlier," Fiona said, her voice steady.

Tyler hit send. Within minutes, the news was everywhere someone had already put it at the top of the trending list. The story was blowing up.

"We should get out of here too," Fiona said, her tone sharp.

What a pain. Both times she'd come here, it had just been hassle after hassle. If it weren't for Jackson, she'd never step foot in this place. It was a waste of her time.

The news caught fire faster than Fiona expected. She hadn't realized it would get so much attention.

As she and Tyler reached the elevators, they bumped straight into Pearl. Pearl had already heard that Fiona got snubbed today and was practically giddy about it. Pretty faces were just that—pretty. Without Jackson, Fiona was nobody.

Pearl wasn't about to play nice this time. She needed to go downstairs too, and she wasn't giving Fiona an inch.

Normally, nobody dared share an elevator with Pearl. She was famous for her OCD couldn't stand being in a small space with anyone. Her dad was acompany shareholder, she was loaded, and she'd always acted like she was above everyone else.

Pearl loved pushing people around. But last time, Fiona had humiliated her in front of everyone, and the whole office had loved it. Some people even wished the whole world knew what Pearl was really like.

After Fiona bought Wyatt's shares, Pearl lost her main backing. But instead of calming down, she just got even nastier.

"Ms. Fiona, heading down?" Pearl slipped into the elevator first, blocking Fiona's path with a smug little smile. "Oh, you know me-I've got a thing about germs. I really

can't stand sharing elevat alle !!

If

you're not in a rush, maybe wait for the next one? I'm in a bit of a hurry."

Pearl figured Fiona would back off like before, especially now that Jackson wasn't around. She was certain she could get away with anything.

But before Pearl could even finish feeling smug, Fiona grabbed her by the collar and yanked her down, her face dark and dangerous. Pearl was so shocked she froze, barely able to breathe.

"In a hurry to die today?" Fiona growled, shoving Pearl out of the elevator and tossing her to the floor. She didn't even give Pearl a second glance as she walked in and let the doors slide shut.

Pearl could only lie there, watching as Fiona disappeared, too stunned to move.

"Pearl, are you okay-oh my god!"

A female employee rushed over to help, but as soon as she got close, she cringed at the sharp, sour smell coming off Pearl. She let go

instantly, and Pearl hit the floor

again—this time landing face first, humiliated and reeking.