At that moment, a cruel smile spread across the company manager's face as he slowly lowered his phone.The boss literally then turned to face Sophia and her companions with renewed arrogance and vindictive satisfaction.His entire demeanor had transformed from desperate to triumphant in the span of that single phone call.“Mr. Darlington is coming here pretty soon,” he announced with malicious pleasure, his voice dripping with anticipated revenge.The manager's eyes gleamed with dark satisfaction as he looked directly at Sophia. “And I'm going to absolutely enjoy watching what all of you are going to do when Mr. Darlington literally arrives.”He began pacing slowly in front of them, savoring each word like a predator circling wounded prey.“I sincerely hope you are going to maintain this confident demeanor of yours,” he said mockingly, gesturing toward Sophia's composed expression.His voice took on a taunting quality. “I hope you're going to literally keep wearing that nice, self-rig

At that moment, upon hearing what Rebecca had just said with such fierce conviction and seeing the absolutely fearless look blazing in her eyes, the company manager could immediately tell that she wasn't bluffing or putting on an act.Her words carried the weight of genuine determination, and her expression showed no trace of fear or hesitation either.But deep down in his core, a profound shock was settling over him as he processed what had just happened.He genuinely hadn't heard anybody literally speak about Mr. Darlington in such a disrespectful and dismissive manner not ever in all his years of knowing the man's reputation.The manager had never witnessed anyone even attempt to insult or threaten Mr. Darlington in this bold and confrontational way.This was literally the first time he had ever seen a person not just any other person, but a woman speaking of the feared Mr. Darlington with such complete contempt and confidence.The sheer audacity of Rebecca's words left him momenta

Immediately, Rebecca's voice cut through Mr. Darlington's nervous explanation with razor-sharp precision and barely concealed sarcasm.“So, really, is that truly why you literally came here today?” she asked, her tone dripping with disbelief and mockery.Her eyes narrowed as she continued her pointed questioning. “You heard that something was going on here, and you literally decided to rush over personally?”Rebecca's voice became more incredulous. “So now you've transformed into a fighter for justice, is that right?”The sarcasm in her tone was unmistakable. “You are now positioning yourself as a peacemaker and mediator?”Immediately, Stella also added her voice to the interrogation with equal measures of mockery and disbelief.“It certainly seems that is exactly what you literally came here to accomplish,” she said with theatrical amazement.Her tone was perfectly calibrated to sound impressed while delivering devastating sarcasm. “You came here to make peace and ensure that you d

At that moment, upon hearing the pathetic words that Mr. Darlington had just spoken with such desperate sincerity, Rebecca's expression shifted subtly.That was when Rebecca then allowed a slow, knowing smile to spread across her face a smile that carried no warmth, only cold calculation and irony.She shook her head slowly from side to side, as though dealing with a particularly foolish child who didn't understand the gravity of their situation.“So you want to make amends for what you did?” she asked, her voice dripping with skepticism and barely concealed mockery.Her tone became more pointed. “Is that not exactly what you are saying right now that you want to somehow fix all the damage you've caused?”Immediately, Mr. Darlington nodded his head frantically and desperately, like a drowning man grasping at any lifeline thrown his way.“Yes! Yes, that is exactly what I want!” he said with urgent, almost frantic emphasis.His voice rose with desperate conviction. “I genuinely want t

At that moment, something shifted in Mr. Darlington's demeanor a flash of his old arrogance breaking through the mask of submission.That was when Mr. Darlington slowly rose from where he had been kneeling in defeat, his knees cracking audibly as he pushed himself upright.He deliberately wiped the tears from his eyes with the back of his hand, smearing the moisture across his cheek in a gesture that seemed to restore some fragment of his former pride.Then, with a sudden burst of misplaced defiance, he pointed a trembling finger directly at Rebecca, his voice rising with desperate indignation.“I've literally apologized to you!” he declared, his tone a mixture of pleading and accusation. “I've literally told you exactly how sorry I am for everything!”His voice grew stronger as he found his footing. “I've done everything humanly possible to make sure that every single one of you can see with your own eyes that I'm genuinely willing to make complete amends!”Mr. Darlington's gesture s