Chapter 119 Starting Tomorrow, You Don't Need to Come to the Company Anymore
As soon as Layla saw Gemma, all her grievances found an outlet. She rushed over, "Gemma! You're finally here!"
She stood beside Gemma, looking smug as she lifted her chin at Violet, "I told you my uncle works in the selection department, but you didn't believe me. Now you know, right?"
Then she arrogantly pointed at Lawrence, "He's the crazy guy I was talking about. Gemma, he's the one who kicked me out just now. Make him and those two blind security guards apologize to me!"
Gemma looked in the direction Layla was pointing.
The moment he saw who it was, his expression changed completely.
"Mr. Parker?"
As soon as Gemma spoke, Layla froze, her head buzzing.
What?
She couldn't understand what Gemma was saying. Besides Lawrence, who else at Infinity Entertainment Inc. had the last name Parker?
Could it be that this crazy guy in front of her was actually...
Layla stared blankly at Violet and the others, completely shocked.
Lawrence was in a terrible mood, glaring at Gemma with irritation, not saying a word, yet making his bad temper obvious.
"You're the selection department director she mentioned? Her uncle?"
Hearing this, Gemma suddenly understood what had happened. He glared at Layla hard, then quickly turned to Lawrence: "Mr. Parker, my niece is immature. Please don't take what she said to heart."
He never imagined that the "crazy guy" Layla kept talking about was actually Lawrence.
"Don't take it to heart?" Lawrence sneered at Layla, "She kept going on and on about her uncle who became the selection department director, and kept saying she'd kick me out of Infinity Entertainment Inc., calling me a crazy guy. People who don't know better would think Infinity Entertainment Inc. belongs to the Johnson Family, and the Parker Family is nothing."
Gemma was shocked and angry. He turned to look at Layla in disbelief, "Layla! Have you lost your mind? Don't you know this is Lawrence from the Parker Family?"
Layla's face turned ugly. She stood there at a loss, all her earlier arrogance gone.
How was she supposed to know this person was Lawrence?
He was wearing pajamas and slippers, and looked so unkempt - completely different from the posters and TV appearances.
Most importantly, how could Lawrence possibly be hanging out with two high school students?
It never even crossed her mind.
"And you, the selection department director." Lawrence emphasized the title with heavy sarcasm in his expression, "You have all the power, the final say. Great. Whoever you want to pass the selection passes, whoever you don't want at Infinity Entertainment Inc. can't get in, right?"
Gemma looked shocked.
How did Lawrence know...
"What? Your niece didn't tell you?" Lawrence lazily glanced at him, "Your niece practically wanted to walk around the company with a megaphone, making sure everyone knew she has an uncle who's the selection department director, so she passed the selection easily."
"And because she didn't like my friend, she gave you a heads up, and you vetoed my friend with one vote."
Gemma was stunned.
What?
The girl who got eliminated was actually...
Lawrence's friend?
Gemma stared at Layla in disbelief.
This idiot, what has she done?
Was she trying to ruin him?
Layla was also stunned. Her lips trembled as she tried to speak but couldn't say anything.
She really never thought Violet would have any connection to Lawrence.
Wasn't Violet just an ordinary person? How could she possibly know Lawrence!
Gemma couldn't take it anymore and slapped Layla across the face, "Idiot!"
The slap hurt. Layla covered her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes, "Gemma, I..."
"I what! You've been spoiled rotten!"
He'd only been in this position for less than a month, and in that short time Layla had already caused him this much trouble.
She actually went showing off right in front of Lawrence.
Was she trying to kill him?
"Mr. Parker, I'm sorry." Layla covered her face and came before Lawrence, her voice trembling, "I didn't know who you were. I was blind and offended you. I'm sorry, I was wrong..."
"What good is your apology?" Lawrence's expression didn't soften at all, "How did you point at my nose and curse at me just now? How did you look down on and humiliate my friend? You think a simple sorry makes everything okay?"
What a joke.
Today was supposed to be a happy day.
This woman ruined his whole good mood!
Layla turned to look at Isabella and Violet, her face ugly, her voice shaking, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said those things to you. I didn't know..."
Isabella and Violet didn't even bother to look at her.
Layla immediately felt humiliated, the color draining from her face. She wanted nothing more than to leave immediately.
Gemma spoke up: "Mr. Parker, my niece really didn't mean it. She just didn't recognize you."
"Not recognizing me is no excuse." Lawrence sneered, "Plenty of people don't recognize me, but no one else dares to act so high and mighty at Infinity Entertainment Inc. and threaten to kick me out. Starting tomorrow, you don't need to come to the company either as selection department director. Infinity Entertainment Inc. has no place for someone who abuses their power like you."
"Ember already told HR, and the video proving your unfair interview process has been sent over. I'm sure HR will issue your termination notice tonight. Good luck."
Hearing this, Gemma swayed, his face turning extremely ugly.
He dropped to his knees with a thud, "Mr. Parker, this is all a misunderstanding. If I had known..."
"What? If you'd known Violet was my friend, you wouldn't have vetoed her?" Lawrence laughed coldly, "If you handle things this way, won't all the talented people be buried?"
"We hired you as selection department director to discover and recruit talent. But what do you do? You push away great talent and bring garbage into Infinity Entertainment Inc. Why don't you just fly to the moon?"
"If you keep this up, the company will go bankrupt sooner or later!"
Gemma had nothing to say in response.
Lawrence's driver arrived. Too lazy to waste more words on this person, he instructed the driver, "Take my friends safely back to school."
"Yes, Mr. Parker."
The driver left with Isabella and Violet.
Lawrence also turned and went into the building.
Gemma got up from the ground, staring blankly at Lawrence's retreating figure, completely dazed.
"Gemma, what about me?" Layla was still crying, "Will Infinity Entertainment Inc. still sign me?"
Hearing Layla's voice made Gemma want to explode: "Layla! Is something wrong with your brain? What did I tell you? I told you to keep a low profile, but you wouldn't listen! Now you've ruined me. Are you happy?"
"How was I supposed to know it would turn out like this?" Layla felt wronged being scolded.
If she'd known Isabella and Violet knew Lawrence, how could she have targeted them? She would have been trying to get on their good side instead.