Jessica bought a gift and came specifically to apologize to Victor. She stood in front of the elevator waiting for it. When the elevator doors opened, she almost bumped into Carolyn, who was coming out. Jessica hurriedly said, "Aunt Carolyn, why are you here?"
Carolyn lifted her proud face and cast a cold, disdainful gaze at Jessica, forcing her to step back. She walked out of the elevator and said, "This is my son's company, I can come here whenever I want. But why are you here?"
Jessica stood her ground and smiled ingratiatingly, "I was worried that Victor didn't have breakfast, so I bought him some."
"Are you saying that the Hastings family can't even afford breakfast?" Carolyn's voice was sharp.
Jessica's face turned pale with fright, hastily explaining, "Aunt Carolyn, that's not what I meant."
"I think that's exactly what you meant." Carolyn confidently called the security guard and said to Jessica, "If you have time to buy food for Victor, you should focus on growing your own company instead of relying solely on men to get ahead."
"Aunt Carolyn, I..."
"Call me Mrs. Hastings." Carolyn rudely interrupted Jessica.
Jessica felt wronged, her eyes turning red with sadness. Tears welled up as she bit her pink lips and said, "Did I do something wrong to make you angry?"
"Not really, I just don't want to see you clinging to my son." Carolyn paused and continued, "There are things I don't want to say so harshly. You should have that self-awareness. You can leave now."
The people around couldn't help but look at Jessica with strange eyes. Jessica clenched her fists, pushing back the tears that filled her eyes, and said in a choked voice, "I'll leave now."
"And don't come back in the future." Carolyn added unapologetically.
Jessica's steps faltered slightly, and then she walked away crying.
Many people in the lobby witnessed this scene, but they turned their heads pretending not to see anything, going about their own business.
Carolyn went upstairs.
Liam was still sitting in the office, his beautiful eyes constantly looking towards the door.
David saw Carolyn return and hurriedly went to open the door, "Mrs. Hastings."
"Is Victor still in the meeting?" Carolyn asked.
David nodded, "Yes."
"Does Jessica often come to the company?" Carolyn asked.
David replied, "Yes, she often comes."
"No wonder." Carolyn snorted disdainfully.
Liam tilted his head and innocently blinked his beautiful eyes, "What happened? Did she bully you, Mrs. Hastings?"
"No, I haven't been living my whole life in vain. How could I be bullied by a young person like her?" Carolyn shook her head and continued, "I saw through her six years ago. Now she has the audacity to come to the company and find Victor after causing such trouble. She really has no shame."
"Yes, she really has no shame." Liam didn't know much, but all he needed to do was nod.
David couldn't believe his eyes as he looked at Liam. He thought, 'Jessica is your mother, you know? Is it really appropriate to badmouth your own mother in front of others?'
Carolyn seemed to really enjoy Liam's agreement. She ordered David, "Tell the security guards not to let Jessica into the company anymore."
David nodded, "I'll go and instruct the security guards shortly."
"This makes me so angry. Jessica is so wicked." Carolyn became more and more infuriated. She didn't know why, but she just couldn't stand Jessica no matter what.
Liam gently patted Carolyn's back from behind, "Yes, she's so wicked. She should never be allowed to come to the company again."
David was stunned. He had never seen a child who could stir up so much trouble.
Liam must be the child who is best at badmouthing his own mother in front of others!
Just as David was speechless, a stern reprimand could be heard from outside the office. The entire floor could clearly hear this very severe voice.
The people in the President's office all turned to look at the door. Carolyn asked, "What happened to Victor?"
David said, "Perhaps his assistant made a mistake in her work. I'll go out and take a look."
Victor had just come out of the meeting room and was furious because of Sophia's incorrect data statistics. He harshly reprimanded her.
Sophia kept her head down and kept apologizing, "I'm sorry, Mr. Hastings. It's all my fault. I won't make the same mistake next time."
"Next time?" Victor questioned.
Sophia shook her head, "No, it won't happen again."
"You can't even handle such a small matter properly. You're useless!" Victor reprimanded.
Sophia kept her head down, listening to Victor's scolding.
The people in the Secretary Department all kept their necks down, afraid of being implicated.
After venting his anger, Victor said, "Fix the planning proposal and have it ready for me within ten minutes." After saying this, he left a few words and turned back into his office. When he saw Carolyn and Liam, his expression lightened up a bit and he asked, "Why are you here?"
Liam, who was standing next to Carolyn, clenched his fist tightly, and his eyes were red. This was the first time he had seen someone scold his mommy like this, especially in front of so many people!
"What's wrong with your eyes?" Victor unexpectedly noticed the tears in Liam's eyes, and he approached to touch Liam.
Angry, Liam pushed Victor's hand away, "Don't touch me."
Liam's sudden outburst confused Victor. Just that morning, Victor had patted Liam's head and there was no sign of anger from Liam then. Victor patiently asked, "Why are you angry?"
"I don't want to talk to you," Liam responded, walking behind Carolyn. "Mrs. Hastings, I'm going home for lunch."
"Alright, we'll go home for lunch," Carolyn agreed indulgently.
"I'm going to my own house. My mommy will pick me up at noon," Liam stated.
"Huh?" Carolyn questioned in surprise. "Didn't we agree that you would stay at my house for a few more days? Plus, your mommy is out of town, nobody will take care of you. Did Victor do something to make you angry again?" Carolyn then shouted at Victor, "Did you bully Liam while I was away this morning?"
"No," Victor shook his head.
"You must have bullied him! Apologize to him right away," Carolyn demanded.
"I don't need him to apologize to me," Liam angrily turned his face away.
Victor, with a cold and deep gaze, remained unfazed. He didn't like children, especially unruly ones like Liam, but for some unknown reason, when he saw the tears in Liam's eyes, his heart broke.
Rather than getting angry, Victor crouched down, carefully gripping Liam's shoulders. "Tell me, why are you crying?"
"Don't touch me!" Liam forcefully pushed Victor away, causing Victor to fall to the floor.
Sophia's office desk was not far from Victor's office. Upon hearing Liam's voice, she looked over and saw Liam sitting on the floor. Sophia dropped the thick pile of documents in her hand, pushed open Victor's office door, and rushed in!