Chapter 80 First Eliminate Daniel

Chapter 80 First Eliminate Daniel

"He's saying this is part of me and Chris working together..."

Elsie smiled bitterly.

Sure enough, she had thought too well of Daniel.

Such deep misunderstanding - how could it be resolved in just a short time, especially at such a critical moment?

She should be grateful just not to be fired.

What more could she expect?

Seeing Elsie's pale face, Katya quickly tried to comfort her.

"But actually, Mr. Wilson just talks tough. Deep down, he probably believes you.

She continued, holding Elsie's hand: "Look, even though you're listed as suspected of leaking company secrets for this failed deal, you weren't fired. You're just temporarily suspended from work, and your salary is still being paid normally. Think about it - would anyone else get this treatment?"

Elsie nodded, believing what Katya said.

Indeed, if this happened to anyone else, forget about being a junior employee, even mid-level management or senior executives would face performance deductions, demotions, or even termination.

And for someone like her, whose presence in the company was dispensable, this was almost an unbelievable act of mercy that wouldn't even appear in novels.

"By the way, Katya, someone must have put in a good word for me regarding this punishment. Do you know who it was?"

Elsie asked.

"No idea, but we can definitely rule out Daniel."

Katya wrinkled her nose and made a funny face as she spoke quietly.

This was the key to secretarial work—maintaining one hundred percent loyalty to your boss while also being very tactful in handling people who had special relationships with the boss.

She put her arm around Elsie's shoulder and said softly:

"Listen to me, go home and rest for a couple of days. Don't get involved in this anymore. Think about it - even though you're temporarily suspended, your salary is still being paid, so it won't affect your life. I believe Mr. Wilson won't wrongly accuse you. Once this blows over, you'll be back at work as usual, and I'll still be asking you about coffee!"

"Look at it from another angle. If you go to Mr. Wilson now, there are only a few possibilities. First, he opposes your involvement, and you still can't do anything. Second, he agrees to let you participate. If things work out, you'll naturally get credit, but if they don't, the blame you'll carry will be huge - that's adding mistake to mistake. Why bother?"

Hearing this, Elsie felt deeply moved.

As Daniel's secretary, what Katya said had completely exceeded her authority.

She did not need to consider the fate of a junior employee like herself. As a secretary, she had even less reason to set aside the company's interests and analyze the pros and cons entirely from Elsie's personal perspective.

"Thank you, Katya. You're so good to me. I really appreciate it."

Elsie said, touched.

"Then be good and go home. I'll meet you for coffee this weekend. It's settled."

Katya snapped her fingers, looking relieved.

"But this whole thing started because of me. Even if it was accidental, it happened because I wasn't careful. If I hadn't fallen, Chris wouldn't have seen the contract contents, and he might not have been able to sabotage this partnership."

"Katya, I'm just a working person, yes, and it's nice to go to work and get paid every day. And for such a huge mistake to only result in paid suspension - even though I don't know who's helping me, this is an incredibly good deal that I should take advantage of, but..."

"I need to own up to my mistakes. I can't keep hiding. I'm a member of this project. I don't want my error to cause such huge losses to the Wilson Group. Consider it my own redemption. I'm not doing this for rewards or to prove anything to anyone, and I don't want to owe some big shot who helped me dodge this bullet. I want to get through this crisis on my own."

Elsie said with determination in her eyes.

Katya looked at Elsie's expression, feeling somewhat dazed.

It was as if the old Elsie was reappearing before her in a different form.

She couldn't help but smile bitterly. This Elsie, whether in good times or bad, whether at her peak or in her memory-loss state, had great charisma. At this moment, beauty was merely the smallest part of her charm.

"Finish this coffee and then go. I won't stop you anymore."

Katya waved her hand casually: "But I'm warning you, he's in a terrible mood. I bet seeing you will make his mood even worse. Your chances of success..."

"I understand! Katya!"

"Cheers, and good luck!"

Elsie responded, drained the last sip of coffee from her cup, and left Katya's office.

At the end of the long corridor was Daniel's office with its door open.

Elsie walked toward it step by step, unable to help feeling something strange inside.

It wasn't nervousness, but rather a feeling that she had been here before, perhaps in a dream, or perhaps in her imagination.

Were her feelings for Daniel not dead yet?

Elsie laughed at herself mockingly. What are you thinking, silly girl? Daniel keeps misunderstanding you, and here you are, pushing yourself forward without a second thought.

Elsie knocked on Daniel's door.

Daniel was working at his monitor; the keyboard was making continuous sounds. Hearing the knock, his eyes didn't leave the screen as he said:

"Katya, come in. Perfect timing—take a look at this. I've decided to match the Diaz Group's bid price rather than exceed it, but instead offer the Morgan Group some flexibility in using the auction house venue and brand licensing. What do you think?"

So he thought Katya was coming in. Elsie thought to herself, wondering how to start the conversation. Since Daniel brought this up, Elsie simply responded:

"I think Mr. Wilson's idea is absolutely right. I was thinking the same thing. We don't need to abandon our advantages and fight a pure price war with the Diaz family, who made their fortune in cash flow and finance. That would actually fall into the Diaz family's trap. We should fully leverage our own characteristics and create distance from the Diaz family in our unique advantages, pulling the Diaz family into our comfort zone. By offering brand licensing and some flexibility with the auction house venue, I believe the Morgan family isn't just looking at money - this is what Otto really wants..."

Elsie laid out her thoughts clearly without hesitation.

Building on Daniel's idea, she emphasizedthe weak points in the previous contract, adding more benefits for the Morgan family in terms of the brand and talent training at the shareholder auction house.

Daniel was clearly deep in thought, listening while the keyboard sounds started up again.

"OK! Let's do it!"

Daniel hit the enter key, saving with one stroke, and stretched.

"Katya, your thinking is pretty good. I didn't expect..."

Daniel looked up. Having been so focused on his thinking, he hadn't noticed the difference between Katya's and Elsie's voices at all.

Only now did he notice Elsie standing prettily before him.

Daniel's brows furrowed involuntarily.