NovelBookChapter 72
The next day, as Tessa walked into the law firm, she immediately sensed that something was off. Whispers
seemed to follow wherever she went.
She walked over to her desk and sat down. Tom, who shared an office with her, had yet to be discharged from
the hospital, so she was the only one in the space.
Shortly after settling down, Sarah made an appearance. She stood at the door and knocked on it twice before
saying to Tessa, "Cto my office."
Tessa knew exactly where this was going. Sarah was most probably going to ask her about yesterday evening.
In the office, Sarah sat in her work chair. Her eyes were sharp, and her expression was dark. "I sent you and
William to negotiate a case yesterday evening. But | heard you ended up quarreling with the clients and beat
them up instead."
Tessa explained, "I did go to negotiate the case, but those two clients had nothing but impure intentions in their
heads. They tried to harassso | simply defended myself!"
Sarah's expression darkened and she said sternly, "Tessa, | know you've got skills. You saved us the last time
when we were in trouble. However, you must know that violence can't solve anything."
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Tessa frowned. "I was polite to them at first, but they didn't seem to take the hint. Ms. Young, I'm a lawyer, not a
pushover. We're probably better off without clients like these anyway."
Hearing this, Sarah immediately erupted in anger. She slammed her hands on the desk and yelled, "How dare
you say that! Do you know how much our firm has lost because of your little act yesterday?
"A five-year legal advisory contract is worth 15 thousand dollars! And let's not forget the contract disputes and
trademark infringement cases. Those two alone would have brought in at least 50 thousand dollars. "You
might've released your anger by beating them up, but what about the 65 thousand dollar loss? Are you going to
make up for it?"
Tessa sneered. "Fine. I'll make up for today's loss. But from now on, don't askto deal with clients who have
nothing but sleazy thoughts in their heads."
Sarah didn't believe Tessa had such capability. She threatened, "By the end of today, | want to see the contracts
you've signed and the payment receipts from the client. If not, don't bother coming in tomorrow. "According to
the firm's policies and labor laws, you've caused significant losses for the company. Therefore, the firm has the
right to dismiss you without compensation!"
Tessa replied blankly, "I got it."
Tessa walked out of Sarah's office and passed by William's office.
Coincidentally, William just happened to step out and bump into her.
With a sarcastic tone, he said, "Well, if it isn't Ms. Yates? | can't believe you still have the gall to show up here
after offending our clients yesterday. If it were me, I'd be too embarrassed to face anyone."
Tessa shot him a cold glare. She ignored his comment, walked past him, and headed back to her office. Not long
after, she received a message from Jasmine.
"Ms. Yates, have you seen Ms. Collins' and Mr. Kiernan's posts? They were criticizing you."
She then sent two screenshots. One of them was from Yasmin and the other was from William.
Yasmin's post read, "Swomen have no shame. They are young and fully capable of working hard
themselves, yet they choose to rely on their tooks to find a sugar daddy. How can such a person still beca
lawyer? It's an absolute disgrace to the legal profession."
Meanwhile, William's post read, "Speople are just disgusting. If you're not in need of money, why
bother working at all? You should just stick to your sugar daddy who drives a Cullinan.
"You show up to work and try to experience life, but all you end up doing is offend clients and lose major cases.
Even | was implicated by the trouble you caused. You already got yourself a sugar daddy, yet you still try to act
innocent. How hypocritical."
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Upon seeing the screenshots, Tessa clicked on Yasmin's profile only to find that she was blocked. Similarly,
William had blocked her too.
Tessa saved the two screenshots and replied to Jasmine, "These two posts didn't mention a name. How did you
know they were talking about me?"
Jasmine texted back, "Ms. Yates, | heard them gossiping among themselves about how you found
yourself a sugar daddy. It was Ms. Collins and Mr. Kiernan who started the rumor.
"They even created a group to gossip about you. You aren't added to the group, but I'll send you a screenshot."
Shortly after, Jasmine sent her about 30 screenshots. Tessa carefully looked through all of them, her anger
growing with every click.
She had initially thought that treating
her colleagues’ to an expensive meal would help improve their relationship. But it turned out they had only been
pretending to be nice to her. Behind her back, they were saying the most degrading things.
Yasmin and William were the ones who started the rumors and tried to ruin her reputation. The rest of her
colleagues simply jumped on the bandwagon, despite not having any solid proof. They simply believed whatever
they were told.
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