Chapter 3

Standing in the center of the office, Rachel was still screaming arrogantly.

"Are you all deaf? No lunch! No breaks!"

"In three minutes, if anyone is not at their desk, don't bother coming in tomorrow!"

As soon as she said this, the entire office erupted in angry complaints.

A young employee stood up, pointing a finger at her.

"Who do you think you are? You're just a secretary! Stop acting like you're the boss's wife!"

Soon, someone noticed me standing in the hallway and called out.

"Mrs. Sterling is here! She's the real lady of the house!"

"Mrs. Sterling, please help us! Show Rachel her place!"

I looked at the smug Rachel. Instead of stopping her, I simply said in a calm, indifferent tone:

"Rachel was personally hired by Ethan. I'm sure whatever she's doing has his full approval."

Everyone gasped. Confusion was written all over their faces.

But Rachel completely missed the danger. She thought I was simply terrified of her.

She became even more reckless. Aside from bossing the employees around, she began contacting major business partners on her own.

She insulted other companies, claiming they were worthless, and even made wild boasts.

"You guys at Miller Group and Harrison Corp, don't even bother bidding against Sterling Corp at the upcoming conference!"

"Let me warn you, Sterling Corp is the only empire in this city. You guys aren't even worthy of wiping our shoes!"

The more arrogant Rachel became, the more thrilled I felt.

In my past life, Ethan cleaned up all her messes. Even when Sterling Corp's reputation was ruined and its stock plummeted by ten percent, he never blamed her once.

In this life, I wanted to see if she would still be laughing when she realized she had offended everyone, only to find out that Ethan didn't love her at all.

Soon, Ethan rushed back to the office after being notified.

The moment he stepped through the door, the employees swarmed him, exposing every single thing Rachel had done.

To make matters worse, PR representatives from other companies had already arrived, demanding an explanation.

Rachel, still oblivious, stood there with a triumphant smirk.

"You actually dared to complain about me to Ethan? Just wait. None of you are getting away with this!"

Everyone was intimidated by her sheer confidence.

I walked up to Rachel in front of everyone. Before she could react, I slapped her hard across the face.

"I'm standing right here," I said, my voice cold and steady. "What are you going to do to me?"

The slap dazed Rachel. It took her a few seconds to snap out of it.

She pointed at me, her face contorting with rage. "You bitch! How dare you slap me! You're dead!"

She turned to Ethan, grabbing his arm and whining.

"Ethan, you have to defend me!"

I let out a cold laugh, expecting to see Rachel get shut down.

But in the next second, Ethan's words shattered all my expectations.

Ethan walked up to me, stared into my eyes with sheer hatred, and gritted his teeth.

"Apologize to Rachel right now. Or face the consequences."