Chapter: 1709

Karen obviously didn't believe her.

"How can that be possible? The appointment came from the headquarters, and it has to go through several rounds of reviews and signatures. It's impossible for you not to know such a big matter."

Rachel glanced at Karen, but she didn't say anything.

But Ethan suddenly said to Rachel, “I believe you."

"Ethan?" Karen looked at Ethan in confusion. She didn't understand why he would still believe Rachel's words despite such an obvious situation.

"If she had known about this matter, why would she lie to us?

Besides, she's reporting today as the deputy manager of our project team. What's the point of hiding her position from us? Before she came here, the appointment letter had already been sent out. Was she just making fun of us?"

Karen realized that Ethan's words made sense. She turned to Rachel again and asked, "You really didn't know about it?"

"Does it really matter whether I know or not?" Rachel asked back instead of answering Karen's question.

Karen thought for a moment. Then, she shook her head.

Actually, it didn't really matter.

After all, no matter who was appointed as the deputy manager for this project, it wouldn't be her. All she could do was focus on her work, complete the project, and hope for a salary increase.

So, it didn't matter to her.

But she had another concern.

Karen looked at Ethan, who immediately understood the meaning of her gaze. He turned and looked at Klein sitting on the couch at the back.

Klein already looked unhappy because he had argued with Karen just now. At this moment, he looked even more upset.

The next moment, Klein took his laptop, stood up, and was about to leave. Upon seeing this, the woman with long hair hurriedly grabbed his arm.

"Klein, where are you going?"

"It's too noisy here. I'll finish calculating this data outside."

The expression on Klein's face became much better when he faced the woman with long hair. Also, his voice didn't sound as harsh as when he talked to Karen just now.

"Mr. Gibson will be here soon. If you leave now, what about the meeting? You are going to report on the project's progress, right?"

The woman with long hair frowned.

"Don't be impulsive."

Klein looked at her. Then he glanced at Rachel and commented sarcastically, "It's the deputy manager's responsibility to report on the project's progress. I'm just an ordinary team member, so it's not my task."