Chapter: 1329

"That's her, isn't it? The Babette Watson everyone's been talking about online?"

"Yeah, she messed up big time and dragged the whole company down with her mistakes."

"Funny how she vanished when things went south and only bothered to show up after the dust settled."

The elevator's slow ascent offered no comfort. Babette's first stop was the office she hadn't dared to face in days.

Every head in the room turned as she entered. The greetings she got were stiff and forced, with everyone scrambling to look busy as soon as she passed.