Chapter 158

Serena’s POV I watched as Georgina came stumbling back into the break room, her face going completely stiff when she heard Ryan's ice-cold declaration that she should withdraw from the competition. Ryan glanced at Ethan, his tone clearly displeased. "Since Mr. Quinn has already uncovered the truth, I believe he knows exactly how this should be handled." Georgina dragged her assistant into the room behind her, desperately trying to defend herself. "Mr. Quinn, this was all her doing! It had nothing to do with me!" She turned sharply to her assistant. "Tell them! Why did you do this?" The assistant trembled visibly, the color draining from her face as everyone in the break room stared her down. The pressure in the room was suffocating. "It... it was me," she finally stammered. I exchanged a knowing glance with Ryan. Neither of us believed this for a second. Why would an assistant have any personal vendetta against me? It made zero sense. Georgina visibly relaxed when her assistant took th