Chapter 215

Cassandra could see the calculating glint in Kelvin's eyes, but she didn't pay it any mind. When the time came, she'd just have to deal with whatever was thrown at her. "We'll see who has the last laugh," she thought. Kelvin cleared his throat and said, "Over the last few days, Cassandra's held three meetings with her team. It's obvious she's been putting in a lot of effort on this project." No one on the team spoke up. Nobody was going to admit that the first two meetings hadn't really happened. That was when Paige stepped forward. "That's not exactly true, Mr. Jones," she said, her voice trembling as she laid it on thick. She pitifully said that she'd been trying hard to fit into Cassandra's team but kept running late because of her heavy workload. She claimed that Cassandra canceled meetings when she wasn't there and kicked her off the team after she was late a third time. Paige's eyes turned red, and she wiped away a tear for dramatic effect. "I really did try. I gathered t