#Chapter 130: Demotion

Aria’s POV After the meeting was officially over, my co-workers and I returned to our offices and to our work. Having thought it over, I decided that Joanna’s belittlement was some sort of motivational mind game. While it hadn’t been particularly effective on me, I could see how it might earn temporary results in people desperate to prove themselves and prove her wrong. I had nothing to prove. I knew I did a good job here, and my methods had already achieved positive results. If Joanna could actually be bothered to read the reports, she would see that. Even so, I worked for only an hour before my phone rang. Joanna’s assistant was on the other end of the line, summoning me to Joanna’s office like a kid being sent to the principal’s for misbehaving. “Come immediately,” the assistant said. I didn’t know them either, nor did I appreciate the harsh tone they took with me. “Joanna doesn’t like to wait.” “I don’t know where her office is,” I said. The assistant sighed, impatien