The Contract Said No Strings Attached (Charlotte) novel Chapter 306

The office buzzed with whispers, every glance filled with shock and disbelief.

Garcia’s face flushed red as she realized everyone had seen the video. Flustered, she tried to explain herself, her voice trembling, “Don’t believe what you saw. I would never do something like that.”

But no one was fooled. The evidence was right there for all to see—who could possibly believe Garcia was innocent?

Still, everyone knew Garcia wasn’t your average coworker. She’d grown up with the CEO, and their relationship was anything but ordinary. No one dared accuse her outright.

Even now, one of the junior staff hurried to comfort her. “It’s okay, Garcia. I know you didn’t mean any harm. Your wallet must’ve fallen in by accident, right?”

“Ma-maybe that’s what happened,” Garcia stammered, looking pitiful. “I really don’t remember...”

The junior staffer turned to the others, insisting, “See? It was just an accident. Garcia’s already apologized. Let’s not make a big deal out of it.”

Their ability to twist the truth was almost impressive.

Rebecca watched the scene unfold, struggling not to laugh at how desperately the junior staffer tried to whitewash Garcia’s actions.

It was clear that no one dared call Garcia out because of her connections. But that was their problem. Garcia had always had Dylan to back her up from the moment she joined the company.

Rebecca finally spoke up, her eyes sweeping the room. “The evidence is right here. I think everyone can decide for themselves who’s innocent. Of course, if some people want to turn a blind eye and suck up to the powerful, that’s their business. Frankly, I couldn’t care less about what those people say.”

Garcia and her little sidekick turned green with anger at Rebecca’s words.

Rebecca didn’t care; all she cared about was clearing her own name.

Garcia was left standing there, unsettled, waiting and waiting for Dylan to call her in or talk about letting her go. But Dylan never did either. He just left her to stew, sidelined and ignored—a decorative vase collecting dust in the office.

Dylan never brought up the incident again, but Garcia found this silent treatment even harder to bear than being fired.

Her reputation among her colleagues was in shambles. People still flattered her, but there was always a trace of fear—and something else, something almost mocking—in their eyes.

No one shunned Raina anymore, either. In fact, people seemed to pity her.

Garcia had become the designated villain.

She shot Rebecca a glare, blaming her for everything that had happened. What was Dylan thinking, defending that little secretary? Could it be that there was really something between them?