Back at the villa in the evening, Theo asked me about my work as usual, but I simply summed it up in a few words and did not bring up the matter.
Since I had agreed not to pursue it, I would not tell Theo about it. Otherwise, it might be difficult for things to calm down with that temper of his.
As if he had seen through me, Theo continued to ask, "Is that so?"
I had a nonchalant look on my face as I responded with a smile, "Of course."
"That’s good." He did not continue questioning, and I was relieved.
The night went by without disturbance.
The next day at the department meeting, Nicky released last night's surveillance video.
"The person who framed Wanda was Florence. We punished her yesterday, and from today onward, she won't be coming back to the company."
After these remarks, there were a lot of discussions.
"I truly didn't expect it to be Florence. In my eyes, she was just a naive little cutie. But she framed someone?"
"Right? It's so unbelievable."
Florence's public reputation was quite good that everyone felt somewhat cheated now.
It was especially the case for Queenie. She had the biggest reaction of them all. I saw how her face was full of disbelief, and her tone was incredibly shocked. "Florence was actually that kind of person? I was talking to her the other day, and she was speaking up for Wanda. I didn't expect her to do such a thing behind her back. It's just so unbelievable."
I stared at her without saying a word.
"Alright. She's already left anyway. We misunderstood Wanda before, so everyone should apologize to her," said Nicky.
I hurriedly said, "It’s alright. What's important is that the truth has come to light."
"The system is being tested, so everyone should stay and watch. Although some data hasn’t been synchronized, you can take a look at it first. Maybe some improvements can be made."
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to her, we were all watching her from the door.
As I looked at her being complacent, I walked forward unhurriedly. "You're not observing the slides in the conference room, Ms. Sanders? What are you doing back in the office?"
Hearing my voice, Queenie was startled, and her hands immediately left my computer. There was a flash in her eyes. "N -Nothing. I simply left a document here."
"Oh? Is that so? Then why are you at my seat?" I walked forward with a smile and glanced at my computer. "Could it be that you're the one who changed my data?"
"Y-You're joking, right? What proof do you have?" "We all saw it." Nicky walked in with the entire department.
She walked to my place in person and checked the computer files. "The data has indeed been changed. You were too anxious to pay attention to the latest change time of the document."
Even though Queenie was caught, she still did not want to admit it. "N-No. It wasn't me. Didn't you already find the person who changed the data yesterday? It's Florence, not me!"
I looked at Nicky and smiled...
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