Female Novel
Chapter 433
Chapter 433 I Can't Let Luke Down!
As Bianca walked onto the podium, her gaze subconsciously turned to Luke.
She saw that the man was looking at her encouragingly, and that had made her slightly at ease.
She handed copies of the documents to the bosses of the two companies as well as the highermanagement...
Then, she inserted the flash drive into the laptop, adjusted the microphone, and prepared to give herpresentation.
Quinton flipped through Bianca's document, and his expression instantly sank. "Ms. Rayne, are youmistaken about this meeting's agenda?"
Bianca looked curiously at a copy of the document in her hand and was instantly shocked. 'How... howis this possible? This isn't the document that
I prepared the day before, but the weekly report of our design department...'
Slam!
The chairman of Vivi Group slammed the document on the table.
Quinton's authoritative expression became even gloomier because of his anger. "How could youpossibly make this kind of mistake as a designer? Even a rookie employee would not make such astupid mistake! Do you think that I would be relieved if I have you in the project?"
Quinton's accusatory gaze fell on Luke. ’So this is the level of talent you have in your company? I'mimpressed!"
Bianca blushed red with embarrassment.
She accessed her flash drive to look for the designs she had made for the project.
However, she could not find anything no matter how hard she tried...
Bianca's face turned pale in an instant. How could that be possible?
She knew that the joint meeting between two companies was very important, and she had made surethat the flash drive contained all the files she needed. However, all those files were gone!
Mavis looked at the flustered Bianca with a cold smile on her face, thinking that she was making a foolout of herself.
Mavis smirked. Was the woman the CEO loved? She lost all composure because of a small matter.Such a useless woman would never catch up to her, nor would she deserve to stand by the CEO'sside!
The people in the conference hall started to whisper among each other.
The higher management sitting in the first two rows watched as the cursor moved between folders,trying to look for the information for the meeting. They shook their heads.
The organization of the folders seemed tidy, and they could see that the young woman was usuallyattentive. Why would she make such a major blunder?
Those people might sympathize with her, but they were not going to forgive her for her mistake.
Sue, Nina, Tom, and the other employees were feeling anxious for Bianca, especially Nina.
She watched as Bianca helplessly and awkwardly stood on the podium. At that moment, Nina had theurge to rush forward and give Bianca a hug.
In Yanis's team, other than Macauley and Anand who were looking at Bianca worriedly, the otherpeople were apathetic to her predicament.novelbin
Only Luke was sitting calmly in his seat.
He could see that Bianca was thoroughly flustered and was about to cry, but he did not help her.
In their personal lives, he was willing to shield her from every external danger. However, he could notdo so in their professional lives. She had to learn how to calmly deal with unforeseen accidents.
Luke beckoned to Jason and whispered something in his ear.
Jason stood up and gently reminded Bianca, "Ms. Rayne, can you try recalling if you might havemisplaced the documents somewhere? Maybe you have forgotten to print them?"
Bianca shook her head cluelessly. "No, I remember very clearly that I've made copies of everything andkept them in my drawer before I went off work yesterday, but I forgot to lock the drawer... When I cameto work today, I took the stack of documents out of the drawer without looking at it, but somehow itturned into the weekly report."
Jason seemed to have thought of something when he heard that Bianca did not lock her drawer.
He continued asking, "Are you sure that you didn't bring it home with you when you went off work?"
Bianca thought for a while and shook her head confidently. "No, I'm sure that I didn't.’
Quinton looked at his watch and said sternly, "That's enough! I don't want any more excuses! I'll giveyou another fifteen minutes for you to fix your stupid mistake. Otherwise, you're out of the team. I don'tneed any dead weights working under me!’
Luke's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness when he heard Quinton's reprimand.
He remained seated like a statue, but his gaze toward the chairman of Vivi Group became cold anddistant.
Bianca forced her tears back into her eyes. She was not going to cry.
She bowed to everyone in their seats. "I apologize for my mistake. I'll go back to the office to look forthe missing documents..."
She stepped off the podium and went back to the design department.
A few minutes later, Bianca returned to the conference hall dejectedly.
She had combed through her desk but did not find the documents she wanted.
She could not have copied the wrong documents. She would double-check her documents before shecopied them and would not have made such a silly mistake.
She could not have brought it home either. When she left for Blue Honors the evening before, she wasnot carrying anything.
Without being able to find what she wanted, she could not do anything else but return to the conferencehall.
Once she stepped on the podium, she apologized to everyone again. "I am very sorry. I tried searchingon my desk, but I don't know why the documents are all gone..."
Quinton's gaze on Bianca's petite face became dark and gloomy.
"I only care about results and not the process. Any explanation is useless! It's an employee's basic dutyto keep important information safe, but you can't do that... Mr. Crawford, I don't think you want anemployee like her to be part of the urban reconstruction project?"
All sorts of gazes fell on Bianca like thorns on her back. Her knees were getting weak.
Luke's gaze on her made her feel extremely embarrassed.
She felt guilty for embarrassing the company as well as disappointing him.
Inadvertently, her gaze met Luke's eyes. Instead of mockery or disappointment, Bianca sawencouragement in his eyes.
Bianca's eyes widened.
'No, it's fine if I'm humiliated, but I shouldn't cause the company's reputation to be damaged, nor shouldI let Luke down!'
She gritted her teeth and made a bold decision...
She took a deep breath and braced herself while she addressed the audience, "I am sorry for wastingall of your time. I am indeed culpable for this mistake, and I will accept any punishment from thecompany. I might have lost the documents that I have prepared for the meeting, but I still remembertheir contents. I hope that you can allow me to recreate the presentation from scratch..."
Everyone gasped in surprise. They could not believe what they heard!