The assistant smiled calmly. “Mr. Collins, I haven’t been notified of that arrangement. If there are any personnel changes, the human resource staff will contact you.”

Mr. Collins’s face was pale, and he left looking defeated.

The assistant looked away dully and thought, ‘Luckily, I’ve been on Yvette’s side!’

Lance pulled Yvette back into the office. Yvette’s struggle was futile, so she became a little impatient.

Once they were inside, she broke away and rubbed her wrist with one hand.

Yvette thought, ‘My poor wrist! It was crushed twice today!’

She looked at Lance with dissatisfaction. “What are you doing? Did you take the wrong meds today?”

Lance stood there with his fists slightly clenched.

“Why didn’t you discuss with me first?”

He was referring to the business trip to Cali.

Yvette’s expression was dull as she raised an eyebrow.

“This is a company issue, so it should be discussed in the office. Why should I discuss it with you first? It wasn’t too late to let you know ju