Willow added worriedly, "Mr. Hughes, Deborah has always been jealous of me, but she only spread the rumors because she was instructed to do so. Their objective is to get me kicked out of Hughes Corporation."
"Willow, don't make things up if you don't have proof! Nobody instructed me to do anything. I did it all on my own accord." Deborah glared nervously at Willow.
"I definitely heard you in the stairway…" Willow said.
"Did you hear me talking to myself?" Deborah cut her off.
She was certain Willow had not seen that person. There were also no surveillance cameras in the stairwell. As such, there was no evidence Willow could use to find that person.
Regardless of what Willow said, nobody would believe her.
Willow could tell what Deborah was thinking from the look in her eyes.
Willow was about to speak, but she suddenly realized she certainly did not have any evidence.
Jasper would not believe her without any evidence.
In the end, Willow had to bite her tongue.
"I don't have a strong heart. I tend to talk to myself when I've done something guilty. You overheard me doing that. I admit it," Deborah explained. Her motive was to get Mr. Hughes to believe in what she said.
"Enough!" Jasper was mad.
His cold yet rageful voice made Deborah shiver.
Willow's shoulders also shuddered when she heard him yelling.
"Deborah, you'll be punished for spreading rumors that affect the company's image. You'll lose half of your annual salary, and you'll also be fired for good! Now, get out!" Jasper uttered.
Deborah was devastated when she heard her annual salary would be deducted by half, but Jasper was too domineering. She did not dare to argue. Terrified, she ran out of the office.
Jasper then shifted his cold gaze to Willow. "What are you still doing here?"
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