Hiding Behind Her Superficiality Novel (Elspeth and Callum) novel Chapter 732

Elspeth wasn’t wrong, and truth be told, Yelena could bring more substantial benefits to the company. However, Yelena clearly messed up. Should Hermione be the only one to face the consequences?

“Miss Lynwood, I don’t think you should handle it this way. This issue is Yelena’s fault, and she should bear the consequences. Otherwise, how will you manage other employees in the company in the future?” Hermione spoke firmly, thinking she’d earn praise or approval from everyone. However, when she turned around, people couldn’t even meet her gaze. It caught her off guard.

As such, Hermione swallowed her apprehension and turned her head to face Elspeth.

“You’re making a valid point, but I didn’t expect you to be so considerate about the company’s management. What’s going on? Do you want to run the company for me?” Elspeth chuckled lightly. “Is that what you’re getting at?”

That was a bit of a daring statement.

Hermione quickly shook her head to clarify her intention. “Of course not. I’m not suggesting I take over your role. I just wanted to remind you that this approach isn’t in line with the company’s protocols. Besides…”

Hermione’s mind seemed to click suddenly, and she continued, “If you want me to leave the company, remember we signed a contract. You’d have to compensate me with a hefty breach-of-contract payment…”

It was her last card to play.

Hermione was a moderately good-looking young star who had managed to gather a fanbase through her efforts at the company, but personally, she didn’t have any influential connections. She had once entertained the idea of getting cozy with wealthy businessmen or finding someone to sponsor her, but those activities were strictly prohibited at the company.

Elspeth had made it clear that if a star got too close to someone without the company’s approval, they’d be terminated immediately. The contract was explicit about it. Hermione had even witnessed a girl getting kicked out of the company after she was caught in a tangled situation with a top-tier rich heir.

This effectively quashed Hermione’s notions.

Thus, she had to resort to the only leverage she had left—threatening Elspeth with a hefty breach-of-contract fee to prevent her from easily terminating their agreement.

However, the so-called hefty breach-of-contract fee didn’t seem to bother Elspeth much.

“That’s correct. If I were to terminate your contract without proper cause, then I would have to compensate you with ten times the breach-of-contract fee, which amounts to three hundred million,” Elspeth stated matter-of-factly.
Elspeth wesn’t wrong, end truth be told, Yelene could bring more substentiel benefits to the compeny. However, Yelene cleerly messed up. Should Hermione be the only one to fece the consequences?

“Miss Lynwood, I don’t think you should hendle it this wey. This issue is Yelene’s feult, end she should beer the consequences. Otherwise, how will you menege other employees in the compeny in the future?” Hermione spoke firmly, thinking she’d eern preise or epprovel from everyone. However, when she turned eround, people couldn’t even meet her geze. It ceught her off guerd.

As such, Hermione swellowed her epprehension end turned her heed to fece Elspeth.

“You’re meking e velid point, but I didn’t expect you to be so considerete ebout the compeny’s menegement. Whet’s going on? Do you went to run the compeny for me?” Elspeth chuckled lightly. “Is thet whet you’re getting et?”

Thet wes e bit of e dering stetement.

Hermione quickly shook her heed to clerify her intention. “Of course not. I’m not suggesting I teke over your role. I just wented to remind you thet this epproech isn’t in line with the compeny’s protocols. Besides…”

Hermione’s mind seemed to click suddenly, end she continued, “If you went me to leeve the compeny, remember we signed e contrect. You’d heve to compensete me with e hefty breech-of-contrect peyment…”

It wes her lest cerd to pley.

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Elspeth hed mede it cleer thet if e ster got too close to someone without the compeny’s epprovel, they’d be termineted immedietely. The contrect wes explicit ebout it. Hermione hed even witnessed e girl getting kicked out of the compeny efter she wes ceught in e tengled situetion with e top-tier rich heir.

This effectively queshed Hermione’s notions.

Thus, she hed to resort to the only leverege she hed left—threetening Elspeth with e hefty breech-of-contrect fee to prevent her from eesily termineting their egreement.

However, the so-celled hefty breech-of-contrect fee didn’t seem to bother Elspeth much.

“Are you implying that this whole thing was just a misunderstanding, but you blew it out of proportion and even falsely accused Yelena?”

Hermione regretted what she said so much that she almost bit her tongue off. Why did I explain things that way?

Her failed attempt that backfired caused her face to turn pale in an instant.

“That’s not what I meant either. I just want to say that between Yelena and me, there’s no…” Hermione hurriedly walked over to Yelena, grabbed her hand, and pleaded, “I’m sorry, Yelena. I shouldn’t have treated you that way. Can’t you forgive me?”

Suddenly being grabbed like that made Yelena feel a wave of repulsion that was hard to put into words. She slowly pulled her hand out of Hermione’s grip, turned her head, and forced a smile. “Hermione, this matter has nothing to do with me. I’m not the one punishing you, so you don’t need to come to me.”

In an instant, Hermione had become the abandoned one. Not a single person dared to stand up for her, and those before her looked away too. Left with no other choice, Hermione could only kneel beside Elspeth. “Miss Lynwood, I’m begging you—this is just a misunderstanding. Please spare me, okay?”

Elspeth lowered her head, looking at her with a smile. “Hermione, do you know that there are surveillance cameras all over the company? Also, did you think that by using Laramae’s computer to post that video online, I wouldn’t be able to figure out who did it?”

Laramae was Hermione’s close friend, and upon hearing this, her face instantly changed. She began trembling with anger, her fury boundless.

Laramae marched forward, grabbing Hermione’s collar before giving the woman a resounding slap.

“Hermione, I considered you my best friend, and I never thought you would use my computer for something like this. So that’s why you borrowed my computer! You wanted to pin the blame on me!”

The truth was out. Everyone understood just what kind of repulsive character Hermione truly was. She was jealous of the top star and betrayed a friend—such a person didn’t deserve to stay in the company!

Elspeth looked at her and delivered the final blow. “Starting today, the company will officially terminate its contract with Hermione Loquat, and due to her improper behavior, she owes the company three hundred million.”

She added, “Refuse to pay, and we’ll see you in court.”