Chapter 5

When the doors opened, Vivian was sitting with her legs crossed, sipping tea.

When she saw him, she nearly dropped her cup. "C-Chairman? What are you doing here?"

Mr. Harrison ignored her completely. His eyes swept across the room and landed on me.

He walked over, his tone as casual as if we were discussing the weather. "Sarah, I heard the sales department has been quite lively lately?"

The office fell dead silent.

Vivian's face drained of color. Kevin's cup slipped, nearly hitting the floor.

"C-Chairman... I didn't know Sarah was..."

"There's a lot you don't know," Mr. Harrison said coldly. "Bring me the expense records from the past three months. I want to see them."

Vivian panicked.

She rushed over to Mr. Harrison, lowering her voice. "Chairman, can we talk in private?"

"Say whatever you have to say right here," Mr. Harrison said, completely unmoved.

Vivian bit her lip, glanced at me, and then seemed to gather her courage. "Chairman, I admit I've been a bit strict with Sarah's expenses, but there's a reason."

"Oh? What reason?"

"Because... because I received an anonymous tip that the sales team was falsifying travel expenses. As the head of finance, I have to treat everyone equally. That's why I increased the audit level for all sales reps." She spoke with absolute righteousness. "I did it entirely for the company's sake."

Kevin nodded eagerly beside her. "Yes, exactly! Vivian did it for the company."

I almost laughed out loud. What a convenient excuse.

Mr. Harrison looked at her. "An anonymous tip? Where's the evidence?"

"Well... the tipster didn't leave any physical proof, but as the head of finance, I couldn't just ignore it."

"So, without any evidence, you targeted my daughter and two other top employees?" Mr. Harrison's voice turned ice-cold. "Vivian, I'll give you one last chance. Why exactly did you target them?"

Vivian's lips trembled. She couldn't utter a word.

Just then, Zach from the finance department came running over with a stack of files. "Chairman, I've pulled the expense records from the past three months."

Mr. Harrison took the files, flipped through them, and his face grew darker with every page.

The results were black and white. Kevin's expenses were approved instantly, despite exceeding the budget three times. Meanwhile, our expenses were repeatedly rejected for the most ridiculous reasons.

Mr. Harrison closed the folder and nodded. He didn't even bother taking Vivian to his office. Instead, he turned to me. "Sarah, do you have something else to show me?"

Everyone gasped.

I pulled a thick envelope from my bag and handed it over. "Dad, these are the files I've gathered over the past few months. It contains evidence of Vivian and Kevin taking kickbacks, falsifying receipts, and details of their revenue-sharing deal with Thomas from procurement."

Vivian's face turned completely white. "Y-You... since when?"

I looked her dead in the eye. "Since the very first day you rejected my expense report. Did you really think I was just some random sales girl? Sorry to burst your bubble, but my dad owns this company. I only came here to weed out parasites like you."

The pen in Mike's hand clattered to the floor.

His mouth flew open. He tried to speak, but it took him a full ten seconds to choke out, "So... your dad is the Chairman?"

I nodded.

He took a deep breath and looked at Lisa. Lisa had a complicated expression on her face, but she quickly smirked. "Damn, girl. You really had us fooled."

Mike scratched his head. "Wait, so all those times I complained about the company to you..."

I couldn't help but laugh. "Don't worry, I didn't tell him."

Mr. Harrison took the envelope, didn't open it, and just nodded. "Well done. Vivian, come to my office."

Looking like a ghost, Vivian slowly followed Mr. Harrison.