Chapter 35 You Useless Man!
Lillian suddenly stood up. She looked awkward.
When everybody thought that she would rush to the window, Lillian shouted and swore, “I’ll prove my innocence. If I can’t, I’ll jump off the building by then!”
Then, Lillian ran out of the ward.
The room was silent for a while.
Tameka sneered, “She directly escaped.”
Tameka sat down beside Rose and looked worried. “Rose, are you all right? Did you get hurt?”
Rose wanted to comfort Tameka, but Tameka continued, “It’s okay. Even if you were… Who said women can only have one man in their life?”
“Rose, if you like it, I can pick some handsome and strong men for you. Just have fun!”
Rose didn’t know what to say.
She had known Tameka for a long time.
But still, Rose was shocked from time to time by Tameka’s unusual thoughts.
Tameka stood up and pointed at Judson. “By the way, where is the album I left here? The one with men’s pictures. I need that. Rose is here. I can show her those men.”
Judson gritted his teeth and said, “I threw it away.”
“What?” Tameka was angry. “How could you throw it away? Do you know how much effort I made for that album? I…”
Tameka suddenly changed her tone and continued with a smile, “It doesn’t matter. I have made many copies and brought one with me today.”
While talking, Tameka slowly took out a new album from her bag.
Tameka was superior in the game.
She beat Judson.
Judson was speechless.
He thought, “If she weren’t my mother, I swear that I would have already sent her away.”
“Rose, look at this picture…” Tameka was enthusiastic. Even Darrin was interested and took a look.
Judson lay in bed anxiously
So, he stood up and strode up, trying to get the album.
Rose said, “Excuse me. I need to answer the phone.”
While talking, Rose picked up her phone. “Lakisha, yes. It’s me. I’m in the hospital…”
At the same time, Judson grabbed a corner of the album and wanted to take it from Tameka.
Tameka wouldn’t give it to Judson. Meanwhile, she said in a low voice, “You are so silly. Don’t you have a charging cable?”
Isidro was smart. “I’ll get it. I…”
Isidro turned around. But Darrin had already got the charging cable from Judson’s bed, and he thoughtfully plugged it in for Judson.
Moreover, Darrin reminded Rose gently, “Be quick. It’s dangerous to talk on the phone while it is charging.”
Tameka heaved a sigh.
She was disappointed with Judson and rolled her eyes.
Judson glared at Isidro coldly and threateningly.
Isidro felt aggrieved.
But he could only take it.
At the same time, Rose frowned and said, “I know, Lakisha. I quit the interview. I’m very sorry. But I got sick. I suddenly passed out and just woke up, so I couldn’t tell you earlier…”
“What’s wrong with you?”
Lakisha’s voice came out of the phone.
“You ruined everything! Didn’t you feel sick before you passed out? Couldn’t you tell me earlier? I could have let someone else take your place.
“I know you wanted an exclusive interview so that you could make a mark. But we are a team! For instance, without the rest of us, could you get all the information and write such a good article about Judson and Lillian?
“You are new to this business but very ambitious.”
Lakisha was good at praising people. But also, her words could be
harsh sometimes,
“If you can’t do this job, leave my team. I don’t need a selfish and arrogant employee.”
“Are you listening? Say something!”
Rose was about to say something when she suddenly lost her phone.
Tameka snapped, “What do you want to hear? Who do you think you are talking to? How dare you say that to Rose?”
Lakisha was confused. “Who are you?”
Tameka was pis sed off. “You’re not qualified to know my name. You and your stu pid team spread rumors and create trouble all day long. And now, you abuse Rose. Rose works for you, but it doesn’t mean you are her owner. What’s wrong with her passing out? If she is in danger, can you be responsible for that? Can’t you hear me? Say something!”
Lakisha asked, “Are you Rose’s mother?”
Tameka started reviling, “You don’t deserve to know who I am. Why don’t you go to rebuke Judson since you are so powerful? Why do you only bully soft people?”
Judson didn’t know what to say.
Tameka said, “Think about today if you want to rebuke Rose again. Rose is a soft person, but I’m tough. You won’t want to offend me.”
Tameka hung up the phone, chattering angrily.
“Pi ss me off! What a trashy company!”
Isidro said, “Flourish Media is unpromising.”
Tameka agreed, “Yes, it is!”
Isidro got bold. “Mr. Carroll, your company is really awful.”
Tameka glared at Darrin. “That’s right. Flourish Media is your company. What’s wrong with you? How can you let that woman bully my poor Rose? You useless man!”
Darrin said, “I…”
No. Darrin couldn’t admit that he was useless.
Isidro took the chance and continued, “Ms. Edwards, if you need a job, you can come to the Roawards Group. Mr. Roach will protect you well.”
Rose stopped Isidro’s words in a hurry, saying reluctantly, “Thank you very much.”
Rose certainly didn’t want to work at Judson’s company.
Thinking about Judson’s mean attitude, Rose would rather work at Darrin’s company, though her leader might give her a hard time.
Seeing that Rose didn’t want to work at his place, Judson was upset again.
Tameka laughed about it.
Judson deserved that.
And that was not the end. Judson’s hard time had just begun.
One day, Judson would regret his behavior.
He would have to pay for everything he had done.
***
Rose actually understood why Lakisha got mad.
Because Hector announced the termination of the interview with Flourish Media. Moreover, he accepted the interview with Flourish Media’s competitor that night.
Besides, Hector’s agency implied that Rose acted wild and left a bad impression
Hector’s agency even said that journalists like Rose would ruin Flourish Media.
Flourish Media lost the exclusive interview and didn’t know why. Of course, Lakisha got mad.
“What exactly did you do? Hector and his agency are so furious. Did you hit Hector?”
A few days later, when Rose was back to work, Lakisha asked her about her interview with Hector. Lakisha was actually uninterested in Tameka, whom she talked with on the phone that day.
Rose didn’t want to answer the questions.
Thanks to Tameka, Rose could still work here. And Darrin said she didn’t need to be responsible for the incident this time.
But Lakisha’s words really shocked Rose. Rose asked, “What made you think that I hit him?”
Rose thought, “Did I break Hector’s head? Otherwise, why would he tell anybody that I hit him? That’s not a glorious thing.”
